- A new survey from Chapman University finds that
the most common American fear is … walking alone at night,
followed by becoming the victim of identity theft, safety on the
Internet, being the victim of a mass shooting, and public speaking.
I have never been so ashamed to be an American. - A copycat White House fence
jumper was taken down by Secret Service dogs last night.
The 23-year-old Maryland native was unarmed and is said to suffer
from mental illness. - In the past month, U.S.-led
airstrikes in Syria have killed 521 Islamist militants and 32
civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights. - Russian artist Petr Pavlensky cut
off his ear while sitting naked atop the wall of a Moscow
psychiatry center to the government’s “use
of Psychiatry for political purposes“. - District of Columbia residents can
apply for a handgun concealed carry permit for the first
time starting today—but they must provide a specific reason why
they need one. - Matt Stolhandske, a gay man and board member of Evangelicals
for Marriage Equality, is
helping raise money for the Oregon bakers who refused to
make a cake for a lesbian wedding, lost their shop, and face a
hefty fine. - Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) says
he plans to vote for a ballot measure that would legalize
marijuana in Oregon, making him
the first senator to come out in favor of legal
recreational marijuana. - Vice profiles “the
gay libertarian gun nuts”, aka gay libertarians who support gun
rights, a concept which writer Cecilia D’Anastasio inexplicably
finds “perplexing.”
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