Where we’re from

Check out some of the origins of immigrants in these American cities, from The Atlantic’s CityLab.

Connecticut has housed every veteran known to be chronically homeless

On Thursday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that Connecticut is the first state in the country to house every known veteran who is chronically homeless. That’s every last one of them, and Connecticut is the first in the nation to accomplish this goal, and here’s Stars & Stripes’ take on it. Of course there’s more work to …

Why did WIBC dump Rushbo?

He was costing them money, says Leslie Salzillo, of Daily Kos. After quoting from an Indianapolis Business Journal article that station management had contemplated giving Rushbo the heave-ho for a  year and a half, Salzillo writes: And there it is, once again – bonafide proof the boycott against Rush Limbaugh and his sponsors is not …

An addition to the prayer list: Mo. Rep. Rick Brattin

Rep. Brattin has submitted a bill in Jefferson City that would remove, among other things, fish and steak from the list of food people could acquire with food stamps in the Great State of Missouri. Another bill would remove porn from the list of things welfare recipients can buy with their benefits. The porn? Well, …

What the hell, Christians?

Andrews University in Berrian Springs, Mich., shut down a bake sale that would have benefited an organization that helps LGBT youth who are homeless. From Blue Nation Review, an email from Andrews’ dean of student life (emphasis mine): I think the most helpful thing I can do is to draw your attention to the fundraising …

Because you come here for all the important stuff:

When I see videos like this, I kind of hope somewhere, somehow, a bird is getting revenge by having a human perch on a branch and do unspeakable things. That makes me sound more PETA than I am, but still…

We are Joplin, and we’re better than this.

Any one know this guy? The Islamic Society of Joplin was damaged by a suspicious fire earlier this month. It appears, from early investigations, that someone lit something and threw it on the roof. And that someone appears to have been captured here, on a security video. For all the good will built up around …

God may forgive you, but I won’t.

Just because this is an awesome song. Thanks, Sis. Iris Dement, straight outta Paragould, Arkansas (SaLUTE!). And thanks, Cynical, for the link.

Heron cam!

And thanks, Cynical, for this. And look! Behind the scenes of Heron Cam 2012 Highlights:

I have been married 91.88 Kardashians.

You? And thanks, Bro. Doug, for the link.