Author Archives: Weerd Beard

99% or 1%

Does this shit come to any surprise to you? Members of Occupy Boston — the social movement founded on demands for fiscal accountability — were divided yesterday on whether they should surrender any of their $60,000 in donations to cover … Continue reading

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The War on Christmas, but Serious

Interesting story here North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday of “unexpected consequences” if Seoul displays Christmas lights near the tense border, and vowed to retaliate for what it called “psychological warfare.”…The two Koreas in 2004 reached a deal to … Continue reading

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How’s That Gun Control Working Out For You?

So here’s a story of a nut going on a random shooting spree that appears to be a “Suicide by Cop” A gunman who fired at cars and shouted “kill me” and “I’m gonna die!” was shot to death Friday … Continue reading

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Morning Inside Joke

I had this gag rolling around in my head for a little while. But I really didn’t want to attempt it as image editing isn’t my forte, even something so simple. So buddy Sci-Fi who was still taking his victory … Continue reading

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“Gun Death” Broom Handle

Wow, I read this headline and was surprised when reading the story. Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Grandmother With Broom Handle…KTLA reported that the woman was killed with a broken broom handle. It said the suspect was aged 42. Naturally … Continue reading

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OK, Well Played BPD

I gotta say, this story sounds like a well executed strategy. If you remember my last post on Occupy Boston the Mayor gave a Midnight Deadline for clearing Dewy Square. The hippies who didn’t want to get arrested rolled out, … Continue reading

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Update

So first up, The wine I had with the last Vicious Circle went down surprisingly smooth, all things considered. Still the drunk it supplied me was very creepy. Giddy feelings of drunkenness punctuated with feelings of dread that the horrible … Continue reading

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“Gun Death” Family Stabbing

The “Gun Death?” Files are here to both show how invalid the metric of “Gun Death” is because of the multitude of murder weapons available to people even if guns never existed, but also to show what happens when good … Continue reading

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Dark for a Bit

You might have guessed from this last post we have a new ration of computers in the Weer’d household. Getting this box squared away to start a new life as a TV streamer, and get the new system up and … Continue reading

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“Gun Death” Restraining Order

I’ve had several people contact me for advice about stalkers or people who are making violent threats against them. I tell them two things: Get a Protective Order, and get a gun, and train to use it. Its stories like … Continue reading

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