“Checking Facebook, everyone says they are ok”- um, yeah, except those 8 people

Mass shootings are far more common that Islamic terrorist attacks, yet there’s one we can do nothing about, and for the other we can close the borders, fuck Trump.

On the other hand, more than 260,000 people have died violent deaths as the direct result of the Iraq War, which we launched in retaliation for 9/11.

Amen, but it isn’t going to stop Trump and his right winged nut jobs from demanding a closed border

+1 Malice in the Palace

Last night my buddy says, “Checking Facebook, everyone says they are ok”

People are, by nature, absolute crap about perception and analysis of risk. There’s tons of studies and theories on this. Some people think our instincts are still stuck in the “Oh crap I’m going to be eaten by a lion” phase and others posit that it’s more a social/learning issue.

Oh, right!

Built ISIS Tough

There’s a wide gulf between “don’t do anything” and “live in fear.” I think the point of this column is a reminder to not live in fear. That doesn’t mean you crassly turn a blind eye to events that happen.

I don’t know what this says about me or the state of the world or whatever, but I am far more afraid of a gun-nut white supremacist neo-nazi doing me harm than an ISIS agent. As awful as this situation was, the radicalization of white nationalists—and the government’s hem hem about it—is a more pressing problem in the…

That FB “check in” is pure bullshit. Instead of alleviating stress, every time a notification of “so and so marked themselves as safe” came up, I would get more stressed out over the people who hadn’t responded. And there’s no earthly way to disable those nonsense notifications!

He’s gonna be the target of a small scale attack from al Qancer.

HEY NOW!!!!!

I just wonder how Home Depot will spin this.. like “Our Trucks are 18 Bodies strong” or “Our Trucks, they get two bombs up”?

I tried having this conversation the other day with a guy that carries concealed everywhere he goes because he’s convinced that he’s going to need to defend himself against a terrorist, but doesn’t wear a seatbelt and hasn’t been to a doctor for any screenings in years.

We lost this fight over 16 years ago, when an up-and-coming, scrappy underdog managed to shatter our glass jaw and we responded by running into the stands and trying to fight the fucking audience.

Risk is a part of life. You take a big chance getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan.

Plus, I discovered an easier way to have my music selected for me with this secret device called a “radio.”

1) Thank you, it means a lot to hear men acknowledge there is more to why so many women endure sexual harassment, assault and rape than the literal moment of the crime.