OR, YOU KNOW, TAKE A VALIUM LIKE A NORMAL PERSON:Dear Joss, Take Some Lithium. Seriously, if the TDS continues, we’ll need to bring back mental hospitals.

AT LEAST SOME GOOD NEWS:Mostly quiet on the southern front.

WATCH OUT FOR SNEAKER WAVES, FOR THE TIMES THEY ARE ACHANGING: Currents.

AH! FAMILY AFFECTION FLORIDA MAN STYLE!  Deputies: Drunk Florida man head-butts his dad.

THEY DO KNOW THEIR JOB ISN’T HANDICAPPING KIDS, RIGHT?A Stupid Thing I’ve Seen Today.

HOLY TDS, BATMAN! Trump Derangement Syndrome in full glory.

WHY ARE DEMOCRAT-RUN CITIES SUCH CESSPITS OF PREDATION AND VIOLENCE?Seattle mayor accused of sexual abuse by several men.

AH! FRANCE: French Elections – Poster Wars.

WELL, ALLRIGHTY THEN:Turns out these cheerleaders were ‘sugar babies,’ not prostitutes.

DEFINITELY, WHAT GIRLS NEED IS MORE HAND HOLDING AND CODDLING: There might still be a dozen women under 30 in the US who AREN’T medicated to the gills to mitigate real-world shock. California high school replaces girls’ bathroom mirrors with ‘notes of affirmation’

UM…. SLOWER, PLEASE:US military developing tech to make soldiers smarter and faster.

POOR KID: Meet the 8-year-old girl raised by monkeys.

THE DIXIE CHICKS ARE STILL A THING? This angry Tweet speaks volumes about the level of discourse coming from our celebrity betters.

POST-REALITY: Is this the most outrageous Trump-related Tweet to come out of Hollywood so far?

AH! EUROPE:The Police State – Now at Your Local Hotel.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: The Diversity Edition.

FAIRNESS IS A KINDERGARTEN CONCEPT: Entitlement Mentality.

AFTER YOU ERASE HISTORY, WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? …And then What?

NAMING AND SHAMING:Elizabeth Warren Goes Silent on Equal Pay Day After Free Beacon Report.

CLEARING THE LEGAL GROUNDS TO GET US TO SPACE:The “Non-Interference” Provision of Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty and Property Rights. (I think people should be able to claim property rights to outer space, at least if we intend to go there.  But I’m not a lawyer.  Laura is.  And while she agrees with my goals she’s very cautious about parsing what we can actually work with – SAH)

YOU SHOULD READ THIS, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE I’M MENTIONED IN THE FOOTNOTES: Civic Nationalism, Part I: Magic Dirt Theory.

IN THE EMAIL FROM SHARON GERLACH: Burning Books.

THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE: Shock: Days After ESPN Releases New Guidelines on Political Statements From Employees, They Bounce Conservative-Leaning Host In Favor of Liberal-Leaning Host.

A CASE OF MYTHTAKEN IDENTITY:Woman walking around naked claims she’s a mermaid.

PROBATION? THAT’S IT? Stripper gets probation for drugging clients, taking their money.