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“Well — he did not —”. Clarence Thomas, speaking during Supreme Court oral arguments for the first time in almost seven years. [TPM]

“Beck revealed that his intention to ‘go Galt’ is quite literal, unveiling grandiose plans to create an entirely self-sustaining community called Independence Park that will provide its own food and energy, produce television and film content, host research and development, serve as a marketplace for products and ideas, while also housing a theme park and serving as a residential community.” [Right Wing Watch]

My fellow J-school grads, those of you who were cognizant in the ’60s, and anyone who grew up south of the Mason-Dixon line will recognize his name. For any of you who don’t, here’s Gene Patterson’s most famous column, “A Flower for Their Graves” that appeared in the Atlanta Constitution in 1963 after the Birmingham 16th Street church bombings, and that Walter Cronkite invited him to read on the CBS Evening News.

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Title: “Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans”

Author: Ben Shapiro

Rank: 59

Blurb, helpfully highlighted by The Management…

From the editor-at-large of Breitbart.com comes a galvanizing and alarming look at the strategy and tactics of leftist thuggery.

While President Obama and the left like to pretend that they oppose bullying with all their hearts and souls, the truth is far darker: the left is the greatest purveyor of bullying in modern American history. Bullying has morphed into the left’s go-to tactic, as they attempt to quash their opponents through fear, threat of force, violence, and rhetorical intimidation on every major issue facing America today.

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Was so looking forward to blowing up some near-earth-orbit asteroids …

White House Response to Death Star Petition [Buzzfeed]