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I'd never heard of Marla Ruzicka before last night, but as far as I can tell she did more good by 28 than most of us will ever do.

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Something I forgot to post about last week: Two teenage girls from New York are in custody because they present "an imminent threat to the security of the United States based upon evidence that they plan to be suicide bombers". I suppose they could be (although, per here: "Teenage girls talking suicide. Hm."). But it's more likely in this country's great tradition of using the immigration system to sidestep pesky concepts like civil rights and due process.

All of Nina Bernstein's reporting on this is good: here, here (free copy), here (copy), and here. And the NYT editorial. And here's a blog about it.

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The Current announced the complete lineup of their limited-edition LP (and CD): in-studio recordings of Jolie Holland, Sam Shaber, Rogue Wave, The Owls, Hem, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Andrew Bird, The Hold Steady, Chris Smither, Bettie Serveert, and The Spaghetti Western String Company. You can still get it by giving the station a bunch of money, or, if you're my sister Kate, you can just wait for my copy to arrive at your apartment.