@feld It's tough because I understand why we don't. But there really is the Emmett Till principle of showing the world what monsters did to a child -- and I think many families would probably consent on that basis.
Breath fairly taken away by this note at the end of Washington Post article illustrating with 3D models the destruction caused by an AR-15’s bullets.
It’s not just theoretical. With autopsy reports and family consent, they use those 3D models to show us how Dylan Pozner (6) and Peter Wang (15) were killed. Thoughts and prayers can fuck themselves.
If you’re up to it, I think it’s useful knowledge, and here’s a gift link: https://wapo.st/3B5O47K
Also thrilled that SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE is back for another season. One of the most emotionally honest shows I’ve ever seen. So honest I’m actually drawn to its earnest goodness, which would normally drive me crazy.
I mean, sure, it's embarrassing for Tucker Carlson and it'll interrupt his revenue stream. But I don't think someone with impeccable white supremacist bona fides and an audience that's already wary of the network that just martyred him will have much difficulty finding some new venue in which to look dimwittedly confused all the time.
And Fox will find someone else at least as vile. God knows every Fox guest is constantly auditioning for a show. So, I guess it's a half-hearted hurrah from me.
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