NYT: One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age.

Pick a name, one for each local polling station:

New Democrats are launching a national petition against the Harper government’s proposed overhaul of federal election laws. The NDP charges that Bill C-23 is designed to import U.S.-style voter suppression tactics…

It’s not about voter suppression, but it is U.S.-style:

The (Washington) Post poll found support for voter ID extends far and wide….Eighty-eight percent of Republicans support it. Seventy-six percent of independents support it. And 60 percent of Democrats — a solid majority of the president’s party — support it.

Oh well. I’m sure the mandarins at the U.N., at least, would agree with the NDP’s anti-ID posi…

U.N. observers are expressing their surprise at how much trust Americans put into the election system and cannot believe Voter I.D. isn’t a national requirement to vote.

O-ba-ma-Voter;

As a new “Used-to-Have,” I denied my slide. “I’m not poor!” I nervously chuckled to myself. But as I slid more, the smartest thing was finally acknowledging poverty and applying for the benefits available. I’d never been poor before. I didn’t know how to be poor. But finally, I learned. The magnitude of my shame and embarrassment is unspeakable. It’s impossible to explain to people who aren’t poor — “The Haves.”

Eco-activists at Tar Sands Blockade.org express solidarity with their fellow travelers, a pack of eco-goons who showed up at an Enbridge executive’s home while wearing masks and carrying torches:

“The stand-off came to an end when Mr. Maki disengaged, retreating into his fancy house without showing any sign of actually hearing The People’s concerns. Before leaving, one activist hopped on the bullhorn to wish Mark goodnight and assure him they’d meet again.”

I’m sure a lot of people would absolutely love to “meet” them too.
Here’s hoping.
h/t

From John C. Wright’s “Restless Heart of Darkness” Part Two:

The question again arises as to why the Left cannot take ‘Yes’ for an answer. Having succeeded beyond their wildest dreams on the issue of women’s equality, why are they gnawing on their own entrails in orgasms of spite and rage and mewling hatred, and making more demands?

It’s an interesting question, one that’s been asked before: Why is it that aggrieved interest-groups in general – not just feminists – tend to become angrier and more demanding, instead of happier, after their main complaints/demands have been addressed and rectified?
Anyone have any theories?

From a letter to the editor at The Independent (UK):

There is a longstanding tradition of naming extreme weather events such as hurricanes and typhoons. Perhaps the time has come for scientists to give them more relevant titles and name them after the malicious pundits, politicians and media whose actions have prevented the world from taking the necessary steps to fight this worsening catastrophe faced by the whole of humanity.

Aidan Harrison, Rothbury, Northumberland

The eco-nuts’ “opinions” are like pitchforks. Don’t ever forget it.
Update: The comments thread is now working.

This @NASA sat image shows ice cover across the Great Lakes on Jan 9. That bit buried in white? That was us. #Windsor pic.twitter.com/CDmaBgM1G5

— Dalson Chen (@WinStarChen) February 10, 2014

American Standing Restoration Project * – Some in the tech industry saw the statement as a direct challenge to the U.S. role in Internet governance…

Novelist Brigid Delaney is just better than us:

As a member of our creative caste, Ms Delaney wants to capture the buzz and thrum of city life. She wants to inspire “recognition” and, above all, “empathy.” It’s just that she’d prefer not to empathise too much with those non-creative people. Say, by working for a living and paying her own bills.