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

 
How Obama Bureaucrats Fueled Western Wildfires ~ by Michelle Malkin. Federal ineptitude exacerbates the disaster due to ill-considered budget cuts.
 
Monkey-Wrenching America ~ A fairly new site that Malkin mentions in the above article, they’re all about “Confronting the Green threat to our economy, property and freedoms.” Looks like a great place to get the truth about the enviro-nuts’ destructive agenda.
 
And speaking of the Green Agenda; Issa Uncovers the Truth About Green Jobs. Not only is Rep. Darrell Issa tenaciously attempting to get to the bottom of Fast & Furious, he’s also helping to expose the Bureau of Labor & Statistics’ leftist agenda by pointing out their ridiculous “green job” definitions. Salvation Army store employees, school bus drivers, even oil lobbyists all have “green jobs.” Who knew?!
 
United Way Sent $1.9 Million to Planned Parenthood in 2008 ~ If you’ve heard their vacuous “Live United!” radios spots, you’re probably already suspicious of United Way, but here’s a more concrete reason to avoid supporting them.
“(T)he main United Way website (www.LiveUnited.org) also directs volunteers toward Planned Parenthood.” Wonder what they “volunteer” to do? Assist with an abortion?
 
Google reports ‘alarming’ rise in government censorship requests ~

In the last half of 2011, U.S. agencies asked Google to remove 6,192 individual pieces of content from its search results, blog posts or archives of online videos, according to the report. That’s up 718% compared with the 757 such items that U.S. agencies asked Google to remove in the six months prior.

 
Not to worry, I’m sure none of this content was in any way critical or derogatory of the Obama Administration…