- UN rights body presses Sri Lanka war crime probes resolution
#fb “credible probes into alleged crimes committed by both sides are an important step for justice and equality in post-conflict Sri Lanka.”
- Does misinformation demobilize the electorate? Measuring the impact of alleged “robocalls” in the 2011 Canadian election (PDF)
Evidence that the Canadian government *stole* its majority in the last election. Yes, *stole* it.
- Searching for a false middle instead of learning to tolerate difference.
“…we liberals need to avoid demonising conservatives as homophobic bigots. But conservatives need to avoid demonising liberals as Godless heretics. And those of you in the middle need to avoid demonising those of us at the poles as crazies who don’t care…”
- NASA – Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Giant Asteroid
Pretty patterns, young craters!
- Zurich James Joyce Foundation at centre of a row over publication of new Joyce letter. – swissinfo
Apparently someone copied the text by hand from Joyce’s unpublished archives, and then somehow it reached the Dublin publisher. A legal grey zone, but surely rather clear ethically!
- A few partial replies to Charlemagne from Jon Worth on the European Parliament
As usual, I agree with all of this.
- Are motorways rational from slime mould’s point of view? (PDF)
“slime mould approximates best of all the motorway graphs of Belgium, Canada and China”
- Alex. Kane on the fall of Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott
Insider analysis from a partisan but well-informed source.
- EU to back strikes on Somali pirates
Shore attacks planned.
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