In The News


[Content note: Guns, gun culture, child abuse, torture, animal cruelty]

Black Smoke Wednesday:

A Little League in Illinois is raffling off an AR-15 assault rifle to raise money for its kids. Obviously!

The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a civil unions bill. Governor John Hickenlooper has promised to sign it into law.

George Prescott Bush has filed the official paperwork to run for Texas land commissioner. Swell.

Aquaman is back! Aquaman is back!

Were you one of the dipshits who paid $100 for a box of Twinkies on eBay? Whoops!

Ancient Mars could have sustained life. No doy!

A Montana man pleaded guilty to waterboarding his kids. No, that is not a typo.

The European Union has banned the sale of new cosmetic products containing ingredients tested on animals.

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