Linkage

• When Jesus Died at Auschwitz (The Inner Walls) Just when you thought that Jews for Jesus could not get any more obnoxious.
• George Bush Attends Summit For 50th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act - Makes A Penis Joke (Addicting Info) so not surprised.
• U.S.-Japan Talks Said Unable to Overcome Deal Obstacles (Bloomberg) The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not a good deal, and the Japanese are dubious of US proposals.
• Wall Street deregulation pushed by Clinton advisers, documents reveal (The Guardian) I am not sure why this is news. I also wonder why Bob Rubin has not been frog marched out of his office in handcuffs.
• Clapper Goes on Tour to Persuade University Students Snowden Is No Whistleblower, Not a Hero (Firedog Lake) The author asks, "Why should taxpayers be funding this propaganda? And doesn’t Clapper have a job to do as Director of National Intelligence?" I would add, "Doesn't he have a Congressional committee to lie to?"
• Creepy Old Dudes Make Up The Majority of Readers On Some Right Wing Websites (Politics News) So Nu?

Here is a video about how to make smoked salmon at home:

FWIW, if you are bit less ambitious, you can make Gravlox.