Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Cold Weather Forecast
Meanwhile, here's Garth Kemp, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
West Boca High School Students March to Protest Gun Violence (VIDEO)
Nikolas Cruz Was Reported Over 30 Times (VIDEO)
And see, "Warning signs in Florida school shooting have officials taking a hard look at procedures."
Claudia Romani in Sheer Black Dress
Also, at Egotastic!, "Claudia Romani Sexy Valentines Lingerie Shoot."
The Dark Stain of American Gun Exceptionalism
Freaky.
At Task & Purpose, "The View From Afghanistan: The Dark Stain of American Gun Exceptionalism."
The View From Afghanistan: The Dark Stain Of American Gun Exceptionalism (Jared Keller / Task & Purpose)https://t.co/T21r1MrogPhttps://t.co/QstzI32Z8D
— memeorandum (@memeorandum) February 21, 2018
Monday, February 19, 2018
Steve Coll, Directorate S
And at Amazon, Steve Coll, Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
James Forman, Jr., Locking Up Our Own
At Amazon, James Forman, Jr., Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Chloe Benjamin, The Immortalists
At Amazon, Chloe Benjamin, The Immortalists.
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?
It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes...
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Parkland Shooter Nikolas Was Mentally Disturbed
Leftists now are decrying talk about mental health, claiming it's a ruse to divert attention from "common sense" gun control, as always.
At the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
#Parkland #Florida #NikolasCruz https://t.co/wD2o0zQM5T
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) February 17, 2018
BREAKING: FBI ignored warning that Nikolas Cruz might conduct school shooting https://t.co/DUwBWvyZyj pic.twitter.com/w6sEnrWeM5
— Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) February 16, 2018
Nikolas Cruz was regularly in trouble at school for years, disciplinary records show - Sun Sentinel https://t.co/UvZSfixgC4
— Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) February 18, 2018
Leftists Turn to Connecticut in Wake of #Parkland Massacre
Leftists never learn.
At NYT, "In Wake of Florida Massacre, Gun Control Advocates Look to Connecticut."
In the wake of the Florida school shooting, gun-control advocates are pointing to the success of Connecticut in addressing the spiraling toll of gun violence https://t.co/hFeZnBzkUs
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 18, 2018
Parkland Shooting Survivors Plan March on Washington
We are all sickened by what happened in FL last week, but we cannot ignore these tragedies any longer. I am so inspired to see the students of Parkland & kids all over this country standing up to the status quo. On March 24, we march. Join us. #MarchForOurLives @MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/2v3yABKYn3
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) February 18, 2018
Watch these kids from Parkland speak to politicians- “At this point you are either with us or against us”. https://t.co/6hO6SJhYGe
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) February 18, 2018
Boston Globe Front-Page on #Parkland Shootings: 'We Know What Will Happen Next'
Wow. Boston Globe front today is something else. pic.twitter.com/oxCdXqN9YO
— Ali Watkins (@AliWatkins) February 16, 2018
Deport Amanda Marcotte!
The Other McCain calls for Marcotte's deportation, on Twitter:
Can we please deport Amanda Marcotte, preferably to some Third World "shithole country"? pic.twitter.com/vYMNQLFuew
— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) February 17, 2018
https://t.co/L2nZlLlZZ1 Trump’s all-out assault on legal immigration makes it clear that his guiding principle is white nationalism, full stop.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) February 16, 2018
Mandatory Minimum Age Requirements for Gun Ownership
He argues these gun control proposals would be specifically geared toward "the plague of school shootings, whose perpetrators are almost always young men."
At the New York Times, "No Country For Young Men With AR-15s."
My Sunday column: No Country For Young Men With AR-15s:https://t.co/madLZI3yGf
— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) February 18, 2018
Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
It took me almost a month to read, because school started and I had the flu. Besides, it's almost 700 pages. It's good though. Thought provoking. At times powerfully written.
At Amazon, Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook: A Novel.