When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.
–Sinclair Lewis
Thanks for the last and greatest betrayal of the last and greatest of human dreams. Thanks for the American dream to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through. –William S. Burroughs
The battle’s been lost, the war is not won
An addled republic, a bitter refund
The business first flat earthers licking their wounds
The verdict is dire, the country’s in ruins
Providence blinked, facing the son
Where are we left to carry on
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
As we’ve written our stories to entertain
These notions of glory and bull market gain
The teleprompt flutters, the power surge brings
An easyspeak message falls into routine
Providence blinked, facing the son
Where are we left to carry on
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
A voice whispers “Son,
The blessed vision comes.”
What have I done
What have I done
So hold tight your babies and your guns
Forgive us our trespasses, father and son
Providence blinked, facing the son
Where are we left to carry on
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
Until the day is done
Just bought the CD about two weeks ago. R.E.M. has gone back to their roots with this one. This album(Accelerate) reminds me of their earlier albums Green, Out of Time, and Eponymous. Michael Stipe is a damn genius.
If you’ve never heard R.E.M.’s music I suggest you climb from under your rock and give them a try. I promise you will not regret it!
Maybe I’m being a little biased because their my favorite band. Hmmmmm!
I’ve always wondered if the county where I was born (Chesterfield, South Carolina) would ever make national news. Well, it finally did dammit, and the shit ain’t cute:
Bomb suspect to face WMD charge
The teen was accused of planning to bomb his high school
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - An 18-year-old accused of planning to bomb his high school will be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a possible life sentence, the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday.
Ryan Schallenberger also will face two lesser federal charges stemming from what authorities say was a scheme to detonate explosives in a suicide attack on his high school in the small town of Chesterfield. The straight-A student will be charged in federal court in Florence on Tuesday afternoon, said Kevin McDonald, the acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina.
McDonald said the federal charge comes into play mostly because Schallenberger ordered materials that can be used for bombs through the mail.
William Spencer, the teen’s court-appointed attorney, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Schallenberger was arrested on state charges Saturday. Authorities say his parents called police because he had ordered 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which they retrieved after getting a delivery notice from the postal service. Ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer that was a component in the deadly 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Bombs easily made within minutes
Authorities have said Schallenberger could have assembled deadly bombs within minutes with the materials they found. Police said they also discovered bombing plans including a hand-drawn map of the school, a hate-filled journal lauding the Columbine killers and an audiotape that authorities say was to have been played after Schallenberger died.
Schallenberger has been charged by the state with making a bomb threat, and county prosecutor Jay Hodge planned Tuesday to charge him with possession of bomb-making materials.
Schallenberger was to appear in a Chesterfield courtroom Tuesday afternoon for a bond hearing during which state prosecutors said they planned to request that he undergo a mental evaluation. He was to be taken to federal court later in the day.
McDonald said the federal charges will be resolved before the state case.
Authorities said Schallenberger’s journal did not specify targets of an attack, or a date that he planned to carry it out. Police Chief Randall Lear said Schallenberger was “just mad at the world.”
Parents are ‘heartbroken’
Schallenberger’s mother and stepfather, Laurie and John Sittley, are “heartbroken,” according to Sheriff Sam Parker.
“They were very concerned about his future education. I kind of explained to them and told them we’ve got to deal with two options here, we’ve got to deal with his education or with his life,” Parker told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.
The Sittleys have not commented publicly on the case. Their phone number is unlisted, they did not attend a court hearing Monday, and their home about 10 miles from the school was blocked by “No Trespassing” signs later that day. Authorities said Schallenberger has eight siblings and step-siblings.
McDonald said Schallenberger will be charged with federal counts of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use explosives on a building that gets federal funding, and using interstate commerce to obtain explosives to be used against people and property.
Authorities have said Schallenberger bought the ammonium nitrate off eBay and that company said it’s cooperating in the investigation.
Chesterfield is a town of about 1,500 people in northeastern South Carolina near the North Carolina line.
In the past couple of months I’ve seemed to have been wrapped up in the girl’s violin lessons; their band practices; and whatever it was that they had going on at the time. I’ve done this while working full time and attending college at night. In the next week I will begin a new job. Somewhere along the way I’ve seemed to have lost myself.
My life has been wrapped up entirley into taking care of my girls and seeing that they have what they need, but what do I need? Don’t get me wrong, I love my girls and I would lay down my life for them but I feel that something is missing. Lately I’ve been wondering what is my purpose. Being a mother is a great accomplishment for me, but I’ve seemed to have let it completely take over my life. I don’t know.
Maybe I just need to go somewhere and sit my ass down and take a breather. Yeah, I think that’s what I’ll do.
I haven’t posted pictures of the Glam Squad lately so, here goes:
Guess who’s going to be a cheerleader?
Guess who lost another tooth?
Guess who’s getting better and better at playing her violin?
Guess who leaves her old job on Friday to begin a new one and is itching to tell those heffas to kiss her ass, but knows that it would be very unprofessional?
