Hagerstown Mayor Bob Bruchey posted a comment on Facebook that implied the mayor of London was a terrorist. The mayor of London is Sadiq Khan, born to Pakistani emigrants in Tooting, South London. He is also a Sunni Muslim. Mayor Bruchey is suggesting that since Mayor Khan is a Muslim, he’s a terrorist. What an …
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I have been blocked by Steve Shives
I’ve joined thousands of other Twitter users and I’ve been blocked by Steve Shives. Who’s Steve Shives? He’s a guy who lives in nearby Sharpsburg, Maryland and maintains a YouTube channel dedicated to social justice, feminism, and atheism. He’s pretty famous for blocking people on Twitter. Evidently, he has a bot that blocks people based …
Confederate monuments are the ultimate participation trophies
One of the things I’d like to see in my lifetime is the removal of every single Confederate monument displayed on public land. These monuments are the ultimate in participation trophies. The people these statues attempt to glorify took up arms against the United States of America. They were also resoundingly beaten. The Confederates were …
The Ariana Grande Wacky Package sticker
I bought a pack of 2017 Wacky Packages 50th Anniversary stickers today at Target. Don’t judge. I went through them when I got home and when I saw the one featuring pop singer Ariana Grande on Starbucks’ inspired coffee cup, I thought Topps, the publisher of Wacky Packages, probably wishes they could have a do …
Islamist terror attack in London kills seven, injures 48
Three Islamists killed seven people and wounded another 48 last night in England’s capital city. The attack involved ramming a fast-moving vehicle into pedestrians on the London Bridge. The three Islamists then left their vehicle. All three were wearing what turned out to be fake suicide vests. They then began stabbing people in nearby bars …
Trump bans citizens from seven countries from entering U.S.
President Donald Trump is unique from past presidents in that he seems to keep his campaign promises. I’m still waiting for President Obama to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Our new commander in chief signed an executive order that bars citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. This ban will remain …