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Safe to say that not a single person in the country was shocked at this latest school shooting. At this point, it is to be expected. Even well parented teenagers are notoriously unstable. They are going through a lot of changes, face a lot of issues - although social rejection, mostly by girls seems the most common theme. These teens also lack the capability to think long term or rationalize their actions. Combine this with easy access to guns and a vulnerable target (schoolmates) to vent at, you have a disaster waiting to happen.  The politicians to the right want to use this tragedy to push for more guns at the hands of teachers - something anyone with a speck of intelligence easily sees as pandering to the gun lobby. The left sends its thoughts and prayers while not pushing for any meaningful change or even showing enough will to pursue one. Presidents like Obama and Biden have presided over many such mass shootings and have done little beyond "urging" for reforms.  Some c...

The world has seen a lot in the past 2 years, a global pandemic, lots of lives lost, restrictions in movement, economic hardship, divisiveness in society. Despite the omicron surge in late 2021, 2022 was beginning to look like year when the world would turn a corner. But of course, it wasn't to be - in fact, it could still potentially dwarf anything that we witnessed in the past 2 years by devolving into a nuclear war propelled catastrophe.  All because one little person was feeling a bit ignored and left out as the world was coming back into the path of continued economic recovery and progress. Putin - who at one time just seemed like yet another egomaniacal dictator has shown his final form - the Hitler wannabe. Domination of the east. He wants to protect the eastern world from the corrupt influences of the west. The same west that has seen the standard of life of its citizens go through the roof as everyday Russians under Putin struggle to make ends meet and grapple with intense...