Thursday Link Dump

By mikethemadbiologist on January 8, 2009.

More good stuff that I'll never get around to blogging about. Science first:

Nature's "Evolution Gems"

Big Increase Coming for NIH -- Maybe

Lomberg Lies on Global Warming to Make Money

Other stuff:

A Memo to Obama on Israel

A New New Deal?

Bristol Palin to Teens: Don't Get Pregnant

Is the Conservative Backlash Over in California Too?

Risk Mismanagement

The End of the Financial World as We Know It

What I have to say about Israel

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Israel

Recent weeks have brought a steady stream of interesting reports about Israel's internal politics and how those politics relate to the rest of the world.

Gaza

Over at The New Republic, Jonathan Chait states a central truth regarding the situation in Gaza.

More Israel

Right-wing Israeli activists threaten to protest Rahm Emanuelâs sonâs bar mitzvah in Jerusalem:

Thursday Holy Land Blogging 051911

Earlier tonight, I was sitting at my computer, and SteelyKid came running over. "Let's go to Israel. Pretend Israel." she said in a conspiratorial whisper. "Why are you whispering?" I asked. "Do we have to whisper in pretend Israel?"

Memo to Obama was brilliant. Thanks for the link.

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