Starting with world news-- did you hear about Yemen this week? In short, government collapse and loss of a US ally against Al Qaida. Here are the cliff's notes version of all you need to know, and a slightly more in depth version of the same information.
And in the Ukraine, war again, sparked by rocket attacks from rebels this week.
Speaking of war....The Nation magazine reports on the secret wars the US is engaged in around the world.
Closer to (my) home-- in New York, the speaker of the Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on corruption charges on Thursday. This situation is not good news for Governor Cuomo.
(I know, I shouldn't link to the post, it was just really concise!)
I know we've all heard a bit here and there about vaccines and anti-vaccination parents-- this article explains, concretely, how measles can be back in action. Rather terrifying. Below is a graph of US cases of measles per year.
In lighter news- this is both amusing and embarrassing for the US-- France's version of The Daily Show has had a field day mocking Fox News after some absurd reporting.
Some sports news-- first, a real life Waterboy story-- U of I's team manager is suiting up to play basketball because so many players have been injured this year! And in football-- perhaps the Patriots cheated? By underinflating their footballs? Lamest sportsmanship ever!
In politics, varied reactions to the State of the Union address-- and I'm sure we all saw Obama's "I won both of them" badassness in some for or another.
Want to hear more-- let's be honest, if you didn't watch it yourself or read the NYTimes afterwards, you need more of a buzzfeed pictures included summary, right?
(This leading to a "rhymes with" alternative to lame duck to describe the last year of his presidency.)
Jon Stewart and I both can't decide whether or not to root for this for comedic reasons, but we'll be on the lookout for more regarding Sarah Palin and her "serious consideration" of the 2016 race.
On the Democrats side, apparently everybody who is anybody already works for Hillary.
Kinda fascinating-- some big names make some big predictions regarding what will change in the world by 2030.
And to close, a few things related to children and parenting. A college friend of mine shares this heartbreaking account of the challenges she faces as a black mother, words that are both difficult to read and important to share. And (whether to shape or respond to my spirited daughter, I don't know) because I love me a strong female protagonist that doesn't conform to gender roles in a children's book, I'm passing on this "best of" in case you find it handy.
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