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* Snerk: http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/InternetsVanityPlates/1005468836

* A good and brave man assassinated in Pakistan for what's right: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12111831

Basically: a Christian woman touched the drinking vessel of an Islamic coworker. The resulting dispute escalated to the point where she was accused of blasphemy and sentenced to death. The governor came out against the death penalty for blasphemy. He was also a champion of women's rights.

* Current state of health care for trans folks: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-herman/transgender-surgery-with-_b_803495.html

* I'm experiencing a lot of physical inconvenience and am also going to have to sleep in the living room for UPS tomorrow, so I'm all hidey. Hidey is better than stabby, so that's why I'm hard to catch.

* Rest in Peace, Pete Postlethwaite. he's been in more things than one can easily list, though seldom in the spotlight: http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-nominee-pete-postlethwaite-has-died-at-the-age-of-64?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ropeofsilicon%2Fheadlines+%28RopeofSilicon%3A+Latest+Headlines%29&utm_content=LiveJournal