Monsanto Is Gross: Hopefully you don’t need me to explain why. Some 2 million people marched against Monsanto in 250 cities yesterday, including dozens hundreds who protested outside the Gates Foundation.
Maoist Attack Kills at Least 27 in India: Some 200 to 300 guerrilla fighters blocked a convoy with felled trees, set off a land mine, and then opened fire. Here’s an old magazine story with the backstory on the “War In the Heart of India.”
Smooching Smoochers Protest in Turkey: About a hundred people kissed for several minutes and chanted slogans at subway station on Saturday. Authorities (on being assholes) had asked riders to “to act in accordance with moral rules,” after security cameras recorded a couple locking lips.
Oregon Teenager Allegedly Plotted to Bomb His High School: But it doesn’t appear to be terrorism, arguably the most meaningless word in word in today’s political lexicon.
“White, Middle-Class Kids” Benefiting from New Drug Laws: That’s according to David Simon, the former Baltimore reporter and creator of The Wire. He opposes marijuana legalization, he says, because “I want the [war on drugs] to fall as one complete edifice.”
Washington Lawmakers Receiving Digital Facelifts: “He’d like to diminish the gap between the front two teeth,” one staffer requested on behalf of a Senator, apparently violating the body’s policy on “untouched historical records.”
Flooding in San Antonio: Two women have died, including one swept away after rescuers nearly reached her, as rainstorms and flash flooding have inundated the area.
Line Out Is Covering Sasquatch Like A Sweaty Blanket: The official motto of the music festival, according to a Macklemore fan, is, “Sasquatch 2013, what do you have to lose?” Highlights include RA Scion, Vampire Weekend, Anna Minard pooping in a forest… actually, just pop on over to Line Out. What do you have to lose?
I was going to post this Arrested Godfather mashup in honor of the new season, but here’s a documentary on “flamboyant” “alien” and “amazeballs” cuttlefish instead: