Suicidal lesbian Marine Corps vet seeks help, gets Jesus instead
Esther Garatie is a hero to our nation, serving in the Marine Corps in war-time. She also happens to be a lesbian. But that shouldn’t matter. Not when she checks into a Dallas-area VA hospital for...
View ArticleMilitary announces ‘Gay Pride Month’
The Army Times ran this AP story last night: WASHINGTON — Last summer, gays in the military dared not acknowledge their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as...
View ArticleUnderground songs for those attempting to be underground
This post is not a personal entry, nor a call for help. Just sit back. Click. It is what it is. Primitive Hands – I’ll Die Alone (2009) Mission of Burma – That’s When I Reach for my Revolver (1981)...
View ArticleSongs that make you not want to die
When I’m feeling like a sad-bastard I don’t play sad-bastard music. I put on music about overcoming tragedy. I’m not sure if I invented the phrase ‘self-help rock’ or not. It’s not a real genre, but...
View ArticleTea Party congressman blames Dark Knight shooting on atheism, points to...
Igor Volsky has an incredible story at Think Progress. Volsky uncovered a Texas Tea Party congressman blaming the Aurora shooting on ‘attacks on Christianity’, furthermore citing ‘unreleased’ DoD...
View ArticleCongressman told by DoD that all military suicide victims are atheists
In 2009 a part of the US Army called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) sprang forward to deal with the rising suicide rate. They spent $125 million taxpayer dollars. They wasted it. The BBC released...
View ArticleWhy the US Military’s suicide statistics are dead wrong
I’ve seen way too many people regurgitate flawed stats regarding suicide rates in the US Military. It seems that the DoD and / or defense-policy think-tanks have created some palatable ‘synthetic...
View ArticleMilitary’s $3 million anti-suicide nasal spray
Admittedly, this sounds dumb to us in the force. Honestly though, the research being done at Indiana University School of Medicine is pennies-on-the-dollar compared to the ghastly Spiritual Fitness...
View ArticleAn entire day of Army Suicide Prevention training at recruiting school
It’s no secret that the military is facing a staggering suicide rate, more than one every day now. The trend was spotted years ago, and was the basis for justifying 2009′s $125 Mil. ‘Spiritual Fitness’...
View ArticleReddit co-founder’s suicide prompts whitehouse.gov petition
Co-founder of reddit Aaron Swartz hanged himself. The 26 year old was struggling with depression and the fear of decades in prison over what amounts to ‘checking out millions of library books‘. I...
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