After Monday, I kind of wondered if I was going to have even a half-dozen links. Fortunately, today’s links turned out reasonably. A lot of them are news and politics but I think you’ve come to expect that by now.

Anyway, let’s start the links with American model Karlie Kloss who makes her first appearance on the blog.

Is it nice to see someone being so openly biased against the other party? Texas’ Attorney General says that they redrew districts to maximize the chances of a GOP win in those districts. (Mother Jones)

Some Republicans are still on the birther war path. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas says that the House would still consider impeaching President Obama over his birth certificate. (Washington Post)

The NYT was able to score a Q&A with Edward Snowden. Here’s a transcript. (New York Times)

Not only are the Russians going after gay athletes and their supporters but the IOC is threatening to punish those who publicly support gay rights in Russia during the Olympics. (Gay Star News)

A little more Tea Party fun? Rep. Steve King of Iowa says that Latin America has a violent culture and Latins immigrating to America is adding to the country’s violence problem. You know, maybe the GOP should shut everyone up for a few days and send them to some PR seminars so they say something passing for moderately intelligent. (Think Progress)

Rob Ford’s ongoing sagas (yes, multiple) are seeming like a bit more than coincidences when you add them all up. (The Grid)

Thanks to Edward Snowden a new NSA cyberdefence program had to be canned. It was probably just going to steal more of you data anyway. (New York Times)

CNN struggles with news at the best of times. However, their attempt at F1 coverage shows that the root of the problem might actually be facts. (Jalopnik)

Does the age and experience of the NASCAR field have a correlation to the series’ viewership? (NASCARnomics)

The University of Tulsa has a puppy ambassador. Hope this brightens your day. (With Leather)

A judge says that Paula Deen wasn’t directly racist toward a former employee so she can’t be sued for being racist. Makes sense. (Pajiba)

Did you know that Ken Griffey Jr. is a baseball player and not an actor? You certainly would if you watched that Simpsons episode he guest starred in.

Did you miss Dota 2’s The International? Don’t worry, I did too. I was watching WCS. Here are some of the epic highlights from the Korean broadcast.