Ten years ago yesterday, the US launched an unprovoked, illegal war of aggression against Iraq.

I really tried to just let that horrific anniversary go by. I'm trying to finish a bunch of things, I'm not feeling well (no big, just malaise and a lingering headache), I just don't want to think about it ( Read more... )

At least 27 dead, including at least 18 children, in Connecticut elementary school shootingPeace and condolences and whatever cold comfort may be taken by the families of the dead and wounded ( Read more... )

( Some days, I just don't know, y'know...? )

Horrible: A shooting at a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado early today has left at least 14 people dead and at least 50 people injured, authorities confirmed ( Read more... )

Sadness, and anger and disgust.

To quote this article:A woman collided with a car as she tried to cross a street outside San Diego Comic-Con today in a bizarre accident that took the Twilight fan's life ( Read more... )

And on the other end of the spectrum we have Rush.

I've been joking for years that something has to be surgically removed from those wishing to advance in the Republican socio-political-economic power structure: irony, self-awareness, compassion, empathy, something.

This is one of those times I wonder if the joke is on me.

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Some people are just twisted:Sean Harris, the Senior Pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, has some words of advice for parents of possibly LGBT children: Smack them around. Beat the gay out of them. Or, in his precise words, "Give [him] a good punch!"
I followed the link in the dKos story, and listened to the audio of ( Read more... )

( Warning: Cranky Snarling w/Lots Of Profanity Ahead.... )

( HULK TOM SMASH )

( I sure don't remember THIS from math class.... )