Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, ItsJessMe, jennyjem, YatPundit, and drbcladd, with taylormattd as editor.

Please enjoy reading these outstanding, ranger-selected diaries:

• In a thoroughly researched and detailed diary, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse delivers sobering news about our water supply from a new study: Trace Inorganic Arsenic In Drinking Water Linked with Diabetes. (ItsJessMe)
• An excellent choice for the run-up to the conventions, grumpynerd brings us "narcissism" as The Word Sommelier's Word of the Week, 8/21/2008. (YatPundit)
• Valtin describes the dark history of human rights violations, as well as United States complicity therein, in Fox Censors Story on Torture Death of Kim Soo-im. (jlms qkw)
• Liberal Youth delves deeply into the Obama campaign's ground strategy, explaining to us The Impact of Obama's GOTV. (ItsJessMe)
• Chris Rodda updates the story of wingnut attempts to promote fundagelical Christianity in the military in Removal of Petraeus Endorsement from "Spiritual Handbook" Not Enough. (YatPundit)
• Silent Spring paints a stunning portrait of Central Washington in Summer at my Place (with Photos). (ItsJessMe)
• Jay Elias initiates a conversation about the war in Iraq, the HBO television show Generation Kill, fractals, and physics in Infinite In All Directions: An Essay On "Generation Kill." (jennyjem)
• twigg ruminates on the Olympics, medal counts, and U.S. foreign policy in Citius, Altius, Fortius. (ItsJessMe)
• Shaviv discusses communication methods, both online and face-to-face, in the era of technological advances: Mad Science Project of the Week 21: wherein virtual worlds may be more interesting than the real one. (drbcladd)
• dreaminonempty analyzes the polls and makes some predictions in House Projection: 21 More Democrats. (jennyjem)
• Analyzing a recent Washington Post story, diarist Vinlander reaches the disturbing conclusion that we're sitting on an oil bubble because of a collusion among an array of business and political power brokers, in CFTC Says 81% of NYMEX Oil is Financial Speculation. (ItsJessMe)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: August 20, 2008.

emeraldmaiden has Top Comments 8-21-08 - Zombie Velociraptor Edition.

Please feel free to promote your favorite diaries in this open thread.