Among blacks, 67% say people should be more careful with language to avoid offending people of different backgrounds, while just 30% say too many people are easily offended by language these days. Among whites, opinions are reversed: 67% say too many are easily offended, compared with 32% who think more care should be taken to not offend others.
Category Archives: Fail!
Trump captures GOP nomination as convention speakers focus their fire on Clinton – The Washington Post – “Focus fire? A shooter’s term – wtf. And the e-mail version headline was: “In Trump’s moment of triumph, Clinton is in the crosshairs” Who is suggesting that Hillary Clinton should be assassinated or that Trump wants her shot?”
The Republican National Convention’s first two nights have been striking for the unusual amount of time spent demonizing Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.
All the Different Things the Trump Campaign Said About Melania Trump’s Speech – The New York Times – She did not write the speech so blame it on someone else and “no foul.” ROTFLMAO!
“I’m sure what happened is the person who was helping write this plucked something in there, an unfortunate oversight, and certainly Melania didn’t have anything to do with it.” — Sam Clovis, a Trump campaign co-chairman, in an MSNBC interview_______“If the staff did not do their job properly, and didn’t vet the speech properly based on the larger picture and narrative that she put together, then there should be accountability. No question.” Corey Lewandowski, Mr. Trump’s former campaign manager
Source: All the Different Things the Trump Campaign Said About Melania Trump’s Speech – The New York Times
Kashmir on Fire | Inter Press Service
Kashmir is bleeding once again. Many innocent civilians have been brutally killed and many more injured by the Indian security forces. Surprisingly, there is a deafening silence in the local media. No views, no comments whatsoever have appeared. Strangely, the media, which is otherwise very active and springs into action on the slightest violation of human rights, kept mum as if Kashmiris are not human, their blood carries no importance and is cheaper than water. Many nowadays are voicing serious concerns about the rights of drug addicts killed by the police but not a single word for Kashmiris.Views and opinions apart, there was a complete blackout in the local print media about the recent incidents of human rights violations in the Indian-occupied Kashmir by the Indian military and paramilitary forces against those protesting the killing of Kashmiri leader Burhan Wani, who was extremely popular among the masses. As a result, dozens of innocent Kashmiris were killed, over 2,100 have been injured, 400 of whom critically. People have been denied access to basic emergency services and right to health. There have been incidents of violence, harassment and shelling of teargas in hospitals to prevent access to hospitals and restrict the movement of ambulances. The brutality can be gauged from the fact that Indian Security Forces used pellet guns above waist-height, resulting in many injured, including those who lost their eyesight.The use of excessive force against innocent civilians, protesting over extrajudicial killings, is deplorable and a blatant violation of the right to life, right to freedom of expression and opinion, right to peaceful protest and assembly, and other fundamental human rights. In fact, Indian forces have since long employed various draconian laws like the Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act and Public Safety Act in killing the Kashmiri people, and for the arbitrary arrest of any individual for an indefinite period.
Man cleared of raping teenager in his sleep – “Swedish Judges – some – suffer from an infinite capacity for self-delusion to excuse rape.”
The condition of sexsomnia, from which the man is not believed to have been suffering at the time, according to Aftonbladet, came to national attention in 2014 when a suspected sleeping rapist in northern Sweden was cleared by an appeals court.
Source: Man cleared of raping teenager in his sleep – The Local
WHERE is the Military picture of Gavin Long? | 3CHICSPOLITICO
I have a personal rule whenever I hear about a shooting. IF you don’t see the picture of the ‘Alleged’ Shooter within 6 hours of the story, 9 times out of 10, the shooter is White…
Source: WHERE is the Military picture of Gavin Long? | 3CHICSPOLITICO
Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victims – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times
Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victimsEach image was captured in a moment — at the DMV for a new license, at graduation, at a wedding, on a sports field, holding a baby. Each life ended violently.Since it started eight years ago, The Homicide Report has had the goal of a story for every victim. Now we are expanding that goal to include a photograph for every victim. So far we’ve gathered pictures of 1,259 victims, about 9% of those killed. Help us do better. If you have a photo of a homicide victim to share, email it to homicidereport@latimes.com.
Source: Here are the faces of L.A. County’s homicide victims – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times
Victims in the last 12 months – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times – 12 months = 650 dead. No flags half-mast, no Governor’s statement or President’s – no CNN, MSNBC, just good old KTLA?
Los Angeles County murder and homicides victims, and their stories.
Source: Victims in the last 12 months – The Homicide Report – Los Angeles Times
Gunman kills patient and employee at Florida hospital | US news | The Guardian (So… I did not find a CNN crew reporting, the President making an announcement, Trump spewing – what’s that mean?)
A gunman entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room early on Sunday, went to the third floor and fatally shot a patient and an employee apparently at random, police said.David Owens, 29, entered Parrish Medical Center at 2am and used a handgun to fatally shoot 88-year-old patient Cynthia Zingsheim and employee Carrie Rouzer, 36, who was sitting with Zingsheim in her room, Titusville police said.Owens left the gun in the room and was tackled by two unarmed security guards as he left, police said.“The bravery they showed was amazing,” Titusville police chief John Lau said.Authorities said they had found no motive for the shooting and no immediate connection between Owens and the women. All lived in Titusville. The shooting “appears to be extremely random,” Brevard County sheriff Wayne Ivey said.Owens was charged with two counts of murder. He was being held without bail at the Brevard County jail.Court records show that in 2011 he was found guilty of battery on a police officer and that twice in 2012 a judge ordered him to undergo a mental health examination. Records show that other arrests for cocaine and marijuana possession and domestic battery were dismissed.No one answered the phone on Sunday at the Brevard County public defender’s office, and it could not be determined if Owens had an attorney.The hospital was reopened.
Source: Gunman kills patient and employee at Florida hospital | US news | The Guardian
We killed Qandeel Baloch – The Ladies Finger
What Qandeel did was represent a changing Pakistan: a Pakistan where a viral celebrity could engage with mainstream media and thus the rest of the country, despite being provocative. We began to witness a nation that was now questioning its own conscience as a result of her growing popularity, presence in TV shows and rise to becoming a household name despite being labelled a ‘slut’.The irony of Qandeel is that she came home for just one week, before leaving for abroad (presumably Dubai) with her parents to seek safety from the death threats she was receiving. Little did she know that the biggest threat to her, as is the case with most women in Pakistan, is the threat at home. Threat from the ones you love and love you back from the ones you grew up and the ones who have known you since you were a baby and the ones who are supposed to protect and nurture you from the hate that is often found swirling around in our toxic society: Your family.Fariha Altaf, tweeted that she spoke to Qandeel the night she was killed and she sounded so happy and excited. Just like that — a woman loved by many, a human with a life of hopes and dreams, was taken away from us. She died at the hands of her brothers for living her life on her own terms.The murder of Qandeel Baloch sends a very frightening message to every woman in Pakistan: WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE KILLED. They will find a reason for all of us, one by one until we can challenge this toxic brand of masculinity and honour.
Source: We killed Qandeel Baloch – The Ladies FingerThe Ladies Finger










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