Just some numbers:
341 civilians killed
United States Body Count from gun violence in 2013 (you can use the date range button on the site)
936 civilians killed
Numbers may increase with every click on the link.
We all agree, that Iraq is a postwar society, plagued by ethnic conflicts and a weak government. We all agree that the United States of America is not that. Or do we?
This is an open thread. Comment on this, or on anything else that comes to mind and have a wonderful Sunday everyone.
Quick poll: Will Super Bowl XLVII be a thrill or a thud? (Frugal, you are exempt from this poll! 😀 )
A thrill is a close, evenly matched game. A thud is a one-sided snoozer that’s over as soon as it starts. Whachathink?
What i want to know is why we still use Latin numerals…..
The same reason we didn’t switch to the metric system.
cuz it’s a gladiator sport.
For me it’s going to be a snooze, timezone issues 😀
Who’s playing? Where and when?
And Jesus said to Matthew, “for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/02/chris-kyle-dead_n_2608772.html
Nowhere is safe from gun violence.
Well if only Kyle has been carrying, oh wait …
New Jersey school institutes no cursing rule for students…unless you have a penis.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-School-Implements-No-Cursing-Rule-But-Only-for-Girls-189514501.html
The Stepford school for girls.
At least they aren’t forcing the girls to go to charm school. / sarc.
Holy Effen jeeesus – with logic like that…and she’s a teacher! No wonder the ‘children’s isn’t learning’.
anuther child’s behind left.
LA Times Awkward Headline of the Day:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-church-curry-20130203,0,5584406.story
If I can get on my computer, then I will be watching.
The “I lost my job to automation” dilemma continues. Humans aren’t profitable. Which is why Capitalism is evil.
Paul Krugman: Rise Of Machines Partially To Blame For Income Inequality (VIDEO)
I have sad news:
My sweet Honeybump died this morning. She lives in my heart now.
I’m so sorry.
Oh Zooey, I’m so sorry. I hoped I might get to meet her.
I’m real sorry to hear that, Zooey.
😦
I’m so sorry to hear that Zooey. I don’t even know what to say except that you were a great mama to her and you were both lucky to have each other.
Zooey, I am so, so sorry. If there is anything we can do, let us know. We’re with you, my friend.
{{{hugs}}}
Very sorry, I’ve lived that particular sadness far too many times. Just know you’ll always have the memories, and the knowledge that Honeybump will never again feel a pain or a sickness.
I am so sorry to hear that. Our pets are so very special to us.
Geeze, some “happy” new year this is….
my condolences, friend.
She was your good friend and companion for many years. May her memory continue to be so as well. Take care of yourself.
Arrroooooooooo….
That makes me sad. Lots of hugs.
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss Zooey
She was a great doggie. R.I.P. Honeybump, and you, QZ, take care of yourself.
Thank you, everyone. She was a good friend.
A look into the mind of a gun nut.
I think I would rather be shot than live that way.
SPS (small penis syndrome).
I didn’t need a gun strapped to my body to feel grown-up. Then there is this comment…
Fly fishing is Zen because you don’t always catch a fish and when you do, you gently release the fish back into the wild. There is nothing Zen about a gun, an instrument designed for killing. You can’t shoot an animal and then gently release it back into the wild.
From Dictionary.com
*Added by moi.
Paul Krugman on This Week: “What strikes me is we’ve actually gotten a glimpse into the mindset, though, of the pro-gun people, and we’ve seen certainly in Wayne LaPierre and some of these others. It’s bizarre. They have this vision that we’re living in a Mad Max movie, and that nothing can be done about it. That America cannot manage unless everybody is prepared to shoot intruders. The idea that we have police forces that provide public safety is somehow totally impractical despite the fact that, you know, that is in fact the way we live.”
At Hagel’s senate hearing, Israel was mentioned 178 times and Iran 171 times, Guess how many times China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, or North Korea, drones or military suicide was mentioned. Go ahead, guess:
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/02/israel-hagel-hearing.html
The Republicans insist on living in the past and yet they never learn from history.
They were clowns, all of them.
According to Don McLean, “The Day the Music Died” occurred on February 3, 1959, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. Enjoy a rare live performance by Buddy Holly and dig the crazy intro, daddio:
Well, damn, that isn’t the right link….
OH fer crissakes, YouTube is screwed up!!
Looks fine to me.
Those aren’t the links for the YouTube page I was on. The “share” feature must be screwed up.
Both are ‘playlists’. You may have used the link for the whole list, instead of one video. They progress to another video at the end of each.
Bqhatevwr.
I couldn’t connect to the Puppy Bowl 😦
I can’t find it either. The two channels on TVPC are showing something about Japanese whaling.
Yeah, that’s what I got, too.
On The Pill? Tiny Dead Fetuses Are Eating Your Innards:
http://wonkette.com/499582/on-the-pill-tiny-dead-fetuses-are-eating-your-innards#more-499582
First time I found a RWNJ dumber than Victoria Jackson. Probably not the last though. They make Mad Cow Disease look like a member of Mensa.
I may have had both. I used to be a member of MENSA, and because I was stationed in West Germany in the mid-80s, I’ve heard I can’t donate blood because of the possibility that I contracted the virus that causes Mad Cow Disease.
Wayne, you’re Mensa s’all. There is no reason to believe you have BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) or its human equivalent Creutzfeldt-Jacob. There was a lot of scaremongery. I have lived in Germany from 1961 to 1999 and my brain is functional still (at least they said so after the Thursday scan), though way not Mensa.
My friend from college, stationed there at the same time, was told this when he tried to donate blood after getting out.
That’s crazy. There is no reason whatsoever. I do believe you, it is absolutely possible this has been the rule for blood donors. It reminds me when Bavarians wanted to lock up gays in camps ( no not in the 1930s in the 1980s) for fear of AIDS. Chances are, that you have been fed US beef anyway, because its way better than German beef and I’m sure the contractors for food were mostly US companies.
Here (pdf) are the questions asked of potential blood donors.
just a sampling:
Bmm, I just read it. This is beyond incredible. How stupid can people be?
It is the end result of home schooling with the Bible as the only text book.
Hooda, It’s staggering nevertheless. Medieval.
Plus a family tree that doesn’t have any branches.
As far as medical science goes it ranks up there with vaginas having teeth and if a man doesn’t ‘unload’ frequently his gonads will turn black and fall off.
I wouldn’t be surprised if some Republicans use that argument to introduce bills to ban birth control pills.
I’m sure that’s the purpose of this bogus medical finding from “some doctors”.
Which (sp) doctors?
Looks like gerrymandered districts in Pennsylvania have prompted a bill in the PA Senate to make a change to the Pennsylvania Constitution. Here is a link to the amendment.
I think I’ll wait for the english translation of that bill.
Actually, that is not a bill. It is the wording for an amendment to the state Constitution. The words that are not underlined are from the PA State Constitution. The underlined words are the amendment. This is good because it shows action in Pennsylvania.
Ray Lewis will wear his customary black T-shirt under his uniform that says PSALMS 91 and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, if successful on a big play, will kiss either his tattoo of the words GOD TO GLORY or the one that reads FAITH.
I want both teams to lose.
Oh well, Danica’s part of the ad was good…
you know i’m giving it a chance, I really am, but every 2 or 3 minutes everything stops and its time to watch some more adverts…. for a 60 minute timed game, this is going to take 4-5 hours including guff beforehand and some scantily-clad gyrating nubiles at half-time. The ball will actully be in motion for about 15minutes – how can anyone concentrate on the game? Or is that not the point?
You’re supposed to pay attention to the ads, and then go out and buy their products like a good consumer drone.
Please, tell me what to do…. I’m so free I can’t decide what to buy
You’ve got a credit card, right? So you’re free to buy everything!
Buy two, the bill doesn’t come until next month.
Duluth Trading Buck Naked Underwear…
We have superior train of thought. We can stay focused despite the interruptions.
Just for giggles, here’s a map of the Congressional Districts in Pennsylvania. What this map doesn’t show is how cities were divided, such as Reading, Lancaster, Scranton and York. This is gerrymandering that is as bad as it gets.
http://www.politicspa.com/pas-new-congressional-maps/30096/
I have yet to see a really good ad.
Oh, Ravens just intercepted.
I’ve given up….. I’m watching old rugby matches from the 1970s….
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think that this isn’t the first time that the power went out at a super bowl game.
Extended delay due to power outage at the Super Bowl. Over 30 minutes now. I wonder how many more DUIs this elongation of the game will cause?
It’s back on according to nonewhere.
Bill Maher
I believe this brilliant person knows what she’s talking about.
What is this in reference to?
Power outage at the Superbowl in New Orleans.
He’s a Repub so it won’t count against him…
it will be blamed on Obama/
That’s the ad I was waiting for! Stevie Nicks’ Landslide and a Clydesdale!
This still brings tears to my eyes. I will never forget that day, and I will never forget those Towers.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/chu-resigns-writes-our-moral-responsibility-action-amid-growing-evidence-were-making?akid=10007.1070654.CpbHC9&rd=1&src=newsletter788178&t=19