Open Thread and Diary Rescue

The S.S. Minnow's Rescue Rangers for tonight are Yashua, watercarrier4diogenes, hhex65, jlms qkw, Wes Opinion, joyful and Avila with dadanation as your loyal Gilligan and vcmvo2 serving as the Skipper.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Ninepatch writes a detailed and thorough guide to supporting our troops April in Iraq: Support the Troops. (Yashua)
• In a touching and heartfelt eulogy, Gilbert Wesley Purdy illuminates for us the life and accomplishments of a great man in Aime Cesaire Dies at 94. (watercarrier4diogenes)
• kyledeb offers the inspiring story of a movement that began with one person's determination to "do the right thing" in The New Migrant Megaphone: A Historic Month for the Sanctuarysphere. (Avila)
• rcbowman brings us a timely and well researched article on how to Help to prevent a civil war, or massacre, in Zimbabwe. (Yashua)
• Stranded Wind brings us another chapter in his vacation/relaxation series, Walkabout #3: Midnight Forest Musings, complete with superb photos that make you wish you could be there, too. (watercarrier4diogenes)
• With cuts to social programs and the rise in domestic violence funding for shelters for the victims of domestic violence is stretched thin. This is what's behind MA Liberal's exhortation in Give Me the Money and Nobody Gets Hurt. (Wes Opinion)
• Milos Janus Outlook reviews a variety of opinions to determine the Legal Options to Restore a Crumbling Constitution. (jlms qkw)
• tbrucegodfrey wants to light a fire under all of us at DKos with the 10 Feminist To-Do Items for Take Back the Blog 2008. (Yashua)

jotter has High Impact Diaries.

Elise has Top Comments: Did You Know...Part 2.

Please feel free to use this "...three hour tour..." as an Open Thread and to rescue and talk up your favorite diaries of the day!

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