Today's Mighty Oak


A short one today, dare I say that I’m just about caught up (on one source of blogging)!

First up, some karma: three lions killed rhino poachers.

New York has unveiled the first of a series of LGBT monumentsĀ that will be going up around the city.Ā  I’m hoping to see some of them when I’m there in December if I have time!

Currently the only gay male athlete in the five major sports, Collin Martin, got a standing ovation for his entrance into his first game since coming out publicly.

And finally, this amazing quote from one of the survivors of the shooting at the Capital Gazette:

I donā€™t know what I want right now but Iā€™m gonna need more than a couple days of news coverage and thoughts and prayers. Thanks for your prayers but I couldnā€™t give a f*ck about them if thereā€™s nothing else,ā€ she told the unfazed CNN host.



Alright, let’s see what we have today. Ā First up, the Patton Oswalt Star Wars filibuster (all from his head by the way, not scripted) has been animated:

As the debate about voter ID laws continue, here’s some startling facts:

Between 2000 and 2010 there were 649 million votes cast in general elections; 47,000 UFO sightings; 441 Americans killed by lightning; andĀ 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation.

So this is really, really scary: a child has burst into flames…four times! Ā And to be fair, he would more likely be part of the FF (Fantastic Four/Future Force, whatever they’re called at the moment).

Awesome music video from Mumford and Sons…and fiends:

A federal court has struck down a bigoted anti-Islamic law in Oklahoma. Ā It’s really nice to see that, as there has been a rash of hatred in the south (and the west) and it all seems so knee-jerk racism with no grounds in reality.

Good news, the American Bar Association is pushing a ban on using the “gay panic” defense. Ā Nice to see that making its way forward as well.

This is a bit sadistic, but fun to watch. Ā Turn on the English closed captions to know what’s going on:

That’s it for today, have a great one!



Alright, let’s see what we have today. Ā First up, an amazing story from the world of soccer. Ā Fans were shouting racial slurs at a player, so the entire time left the pitch.

This is an awesome job. Ā The benefits are pretty amazing:

A Swiss bank is closing after admitting it helps US citizens evade their taxes.

I think I linked to it before, but the House GOP killed the Violence Against Women Act because this year, it added three extra groups: immigrants, Native Americans and the LGBT community. Ā So yes, they can agree to protect women if they’re white and straight. Ā But otherwise, nope.

But this is really cute, our youngest Senator:

Scientists have made a model of what Mars may have looked like if it was more Earth-like, i.e. our climate, water coverage and ecosystems.

The sad state of communications:

I kind of hope Taco Bell pulls this off, the press they would get from it would be amazing. Ā I still have trouble believing an athlete eats that much Taco Bell though.

This is what it looks like when a polar bear wants to eat you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4KrdBp5OQ

So….the Pope denounced selfish capitalism:

Don’t forget that that throne is encrusted with jewels.

Okay, that’s it for now, have a great one everyone!

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