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WTF??!?

A man slain on the West Side early this morning had two brothers and a sister who also were fatally gunned down in the city, according to a close family friend.

“He was the last one,” said Laverne Smith, 30, who said the man’s mother no longer has any children. “I know she’s hurting.”

Smith said it’s unthinkable this could have happened again to the family.

“It’s ridiculous,” Smith said. “We need to get the guns off the street and build a good life for our babies. We need to really get together and stop fighting.”

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[via Hip Hop Wired]

[h/t: Eben Gregory]

Sobering (although problematic perhaps in the methodology if the comments are to be believed)

[via Thaddeus Clark of Hellbasic]

Talk about an #EPICFAIL!

Hollywood is pushing back, at least a little, against the Washington power players and others who have put the squeeze on “Zero Dark Thirty.”

In the last week, Mark Boal, who is a producer of the film and wrote the screenplay, hired Jeffrey H. Smith, a prominent lawyer who specializes in domestic security and First Amendment issues, Mr. Smith confirmed on Friday. His mission is to represent Mr. Boal with regard to any approach from Congress or the executive branch in connection with their inquiries into the film’s depiction of torture in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

I am so glad I didn’t spend my money on this movie at the theatre. It actually might be more f-cked up and problematic than Django Unchained and that’s saying something! Click the post title or that crazy screenshot of anti-Muslim tweets this movie seems to be stirring up to read the full New York Times article.

[via 546inthemorning]

When I’ve had arguments with people who think Alex Jones’ loony appearance on Piers Morgan’s show was not only reasonable but necessary, I know America is way far down the rabbit hole as far as this gun control debate goes. With the release of this completely nonsensical PSA as their opening salvo in response to the President’s gun control proposals, the NRA is either desperate or totally crazy. Good luck, Mr. President: you’re going to need it!