September 19, 2003

Pox
Apparently we're safe from smallpox. I'm genuinely relieved at that one.
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Brooks
David Brooks in The Atlantic: The central problem plaguing politics is mindless team spirit. Yeah.
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Parody?
Quick, see if you can tell whether or not this is a parody:

Revised Patriot Act Will Make It Illegal To Read Patriot Act
WASHINGTON, DC-President Bush spoke out Monday in support of a revised version of the 2001 USA Patriot Act that would make it illegal to read the USA Patriot Act. "Under current federal law, there are unreasonable obstacles to investigating and prosecuting acts of terrorism, including the public's access to information about how the federal police will investigate and prosecute acts of terrorism," Bush said at a press conference Monday. "For the sake of the American people, I call on Congress to pass this important law prohibiting access to itself." Bush also proposed extending the rights of states to impose the death penalty "in the wake of Sept. 11 and stuff."
The fact that it's from The Onion doesn't necessarily clinch it one way on the other, you know.
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Hurricane
More cool hurricane pictures, these from the ISS.
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