Today is the fifth of November, remember, remember. On this date in 1605 the “Gunpowder Plot” was foiled when Guy Fawkes was arrested. The plot was a conspiracy among some British Catholics to blow up Parliament, killing the the Protestant King James I. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever … err, something something. And speaking of conspiracies, below please find links from around the vast right wing one. As usual, consider this an Open Thread.

TODAY’S LINKS:
Eight Year Old Boy Threatened With Expulsion for Drawing Ninjas With Swords, Knives, and Guns | Ace of Spades

“Cash for Clunkers” A Flop | Lakeshore Laments

ObamaCare price hikes hit ‘red states’ hardest | Fox News

Pentagon Leaning Toward Cutting Troops, Beefing Up Tech | Stars and Stripes

Business owner unsettled about EPA, coal’s future | Register-Herald, Beckley, WV

What In The World Is Going On With Soda Taxes Now? | Townhall

Video: Skydivers’ miraculous escape as planes collide | NBC
(h/t streiff)

What In The Tweet Is Going On?

Remember when that idiot Bush told people to vote even though they didn't have an election that day? http://t.co/esZgSdZ83d

— SFK (@stephenkruiser) November 5, 2013

conterminous kuhn-TUHR-muh-nuhs adjective : 1. Having a common boundary. 2. Confined within one common boundary. 3. Having the same scope, in time, meaning, etc.
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