Friday link dump: Sail away

• Important patriotism news: Dollar Store sells American flag with 61 stars.
• In terms of health and science news, you get better information from Fox News than you do from the Huffington Post.
• Was fear of an unarmed, subdued black man lying face-down on the ground "justified"?
• Senator Michael Bennet has fired an intern for making explicit the implicit game of access.
• What to do about unemployment? Long-term, we're pretty much screwed.
• Other options include destroying the banks and creating new institutions.
• The monocle belonging to Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus shattered when its wearer read that President Obama had the audacity to make a recess appointment, something every president does, all the time, because it is a legal and common practice. It is so common, in fact, that it happened to Marcus' husband.
• Who are you most excited to see on the National Review Cruise? For me, Jay Nordlinger all the way.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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