Wonkette

An Atrios guest-blogger posts something rather insensitive about a 9/11 American Airlines ticket agent killing herself due to guilt. It becomes a minor left-blogdom in-fight (and wins one of Andrew Sullivan’s patented “not funny anymore” awards). The source: an Oprah repeat. The problem: there’s not actually any proof that this ever happened.

Our own half-assed investigation, after the jump.

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* When everything that’s soulless and wrong becomes a Power Point slide. [The Nation] MORE »

• To prevent suicides and bad PR, with high schoolers and detainees alike, just be honest. [Eric Umansky]

• John Murtha and Frank Rich get dressed down, respectively: “both of whom argue that Iraq is a disaster, Somalia is either a brilliant tactical decision or a stunning loss for America — and this within hours of each other.” [Captain's Quarters]
• The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Net Neutrality Thursday. FireDogLake lists the phone and fax numbers of the Senate Commerce Committee members. Commenter says: “Without net neutrality the telecom industry can control political speech on the internet every bit as much as they already control political speech on TV.” [FireDogLake]
• Married women are (not) de facto bitches. Concept “generating a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.” In other news, “generating a lot of buzz in the blogosphere” is the new “pale smattering of freckles.” [Dean's World]
• Glenn Greenwald loves “Federalist 69,” plugs own book. [Unclaimed Territory]

Guantanamo suicides update: MORE »

They just want attention. Don’t encourage them. (NYT) MORE »