Blog shocker: Virtual front page, Friday, Aug. 5

Bet you didn’t expect this! Well, actually, you probably didn’t expect anything, because I find that Friday afternoons tend to be a slow time for blog readership. Maybe y’all are going to the beach or something. Well, those of you who are doing something fun like that when you should be worrying about all the problems in the world should be ashamed of yourselves. Apathetic lot. Those of you who are reading this are the GOOD people, and you deserve a treat.

So here’s my first Virtual Front Page in a while:

  1. World doesn’t suffer total financial collapse — yet (NYT, WSJ, others) — Here, I’m going to combine the news that the Dow was kind of a wild ride after yesterday’s precipitous fall, along with the jobless-rate reduction that helped prevent things getting worse. We’re certainly not out of the woods. Europe remains scary, despite what Berlusconi says. But folks, this is a really good time to look at the cover of your handy Hitchhiker’s Guide: DON’T PANIC!
  2. Syria shows stark images of a crushed rebellion (NYT) — But the BBC and others report continuing protests, despite the government’s video evidence of the destruction it has wrought in Hama. And the protesters pay a steep price: 13 were reportedly shot dead today.
  3. SC keeps AAA credit rating (bradwarthen.com) — Actually, there are other places where you can read about it, but they, too, seem to have been written based on the press release from Curtis Loftis. Let me know if you see any actual reporting on it anywhere.
  4. Free health event overwhelmed with thousands in need (thestate.com) — And no, we don’t need to do anything about health care availability in this country, do we? Everybody say uhn-uhn, we don’t need no Obamacare, uhn, uhn…
  5. Police guilty over Katrina deaths (BBC) — All five cops were convicted not of murder, but of violations regarding the cover-up.
  6. Robots take over space exploration (NPR) — That’s not NPR’s headline, but it’s mine. Meanwhile, here’s some info on the Junocam.

4 thoughts on “Blog shocker: Virtual front page, Friday, Aug. 5”

  2. Herb Brasher

    Uh, I appreciate your doing these headlines, Brad. But what’s new about robots and space exploration? Seems like robots have taken over this a long time ago. Still, I’ve always found outer space fascinating, so I appreciated the link to Junocam.

  4. Karen McLeod

    @Doug. Lack thereof has certainly cost more that 1 person his life. The working poor tend to have more health concerns. And BTW they don’t get workman’s comp; they get fired b/c they can’t work. It may not work that way on paper, but let me assure you that’s the way it goes in real life.

    @Brad. SC may have kept their credit rating, but it looks like the USA has lost her AAA according to S&P.

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