8 Things Shorter Than Rand Paul's Filibuster

Speaking on the Senate floor for 12 hours and 52 minutes is an impressive accomplishment for both Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) mouth and his bladder.

It's even more impressive when you consider all the things he could have been doing instead:

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Tags: Civil Rights, Drones, Filibuster, Rand Paul, Senate

Tuesday's Links: We Didn't Just See Your Boobs

* In the name of equal opportunity, guys, we saw your junk.

* Great American houses built out of great American spite.

* The White House Press Secretary defends the secret kill list.

* A cool short film that puts a new spin on military war games.

* Meanwhile, in Finland, there is a choir that consists of men shouting loudly.

* Note to any Finnish men reading this: the human voice is discussed on The New Yorker's Out Loud podcast.

* The Jeff Rubin Show talks to Cole Stryker about Anonymous.

* Frank Zappa wrote a song about just one Surgeon General, and that Surgeon General was Dr. C. Everett Koop.

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Tags: Anonymous, C. Everett Koop, Daily Links, Drones, Frank Zappa, Germany, Hacker, Men & Women, Military, Science & Technology, Seth MacFarlane, The New Yorker, White House, Women's Rights

Tweet Untweet: Casualties of Awards

The only reason an unmanned C.I.A. drone will never host the Oscars is because it's guaranteed to bomb! #imsorry

— Dave Schilling (@dave_schilling) February 25, 2013

Tags: CIA, Drones, Oscars, Tweet Untweet, Twitter

Wednesday's Links: An Animated Drone Conversation

* Mark Fiore's new cartoon about Obama's drone justifications.

* Joe Biden must be in the pocket of big shotgun.

* Five countries that are secretly badass.

* "Constitution USA with Peter Sagal" is coming to PBS this spring.

* An award-winning animated short film on how fast Earth spins beneath us.

* Nerd prom host Conan O'Brien's failed coffee table books include a compilation of New Yorker cartoons.

* The Los Angeles Review of Books makes a prediction about Nate Silver. See how it feels, buddy.

Tags: Barack Obama, California, Conan O'Brien, Daily Links, Drones, Guns, Joe Biden, Mark Fiore, Nate Silver, Science & Technology, The New Yorker

Tweet Untweet: Remotely Romantic

DRONE ME #CandyHeartRejects

— David Waghalter (@dwaghalter) February 14, 2013

Tags: Drones, Tweet Untweet, Twitter, Valentine's Day