Child Molesting Robots

The Papacy should get with the times, do what worked for the US government; the new pope should be a younger charismatic black guy, that way the catholic church will be able to get away with all their crimes and even commit worse abuses, but no one will care because they've clearly moved on; look forward, not back and all that.

Taking Bets

As global capitalism enters its orgiastic death throes, our leaders know what is coming but they cannot or will not work to mitigate the damage (as it would amount to an admission of guilt), instead taking every precaution to preserve their own power and secure a future for themselves on the corpses of billions if not the planet itself. This is what we have been seeing for the last few decades as the War on Drugs and the War on Terror have been used as a pretext for panoptic levels of domestic surveillance/spying, the militarization of police forces and the domestic use of military forces, the criminalization and imprisonment of a disaffected minority class who would be sympathetic to a revolutionary movement, and various other implements of control.
Now we are seeing a deluge of anti-gun propaganda with more media focus on gun related violence than in previous years (violence is statistically on the downfall, what is more prevalent is the media actually covering such stories), as the elite class tries to remove obstacles to its survival. The more resistance to the state's attempt to deprive us of our right to self-defense, the more coverage of gun violence, and perhaps even more "incidents" to sway public opinion towards the disarmament of the citizenry. Within the next few years we will begin to see more examples of politically motivated violence, if not revolutionary violence, as the state becomes ever more repressive and prices begin to rise due to the decrease in the availability of oil. These attacks will come from both the right and left, but the focus will be on the right-wing violence as the "official" left-wing in this country long ago renounced the idea of violence as an agent of change. This does not mean however, that leftist violence will be treated any less harshly. This is what the elite class has been preparing for. They know the end of their power system is near and will only be maintained by massive amounts of violence directed towards those who would see it overthrown, for whatever reasons. They know the war is coming, they've been preparing, hell, waging it for years. "Our" side, or rather, those individuals and communities who have not been the subject of police violence for generations on end, do not even know there's a war on.

Hardly original thought, I just want to see if anyone wants to bet I'm wrong.

Updated Yet Again

I cried when they shot Gabbie Giffords
I wailed for more gun control
The shootings at movies and temples
Moved all American's souls
But who cares about drone bomb victims?
They're nothing but charred smoking holes
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

I go to women's rights rallies
And I love and support all the gays
The GOP is at war with our freedoms
But what's that about NDAA?
Oh you crazy conspiracy theorist
You folks never cease to amaze!
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Obama was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I forgot about anti-war protests
And torture's now safely ignored
George Bush was the worst person ever
But justice is really a bore
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

The people who all vote Republican
Should hang their heads in disgrace
I can't understand how their minds work
They're a shame on the whole human race
But now I'm okay with austerity
Barack really made a good case
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

I read Kos and Salon and Balloon Juice
I really keep up on the news
I can tell you about how the right wing
Ruins all that the Prez wants to do
You say he lied about single payer?
You're voting for Romney, aren't you?
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the Democratic party
Not even a question for me
There's no other viable option
Even if with them I claim to agree
I'd remind you that Nader ruined everything
So forget about Jill and Cheri
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal

Oh I love that you're young and impulsive
Wear every conceivable pin
Go to all those Occupy meetings
Just remember apostasy's a sin
Revolution is nothing to speak of
Don't you kids know that you'll never win?
So love me love me love me, I'm a liberal~

Got Me a Bumper Sticker!

Obama 2012: Because Evil Should Be Banal

Random Thoughts

I'm pretty sure hacky sacks grow naturally, eventually ripening and falling from the white people dreadlocks that produce them.

Little Bit of OC

Based on this.

Happy Pride!

"If [people] want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it?"

-Sojourner Truth

It's Our Ground; Stand It

"What if you could join an army to fight global environmental catastrophe? If you could simply enlist and say, give me whatever I will need to fight this thing, give me a cot, teach me how to fight, and I will fight it?
I’ll bet lots of people would join such an army.
But there is no such army to join."

He's wrong, there are armies to join. Unfortunately, most of them are labeled terrorist organizations by various governments beholden to corporate interests. Which says a lot about the state of environmental protection and awareness in our culture. Our future was given a price and it has been bought and sold cheaply by people who have only the next quarter's profits in mind. We never put it up for sale, but the laws say they own it now. Of course, laws mean nothing when they exist to protect stolen property, stolen resources, stolen wealth, stolen time.

But that leaves people with a mind to protect the futures of themselves and their loved ones in an awkward situation...

The Dead Enemies

So you've been the Prez
For a year or two
And you've got to make the call
With baseball cards
Of the ones in charge
Who cares just kill em all!

Like video games
We don't need no names
Got the bombs just let em go
Braggin' that you know
How the Pakis will blow
Up when we rock and roll!

It's time to taste what you most crave
Yes, Sir, you are so brave
Power to kill, power to save~
Power to kill, power to save~

It's a holiday in Waziristan
Tough luck Tariq Aziz!
It's a holiday in Waziristan
To put your mind at ease!

I'm not saying it was Aliens... but it was Aliens.

For me it's just accepting the fact that these movies will never be as good (or just plain coherent) as they could be if just a little more effort/thought/slapping down of the directors stupid fucking ideas, no George, shut up, that's fucking idiotic, you don't get to make films anymore/planning/research went into them and just take them as they are.

And I don't know if I can set 15 bucks aside for every decent movie that could have been good had it just had a little more work...

Triumph of the Kill

This film is surely going to be a clear-eyed objective view on the decision to assassinate bin Laden and a somber reflection on the death of a complicated, contentious, indeed evil human being.

Good thing Congress is pressing to allow production of domestic propaganda.

$60 UI

Diablo III: "How much can we get these suckers to pay for a browser game?"

Mayday

The cops looked tired and scared tonight. It was a beautiful sight.

Pansy Ass Christians Indeed

Oh god yes, look at those faces as they walk away; I could watch this video all day because it's not every day you get to experience schadenfreude of such great quality.

Thank you again Mr. Savage for being truthful and fierce and right.

The Misleading Statement of Fact Dollar

Are people really influenced by marketers putting labels on things that say something like "20% MORE THAN 18oz. BOTTLE!" or "40% MORE THAN COMPETITORS 24oz. SIZE!"? They're just stating the quantity of stuff in the bottle, they're making no other claim, but it's presented like it's something people should take into consideration when buying that brand.

Don't Worry

I can guarantee a Romney Presidency will be better than a second term of Obama, because under Romney, certain people will once again pretend to care about the horrible shit America does and will at least talk about trying to do something about it.

Well that's sort of better, right?

Seriously, fuck that guy.

In other news, Dick Cheney ripped the still-beating heart of a newborn from its chest, the first wail of its life the last, as he opened the yawning black chasm in his abdomen and forced it beside the dozens of other tormented, ichor dripping organs in another undeserved attempt to extend his horrid life...

"If you have to ask, yes."

http://yoisthisracist.com

Remind Them Afghans

I agree wholeheartedly with the author here; it is unspeakably insensitive to spend a decade invading, bombing, and terrorizing a nation, murdering and torturing thousands of men women and children, and driving tens of thousands more into homelessness and starvation, without at least having the good graces to be aware of their religious and cultural mores. They are absolutely right; there can be no justification for violent rampages, no matter what the injury.

A Story of Resistance