--THE WORLD IS ALREADY UP AND IT’S BUSY

 

…Happy Independence Day.  I hope your celebration is joyous.

Personally, I’m not a fan of fireworks.  Here on my little lake people go nuts.  I mean really, really nuts.  Things start exploding around dusk and don’t let up until 2am.  Some families must spend over five grand.  I guess whatever floats your boat is fine.  Americans spend over $800 million on fireworks each year.
…On a side note, I saw this unbelievable article in the news:

 

WOMAN CROWNED MISS HITLER

A Scottish woman was crowned Miss Hitler 2016 following a neo-Nazi contest. 

A Scottish woman, who goes by the disturbing pseudonym “A-Bus-Full-of-Retards,” was named the winner of the Miss Hitler 2016 competition.
The pageant was held by the Britain-based radical youth movement National Action.
The woman, who was interviewed under her pseudonym for the competition, said she was an NA activist who had dedicated her life to the group.
In photos uploaded to the group’s website, the brunette can be seen posing wearing a kilt and a T-shirt with the National Action insignia on it.
In every photo, her face is half covered with a black skull scarf, and in some she appears to be doing the Nazi salute.
“Eventually the Jewish propaganda became too obvious to ignore, and so I became involved with NA.”
She said she “would be a very lonely Nazi” without her partner and was sad that she had lost friends because of their “openly antifascist views.”
When asked if she could kill one person, who would it be?, she responded: “I would put Angela Merkel (without any protection) in one of her camps and let her pet refugees do the rest.”
“Brutal honesty” was what she said she liked most about being in the group.
“I love how uncompromising NA is with their beliefs and how much this triggers people across the whole political spectrum,” she said.
“This brutal honesty allows us to distinguish between the dedicated Nazis and absolute pussies.”
National Action claimed the purpose of the competition was to show the world their “far-right views” and give female members a chance to share their reasons for becoming a part of the group.

…And then there’s this:

In 2016, Toddlers Have Shot More People in the US Than Muslim Terrorists Have

 Donald Trump has made a big deal out of barring Muslims from entering the United States on the basis that some might be terrorists sneaking in to stage attacks. But the real front line in protecting Americans' safety may be much closer to home.
America's own playpens.
According to the Washington Post, our nation's nurseries are housing more than just unbearable levels of cuteness: Twenty-three people have been shot by toddlers in the U.S. since the start of 2016 — exactly 23 more than have been shot by Muslim terrorists over the same period.