For nearly everything insect try out The Insectlopedia. I know I will be spending some time perusing their links. While a few are stale there is a wealth of cool stuff from pictures to the practical: what they eat, where they live, what sex are they, etc.
Via Metafilter.
Well, not really. Aristide may not be everyone’s favorite elected leader but it will be interesting to learn the full story of why the bush administration drove him out of office.
Maxspeak quotes Jeffrey Sachs from the Financial Times (go read the rest):
The crisis in Haiti is another case of brazen US manipulation of a small, impoverished country with the truth unexplored by journalists. In the nearly universal media line on the Haitian revolt, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was portrayed as an undemocratic leader who betrayed Haiti’s democratic hopes and thereby lost the support of his erstwhile backers. He “stole” elections and intransigently refused to address opposition concerns. As a result he had to leave office, which he did at the insistence of the US and France. Unfortunately, this is a gravely distorted view.
And Joe at American Leftist reports that Aristides’ resignation was actually a ‘kidnap’ carried out by Americans.
If these allegations hold up it should make us all wonder just what bush means when he talks about democracy.
Update (a few minutes later): More here and here.
Eric Muller is looking for a little clarity:
In December of 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft equated criticism of the administration’s policies with “aiding terrorists.”
Last week Secretary of Education Rod Paige called the nation’s largest teacher’s union a “terrorist organization” because the union opposes parts of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
And now private citizens are joining the rhetorical war. A Wyoming rancher is accusing agents of the federal Fish and Wildlife Service of “terrorism” for going onto his land to collar a tranquilized wolf.
Ah, for the good old days when terrorism was, like, blowing up buildings and stuff.
And this rhetorical softness serves the needs of an administration that wants to fight a never ending war against something called terrorism.
Go to Eric’s original post for links to the examples.
Julia made it into the Seattle Times with this post on the fake Kerry-Fonda picture.
Some of these would benefit from some digital reworking.
Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Danial Moore’s place. Plenty of good reading here for those interested in in issues related to business and economics.
Hat tip to Catallarchy for the reminder.
Update (3/2): Post date corrected, it is no longer April Fools day. Thanks, Tom.