Tubcat – a respite from the usual melancholy and carnage featured here

I cannot stop looking at this picture and laughing.

Snapshots of an election

From the Times Online:

One searing image of many to come out of Afghanistan on its historic presidential election day last Thursday sticks in the mind: that of a tousle-haired youth called Hamidullah balancing on the back of his brother’s bicycle on the way to a polling station.
Only 15, [...]

Oh nevermind

UPDATE: Maybe I’ll re-post that rant. I have to think about it. Thanks for the comments on “oh nevermind” and the actual rant post. It’s reassuring to know how many other people are just as frustrated as I am.

Required Reading

I’ve been in a couple of these lists so far, and it’s high time I returned the favour.
Blogs that have become as essential to my morning routine as English breakfast tea with skim milk and one sugar:
Humanitarian Relief: Michael Kleinman’s Change.org blog is not only a great place to look for updates on major humanitarian crises, but [...]

Oh, hell YEAH!

Notorious human rights abuser and Maricopa Country, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio is finally getting the lovely federal investigation he has so long deserved.