So much to link.. to much to read.. so little time: Just the links

News from the world.  A Thursday wrapLinks from the world.. the scary world.. the newsworthy world.. . Foreclosure Deal to Spur Home Seizures… Rescued dog bites NBC anchor in the face during feel-good segment gone wrong CNN suspends Roland Martin over ‘offensive’ Super Bowl tweets Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine Diet Soda … Read moreSo much to link.. to much to read.. so little time: Just the links

All the trouble in the world: Syria

The horrid news coming from Homs is only intensifying.. Human rights groups are decrying the crackdown on civilians in the city in Syria.. and now, opposition forces claim that Assad’s government is considering the use of chemical weapons in Homs, where already the death toll officially “exceeds” 400–most likely by more than hundreds.. 

A dismal indictment of the human race written by a murdering 15-year-old

A Missouri teenager described the murder of a 9-year-old as amazing and exciting… Disturbing words written by Alyssa Bustamante were read aloud in court: ‘I just f***ing killed someone. I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they’re dead. I don’t know how to feel atm [at the moment]. It was ahmazing. … Read moreA dismal indictment of the human race written by a murdering 15-year-old