Link Me Up, Scotty - Something Everyone Can Believe In Edition

Friday, March 10, 2017

Healthcare policy experts from every political spectrum think the new Republican healthcare bill is a big, stinking, pile of poo. I don't think this is what was promised when we were told the new plan would be "the best plan."
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Governor Jon Huntsman has been tapped to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Russia. Thank Christ - finally an adult in the room.
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One Hot Mess announces the appointment of Andres Dice Clay as the new Poet Laureate of the United States. Hey - stranger things have happened.
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My friend David, a professional historian, has started documenting his thoughts on the current Administration. Angels and Ministers of Grace, defend us.
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The WaPo's editorial board makes a pretty convincing case to confirm Rod J. Rosenstein as the Deputy Attorney General. People either have professional ethics, or they don't.
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I feel like a broken record here, but it behooves us to prepare ourselves mentally and emotionally for the inevitable death of our elders. I don't want the elders in my life whom I love to suffer because I can't get my emotional act together as they approach the end of of their lives.

H/T Laura
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From the Might Girls files: All female Royal Brunei flight crew lands their plane in...Saudi Arabia.
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And from the Don't Tell Me Rape Culture Doesn't Exist files: Canadian Judge resigns after asking a female rape victim, "Why didn't you just keep your knees together?" My mind is literally blown. Blood coming out of my ears blown. 
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50 things nurses wish they could tell you. I consider most of these to be common sense and common courtesy, but there were a few I hadn't thought about.
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Video of my Heart: Dobie Gray singing "Drift Away."





H/T Alice
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Today's sources:
  • NBC News: Mainstream media news source with minimal partisan bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • Politico: Left-center bias with a high degree of factual reporting.
  • One Hot Mess: The personal blog of Libby Bakalar 
  • 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: The personal blog of David, a professional historian who chooses not to use his last name on-line. 
  • The Washington Post: Mainstream media source with minimal partisan bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • Daily Mail: Right bias with a mixed degree of factual reporting. 
  • The Independent: Left-center bias with a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • Reader's Digest: A synopsis of articles compiled into a magazine. 

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