Dec. 25th, 2020

gridlore: Hand-held Stop sign raised against the sky (Stop Sign)
OK, listen up you primitive screwheads.

There was a bombing in Nashville, Tennessee this morning. A rather odd bombing that involved a potentially false report to draw police to the scene, a suspicious RV that began blasting a warning and a countdown, and then a powerful explosion.

That's all we know for a fact. No one, at this point has claimed responsibility. There have been, as I write this, no arrests.

I am going to suggest something radical: what for more information before blaming the bombing on anyone. We do not know who, how, or why. We don't know if there was anyone in the RV when it exploded. We don't know if there was a target. The FBI is on the scene, and the crime scene covers several square blocks.

Finally, I shall remind you that on April 18th, 1996, 90% of Americans were absolutely certain that the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, had been bombed by Arab terrorists. The facts showed otherwise. Wait for the facts.
gridlore: Photo: Rob Halford on stage from the 1982 "Screaming for Vengeance" tour (Music - Rob Halford)
On Twitter just now there was a post about "what do you wear on your feet around the house?" I and several other people answered "shoes."

Which sent one asshole off. Because we're filthy animals who smear dog feces and urine all over our homes, and nobody wears shoes inside!

Cue several people - including me - explaining that for medical reasons, yes, we do wear shoes at almost all times. Walking barefoot is painful for me, not to mention dangerous because I can't feel my feet!

What followed was some of the most ableist, germophobic bullshit I have ever read. None of us really needed shoes, we were all living in heaps of filth, and of course, we were all lying about our various disabilities.

I muted him when he started with the gif reactions, which are the white flag of Twitter. Muted, not blocked. Because if I just mute them, They can still see what I write and reply, but I never see it. It drives them absolutely mad!

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