Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Hysterical Hypocrisy on Filibusters from NYT ~ All “nuclear options” aren’t created equal. It’s comically obvious whose side the Fish Wrap of Choice is on.
New York Times: “Ignoring whatever truth doesn’t fit our agenda since 1851.”
 

Infographic Shows How 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything We Buy ~ Seriously. Everything in the grocery store anyway. Good info to have I guess, particularly if you’re planning a boycott.

 
Coal: the cleanest energy source there is? ~ Wow!

Researchers have discovered a stunning new process that takes the energy from coal without burning it — and removes virtually all of the pollution.

Now Obama has even less excuse for his war on coal (Not that he’s inclined to let science get in the way of his agenda.).
 

Speaking of wars, we’re also battling the progressives’ War Against Achievement ~ Great article from Thomas Sowell. Those who overcome adversity, excel against the odds, are no longer considered inspirational; victimhood is where it’s at. We’re raising a bunch of hapless sheep.
 
Obama Lies ~ Yes, we know. And here’s a website that does its best to keep track of, and chronicle, the profusion of falsehoods that the country has been subjected to over the last five years.
 
How the Sexual Revolution ruined friendship ~ So true – and so very depressing. Honestly, I feel so sad for the younger generation.
 
Here’s more social wreckage from the 60’s ~
A giant Teutonic brothel; Prostitution in Germany ~ Ostensibly to remove the “stigma’ of being a hooker, in 2001 Germany passed legislation giving prostitutes full rights to health insurance, pensions and other benefits. And now ~

… Germany has turned into a giant brothel and even a destination for European sex tourism. The best guess is that Germany has about 400,000 prostitutes catering to 1m men a day.

 
Is America on the Verge of Becoming Humpty Dumpty? ~ Are we so far gone we can’t be fixed? We’re darn close ~

Americans who once stood proud of their country have descended into apathy, bought into the multiculturalism farce, sold their freedom for government control and turned away from God after buying a bill of goods sold by outsiders.

 
An Inside Look at JFK’s Presidential Yacht, “Honey Fitz” ~ In keeping with the current news theme du jour. Some cool pix of the 93-foot wooden yacht that ~

… was originally built in 1931 by Defoe Shipyard in Bay City, Michigan for Sewell Avery, a prominent businessman from Chicago, who mostly used it to cruise around Lake Michigan.