"There are a lot of ways to practice the art of journalism, and one of them is to use your art like a hammer to destroy the right people" - Hunter S. Thompson
By: Tom Prigg
Floating bear – Creative Commons
On Saturday, May 11th, the New York Times published a story, “Heat-Trapping Gas Passes Milestone, Raising Fears,” that reported about the highest day’s average of CO2 concentrations in human … Read more…
Submission by Jess Tarlini
Part Two of Three – Losing it
Violent fantasy about homicide is not an uncommon experience, often triggered by the end of an intimate relationship or sometimes job loss. It is about control and the protection … Read more…
Part One of Three – Introduction, a Few Truths, and Mental Health
This series sets out to examine some of the psychosocial factors that conspire to create public massacres like those at Sandy Hook and … Read more…
Photos by Thomas Boyd of Oregon Live
From CNN (emphasis added):
The Arkansas House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a measure that would allow concealed guns to be carried in churches and houses of worship, and the governor’s office says it plans to … Read more…
Reportedly this video is from Bridgeport, Connecticut. Dated January 28th of this year, the video shows an officer taze a man as he’s running. Once the man is lying on the ground, not moving, … Read more…
Washington needs a cannabis counselor of sorts. Since they’re new to this whole “Maui Wowie” thing they need someone to show them how to grow it, roll it, package it, cut it, sort it, and … Read more…
I was driving East towards Maryland on the 76 Turnpike and I couldn’t get last night’s Frontline show from PBS out of my head. It had enraged me and mixed my emotions about this trip … Read more…
Tuesday night, Oakland political activist and expecting mother, Bella Eiko, gave an impassioned speech at her city council meeting. She pleaded with the city council to not hire former NYPD Police Chief, William Bratton, an … Read more…
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