15 November, 2015

Thinking of linking

This week I have been mostly reading...

France:
Parisians open their doors to strangers with hashtag #PorteOuverte

French Authorities Say The Death Toll In Paris Attacks Could Exceed 120

All attackers dead, police say, after shootings and explosions kill at least 150 in Paris 

The Lessons of Paris: They Choose Death, We Choose Life

Muslims Around the World Condemn Paris Attacks - "The idea that the remaining 1,599,965,000 Muslims ought to jump on Twitter and condemn ISIS isn't just silly, it's a definition of prejudice. But here we are."

Muslim groups strongly condemn terror attacks in Paris 

Terrorism Is Not A Religious Act

Refugees Blamed For Terrorist Acts, One Person Nails The Response

Doing Something

Australia:
Rural communities warned to chlorinate after waterborne brain-eating parasite kills three children

TURC clears Shorten, does itself no favours

ALP powerbroker Joe Bullock quits right faction in disgust

Apartment Living

Playing spot the difference with revamped question time

Donation to lord mayor Robert Doyle sees him step aside from council decision on controversial CBD apartment tower

Tropfest cancelled after 'huge hole' in funding

Cartoons From Detention: Eight Drawings By A Man On Manus Island 

Free at last, Ranjini is deemed not a security threat after all

A mother's decision not to resuscitate her disabled son 

Nugan Hand bank mystery: Michael Hand found living in the United States

UN review puts Australia on the spot over human rights record

United Nations slams Australia on boat turnbacks

US:
Estimated 50 foot wide sinkhole swallows several vehicles in IHOP parking lot

The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp - What the future of low-wage work really looks like.

Edwards Rips Into Vitter At Louisiana Debate

Why #MerryChristmasStarbucks is Everything Wrong with American Christianity

The Dispersants Used After the BP Blowout Did More Harm Than Good

Carson points to secret info to defend ridiculous claim

Ted Cruz Forgets the One Rule of Saying You're Cutting Federal Agencies

American GOP Gleefully Politicizes Paris Tragedy As World Recoils In Disgust

The House science committee is worse than the Benghazi committee

World:
Cemetery of souls: the refugee crisis on Lesbos – in pictures 

Our Mourning is Broken: Paris and Privilege

What ISIS Really Wants

Music:
U2 review – a near-triumph of hope over experience 

Live review: They Might Be Giants

Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter and pianist, has died 

Squeeze: 'competing with your own past is hard'

Christmas Without Tears

Roger Waters: Still Kind of Full of Piss and Vinegar

Sly Stone awarded millions in unpaid royalties after court ruling

Eagles of Death Metal, a Band Known for Wit, Now Mired in Tragedy

Media:
BBC Question Time Audience Member Lambasts The Sun's Stig Abell For Hypocrisy Over Corbyn

Tech:
Apple’s iPad Pro Finally Heralds The Post-PC Era: Tim Cook - Yeah, um, nah.

Facebook is now scanning your camera's photos to make sure you send them to your friends - Get stuffed!

Buggy code can kill Outlook

Science:
Why mosquitoes seem to bite some people more 

Animals:
Male tits would rather starve than give up their partner, study suggests

History:
Malcolm Fraser burnt insider's memo that could have stopped the Dismissal

It's going to be okay

Did Americans Really Call French Fries "Freedom Fries"? - so I'm that old?

Humour and satire:
First Dog on the Moon's handy guide to the difference between Uber and taxis 

The least boring photo on my camera roll:
 


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