Flaming July

I am in full-blown rage-at-the-news mode this month. It is all so appalling, or else it's just squalid and depressing, or else it's the sort of thing that would be funny if it were not disgusting. Amongst the things exercising my rant-cells:

• The war between Israel and Lebanon/Syria/Hizbollah/Iran


• The uneven reporting between Israeli and Lebanese civilian casualties


• What all this is revealing about the US-UK relationship


• What the infamous "open mic" exchange revealed about the US-UK relationship


• Racially motivated murders


• UK plans for a "border" patrol NB: The UK is an ISLAND nation, and islands DO NOT HAVE BORDERS! Next time you rip off a failed policy from the US, at least adjust the language of it appropriately.)