Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are shayera, vcmvo2, dopper0189, jlms qkw, and taylormattd while dadanation (allegedly) pulled a second shift as tonight's editor.

the Rescued Diaries

• DParker introduces Kossacks to a remarkable woman in Clara Foltz and single-payer legal services. (shayera)
• tommybones attempts to get inside the head of a wingnut in order to explain their thought process in A Layman Attempts To Understand Wing-Nut Psychology - UPDATED. (dopper0189)
• jhutson shares the amazing media saturation of a neglected story in Afghan Mass Grave & Cover-Up Media Round-Up. (jlms qkw)
• ManfromMiddletown analyzes a report from NELP (National Employment Law Project) about this "jobless" recovery in NELP: 1.5 Million to Exhaust Unemployment by December. (vcmvo2)
• citisven has a lovely diary showing people Taking back the streets (photo essay). (shayera)
• distributorcap reminisces about July 20, 1969, and the universal fascination surrounding the Apollo 11 mission in We Came In Peace For All Mankind - 7/20/69. (vcmvo2)
• Daveparts in Moon Men thinks the moon-walking Apollo astronauts should best be remembered for choosing the simple message "We came in peace for all mankind" rather than celebrating with jingoistic patriotism. (dopper0189)
• sgoya uses an historical review of Japan's educational system(s) to ground The Foolishness of Educational Ethnocentrism. (dadanation)

the Regular Extras

jotter brings us High Impact Diaries: July 19, 2009.

virgomusic has tonight's Top Comments - Once Around the Pond Edition.

the Reminder

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