The fearsome blog of Andrew Davies

• Pastors to take on IRS in plan to preach politics from the pulpit http://t.co/Jm7SMpSY #
• Coal Miner’s Donor – corrupting the US political process http://t.co/u9srLQG6 #
• Money Funds Face New Battle On Rules http://t.co/qnFsz62M via @WSJ #
• Texas great-grandmother arrested for trespassing on own property http://t.co/DEmwT3RQ via @Salon #
• Least scientific members of the House Science Committee http://t.co/tJyM13dn via @Salon #
• Clever hack results in mass slaughter of World of Warcraft characters http://t.co/Owm9gTPg #
• Apple files patent for censorship app. http://t.co/eyfiGYXV Don't worry. It totally won't be abused by governments #
• Obama, why are you such a sell out on internet freedoms? http://t.co/oFhCWqp4 Makes me want to not vote for you #
• Wow! @LadyGaga visits @JulianAssange_ for dinner. http://t.co/5NT7riam @wikileaks #
• How Sectarianism Blinds the Shia to the Horrors of Syria http://t.co/toxSHTFJ #
• As Romney Repeats Trade Message, Bain Maintains China Ties http://t.co/4f4xnHo9 #
• Occupy romance: Girl meets abusive cop with teargas, falls in love with medic who came to her aid http://t.co/hmz82e1Q #
• 1 member of Pussy Riot freed, 2 sent to prison camp http://t.co/KFyx5AYL #freepussyriot #
• Some things you might want to know about Romney and Obama http://t.co/xnSQVsXT #
• Amnesty International staff go (very politely) on strike http://t.co/E1hs4vdg #
• The myth that helped kill finesse in US foreign policy http://t.co/JKuCuwoH #

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• This is the kind of harassment climate scientists often face from climate change deniers http://t.co/QmY4WDV8 #
• Stop buying expensive wine! http://t.co/V3MoXntp via @Salon #
• "There's something really wrong with what's happening in Afghanistan now”; How Do You Ask Someone to be the Last … http://t.co/wUsqPhOO #
• Mitt Romney Versus Lyme Disease and Science http://t.co/6KJnoRig #
• More Gangnam Style, less war! That's what I say http://t.co/bLtvLTMX #
• What will be the Republican's "October surprise"? Salon thinks it will be Libya http://t.co/BBnCjCps #
• Military Budget Debate: Ignored and Misinformed http://t.co/dUjxGjUm via @TIME #
• .@oprah Dear #Shell A murder is a murder is a murder. #MurderIsBad http://t.co/EJyNJ044 #
• Shell responds to Yes Lab prank over murder of Nigerian activist by blocking spoof website http://t.co/wgRRzq0H #
• Some background on the Shell lawsuit over alleged complicity in murder of Nigerians in pursuit of oil http://t.co/5fFi3B4o #
• Activists go where US drones strike http://t.co/3WrXdb1X via @Salon #
• TV's Best News Show May Also Be Its Least Appreciated http://t.co/bsDglfdR #
• What the Presidential Candidates Could Learn From High School Debaters http://t.co/QZydDFvT #
• Considering actual costs, eliminating nuclear is the cheapest option for Japan http://t.co/Blt2kJCz #
• Need seriously good digital engagement help? I've worked with the founder of http://t.co/MrA7T9Zs and recommend him #
• Saw this "get out the vote" campaign promoted on Reddit http://t.co/QIJ7LzCH #
• Grandma arrested for trying to block oil pipeline construction through her own farm land http://t.co/92QCWvyO #keystone #
• You know what should be an election issue? Farmers getting run off their land by an oil company http://t.co/8TSWX9H4 #
• Are India's Farmers Victims of a Global Land Rush? http://t.co/lt5TeRSG via @TIME #
• Global warming and Russian boy uncovers woolly mammoth http://t.co/CaOuHwkG via @Salon #
• Is Jack Welch working for Karl Rove? http://t.co/Rq5ssuZd via @Salon #
• Quote of the day: Lies from “the pit of Hell” http://t.co/j8LuaNcz via @Salon #
• Do Romney and Obama Need Better Energy Policies? http://t.co/XBf20WYI via @TIME #

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• One-third of world population 'now online' http://t.co/gxmNR1nB #
• The Rich Haven't Always Hated Taxes http://t.co/2WVwjLkA via @TIME #
• An Abduction in Benghazi: the Revenge of the Islamists? http://t.co/wB6IeL6i via @TIME #
• A New Gold Rush: Montana's Judicial Elections Are About to Get Political http://t.co/sUPMj8zk #
• "I was a head shorter than the officer. I said to him, 'You know I was on the sidewalk.' He wouldn't meet my eyes." http://t.co/o9SIKdc1 #
• Good for her @Reuters Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court: lawyer http://t.co/5uKpCj1U #
• Three Reasons the 2012 Race Could Change http://t.co/ScfPb8G0 via @WSJ #
• “60 Minutes” Interviews Show Why Obama Is Winning http://t.co/iTYFmX85 #
• Iran blocks access to Google and Gmail http://t.co/Fn3blA62 #
• Washington Post fact checker calls torture-loving Washington Post columnist a liar http://t.co/C5NA1fFG via @Salon #
• The Refs Strike Again http://t.co/Z8mKATsW #
• What the Foxconn Riot Says About China http://t.co/x065QYaM #
• There Will Be No Bacon Shortage http://t.co/OzHSEb5N via @Slate #
• Pls RT to ask Japan (@JPN_PMO) to stop wasteful #whaling subsidies (might decide tomorrow) http://t.co/5mQlWfgT #
• #Whaling will never be profitable. It's a black hole for tax money needed by Fukushima communities #捕鯨 #
• .@JPN_PMO the Japanese people don’t want their money to be wasted on useless programs such as #whaling RT to show support! #補助金 #
• Pls RT to ask Japan (@JPN_PMO) to stop wasteful #whaling subsidies (decision may happen tomorrow) #
• YOU can help end #whaling subsidies – by tweeting with hashtag #補助金 Samples… http://t.co/i4IoAzSm #DT @Greenpeace #
• How Driverless Cars Would Revolutionize Transportation http://t.co/dqOAAuCo #
• .@JPN_PMO the Japanese people don’t want their money to be wasted on useless programs such as #whaling RT to show support! #補助金 #
• .@JPN_PMO 震災復興に使われるべきだった23億円の税金が調査捕鯨に使われました。使われた税金の内訳を示すとともに、さらなる無駄遣いはやめ、本当に必要としてる漁師のために使ってくだ #
• End whaling subsidies. #捕鯨 #whaling http://t.co/i4IoAzSm #
• Funny spoof of a coal mining company's ad http://t.co/QziQuBmM #
• Gangnam Style without the music http://t.co/Wek8AmNx Fabulous. Would watch again. #
• Mexican Mitt http://t.co/HfoC5of4 via @Salon #
• When 'Everyone Is Qualified' http://t.co/Vj9y53Iw #
• Playing short sighted politics with visas for smart people http://t.co/IjikMKsV #

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• That Anti-Muhammad Film: It's Totally Protected by the 1st Amendment http://t.co/iXPlaCAg #
• Making video designed to smear any religion should not be celebrated as an act of freedom http://t.co/emkbREAl #
• Many in the US could be paying less per month on their student loans, but banks aren't keen to tell them http://t.co/xRPMuK9J #
• Remember climate change? Yeah, it's still happening http://t.co/b7CGMgbe #
• US District Attorneys help debt collectors threaten people into paying, split the loot http://t.co/pxAEvyUU #corruption #
• I love how hard AP tries to tell "both sides" http://t.co/7PY3xk5k via @AP #journofail #
• Secret video: Mitt calls Obama voters “victims” http://t.co/6jIghTHl via @Salon #
• False Equivalence in the New York Times' Voting Rights Story http://t.co/s2vcmSoc #
• Petrochemical America: Picturing Cancer Alley http://t.co/7abqnurf #
• The Good Life in the World’s Most Violent City http://t.co/zKJPUJOr #
• Romney says it's not his job to worry about 47% of US voters – apparently because they don't have enough $$$ http://t.co/vusJy96p #
• Most in US (Republicans and Dems both) want the government to help level the playing field http://t.co/xBxmQfDh #
• Economic mobility in US is not as good as we like to believe http://t.co/zpUGS90F #AmericanDream #
• James Surowiecki: How campaign ground games have been revolutionized. http://t.co/hcZBUxOo #
• The Daily Show on Romney's 47% moment, instant classic http://t.co/n48SuBpQ #
• Interesting how nationalism sounds the same no matter what country http://t.co/m3OozwV3 #
• Who's not paying income tax? http://t.co/4c886jyG #
• Flowchart: How Mitt Romney thinks you should vote http://t.co/Hu3SbQrt #funny #
• Epic XKCD comic today! http://t.co/KCbWCEX5 What's the biggest awesome you found in it? For me it was the windmills #
• Thanks to the member of the 1% who leaked the Romney video http://t.co/09VX5f1W Politics just got a little bit more real #
• Column: Fallacies of Romney's logic http://t.co/jckqhbGH #
• Puffer fish, art and deep sea seduction http://t.co/FEfAUvl9 I would not have guessed #
• What's killing the bees… http://t.co/0ix5Sg1m Spoiler alert: it's the usual suspects (pesticides, monoculture, etc) #
• An American Muslim on 'Muslim Rage' http://t.co/gx7Il3JO #
• Twitter histories of events are vanishing http://t.co/lFJerMNC via @Salon #
• Why Congress Might Kill the Most Obvious Policy Idea in America http://t.co/OZ4lj7pt #
• Egypt's highest Islamic authority says Muslims should endure insults as Mohammad did with out retaliating http://t.co/MHYS93JV #
• Egypt's highest Islamic authority says Muslims should endure insults as Mohammad did without retaliating http://t.co/48AODwAS #
• No One Left To Race-Bait To http://t.co/6w8h2UjW #
• Romney releases 2nd tax return (2011) http://t.co/4fyqz4Sw #
• Obama says real change in DC only comes when you mobilize the American public http://t.co/enrvYPeT #
• "Dealing with the unexpected—small and large—defines the texture of our lives." – Marshall Ganz on story telling #
• Mormons Try to Expel Romney Critic http://t.co/0aIa04Hu #
• Invasion of the faux cities http://t.co/lPOeV8Pl via @Salon #
• How pro-choice came about http://t.co/bkdQXOBf via @Salon #
• Ten Ways to Get People to Change http://t.co/axmzNsx1 via @HarvardBiz #
• Nestle Adds GPS Trackers to Candy Bars in UK Promotion http://t.co/mRUrV5iG via @PCMag #
• Mitt's Big Reveal: It's Good to Be Rich http://t.co/zfxM2osP #
• Han Solo Vs. Gangnam Style http://t.co/vO6vy7ht #

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• Major Credit Rating Agency Delivers Ominous Warning http://t.co/pCLMpGqR #
• New Voting Laws: Bending the Arc of History Away From Justice http://t.co/ft54acDc #
• Little known piece of 9/11 history – the largest sea evacuation in history, organized on the spot. http://t.co/LrwT3BhS #
• And thanks to you for the talk, best luck with your book @annahunt #
• Chicago’s Teacher Problem, and Ours http://t.co/ioQKMoYg #
• Bush Knew More About Bin Laden's Plans Than We Realized http://t.co/W8767R0O #
• Stand against Rahm! http://t.co/2rkDzxyp via @Salon #
• My life in a turban http://t.co/5MqihRG4 via @Salon #
• Basic cultural misunderstandings may be behind some attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan http://t.co/4do3T0hn #
• Stupid, ignorant video provokes stupid, ignorant attacks on US embassies in Libya and Egypt http://t.co/MjhZhyq2 #
• Goes to show that you should never judge a group of people by the actions of a few – same thing for US http://t.co/O7ulJ4lb #
• Dude, your movie is crap and racist. You're not helping http://t.co/rowL75BP #
• Sucks to be caught between two values: anti-racism and pro-free speech (and yes, violence also sucks). #
• We should make a protest vid with people hugging Muslims set to "America the Beautiful", and at end burn a flag because free speech #
• ps. I was being ironic about the flag thing. Point is, just as we have a right to free speech, we also have a responsibility #
• Just a reminder that things are complicated in Libya… http://t.co/t1yFWdZ7 #
• It wasn't only Americans: "Up to 10 Libyan security guards who battled the attackers also died" http://t.co/klNUQgoZ #
• .@mrdaveyd Vid had about 22,000 views when I checked yesterday. Was a big nothing until translated and pushed in Egypt, etc in reply to mrdaveyd #
• Cracks suspected in 2nd nuke reactor in Belgium http://t.co/bjQY7IZh #
• Oil companies are spending big to influence US election. Guess who they're backing? http://t.co/KBKfwFZu #
• President Obama's Bush-Era Tough Talk http://t.co/x80mo23L via @TIME #
• When the big lie works http://t.co/u5cck3nL via @Salon #
• Why Muslims Are So Angry http://t.co/eAnkZXPT #
• McCain to Fox News: “You were wrong about Libya” http://t.co/q6njiEBK via @Salon #
• Peace Be Upon You http://t.co/Wj1D26WV via @Slate #
• I'm also still pissed off by Libya attack, but let's resist pressure to go all "George Bush" on it http://t.co/LBnv3fBX #obama #

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• Listening to @profJamieA – Basic principles of social media are the same as movements before social media #
• "Part of my mastering of the art of fame is getting people to pay attention to what you want them to." – @ladygaga on 60 Minutes #
• "When you ask me about the sociology of fame, what artists do wrong is they lie. I don't lie" – @ladygaga #
• Show me the money: Obama and Romney fundraising analysis http://t.co/rsIfhDhR #
• Adopt or next cats on Catroulette http://t.co/VLoCUHQT #catroulette #clever #
• "Since arriving in Peru I hadn't met a single responsible professional. My companions were all hippies" @annahunt http://t.co/aispHA03 #
• Shamans work with natural tools, so traditionally used local tools, that's why there are many different types of shamans #
• "Shamans use stories to pass on wisdom at the rate the person is ready for" @annahunt #
• Traditionally, a shaman does it part time, has another side to their life to stay grounded http://t.co/F6tc6kxe #
• Storytelling presentation by @jonahsachs Broadcast era = survival of the richest (one to many, ideas owned) #
• Marketers filled the myth gap that comes from a decrease in shared stories, says @jonahsachs #
• Marketer myths all contain the idea that you are lacking something that the brand can provide | @jonahsachs #
• Authenticity is key for followers – here's a version of that presentation I was live tweeting http://t.co/PbtjQf6X @profJamieA #
• Reckless driving of new UK Minister for Transport broke a cyclist's neck in 2009. Job qualification #fail http://t.co/SF6thITz #
• Bill Clinton – what he planned to say vs what he said http://t.co/du17BAkm #
• Ouch! I'm guessing Romney didn't get a good briefing before this sit down conversation http://t.co/azqAcJtk #

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• Post a comment of support for these brave activists (at bottom of blog) http://t.co/3maYbEo2 #
• I missed it. Why is she blushing so much? #lochemstory #
• I've always found endings of stories harder to write than beginnings. Same with campaigns. #lochemstory #
• What was that slide we just clicked away from (started with "laying the groundwork", etc)? #lochemstory #
• Introducing Greenpeace's new Save the ocean plankton campaign!! #lochemstory #
• Every second breath you take comes from the ocean. If you like breathing than you want to keep the seas healthy #lochemstory #
• Our oceans are choking, from pollution, over fishing, etc, need room to recover. #lochemstory #
• "I had a (wet) dream… of oceans protected from harm with large areas set aside to help them recover" #
• The oceans are dying, give them the kiss of life #lochemstory #
• There's hidden treasure in the ocean – beneath the waves #lochemstory #
• Breath in, breath out, breath in – picture the ocean. One of those breaths came from there #lochemstory #
• Half of everything that's important to you, at least, you owe it to the ocean #lochemstory #

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• A Graph That Makes Obamanomics Look Good http://t.co/D18wcvQp #
• Why Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Is Unconstitutional http://t.co/bxkUOmTh #
• If it was a country Shell would have the 3rd highest security budget in Africa, after SA and Nigeria http://t.co/QgpxXjGT #
• Irony alert: Rep. Akin serves on House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology http://t.co/ENv2NMJ4 #science #
• Russian police hunt for more members of Pussy Riot http://t.co/RojieAke #
• How Romney or Obama Could Change the Supreme Court http://t.co/tPwzWkd2 via @TIME #
• Viewpoint: Paul Ryan's Grand Vision, or How the Election Became About the Running Mate http://t.co/yNqPhlUL via @TIME #
• China’s not-so-secret plan to sell us piles of stuff and buy our debt http://t.co/R52pqsWt via @Salon #
• Fuck cancer. That's all I can think of saying http://t.co/mQu5zpFF #
• Russian oil rig occupied by Greenpeace activists! Post comments here to show your support… http://t.co/8vVVmPp1 #
• Activists have boarded an oil rig in the Russian Arctic! Bold! Send messages of support via the live blog http://t.co/aIw3GNxj #
• REUTERS: Greenpeace says six activists climb Russia's Arctic oil platform http://t.co/AA2PPbEp #
• BBC: Greenpeace activists board Russian Gazprom oil platform http://t.co/FLPReOxy #
• Can we get these people some umbrellas? http://t.co/aWMPVpKC #

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• Right now, my boss is at a Moscow press conference about democracy and oil drilling – please comment http://t.co/yvVNckaW #
• MUSIC VIDEO: Here's how you tell your fans you think they're awesome http://t.co/3RIKQ6Bo #Gotye #
• Who needs real (Facebook) friends, when you've got money? http://t.co/Y8QOyiVn #
• Free Pussy Riot! – actual footage of their protest http://t.co/uDAYGrjk #
• Prosecutor asking for 3 years imprisonment in Pussy Riot case http://t.co/OrAcMCNX #
• Live blogging coverage of Pussy Riot trial… http://t.co/OL2R0yja #
• VIDEO: The Pussy Riot protest that's caused Putin such a headache (scroll down) http://t.co/1IqjuPQS #
• Dozens killed in South Africa mine shooting http://t.co/xNx8wMqP #
• Romney team rejects Obama campaign 'deal' to release tax returns http://t.co/A5cyz8i8 #
• Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in prison colony over anti-Putin protest http://t.co/YeZfqRrn #
• Miners' wives rage at South African police brutality after 'massacre' http://t.co/xhMRvGcV #
• "When you strike a woman, you strike a rock" http://t.co/xhMRvGcV #
• Saw someone saying that Pussy Riot "isn't a real band, they don't make music" http://t.co/TBWL9urJ Is my kind of music #
• Obama's judge appointments strategy has been pretty moderate http://t.co/W8aAYiwK #

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• Sympathies to the families of the victims. Thank you to the officer who stopped the shooter. http://t.co/EKEa2PFX #Wisconsin #
• NASA scientist: Climate change is here, and worse than I thought http://t.co/zeyeQnzz #
• Apparently, Wisconsin temple shooter was racist army wash out and all around douche bag http://t.co/fwqW0DAc #
• Now I really get why the mars landing was incredible http://t.co/mR9pglIf #
• My $25 won't do much to ease their pain, but at least they know I'm happy to share a country with them http://t.co/rs3V0em6 #
• You can donate to help victims and family of the Milwaukee shooting, or just leave a comment of support http://t.co/TDuhrVWS #
• US Navy targets US bloggers for reporting about a weapon they say was never built http://t.co/WQ8jEc5w #FreeSpeach #obama #
• Another Romney attack add gets the facts wrong http://t.co/1sU45cHd #
• PolitiFact: Mitt Romney's pants are on fire http://t.co/vUvP6r2F #
• Looks like more fallout from the Komen/Planned Parenthood communications crisis http://t.co/AmWOH2cx #
• It turns out many young Republicans have their own views on social issues http://t.co/NV2a7bAw #
• A friend of mine is staring in a new reality TV show about protecting forests http://t.co/fPeOj77C RT to Give him some love #
• Trapwire reminds me of something. Let me see if I can put my finger on it… http://t.co/oMvWufLP #
• What is really going on in the US solar power industry… http://t.co/9SGvyFmX #
• "A plot of roughly 100 miles by 100 miles…could generate enough power for the entire USA" http://t.co/vf0jMcXR #
• Reading up on Mitt Romney's VP pick, Paul Ryan http://t.co/glKZtVNH #

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