Drew, I am so sorry.

I think (I don't know by any means) this is just some lost, unhinged dude who latched onto ISIS as an identity and bought up some weaponry to "be ready". Then something set him off. Human time-bomb.

skip, skip...

Someone remind me to stop arguing with the guy who seems to be mansplaining mixed beers on Facebook. We get it: you think those of us who like a harmonized shandy aren't worthy beer drinkers.

But it's still pissing me off.

Also, stop bringing German beer into the equation. German beer ain't all that.

So, I was super behind in Natter when all that went down. He was formerly a somewhat entertaining but cranky beer writer but between his fucking ridiculousness on that thread and his horrible Feel the Bern anti-Hillary and anti-Hillary supporters rants, I have unfollowed him.

Being involved in the beer biz means having a lot of various bros (from the South and elsewhere) on my FL and it kinds wears me down a lot.

ION, yesterday was super shitty, and today doesn't seem like much of an improvement.

Unrelated to anything, I am starving. I have eaten oatmeal and just now a frozen dinner, but still feel hungry. Why body???

I am also tired, so if I could go to bed, I would not eat, but since I cannot....all food beware!!!!

So, would he be considered a radical extremist if he was acting on orders from ISIS, but in all probability he was a murderous homophobe who just admired ISIS?

This is the kind of thing I really don't want to get wrong.

ION, I have a migraine that's so bad on Day 1 that I'm headed to Urgent Care (or my primary care doctor if he calls me back).

Like if someone did the same thing and in their call said the pledged alligence to the Southern Baptist Convention, but wasn't actually a member of a church or we didn't have proof of any contact of the murderer and the org aside from reading the Internet.

This reminds me to go find more articles with SBC leadership speaking out against Trump. I find that very soothing, like the evangelical radio guy who was on This American Life. Why would religious conservatives ("values voters") support Trump?? It makes no sense!

in all probability he was a murderous homophobe who just admired ISIS?

Sounds like it. And of course, ISIS is like "Oh, yeah, that's totally our guy. Go him."

I think it is safe to just call him a bigot murderer. He clearly targeted to gay community. Did he also intentially target Latino/as? I dunno.

I think it is safe to just call him a bigot murderer.

I'm down with that. I definitely don't want to propagate misinformation about ISIS.

Everyone, send vibes for my doctor to call back.

Ugh. So fucking upsetting, all of it. I actually drove down to Portland Saturday afternoon in order to see people, and we went out dancing. Some of them stayed out later, and heard the news that night, I didn't see it until morning. But last night I went to a (very well attended) vigil in the park, and the mayor (who's gay) and the governor (!) spoke, along with a woman who is both queer and Muslim (and reminded everyone they exist, damnit!) and some other speakers, and a chorus. And then went to the lesbian bar for drinks, because it seemed like the only possible thing to do. My FB is mostly an echo chamber, and it's so hard to read. And I feel horrible saying I had an amazing weekend (but I did). And part of it was the feeling of community strength, last night. Of anger, and reminders that no matter how over the commodification of Pride we are (I personally have been saying I don't intend to attend the parade, this year, as 90% of it feels like stuff I could see at any parade), it's not over. It's not. As I saw someone post, many of those people who were wounded could be fired this morning, in Florida. For being gay. (Orlando has an anti-discrimination policy on the books, but Florida as a whole does not). And that's not to even get into the whole trans thing--one of my friend was SPIT ON by an AIRPORT EMPLOYEE last week. For going to the bathroom.