Myriad Bits of News

  I purchased the latest edition of the Paranoia roleplaying game recently along with the More [Redacted] Societies and Mutant Explosion decks, interactive GM screen and a set of four Computer dice. Having read the Players' and GM's books, this edition is quite a bit different from other editions of Paranoia I have. I want to try to get into some Paranoia sessions at Gen Con so I can get a feel for how this edition plays.

  Events go online May 6th at 11:00 am CST. I'd like to get into some Firefly and Paranoia events but that could prove difficult. Those events fill up fast. Even if I create my wish list ahead of time and submit it as soon as possible, I could still end up way back in line. I've shunted more money into my Simple and Serve accounts giving me a grand total of $1,649.00 for the convention. I'm going to continue to add money to these accounts between now and August. I'm still making sizable payments on my credit card while adding as little as possible to it. Barring any unforeseen financial problems, I should be sitting pretty by the time Gen Con rolls around.

  I've been filling out my power of attorney documents. I've given it to my Mom, niece and her husband. I still have to complete the document and sign it in the presence of two witnesses who must also sign the document. They can't be related to me by blood, marriage or adoption. I'll try and get two members of my gaming group to act as witnesses.
  On the Trump front, our Dipshit in Chief has proven to be as spineless as the rest of the GOP when it comes to the NRA. After claiming that his fellow Republicans were afraid of the NRA, Trump backed down on his call for raising the age limit to buy assault rifles to 21 and having more extensive background checks on gun purchases. It seems the only things this motherfucking prick stands firm on is lining his own pockets, giving more money to the rich and aggrandizing himself at every possible moment. 

  

Yet Another Mass Shooting

Nikolas Cruz, 17 dead.
  Once again, more lives have been lost to gun violence and once again, the NRA blames everything and everyone except guns and themselves. The leadership of the NRA has been taken over by lunatic fringe of gun zealots. These motherfuckers regard guns as sacred relics and victims of  gun violence are little more than blood sacrifices on their Second Amendment altar. NRA shill Dana Loesch lied on live TV by claiming that the NRA supports background checks. The funny thing is, there was a time when the NRA supported gun control.
  But things are changing. The once, seemingly unassailable NRA is facing a backlash against its policies. But that hasn't stopped the right wing conspiracy nuts and media outlets from lying about the shootings. They claim that 'crisis actors' are being used by the liberals to push their anti-gun agenda. They've also stated that some of the mass shootings were false flag attacks orchestrated by the 'Deep State'. This goes to show how truly stupid and gullible some of these right wing assholes truly are. Sadly these dumb fucks have been given a platform from which to spew their delusional by social media outlets and the idiots at Fox News, Breitbart and InfoWars. More false flag related articles can be found here.
  The NRA is simply part of a human centipede like creature. At the head end, we have the gun manufacturers. Attached to their asshole is the mouth of the leadership of the NRA. Sucking their shit is the GOP followed by the right wing media outlets and finally ending with the poor, dumb, gullible right wing conspiracy mental cases.
  Despite the efforts of the public at large to get meaningful gun control legislation passed, I don't see this happening. The Florida House rejected a gun bill but went on to declare pornography a health risk. Some Republicans are using the Parkland shooting to violate the Establishment Clause by trying to pass laws that will allow Ten Commandments statues to be displayed on public land. What a waste of fucking time.