Image from the LA Times

The Defiant One: Rap and protest in Morocco, post-Arab Spring.

The Iranian Pirate Rescue raises the question, if the enemy of your enemy is your friend, then what’s the captor of your enemy?  Or the captive of your enemy?

FBI finally redefines eons-old definition of rape.

Could Tennessee think of a way to make anti-bullying laws anymore toothless?

The history and algorithmic explanation behind Santorum’s “Google Problem.”

Image from Reuters

Wave goodbye: Italy’s Prime Minister on his way out.

This train don’t stop: Cain vows to stay in the race.

Can you find me now? GPS tracking worries highest court.

Heaven getting heavy? Rapper Heavy D dies.

And, is there anything that can’t be live-tweeted?!

This time Stewart took issue with how the media in general drums up unnecessary controversies, and how Fox News in particular has been criticizing the White House’s decision to invite Chicago rapper Common to preform.

Hosts like Sean Hannity accused Common of writing violent lyrics, citing a specific poem that “sounded like”  killing cops.

Stewart ripped the coverage saying Hannity failed to read the entirety of Common’s poem in which the poet pleas for non-violence.( see video)

Stewart seemed exasperated saying it isn’t even fun to rip Fox anymore “I just fee sorry for you guys.” He decided it would be fun to instead drop a beat.(check out the video)

Remember that Swine Flu H1N1 USDemocrazy reported on earlier?

Well it seems that it’s still causing quite a stir.

In fact a White House panel reported that the flu could kill up to 90,000 in the US alone.

That sounds shocking but there is speculation that folks are overreacting.  Karen Kaplan, writing at the LA Times notes,

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a “nationwide public health emergency” on April 26, when there were only 20 confirmed cases and no deaths.

Whether or not H1N1 is a big threat, the world is taking actions, especially as students head back to school.

Traditional methods are important, such as mass inoculation, but kids developing healthy habits is necessary.

Sometimes it’s tough to get kids to listen so the government has enlisted our furry friends on Sesame Street.

For bigger kids, some colleges have set up quarantine dorms (talk about a crummy place to be an RA).

Of course there is more being done than just coughing into elbows and isolating infected folks to defeat the flu.  Vaccines for H1N1 are quickly becoming ready more distribution.

While you’re waiting for your H1N1 flu shot go out and grab a seasonal flu shot.  According to Maryland Governor O’Malley it’s your “Patriotic Duty”.

So, are you worried yet or is this just getting blown out of proportion?