What a day!

Hi,
Thank you for stopping by.
At 7am this morning I noticed my miniature pinscher, Luna, had several bumps on her head. I picked her up for a closer look and saw her face, eyes and jaw swell and watched more bumps form down her neck, in a matter of minutes.
I rushed to my landlady, Angele, and she applied some liquid Benadryl to her head and I put cold compresses on her. Angele also gave her a baby Tylenol.
Another girlfriend picked up some anti-allergen pills at the vets, that covers spider, scorpion, bee and ant bites.
Luna is now much better, 8 hours later, although she is quite exhausted. As I am.
On top of all of this, our 3x a day water rationing has been cut back to 2x a day.
I will have a new edition tomorrow!
BUT, I do have a few things to post that I did before Luna's misadventure.




It is only a matter of time....

In Gaza, at Least 16 Die at U.N. School Used as Civilian Shelter
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — A series of explosions at a school run by the United Nations sheltering hundreds of Palestinians who had fled their homes for safety from Israeli military assaults killed at least 16 people on Thursday afternoon and wounded many more. The cause was not immediately clear.


To prevent Hamas from killing innocents with rockets, maybe we should give them the surgical strike technology Israel is using in Gaza. - Gen JC Xtian patriot

My empathy for the suffering in #Gaza does not make me anti-Semitic, nor does it make me pro-Hamas or anti-Israel. It makes me human.- David Harris-Gershon tweet




This Guy Must Be A Descendant From Those Money Changers In The Temple
A Republican congressional candidate responded to a mass shooting by suggesting that Americans had a constitutional right to own as powerful weaponry as they can afford.

“It is my belief that any, any, any, any weapon that our government and law enforcement possesses ought to be allowed for individuals to possess in this country,” said Jody Hice, a religious right activist, talk radio host, and Georgia congressional candidate.

Cold War II -- from the people who brought you Iraq War II.- LOLGOP



Hey, Republicans, Investigate This!
US nuclear plants must better prepare for the risk of natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and floods, said a report Thursday on lessons learned from Japan’s Fukushima crisis in 2011.

Current approaches to regulating nuclear safety “are clearly inadequate for preventing core-melt accidents and mitigating their consequences,” the report said.

Let he without typo cast the first scone.- LOLGOP

You can tell this drought is getting really bad. Today at lunch, my waiter asked if I wanted a glass of water or a future for my children. I took the water. - Conan O'Brien

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As a hobby, bean farmer Axel Erlandson shaped trees - he pruned, bent, and grafted trees into fantastic shapes and called them "Circus Trees." 

Peace.

Ukraine Says 2 Fighter Jets Are Shot Down as Clashes Intensify

Ukraine Says 2 Fighter Jets Are Shot Down as Clashes Intensify
Fighting intensified in the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine on Wednesday, with military officials reporting that two Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets had been shot down near the village of Dmytrivka in the east.



Hey everybody in the world this would be a good time to thank Russia for making your own politicians look very very good.- John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Iraq PM seeks Sunni tribal help in battling insurgency
• Gaza bloodshed deepens, airlines shun Israel
• Outcry after MP tweets he would fire rockets at Israel
• US tracked missile that brought down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17
• Intentional poisoning of water supply serving 8,000 being described as “terrorism” in Costa Rica

Breaking News: The name of the Russian Rocket Launcher was Ivan Youpushthewrongswitvch.

The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! To The Aid Of Russia!
 Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government's call for tough sanctions over Moscow's arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said in a report Wednesday.




President Kennedy said let's put a man on the moon, and by God, 10 years later we put a man on the moon. Monday was the 45th anniversary. Nowadays a big deal for us is we combined the croissant and the doughnut to get a cronut. - David Letterman

"In Republican fantasy world, everything is always Obama's fault. Somehow, he's weak and he's ineffective, and yet he pulls the strings on everything in the world." - Bill Maher




Republican Shenanigans

• Rep. Louie Gohmert: Israel’s invasion of Gaza means ‘it is time to bomb Iran’
• Researchers Think They Know Why College-Educated People Support The Tea Party
• Fox hosts outraged that Texas 911 operators are ‘forced’ to help dying non-English speakers
• Anti-abortion group harasses Unitarian church during moment of silence for dead member
• Jon Stewart hammers John McCain: Let’s see who’s been absolutely wrong more often
• Sarah Palin -- Ticketed for Speeding ... 'I Wasn't Speeding, I Was Qualifying'

How will Republicans try to take away your health insurance today?- LOLGOP



GOP Governor Whines About Eight Child Refugees
Maine Governor Paul LePage blasted the White House on Tuesday for placing in his state eight children who tried to cross the border illegally.

New Anti-Abortion Legislation Requires Doctors To Scale 18-Foot Wall Surrounding Clinic. - The Onion



NRA: Arming Our Children
NRA commentator Billy Johnson this week proposed that children be forced to learn shooting skills in order to graduate as part of a plan to enact “gun-required zones” in the United States, and use taxpayer money to subsidize firearm purchases.

"Marvel Comics announced that the next Captain America will be black. He has the same powers as white Captain America, except he has to show I.D. when he votes." - Bill Maher



Rock The Voter News

• Obama government looks to satisfy religious groups on Obamacare
• U.S. announces arrests in border crackdown on human smuggling
• U.S. scientists urge 'national vision' to curb coastal risks in report

CNN Anchor Spars With Russia Today Anchor
In a contentious live interview on CNN Wednesday, "New Day" anchor Chris Cuomo sparred with Russia Today anchor Peter Lavelle over Russia's response to the downing of Flight MH17, with Cuomo at one point accusing Lavelle of "carrying water for Russia."

Officials are concerned that people in Los Angeles are too apathetic about the drought. We're not doing anything about it. Of course, that will change next week when we announce that the drought is killing all the marijuana crops. - Conan O'Brien

The federal government should agree to pay for Rick Perry's National Guard deployment if he'll take Medicaid expansion for 1 million Texans. - LOLGOP



Wah! Obama Is Sending Illegal Immigrant Kids All Over The Country!
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is criticizing President Barack Obama's administration for failing to inform Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad that at least 139 immigrant children have been sent to Iowa who were detained by the Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico.

Koch Brothers Hacking The Internet One App At A Time
The hackathon — an event in which teams compete to build new apps and programs within a short period of time — was part of the first inaugural Reboot, conference where hundreds of conservative hackers, coders, designers, tech entrepreneurs and conservative political activists joined some of the nation’s top Republicans to strategize and — ideally — emerge with The Next Great App. As an incentive, the conference organizers offered $10,000 in prize money to be awarded to the best ideas.


Business/Tech News

• Oil stays above $102 amid Gaza peace efforts
• US stocks rise; S&P 500 sets intraday record
• China detains five in US fast-food scandal 
• Lithuania clears last hurdle to joining euro zone 
• Puncture-Prone Rail Cars May Be Phased Out in Two Years 
• Hundreds of postal workers protest at Chicago Staples over outsourcing

The Aurora killer was able to legally buy 6000 rounds of ammo online and Tommy Chong was put in jail for selling bongs.- John Fugelsang



Boing Boing Boeing
Boeing shares were losing altitude Wednesday as investors fret about about yet another of the aerospace giant’s program running into turbulence.

Yes Grandma, I'm almost positive Arachnophobia is not the fear of people from Iraq- Super Girl Tweet


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Odd News

• Chinese Businessman Sips Tea From $36.3 Million Ming Dynasty Cup, Angers The Internet
• White flags that replaced American flags at Brooklyn Bridge taken down
• Donut capers stymie police in Oregon
• Giant ketchup bottle up for sale in southern Illinois
• Woman: Backyard near turnpike is not a rest stop

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Angel Falls, Venezuela.

Peace.

Conservative think tanker tells tea partiers: Being drawn and quartered ‘too good’ for Obama

Conservative think tanker tells tea partiers: Being drawn and quartered ‘too good’ for Obama
A senior analyst for the conservative Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) expressed support for the idea of not only impeaching President Barack Obama during a speech to a Florida Tea Party group, but also for his public execution, Right Wing Watch reported.



41% of Republicans do not believe the president is a citizen; 61% do not believe he walked on the moon. - LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Gaza Hospitals Caught in Crossfire, Four Dead
• Egypt calls for Israeli, Palestinian peace talks
• German Jews condemn 'explosion of hate' at pro-Gaza rallies
• Clashes between Libya army, Islamists kill 16
• Russians fed conspiracy theories on Ukraine crash
• Malaysia quietly worked back channels to secure bodies, black boxes
• Clinton: US, Europe should get tough on Russia
• 'I no longer talk to Obama': Turkey's Erdogan
• Ortega calls attack on supporters in Nicaragua a "massacre"

BREAKING: Americans demand foreign policy littered with adjectives that indicate male potency and no foreign wars. - LOLGOP

Is Baghdad Next?
Using its own version of "soft" and "hard" power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado.



Looking for the guys who say America's a Christian nation? They're taking a break from yelling at kid refugees to rip away health insurance.- LOLGOP

Republican Shenanigans

• Need Campaign Cash? No Problem. Sue The President
• Anti-Immigration Rally Blows Up in Teaparty's Face
• Creationist Ken Ham calls to end space program because aliens are going to hell anyway
• Putin’s Russia At 19% Approval From Americans: Still More Popular Than Congress

Kicking Obamacare In The Teeth
A U.S. federal judicial panel on Tuesday dealt a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama's healthcare law, throwing out a provision that provides millions of Americans with subsidies for private health insurance.


Republicans who spent the last six years rooting for breakdown of health care markets and poor people without insurance are happy today.- Josh Barro

Excited about the GOP website mocking Hillary's wealth. I hope they point out how little she has compared to GOP candidates!- Top Conservative Cat



This Gives A Whole New Meaning To "Do you know where your kids are?"
An evangelical group has launched a campaign to convert children to Christianity at public spaces and schools in Oregon.

Parents concerned about the group’s intentions have launched their own campaign to warn about the Child Evangelism Fellowship’s Good News Club and its tactics...

Lawsuit Against Obama Thrown Out
A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Senator’s legal challenge to a part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that grants health insurance subsidies for members of Congress and their staffs.



Luckily Rick Perry has his genius glasses now or he'd have sent the National Guard to Taco Bell :( - LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Rocker Tom Petty: ‘No one’s got Christ more wrong than the Christians’
• Wave of migrant children threatens to ‘implode’ U.S. immigration courts, judge warns
• Facts and figures on child migrants heading to US
• Working-class whites lose voting dominance in Ohio

How DARE Obama prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against gays! Doesn't he know God is a huge bigot?-  Top Conservative Cat

Offshore Tax Havens Will End When Hell Freezes Over
 Immediate government action is needed to plug a loophole that allows U.S. corporations to avoid federal taxes by shifting their tax domiciles overseas through deals known as inversions, the head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said on Tuesday.



BREAKING: Federal court rules in favor of Republican plan to impoverish people who dare to get decent health insurance.- Top Conservative Cat

Ah, I miss 20th century Republicans who accepted voting rights and birth control.- LOLGOP



Delta Staying Out Of Israel
Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.

Business/Tech News

• Oil gains further on concerns over Ukraine, Gaza
• Bank crisis further rattles Portugal economy
• Airlines body calls on governments to lead review of airspace risks
• Hopkins settles pelvic exam suits for $190 million
• JetBlue pilot among 6 arrested in Boston drug bust
• Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

June was the warmest month on record, if you believe so called "records."- LOLGOP



Detroit Unions Speak Loudly
 A year after filing for bankruptcy, Detroit is building momentum to get out, especially after workers and retirees voted in favor of major pension changes just a few weeks before a judge holds a crucial trial that could end the largest public filing in U.S. history.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which raised the drinking age to 21. Also turning 30 today: a 16-year-old boy, according to his fake ID. - Seth Myers

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I hope you had a good time today!

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Odd News

• George Harrison memorial tree killed by beetles
• Germany allows seriously ill patients to grow their own cannabis
• High water moves Alaska regatta into parking lot
• Hunt on for large, exotic snake in New Jersey lake
• Millionaire arrested after allegedly exposing himself, urinating on candy in public
• Driver Says God Told Her ‘I’ll Take It From Here,’ So She Let Go Of Wheel; Promptly Runs Over Motorcyclist

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That hammock is just waiting for someone.

Peace.