I’m still battling the effects of the flu, a festering migraine being today’s puke de jour. So until I get this thing beaten, things will be slow around here. You can entertain each other in the comments until then.

The clever art of painting a Hitler mustache on a photograph comes of age.
The people of the city of Bam, still in tents.
Those politically incorrect genes are at it again.
The story of Sven Somme’s shoes.
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Tips for Saturday.

“This is more than just another headline for me because a close friend of mine was also close friend of Benazir Bhutto.”
Defending socialism is such hard work.
Dishonesty at Real Climate.org.
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American troops…

… have hunted down and slaughtered violent Islamic fanatics by the thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan to the point that they are literally bleeding the Islamo-fascist movement to death and running them out of Iraq on a rail – yet ABC News’ website has a feature story on how American troops – who have taken minuscule casualties by comparison – are hunted and ambushed…

The Undernews.
Justin Trudeau’s flip flop on Quebec.
A dog owner takes on China’s web censors.
Farmland expropriation in Manitoba: not just for bridges and highways anymore…
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(In keeping with the demands of the season, activity here will be slow over the next few days.)
Tips in the comments.
And thanks to all of you for the kind notes in the comments (as well as cards sent and tip jar donations!). Merry Christmas to you all, as well, and thanks for the tips and insights you’ve provided over the past year.

In the spirit of Christm the Holidays, I pass along this tip for the Intolerance Busters of the Canadian left;

Aaron Ekman over at the Pacific Tribune Blog has posted a disturbing video of a semi driver ramming a picketer on the line on strike at Sun Rype in Kelowna, B.C. (The Semi has a Saskatchewan licence plate and “Regina, Sask.” on the door)
[…]
Were these drivers hired under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)?

*Gasp* Racist! Go git ‘im, boys and girls!

Tips for Saturday.

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It’s a quagmire;

Democrats made the anti-Iraq crusade their top priority in the new Congress. Now, the 70-vote approval of the war by the Senate represents the breathtaking dimension of their failure.”

Three of history’s best charts.
Liberal Press Release: “Mr. Gore and Mr. Dion shared their thoughts on hating America and about the positions of both Canada and the United States here at the Bali talks. They also discussed their alarmist efforts to further bludgeon their media friends to help further their one world socialist agenda. One tax, one world.”
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This Mark Steyn/Macleans Support Button is available at The Conservative Hipster.

Scoff if you want. The National Enquirer has a better track record for accuracy than the New York Times. No, really.
Registered federal government lobbyists for the Canadian Wheat Board – all 23 of them.
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Sunday tips thead.

Open thread.

Your daily tips.

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Guns don’t kill people – reporters kill media credibility. Magnum stupidity at the Toronto Sun.
“I can’t know what they were thinking, obviously. A few must have wondered whether I was about to explode. But evidently they’d rather be blown up than exhibit any behaviour that might be construed as intolerant.”
“I can’t complain. I had it good.”
Daniel M. Ryan is live-blogging the Conrad Black sentencing.
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