Over at Epiphany in C, bad news: the purge has begun. This is bad, even if it is fringe.

via Registan.net, news about where Roh Mu Hyun is planning to go next month: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will make a state visit to Uzbekistan May 10-12 for summit talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on ways of promoting bilateral relations, Chong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Man-soo said Thursday. Hmmm. No comment except to say I hope they get along. America and Japan seem quite unhappy with South Korea, and it’s a good thing to have friends somewhere. And in an unrelated note, but from the same blog, here’s a link to a post about the revolution in Kyrgyzstan.

David Galbraith explains with beautiful clarity why the Republican Party is not in any sensible definition of “life” actually Pro-Life. And no, it’s not about Terry Schiavo, etc. Go read it. Quote it to Republicans you know personally (or other rightwingers, in other countries).

This news is a little old, so stop me if you’ve seen this one before: First, watch this commercial. Then go read about it. (Hat tip to apophenia.)

Adam of A Violently Executed Blog is all over it. With pictures, too.