• After Joe Wilson shared his opinion with the President by shouting "You lie!" at him, the South Carolina Republican himself to be quite the rainmaker -- for both himself and his opponent. Fundraising online and off is on track to make the Wilson vs. Miller race the best funded race in South Carolina history, and perhaps the history of the House of Representatives. (via Ben Smith)
• Some mindblowingly horrendous acts of military violence against women in Guinea were captured on cell phone camera, and those images are helping to spark resistance in that West African country.
• A Bob McDonnell advocate in Virginia is in hot water for mocking Creigh Deeds in an act caught by a Deeds video tracker.
• Finally! The secret to social media success has been located.
• Brainstorming about open government is taking place in Canada.
• The FTC's new blogger disclosure requirements aren't being well received in the blogosphere.
• And the White House's resident science geeks at the Office of Science and Technology Policy blog about a free software companion to tomorrow night's Astronomy night on the White House's South lawn: Stellarium. "It is a very easy-to-use tool that helps make stargazing fun and informative." They're not lying! Check out the awesomeness above.

(With Micah Sifry)