Links and Minifeatures 07 25 Tuesday

RINO Sightings recommended: Politechnical (the nature of pacifism), legal redux (copyrighted files)



Carnival of The Capitalists Recommended: Wenchypoo (corporate security)



Carnival of Debt Reduction Recommended: Debt Collection Lawyer (debt collection)

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Watch your back when Fox News wishes well.



You've got to have some serious respect for a Legacy Media company with the guts and savvy to hit back at its critics. If you'll notice one thing about the attacks, it's that they're all actually counterattacks. But then we know the Legacy Media expects people to just sit there and take what they dish out. After all, when you can't do anything to the bully, that's the best thing to do. But Fox has their own network, and if they want to strike back, they have the means.



You've got to read it for nothing more than the way they kissed off Ted Turner.



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As a public service, I've added John T. Reed to my siteroll. As a debunker of extravagant claims, he's done yeoman's work. His list is impressive.



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The right thing to do: Bush presides over soldiers' citizenship



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Groups meeting in smoke-free cities



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Something to always keep in mind: Low-ball your employees, and you do the same to customers. But this has been known for thousands of years: "Do not bind the mouths of the kine that tread the grain."



There are places that are wonderful bargains on the surface where I will never shop again, because the costs of their customer disservice outweigh any benefits I may receive due to lowered cost. My time is valuable, and if I have to spend an extra half hour, or if I can't get what I need, that's more costly than the few dollars I save, never mind the extra stress and aggravation.



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Cool! New Life in Dead Star, the wavefront of which reached Earth in 1987.



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Amid all the outbreaks of violence, a hopeful sign in Iraq from Iraq the Model



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Once again, Scrappleface has skewered a pretentious politician.