~ query: how is it possible that 21 people were killed today – and 9 yesterday – in attacks in iraq if people were allowed to put ballots into a box 2 weeks ago? don’t ‘open and free elections’ make everything better? our troops are home already, no? maybe this is because no one has died, and cnn, reuters, and the bbc don’t want freedom to march?

~ we retract the comments about a lack of bleakness in philadelphia, as it became colder than a well digger’s ass immediately upon the delivery of the previous missive.

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