From Metafilter which has an amazing thread on the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Thursday Evening Garden Thread
Jul 5, ’12
8:40 PM
Zucchini harvest!
Tomatillos almost ready. Will have to get out some salsa verde recipes.
Alabama Pastor Holds ‘Whites Only’ Conference
Jul 5, ’12
2:04 PM
From Think Progress:
All loving Christians are invited to celebrate the word of God at Rev. William Collier’s annual conference — that is, as long and they are white.
Collier’s Alabama town is outraged over the flyer for his pastors’ conference, which specifies “All White Christians Invited.” The town’s mayor is renouncing the Reverend, saying that such hate speech is unwelcome in the town. But Collier defended the flyer this week, saying that he isn’t a racist — just that “the white race is God’s chosen people”:
(via Poor Mojo)
The 2012 Big Bay Boom San Diego Firework Show
Jul 5, ’12
11:37 AM
The Big Bay Boom Firework Show in San Diego for 2012 was a “Big Bay Bust”. There was a technical problem and ALL of the fireworks went off within 30 seconds. The original Big Bay Boom was set to last about 15 minutes.
4th July 2012
Here is a 30 second video I recorded of The Big Bay Boom 2012.
Louisiana GOP Angry That Muslims Can Use School Vouchers
Jul 5, ’12
11:32 AM
From Americans United:
A member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who eagerly supported Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to fund private schools has had an epiphany: Muslim schools might start getting taxpayer money!
Rep. Valarie Hodges, a Republican who represents East Baton Rouge and Livingston, now says she wishes she hadn’t voted for the Jindal voucher bill.
“I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools,” Hodges told the Livingston Parish News.
“I liked the idea of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school,” Hodges added.
The newspaper reported that she “mistakenly assumed that ‘religious’ meant ‘Christian.’” (The article is password protected, but if you want to read the whole thing, you can sign up here for free.)
“Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion,” Hodges told the News. “We need to insure that it does not open the door to fund radical Islam schools. There are a thousand Muslim schools that have sprung up recently. I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana.”
(via Joe My God)
