Seriously, can the FBI just be done with this shit? I feel like I'm watching the election's worst moments eternally on rerun. Let's get back to the work of actually having an election here.

There's an interesting piece in the New York Times on the criticisms of the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Admiral Mullen, of the entire concept of strategic communication ( Read more... )

If you were wondering if the world is still a fucked up place, well then I have your answer; it still is.

The survey size is small; the survey itself is geographically limited, but still. One in four? One in four? And more then once? I don't have to crunch the ugly statistics for you to get an idea of what this means on the victim side of the ( Read more... )

There is no way I think I can say this without getting into lots of trouble. Yet I don't think I can keep my mouth shut, another one of my less admirable traits. So feel free to fire away, or hate me forever, or whatever. I think I deserve it ( Read more... )

Dear Asshats, Fucktards, and other assorted Bastards ( Read more... )

Sometimes, in this world, a country has an outbreak of AIDS. What do you do when this happens? Well, you can begin promoting "safe sex" practices, educating people about the risks, and setting up clinics to take care of the patients in order to mitigate the wave of infections. Or you could set up a series of research labs to investigate a cure, ( Read more... )

Warden:  All rise for his Excellency

All seated dignitaries and representatives rise.  The Judge looks exasperated.

Judge:  I thought we agreed that we weren’t going through all the formalities?

Warden:  All be seated.

Judge:  Now, who here is representing the aggressor?

Voice: Point of Order.

A tall, thin, man with a dark beard and a rather ( Read more... )

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And, fresh off the presses for today, it's:

A general fracas has erupted in the Middle East today after Israeli troops, suffering from a navigational blunder, accidentally invaded Lebanon. Several units of mechanized troops on their way to support Israeli operations in Gaza got lost on the road to Haifa and accidentally ( Read more... )

Dear Mr. Joseph Kony,

For several years we have been accumulating evidence from reputable news sources and from direct interviews about the activities of the organization you claim to represent.  We have documented cases of children being kidnapped, either to be pressed into service as soldiers, or to be used as sex slaves.  We know of those ( Read more... )