The Poor Meatballs...?

I don't usually post on weekends - but seriously, how am I supposed to ignore this?

We've got the Bowling Green Massacre, the Atlanta Terroristic Attack, and now: ‘Last Night in Sweden’? Trump’s Remark Baffles a Nation 

Someone switched the Pres's t.v. to the wrong channel, is all...

I can't even, guys. (It's just all so odd.)

Pretty picture time!

Corn Speedwell (I think)

Links!

• Library Land
• Publishers Still Fighting to Bury Universities, Libraries in Fees for Making Fair Use of Academic Excerpts "Copyright is supposed to help foster the creation of new works. Requiring university libraries to devote even more of their budgets to licensing fees will have the opposite effect. We hope the court agrees."
• Yale Study: People Who Read Live Longer Than Those Who Don’t There was "..a 20% reduction in mortality created by a sedentary activity. That’s a big deal, and a very easy fix for improving quality of life in anyone over 50." Heck, yeah! I'm all about sedentary activities to improve quality of life and reduce mortality!
• Yet another really interesting-looking book for Episcopalians, and I wonder if I can find this one through ILL? The Ultimate Quest: A Geek’s Guide to (The Episcopal) Church 
• Health, Science, & Technology
• Your privacy is under attack from several terrifying new laws "Over the past 100 years, technology and economic progress have given you more privacy, not less.But, like the villain in the latest James Bond movie, powerful people are always conspiring to take away your privacy."
• U.S. News
• U.S. carrier group patrols in tense South China Sea "A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new U.S. administration. China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty in the South China Sea."
• US Citizen Renewing Passport Told To Turn In Green Card "Both his original and newly issued passport list his birthplace as New York."
• DeVos criticized teachers at D.C. school she visited — and they are not having it "Teachers across the country have been galled by what they see as her lack of faith in — and understanding of — the public schools that educate nearly nine in 10 of the nation’s children." Also, someone should send this to DeVos, please: Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story "The bottom line:....Schools aren’t businesses and shouldn’t be run as if they were."
• Court Rules Newly Confirmed EPA Head Must Release Thousands of Emails 
• Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget "Most of the programs cost under $500 million annually, a pittance for a government that is projected to spend about $4 trillion this year. And a few are surprising, even though most if not all have been perennial targets for conservatives."
• Petraeus off the list, Trump down to three candidates to replace Flynn Like Harward, Petraeus didn't want the job - and for similar reasons: "Petraeus said on Friday at a conference in Munich that anyone considering the job should have control over personnel and gain a commitment from the White House to have a disciplined process for crafting security policy."
• Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel ‘regrets’ Holocaust-related slur Oh, well, as long as he's sorry...
• Leaked Trump tape: 'You are the special people' "Exclusive audio shows how Trump lets loose at his clubs — inviting guests to join him on staff interviews"