Be pro-social
Fark.com collects interesting or strange links and allows people to comment on them. The editors at Fark categorize each link: amusing, ironic, dumbass, interesting, asinine, etc. In honor of their categories, I am placing this post in the category [Asinine]. On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 at 5:33 PM, Fark labeled the following link as [Ironic], … Read more
The US removed North Korea from the list of states that sponsor terrorism, and North Korea has now announced it will resume disabling its nuclear program. Context of the story: Why is this important? North Korea has developed nuclear weapons since 2000 as a deterrence from attack by the US and its allies. Some argue, … Read more
Somali forces raided a ship stolen by pirates, but Somalia failed to win the battle and recover the ship. Context of the story: Why is this important? International piracy affects the safety of sailors and affects the prices of shipped goods. Who is involved? Somalia has not had a functioning central government for at least … Read more
Rioting started four days ago when an Arab drove into a Jewish neighborhood. Rumors spread that the Arab was killed, and local Muslims rioted in Jewish neighborhoods. Local Jews retaliated in Arab neighborhoods. The city was calm on Sunday. Context of the story: Why is this important? Religious and ethnic tension in Israel often leads … Read more
Investment bankers fueled the mortgage crisis, not Fannie Mae, not Freddie Mac, not the Community Reinvestment Act, and not minorities. Numbers do not lie.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Kashmir to celebrate the region’s first rail line, and many Muslim shop owners closed their doors to protest the visit by their own country’s leader.
Scientists have discovered a bacteria that lives on sulphur and without oxygen. It also lives in an environment that has no other living organisms. The discovery could help explain the origins of life and life on other planets.
US drones fired two missiles into Pakistan again today. Five dead reported.
Various experiments show that religion helps large societies cooperate better.
Turkey continued Friday to cross into Iraq to attack Kurdish separatists. According to Turkey, 31 targets were hit Friday. The Kurds claim there were no casualties. Context, details, and explanation: Ethnic Kurds are concentrated in Southeastern Turkey, Northern Iraq, Northwestern Syria, and Northeastern Iran. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a revolutionary group that wants … Read more