Hola, bitches.
I'm enjoying my new job, but not the commute or the fact that there's nowhere to park. I like the idea of living in a town dedicated to walking and mass transit, but the reality of commuting there blows.
You know what else sucks when you have to walk to your car further than your garage? NATURE. That's what. All I see are ants running around and leafy greenery reaching out at me in a menacing fashion. It's really annoying. I like buildings. And concrete. I find their sterility soothing.
But that's not really news - I mean, you knew that about me anyway, right? I'm lazy and hate nature. Duh.
What is news? Besides the fact that I am so loving all of you who have been guest posting for me, and all you others who are planning on posting for me? Well, this is news:
Hosni Mubarak is being tried for crimes against humanity. Huh. Good. I am impressed that he showed up in Egypt for his trial, unlike most others who skeddaddle with all the country's loot. I'm less than impressed at his record of oppression. Props to his Ronald Reagan dye job.
I am righteously pissed at Obama and all the dumb fucks who decided that it's a good idea to cut funding when it's so desperately needed, and also to hold a country hostage for . . . what? Pandering to racist loons? Uterus up, you bastards, and do the right thing.
In China, where there are so many kinds of outrage for crimes against its people, there are new reports about Chinese officials seizing babies for adoption in the black market. I just don't even have the words for this. Here, Spain, I'm sure it goes on elsewhere. How heartless do you have to be to do something like this? I mean, I'm pretty callous, but this is beyond disgusting.
And finally, some good news: New York's Mayor Bloomberg and that bane of right wing crazies everywhere George Soros are donating $30million each to a fund in New York City to reach out to the chronically disenfranchised minority populations. The program will work to better the circumstances of over 300,000 young black and Latino men. Good.
What's new with you?
[PS COUNTDOWN TO MY BIRTHDAY - YOU'VE GOT JUST OVER A WEEK, PEOPLE!!!]
Showing posts with label Kenyan Muslin President. Show all posts
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Week in Review - It's Raining, It's Pouring, Shut Up With the Snoring
Oh, my darlings. I've been meh all week. I'm not sure if it's Labor Memorial Day Ennui [It's a thing. I swear. And I ALWAYS get those two mixed up.] or just the realization that Cougar Town is ending its season [I haven't watched the recent episodes yet; no spoilers, please.], but I've been so anxious and simultaneously lethargic. It's hell on my psyche.
But never fear! I've compiled a precise of things you need to know this week.
This week has been a monstrous clusterfuck, weather-wise. There have been incredible storms, particularly those that wiped out Joplin, Missouri. Give if you can - you know where your money should go.
Ratko Mladich, a war criminal for his actions in the former Yugoslavia, including overseeing the genocide of over 7,500 Bosnian Mulsim men & boys in Srebrenica, was finally found living in Belgrade, Serbia. Funny how he managed to spend the last 16 years enjoying the good life in Serbia's capital unharmed. Sad that so many Serbian nationalists still think he's a great guy. He's off to The Hague for trial.
Dude, COME ON. Obama signed an extension to the Patriot Act. Be extra careful what you say and do, people. THEY ARE WATCHING. Seriously. They are.
Prisoners are becoming quite crafty in getting a drug - Suboxone, which is used to treat opiate addiction - into prison by having their confederates on the outside crush it into a paste and smear it on coloring book pages, which their kids then color, and onto the backs of stamps. I know, I know, there are all sorts of socio-economic reasons that people turn to crime, but if you have this kind of wherewithal and ingenuity in pursuing illegal goals, think of what you could do in the straight world. You could be a hedge fund manager and really clean up! Legally!
In Canada, a Nova Scotia couple is suing the government. They want to grow medical marijuana, but are too poor to do so. So they expect the province to pay for lighting equipment, because they can't afford it on their disability income. They are alleging discrimination. Last year, a Halifax woman won a lawsuit forcing the province to pay her medical marijuana producing costs.
What can I say after that? Nothing. What have you got for me? I'm dying to know.
But never fear! I've compiled a precise of things you need to know this week.
This week has been a monstrous clusterfuck, weather-wise. There have been incredible storms, particularly those that wiped out Joplin, Missouri. Give if you can - you know where your money should go.
Ratko Mladich, a war criminal for his actions in the former Yugoslavia, including overseeing the genocide of over 7,500 Bosnian Mulsim men & boys in Srebrenica, was finally found living in Belgrade, Serbia. Funny how he managed to spend the last 16 years enjoying the good life in Serbia's capital unharmed. Sad that so many Serbian nationalists still think he's a great guy. He's off to The Hague for trial.
Dude, COME ON. Obama signed an extension to the Patriot Act. Be extra careful what you say and do, people. THEY ARE WATCHING. Seriously. They are.
Prisoners are becoming quite crafty in getting a drug - Suboxone, which is used to treat opiate addiction - into prison by having their confederates on the outside crush it into a paste and smear it on coloring book pages, which their kids then color, and onto the backs of stamps. I know, I know, there are all sorts of socio-economic reasons that people turn to crime, but if you have this kind of wherewithal and ingenuity in pursuing illegal goals, think of what you could do in the straight world. You could be a hedge fund manager and really clean up! Legally!
In Canada, a Nova Scotia couple is suing the government. They want to grow medical marijuana, but are too poor to do so. So they expect the province to pay for lighting equipment, because they can't afford it on their disability income. They are alleging discrimination. Last year, a Halifax woman won a lawsuit forcing the province to pay her medical marijuana producing costs.
What can I say after that? Nothing. What have you got for me? I'm dying to know.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Week in Review - Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
I've been very America-centric in this weekly round-up thus far, which I loathe in the news in general, so taking a cue from my foreign readers, I'm going global:
Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party won handily in Monday's election in Canada. Evidently, the Liberal party imploded, leaving the New Democrat Party to surge into the opposition position for the first time. And the Quebecoise just fell apart. Duh. Be separatist and hateful on your own time, buddies. In more positive news, Elizabeth May was elected Canada's first ever Green Party MP. Awesome!
Pope Uncle Fester beatified Pope John Paul II. Fine and dandy, whatever, fastest path to sainthood. My thing is, how is Mother Theresa not a saint yet? SHE CLEANED LEPERS. Hands down, most saintly thing ever.
Investigators finally found both black boxes from Air France Flight 447 that crashed into the ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris two years ago. The flight's systems evidently failed before it fell, in one piece, into the ocean. Finding the boxes will help investigators figure out what, exactly, happened. Horrible, but hopefully this will offer some closure.
In Complete Opposite Land from the US, both geographically and in intent, Australia's budget is taking $200 million and creating a windfall for education and teachers, specifically for children with disabilities. Unlike America, where we are STILL CUTTING school budgets,
In Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden was killed by a US attack. I was surprised when the husband told me, mostly because I was asleep and he woke me up, and for the first few minutes I thought he was telling me that Saddam Hussein was dead [because like Dick Cheney & George Bush, I think they're the same], which duh, I knew, and then for some reason I was thinking about Arrested Development, and then I finally put it together. And then I turned on the tv and was . . . weirded out to see all the college kids cheering in the streets. Did they think we won a National Championship? I found it unseemly. Celebrate, but not like you're at Mardi Gras.
Remember Libya? And how stuff is going on there? Bloody, violent stuff? Even Qaddafi's erstwhile regional compatriot the Prime Minister of Turkey has said that he needs to step down. Dude, JUST GO. This is not going to end well for you.
And finally, evidently Obama kicked ass at the White House Correspondents Dinner [You Tube Link]. I didn't actually watch, but did follow along on Twitter, which is where I get most of my information. Shut up, so do you. Anyway, he took aim at Fox, Birthers, Trump, all manners of idiocy. Refreshing. Particularly the Kenyan Muslin birth video.
What did I miss?
Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party won handily in Monday's election in Canada. Evidently, the Liberal party imploded, leaving the New Democrat Party to surge into the opposition position for the first time. And the Quebecoise just fell apart. Duh. Be separatist and hateful on your own time, buddies. In more positive news, Elizabeth May was elected Canada's first ever Green Party MP. Awesome!
Pope Uncle Fester beatified Pope John Paul II. Fine and dandy, whatever, fastest path to sainthood. My thing is, how is Mother Theresa not a saint yet? SHE CLEANED LEPERS. Hands down, most saintly thing ever.
Investigators finally found both black boxes from Air France Flight 447 that crashed into the ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris two years ago. The flight's systems evidently failed before it fell, in one piece, into the ocean. Finding the boxes will help investigators figure out what, exactly, happened. Horrible, but hopefully this will offer some closure.
In Complete Opposite Land from the US, both geographically and in intent, Australia's budget is taking $200 million and creating a windfall for education and teachers, specifically for children with disabilities. Unlike America, where we are STILL CUTTING school budgets,
"This is an important new investment; $200 million is a lot of money,'' said the Prime Minister.Huh. Wouldn't that be nice?
"And we are investing it in a tight Budget because we recognise that there is nothing more important for the nation's future than what happens in schools today. And we want to make sure that every child in every school gets a great education.''
In Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden was killed by a US attack. I was surprised when the husband told me, mostly because I was asleep and he woke me up, and for the first few minutes I thought he was telling me that Saddam Hussein was dead [because like Dick Cheney & George Bush, I think they're the same], which duh, I knew, and then for some reason I was thinking about Arrested Development, and then I finally put it together. And then I turned on the tv and was . . . weirded out to see all the college kids cheering in the streets. Did they think we won a National Championship? I found it unseemly. Celebrate, but not like you're at Mardi Gras.
Remember Libya? And how stuff is going on there? Bloody, violent stuff? Even Qaddafi's erstwhile regional compatriot the Prime Minister of Turkey has said that he needs to step down. Dude, JUST GO. This is not going to end well for you.
And finally, evidently Obama kicked ass at the White House Correspondents Dinner [You Tube Link]. I didn't actually watch, but did follow along on Twitter, which is where I get most of my information. Shut up, so do you. Anyway, he took aim at Fox, Birthers, Trump, all manners of idiocy. Refreshing. Particularly the Kenyan Muslin birth video.
What did I miss?
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