* "New Zealand whales: Hundreds refloat on high tide at Farewell Spit:" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38942763Read more... )

* She is still getting death threats. "Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/ ( Read more... )

* "The U.S. got a human rights report card from the rest of the world. They think we can do better.:" http://www.upworthy.com/the-us-got-a-human-rights-report-card-from-the-rest-of-the-world-they- ( Read more... )

* The goings on in the Gulf of Aden are important and worth watching, but I think it is too early for panic. There are a lot of variables and things likely going on where we can't see and decisions not yet made. I've my suspicions as to what's going on diplomatically put I've no special knowledge. I do think a lot depends on what the top of the ( Read more... )

* It is a human rights abuse to force cis folk to have SRS. Body disphoria is a terrible thing to inflict on anybody. It can kill people born with it. "The gay people pushed to change their gender:" http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690Read more... )

* "The importance of ‘speaking truth to power’:"

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* "Israelis who dressed up as Ku Klux Klan members on Purim make waves on Facebook:" http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Israelis-who-dressed-up-as-Ku-Klux-Klan-members-on-Purim-make-waves-on-Facebook- ( Read more... )

* "Wall Street bonuses exceed all minimum wage pay:"

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* As of this writing, 18 were dead in the fighting in Kiev, but the number is steadily rising and both sides are reporting different things, so that number is tentative and likely to go up. The fighting continues to escalate and people have started talking about whether or not this is the start of a Civil War. How did this happen overnight? ( Read more... )

* "Photos reveal Syrian torture horror:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25823298Read more... )