News 6/18/10

(This image of the late Donald Goerke - who was not executed by firing squad - is property of the Campbell Soup Company and originally appeared in the NYT here.)

Guns don't kill people, bullets kill people. Murderer executed by firing squad to demonstrate that killing people is always wrong. Unless you're a murderer and the State wants to kill you...

Violence in Kyrgyzstan imperils as many as 1,000,000 people according to the UN.

Hillary Clinton speaks out against Arizona's new law against brown people who don't talk good English.

Ew, just... ew. Massive SpaghettiO's recall brings hope to weary populace.

Keep the cork on the fork, Ruprecht. Towleroad informs us that Tulsa, Oklahoma approves non-discrimination protection for LGBTQs.

Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!

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News 6/13/10

(Today in hair: Spit Curls.)

As many as 75,000 Uzbek refugees flee ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan.

(Insert clever Andromeda Strain quote here.) Japanese probe Hayabusa scheduled to return to Earth with samples from asteroid.

Slovak Nationalist Party leader Jan Slota unhappy with his nation's election results. "Homosexuals and Hungarians will begin to rule in this state, so thank you very much."

4th annual Trans March will take place in Minneapolis on June 26th, 2010.

Candidates for Mass. Governor march in Boston's Gay Pride parade, in the pouring rain. Incumbent Democrat Deval Patrick seems to be the favorite, while Republican candidate Charles D. Baker (who has a gay running mate and a gay brother and who does not support trans equality) had a little trouble winning hearts and minds. Said one attendee: "We need more than lip service."

Evening News 4/09/10

Oh My God, No! Women risk dreadful injury for modern shoe fashion.

Get Out.  Kyrgyzstan President offered passage out of country.

Huh? Twitter acquires Tweetie. I know those words, but that statement makes no sense to me.

Young at Heart. A couple of old diamond thieves arrested for planning to rob a Chicago bank. At least they're keeping busy.

(Picture of Claudia Cardinal and David Niven from the Blake Edwards film "The Pink Panther" via screenrush.)