Different Day, Same Shit.

- It's good to see the "Occupying Wall Street" movement going on strong, even though I have the distinct feeling it will peter out at some point and die with a whimper. I hope it spreads to other cities -- people need to let it be known they won't tolerate being drained and discarded for financial and political gain.

Not everyone's supportive of "Occupying Wall Street." This fucking guy or gal thinks they're all "a bunch of spoiled brats":

This bunch ought to get down on their knees in thanks that America's capitalist Founding Fathers saw fit to protect the privileges of the dumb and obnoxious along with everyone else.

They should also salute the NYPD and all its officers for paying diligent attention to ensuring that peace and harmony reign in their daze of rage. But no.

Blindly directed pseudo-patriotism and an equally blind subservience to authority, no matter how brusque that authority can be. No name on the op-ed piece, but the tone of it suggests someone who likes their brew in bags, if you get my drift.

- I guess all of the "SUPPORT ARE TROOPS" rhetoric goes out the window when it comes to GLBT servicemen. It really showed how classless the Tea Swillers can be. And the President wasn't about to stand for any of it.

Some people are wondering why Obama can't be that impassioned when it comes to standing up for the black community. And others are wondering if Obama would tell any other group to essentially "stop bitching and sack up" like he told the CBC.

- For those who think the anonymity of the Internet is ironclad, read this. Saying the ongoing drug wars in Mexico are "out of control" would be the understatement to end all understatements.

- The Department of Homeland Security is scheduled to move its headquarters into the western campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. There's a metaphor in there, somewhere, I know it.

- The way things are going, most sex offender listings won't be worth much. Not when 16-year-olds and guys like these are being thrown on the list. Once you're on that list, it's pretty much "Game Over" as far as your career and livelihood is concerned.

Stay safe out there. It's not just the meat and pork that's killing folks -- it's the gatdamned fruit, too.

To get an idea of the long-running drug wars in Mexico, bone up on your Spanish (or let Google Translate do most of the work) and take a gander at El Blog del Narco. It is grisly and unpleasant, but so is reality in general.

The U.S. happens to be highly involved in Mexico's drug wars -- if it's not trafficking and then promptly losing semi-automatic weaponry in a failed weapons-tracking program, then it's funding the Mexican government to the tune of billions of dollars per year to help combat the ever-powerful drug cartels. Seriously, these guys DO NOT fuck around.

Meanwhile, patriotic Americans are no doubt worried about what seems to be a disturbing turn of events for them -- seeing a foreign nation staging military operations on their soil, nevermind these guys are headed straight back to Mexico to fight what seems to be a losing battle. I wonder if Gov. Goodhair knew about this. I wonder what the Teabaggers would do to Obama when they get wind of this.