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I know very little about Estonia, but I still found this video hilarious. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUgqXGu_gTQ[/youtube] h/t: Edward Lucas

Matt Pritchett of the London Telegraph shows us what does the trick in the UK. We find that, around here, Atlantic Frank has the same effect.

I bet it’s coming in through Nova Scotia. Napolitano: Talibans Smuggling Swine Flu Through Canada on Stolen Cruise Ships Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano urged that we take action in order to stop “Talibans from smuggling swine-flu tainted bunnies through Canada on stolen cruise ships.” The announcement came at a press conference Napolitano called for [...]

This has got to be the strangest video by a prominent politician that I’ve ever seen. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown grins inanely, jerks back and forth, and even flaps his arms a bit while delivering a message to bolster public confidence in Parliament by tightening up MP’s expense allowances. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAspEPVQECE[/youtube] One wonders if this [...]

Cartoon: Michael Ramirez

Tyrannosaurus rex lives. Cartoon by Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner.

Stun gun shock to head may cause seizures, doctors warn — CBC Health News, 17 March h/t: Darcey at Dust My Broom

During a debate in the Florida legislature on making bestiality illegal, someone made the mistake of mentioning animal husbandry. Rich’s legislation would target only those who derived or helped others derive ”sexual gratification” from an animal, specifying that conventional dog-judging contests and animal-husbandry practices are permissible. That last provision tripped up Miami Democratic Sen. Larcenia [...]

Not the real Michael Moore, but Steven Crowder does a great imitation. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WKLXCHgOiA[/youtube] h/t: Clayton Cramer

Robots demonstrate their pole-dancing skills at the Kinetica Art Fair in London. Source: BBC Day in Pictures Joe Walker has another odd BBC photo.

Cartoon: Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Buy Apple, analyst says — Forbes, 20 Feb. Apple research gets $218,000 from Ottawa — Halifax Chronicle-Herald, 21 Feb.

Dow-Jones Industrial Average, as at 12:53 PM EST 20 Feb. Cartoon: Michael Ramirez Dow-Jones chart: Google finance

Here is the first item in this morning’s Thomas Sowell column, “Random Thoughts“: One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies. And here is today’s editorial cartoon by Michael Ramirez:

Source: Shortpacked! by David Willis h/t: Christian Adams at Telegraph Blogs