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ReadWriteWeb - Iran Parliament to Debate Death Penalty for Bloggers

The Iranian parliament is set to debate a draft bill that would add a number of crimes to the list of those that can result in execution, among them "establishing weblogs and sites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy." Apostasy means the abandonment of a religion. The official Iranian news agency reports that the bill is intended to "toughen punishment for harming mental security in society."

Talking Points Memo | DC Press Lords Lay Down Fire for McCain

The McCain campaign is now launching an attack with its 'truth squad' about the Clark 'controversy' and pushing Obama to "denounce" Clark, etc. It'll be interesting to watch what happens here.

John McCain:

WICKSOL: When was the last time you pumped your own gas and how much did it cost?

MCCAIN: Oh, I don’t remember. Now there’s Secret Service protection. But I’ve done it for many, many years. I don’t recall and frankly, I don’t see how it matters.

(via garfieldminusgarfield)

Framing Science : Colbert on Obama’s Elitism

how have i missed this for so long?

Dinosaurs and Robots: Royksopp Video

Space Colony Artwork 1970

via Wired: The Lost Space Colonies of NASA

I really don't think this can fail, Han and I came up with it last night. It's sort of a cross between Perfect Strangers and Full House Anyway, here's a summary for the pilot:

A man decides to buy his partner an engagement ring over the internet. A couple days later, when he was expecting the ring in the mail, there's a knock at the door. Instead of a ring delivery, it's a child worker from the diamond mines in Africa! Somehow he bought an HIV+ mine worker by mistake! Hijinx ensue!