For the night shift, some diaries that scrolled away, deserving of attention:
- polydactyl's Remembering David Bloom (1963-2003), a touching memorial tribute to NBC's David Bloom, mourning both his passing and the state of investigative journalism today.
- General Disarray's The Coming Renaissance offers a light in the current darkness, a hopeful piece that argues we are on the brink of a new and vigorous era.
- 8ackgr0und N015e has the second installment of what's starting to look like a series, "Mything the Point," examining the unexamined political truisms America seem to accept on faith. Yesterday's installment was America Is Safer, today's was Value Voters. If the discussion interests you, please subscribe to the user.
- Kelly A H's Frist's SMART grants as form of draft? looks deeper into Frist's SMART "National Security" educational grants and asks some intriguing questions.
Add any overlooked diaries in the comments below, and chat away about anything ... anything at all.