“Guys. Don’t mock the sincere offering of prayers. Mock legislative inaction or hypocrisy. But offering a prayer is not offering NOTHING,” wrote Ana Marie Cox, a left-leaning pundit who is public about her faith

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34992061

GOP leaders have tried to make gun violence an issue that requires mental health research, despite the fact that less than 3 percent of U.S. crimes involve someone with a mental illness. And the most recent argument against CDC-funded research is that “a gun is not a disease” — even though the CDC has been researching motor vehicles, natural disasters, poor ventilation systems, and many other topics that wouldn’t be labeled a disease for years.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/12/02/3727406/doctors-gun-violence-research/
goodnewz

Nate the Skate: Mass Shootings Up, Shooting Homicides Down

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mass-shootings-have-become-more-common-in-the-u-s/

Arpaio Wants ‘Good Guys With Guns’ to Fight Terrorism and Mass Shootings

http://www.kpho.com/story/30644963/arpaio-calls-on-250k-armed-citizens-to-stop-terrorism-and-mass-shootings
50_no_mere_coincidence

Grrr at people’s continued misperceptions over what constitutes the essence of ‘random’

http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/nfl-cant-stop-drug-testing-matt-hasselbeck-indianapolis-colts-120215
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Presidential candidate Donald Trump dropped bombshell after bombshell during an exclusive interview on the Alex Jones Show Wednesday, including calling President Obama out for worrying more about “man-made climate change” than both ISIS and our “pathetic, weak borders.”

http://www.infowars.com/donald-trump-tells-all-on-the-alex-jones-show/
San Berdoo

Why would such a terrible thing happen in San Bernardino? Here’s a possible answer.

http://graphics.latimes.com/san-bernardino/
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The 50 Most Violent Cities in the World Are Mostly Catholic, Even More Frightening Six Supreme Court Justices Are Catholic

http://lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-50-most-violent-cities-in-world-are.html