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conulyThe journalist Steven Sotloff has been murdered by ISIS.
Since I've posted that, I may as well post the other more or less related links that have accumulated in the past few hours.
Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced
The Pentagon is denying that U.S. troops are fighting ISIS on the ground in Iraq—but eyewitness accounts and Kurdish officials tell a different story.
And, somewhat related, Metafilter had up this rather depressing ad for Save the Children. There are actually two morals hidden in their "one year" video, the first being "donate money!" and the second being "pay attention" - after all, one of the signs that the shit is hitting the fan is their neighbors hurriedly packing their car, presumably to get someplace safer.
But the point is that if you're at all concerned about the many many (many) wars going on right now, they're apparently one of the most legit organizations out there, with a solid 4 rating on Charity Navigator, with nearly all of their money going to their programs, which all seem to be pretty helpful and non-controversial. So if you're thinking ahead to "how am I going to spend my charitable money this year?", that's one option.
Since I've posted that, I may as well post the other more or less related links that have accumulated in the past few hours.
Syrian refugees top 3 million, half of all Syrians displaced
The Pentagon is denying that U.S. troops are fighting ISIS on the ground in Iraq—but eyewitness accounts and Kurdish officials tell a different story.
And, somewhat related, Metafilter had up this rather depressing ad for Save the Children. There are actually two morals hidden in their "one year" video, the first being "donate money!" and the second being "pay attention" - after all, one of the signs that the shit is hitting the fan is their neighbors hurriedly packing their car, presumably to get someplace safer.
But the point is that if you're at all concerned about the many many (many) wars going on right now, they're apparently one of the most legit organizations out there, with a solid 4 rating on Charity Navigator, with nearly all of their money going to their programs, which all seem to be pretty helpful and non-controversial. So if you're thinking ahead to "how am I going to spend my charitable money this year?", that's one option.
