First off we know school has started in Oklahoma. That's because an opening day assembly at Luther High School, east of Oklahoma City, was interrupted when a 14 year old was stabbed multiple times by another student. The names of both the victim and perpetrator haven't been released. In addition the motive remains a mystery, although rumors in the semi rural suburb are that it had to do with a case of bullying which carried over from the local middle school. Of course, given the way things have been going, the real reason for the stabbing could simply be the kid who did it couldn't get his, or her, hands on a gun in order go all Columbine on the vic and anyone else who got in the way.
Tragically getting a gun isn't a problem in Chicago. News reports say in a 14 hour span beginning Friday afternoon and ending early this morning 26 people were shot in the Windy City. The number amounts to 26 more casualties than U.S. troops serving in combat zones around the globe suffered during the same time frame. Those wounded include a three year old boy who was one of seven shot in a single incident. If the NRA chooses to respond to this latest round of mayhem history tells us they will beat their chest and insist the citizens of Chicago must be allowed to carry firearms for their personal protection. Such logic ignores one painfully obvious fact--they already have more fucking guns than the army of Montenegro and they are using them with horrifying consequences.
Meanwhile in Columbus, OH, former Ohio State University assistant football coach Zach Smith took another hit. Not only did he get fired after it came to light he had allegedly abused his now ex-wife on more than one occasion, but this week a series of self taken photos have emerged. There are a couple he took of his penis while he was in a White House bathroom during a visit there in 2015 to honor the OSU national championship team. There is also one of him getting a blow job by an Ohio State staffer in his coach's office while a second shows them copulating. His attorney has threatened to report anyone in possession of the photos to a DA, because they, "are a felony." Additionally there is evidence he received shipments amounting to $2,000 worth of what is being described as erotic merchandise, again at his office. Those items include one named the, "Almost Naked Dare Thong."
Then we have Alex Jones. In April several family members of the children and adults who were gunned down in Newtown, CT sued the master of all conspiracy bullshit in a Texas court. They contend Jones has continually defamed them since 2012 because he has and still insists to his followers the murdered kids either didn't exist at all, or were killed by agents of the Obama administration to further its gun control agenda--and, oh yeah--the parents and relatives are nothing more than government paid crisis actors. Early this week, perhaps realizing reality could well win out over malignant fiction, Jones and his staff began busily deleting all his social media posts regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School nightmare. The plaintiffs are now accusing him of destroying evidence. Their argument is well founded, but we all know, somewhere out there on the net, someone has screen shots of all his crazed lies. It is just a matter of tracking them down. Jones' maliciousness is so vile he was recently banned by Facebook, YouTube, Apple, LinkedIn, Spotify, Pinterest, and other social media sites.
Finally we come to Kaitlin Bennett who is a recent graduate of Kent State University. She is also a rising star among right wing internet dwellers. This week, in an attempt to disparage LeBron James' altruism, she breathlessly told us 80% of James' education project the, I Promise School in Akron, would be funded by the public, thereby portraying him as nothing more than an attention grabbing fake. She is only sort of correct. What she didn't say is in order to keep its status as a public school--something James wants--Ohio law says he can only finance 20% of the place's operating costs. If he kicks in any more the school will be classified as a private institution and will be required to charge for things like tuition, books, and lunches, none of which parents of students attending there can afford. She also didn't mention grants LBJ is establishing for college scholarships the school's pupils will eligible for if their grades are good enough. But, hey, ignoring inconvenient details is what ultra right wing troglodytes do. Apparently it is in their DNA.
So there we have it sports fans, music lovers, and burned out optimists--just another week in the land of the free and the home of the extraordinarily well armed.
May God have mercy on us all.
8-18-18
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