Ah, the amazing world of social networking. There are now niche web pages for every interest. I discovered that most states now have web pages specially tailored to help corrupt, gun-hating politicians [1] keep track of their old friends, like this one [2]. (To keep tabs on Bloomberg buddies like former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Now awaiting trial under a 38-charge felony indictment for an additional set of corruption charges, with a possible sentence of 30 years.) These sites are handy for planning future meet-ups and hang time. For example, this page [3] will let you know that former Mayor Larry Langford has his dance card filled until May of 2023. Oh, but wait, there are also social networking pages for pedophiliac, gun-hating politicians [4]. (There, you can find former Racine, Wisconsin Mayor Gary Becker, now serving a three year sentence.) They ought to do the same, to keep former governors [5] in touch and congressmen’s wives [6] all atwitter. To my way of thinking, the greatest failing of these trendy pages is their lack of catchy names. Perhaps they could use: “BloomberglarBook”, “HandDeliverThatFatEnvelopeSpace”, or “MayorsLinkedInMaximumSecurity.”
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Rise Of The Prepper — Could The Recent Popularity Cause Problems For Preppers? [7]
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has an IFF [8] malfunction: U.S. troops at Afghan base told to lay down weapons before meeting with Panetta [9]
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Andre D. was the first of several readers to suggest this piece: My doomsday tab: $130K on bunkers, guns and more [10]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica turns a page, ends print edition [11]. (Thanks to James K. for the link.)