I Try Not To Post Much Political Content On This Blog, But Considering That I Posted This In A Fit Of

I try not to post much political content on this blog, but considering that I posted this in a fit of frustration last night, I feel obligated to point out that there's a lot of equally (or more) terrible stuff going on in the United States and all around the world and I would be remiss if I neglected to even mention it.

I'm sure I missed some things, so feel free to fill me in.

Edit: There's also a lot of misinformation being spread around. Do some reading before you react (whoops) and check your sources (including all of these)! However, even if events and reactions are exaggerated it's entirely appropriate to still be mad that these things are actually still issues in 2013. I swear, some of these are equivalent of a 60 year-old throwing a tantrum by rolling around on the floor, crying loudly, shouting at mommy and daddy and kicking at anyone who comes too close, except on a global scale.

Edit 2.0: According to sharingpurellwithhowardhughes " People’s assessment of the ousting of Aussie PM Gillard is actually incorrect". Thanks!

“No one will see me with the lights off,” Tom said darkly.

Melted Crayon Chicago Skyline by redditor 0x4A6F686E

the CROWD IS FILIBUSTERING. IF THEY KEEP SCREAMING THEN THEY CAN'T VOTE

Medieval smiley face

This is a true feel-good doodle, drawn by a medieval reader and found in the lower margin of a 13th-century page. The surprisingly modern-looking smiley face is wearing glasses and seems to float towards the text in a balloon, quite content. This little scene made my day.

Pic: Conches, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 7 (main text 13th century, doodle 14th or 15th century).