Hall and Votes

Just because an ugly horrifying truth came to light and a painful lesson was learned, are not grounds to assume there will be a better future molded by people who understand what the consequences of this really are.
This election cycle we have learned that the entire election process is rigged. There had been suspicions, but the whole scam has been exposed to such an extent the mechanisms by which this process works are now practically common knowledge.
So the central premise a voter is working off of is "some very influential people picked another person to anoint someone to a position commonly described to as the most "powerful in the world." These people were picked because they will do what's right for you regardless of the interests of the people who made them. In the US voting is regarded as people just making a suggestion.

No superdelegate, chairperson, superfriend cast their vote for Obama because they thought he seems like the sensible yet free spirit this country needs right now!

How stubbornly will people cling to this insane notion? Quite awhile apparently. Have you ever met the politically ambitious? At best they are so narcissistic they believe they are some kind of remedy for what ales societies at worse they are sociopaths who understand what they're doing and don't particularly give a shit who goes down as a result.

Her Name Is Rio

I’ve really loved the ongoing coverage constantly exposing just how fucked up and largely at this point inhospitable to human life Rio seems to be. It’s too perfect some big bloated international corporate monstrosity looking for a city to destroy has found it’s next meal to already be spoiled meat. Now the whole world is scratching its head saying “huh I guess this place is fucked up pretty bad now.” I think they’re going to realize soon this apocalyptic epiphany came too little too late. 

It's Not A Race

If you hate people from different countries where the general population tends to fall in a different racial category are you automatically racist? If you're a white guy, and you hate Mexicans, for instance, you are a racist, but what you hated the Irish or Bulgarians with equal vigour? Can I hate Columbians the same way I hate Romanians but I'm not racists because I love Hondurans? 

Bard's Gold

                                          (Imagine from:https://www.thunderclap.it/en/projects/31452-bard-s-gold-90-s-platformer)

I gotta say "Bard's Gold" was not a bad way to spend 4.99. If you grew up during the 8 and 16 bit days, you'd appreciate this simple platformer just because of how maddeningly frustrating it is. When I had first Nintendo, I ended up with well over a dozen games. I maybe beat 2 of the. So I would just play the same levels over and over again, and it never bothered me.
I've haven't gotten farther than level 1-7 but I know in my heart of hearts one day I'll make it to level 1-7 of Bard's Gold not just because I've gotten slightly better but because over time, very extended periods of time I can trade in gems I collected during each term. After many, many, many tries you will eventually pay off a full new heart on your health meter. It's amazing how simple of a hook a game can have
Each level is timed and only through trial and error can you hope to survive the level while accumulating much needed. Treasure. The rewards you handsomely for investigating the simple 2-d levels whether it's with treasure or as is the case in the first level (but not through at east the next five that I'm aware) an extra life. I bought this game on a whim, and it wasn't even quite what I assumed it would be given the description, but I would spend that 4.99 again. I may never come close to beating this game, but I know there will be rare days where I hit a hot streak and get further than I ever have before. Mostly though I'll probably mostly keep playing levels 1-1 through 1-6.

Shooting My Mouth Off

I'm not all that worried about guns, to be honest. My likelihood of getting shot is pretty negligible. I'm far more likely to develop cancer then go bankrupt trying to treat it. This actually happens to a lot of people. According to the WHO something like 1 in 2 people will have cancer in their lifetime, and medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy. So where's the filibuster for that?
Every time there's outrage over some kind of wanton massacre we have to suffer through the same pointless debate about gun control. The Democrats say they are adamant about changing the laws! Somehow despite all their opportunities never manage to accomplish much. I think I've figured out why this is.
We already know there's a direct correlation between gun sales and Obama talking about getting tough about gun control. Every time this happens guns fly off the shelves. We also know Congress is mostly made up of millionaires. Do you think these millionaire investors might have a stake in some of America's BIGGEST COMPANIES??
We already know both parties channel billions of dollars to arms manufacturers through defense spending. Maybe they have a reason for keeping these ventures profitable.

In some ways yeah I can see the way people with one hundred thousand dollar journalism degrees and PhDs in post-racial pansexuality have exposed some glaring and disturbing inequality in our society.

Deep Shit

Since we can't seem to figure out who gets to shit where maybe we can put that topic on the back burner and ask our "leaders" about a few other things that are coming down the road. Such as how are you going to alleviate the massive unemployment that is accelerating through automation? Huh that's a head scratcher isn't it?? 
Naturally companies will pursue automation because it's cheaper and as profit driven entities it just makes sense. So how many jobs will be lost? By some estimates, half the fucking labor force will evaporate over the next few decades! Well, ok maybe we can expand welfare? Sounds good but whose going to pay for it? Seeing as how most people will be out of work there will be no tax base. Ok, maybe that one is little hard lets try something easier.
What will be the course of action when extreme droughts create grain shortages causing the price of food to surge? Windmills you say? Yeah well, that sounds real nice, but the problem is it's already too late for that. The massive dislocation and famine are already guaranteed, and they're not too far off either! So what's the plan?
Ok that was is kind of a doozy too. Let's just work out who gets to shit where and then we'll go from there.