Random Shots for Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —

   I wasn’t expecting to like The Orville, not being a fan of Seth McFarlane’s previous work (I view Family Guy and American Dad as 30-minute bathroom breaks), but I was pleasantly surprised.

   For what it’s worth, the episode that the article’s picture comes from is a rewrite of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.”

2. Posted to Facebook —

   Consider that November’s run-off election is between Keller and Lewis, we have a “choice” between a virtual third Berry term from Lewis, or an Anglicized version of Martin Chavez from Keller.

   I’m voting for Dumpster Fire.

   https://facebook.com/Vote.Dumpster.Fire

3. Posted to Facebook —

   Apparently, “antifa” is now a form of sexual activity, according to Isaacson.

   So does holding a “TRUMP MUST GO” sign constitute foreplay?

   I’m guessing that “intercourse” involves setting cars on fire, smashing storefront windows, hitting opponents with a bike lock or tossing IEDs into the opposing crowd.

4. Posted to Facebook —

   The domain name — “haanity.com” — gives it away.

   Just like the emails I get advertising R0lex watches, V1agra, etc.

5. Posted to Facebook —

   Wayne, I was happy to vote for you yesterday. You’re still the only one in City OR County government worth listening to.

   Considering that in November, we’re looking at either a virtual third Berry term (Lewis) or an Anglicized version of Martin Chavez (Keller), I’ll be voting for Dumpster Fire in November.

   https://facebook.com/Vote.Dumpster.Fire

6. Posted to Facebook here, here, here, and here —

   

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. DC Comics — Astro City
2. Nova Magazine — Hillary Clinton Just Announced Her Next Move And Marked Her Return To The Political Arena
3. IDW Publishing — Star Wars Adventures
4. Marvel Comics — Star Wars Annual
5. Star Trek: Discovery
6. The Orville
7. Tor Books [Tom Doherty Associates] — Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson
8. MSN News from Microsoft — Bannon: It’d Be The ‘End Of Everything’ If Trump Turned Left On Gun Control by Nicole Lafond, Talking Points Memo
9. The Sportsman Channel — Guns & Ammo TV
10. Chiller — The Outer Lmits (1995-2002)
11. Institute for Justice [IJ] — Taking on the Federal Forfeiture Racket by Robert Everett Johnson
12. Daily Mail [UK] — REVEALED: Fetish website profile of anti-fa professor who tweeted about ‘dead cops’ where he appears in photos tied up and tells how he calls partners ‘dirty fascist lapdog w****s’ by Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
13. The Red Elephants — What Guns Were Used in Las Vegas Shooting? by Rick Write
14. Reason — Hit & Run: How Could Anyone Deny the Need for Tougher and More Stringently Enforced Gun Laws in the Wake of the Vegas Slaughter? by Brian Doherty
15. The Mary Sue — Writer John Scalzi Nails Why It’s So Hard to Be Creative Under Trump by Kaila Hale-Stern
16. The Washington Times — Drexel professor blames ‘Trumpism,’ white entitlement for Las Vegas massacre by Jessica Chasmar
17. Thanks and R.I.P., Hugh Hefner by James Bovard
18. The Libertarian Enterprise — Number 942, 1 October 2017
19. Setting up the straw man by Vin Suprynowicz
20. Washington Examiner — Tillerson, Mattis, Mnuchin forge ‘suicide pact’ in the event Trump wants one of them gone: Report by Melissa Quinn
21. TAOFLEDERMAUS YouTube channel —
    1. Shotgun Shell exploding OUTSIDE a gun – What Happens?
    2. 100 Flint Shotgun Ferrocerium fire-starting slugs
    3. QB-SLUGS – RARE Anti-Materiel shotgun rounds
22. Futurism — China Has a Radical New Plan to Get Rockets – and Humans – to Space by Kyree Leary
23. Society Of Rock — Sammy Hagar Posted A Video Asking Fans For A Small Favor After The Las Vegas Shooting And Tom Petty’s Death
24. Black Mirror