That's an average of 130 million pills per year. The state has a population of 1.85 million which means that is enough pills for every single person in the state to have 70 pills per year. Considering how many of the people in West Virginia are children unlikely to have a valid reason to take painkillers, that is just outrageous.
The 780-million painkillers were shipped over a six-year period
I went to see Rogue One Thursday night with a bunch of my friends, because OBVIOUSLY I went to see it again. I will see it all the times, because I like it that much.
It was raining and what passes for cold, here in Los Angeles, so I went to my closet to grab a scarf, and I realized that I could do a tiny bit of silly trolling, inspired by the Big Bang Theory version of myself:
Live long and suck it.
One guy walked up to me and said, “that’s the wrong franchise, buddy,” to which I replied, “Oh … is it?”
So. Because scientists over 500 years ago believed that the earth was the center of the universe, we should ignore all scientists today.
Seems legit.
A member of Donald Trump's transition team told CNN that he didn't trust scientists about climate change because they've been wrong before, like when they said the Earth was flat (which they didn't do).
I feel like trailers show us way more than they need to, but maybe that’s just because I’m old and set in my ways. I do my best to avoid them, but I was super excited to see this one before Rogue One last night. I love Guardians of the Galaxy so much (It’s my favorite of all the Marvel movies, and maybe my favorite movie in its genre of all time), that I was bouncing in my seat and clapping my hands the whole time for this one.
Nothing about the plot is given away in this. It’s just the characters we love doing the things that make us love them, so if you’re a trailer avoidance aficionado like me, you’re probably safe. Here’s the trailer at YouTube. It’s also embedded below:
Evangelist Franklin Grahamhas a theory about who hacked the Democrats' emails during the campaign, arguably releasing information that tipped the election to Donald Trump.Oh, sure, the media wants you to think the Russians did it. But that's only because all the evidence points in that direction. Graham knows who's really behind it.
I listen to the Bay Area sports station on weekday mornings. The hosts were discussing this yesterday and asked the woman who does traffic and news (who happens to be a lesbian) her thoughts on this rule change.
She made a very good point:
If the point of the dressing up is to embarrass the person dressing up, and you are dressing them up as women to embarrass them, then you are saying that it should be embarrassing to be a woman. She related it to saying, "You throw/run like a girl" which both hosts agreed is a douchey thing to say.
On the other hand, dressing rookies up in silly costumes (they referenced the time when Giants ace Madison Bumgarner had to dress up like a ketchup bottle when he was a rookie) can be a fun way to haze the rookies.
Baseball owners and players ratified their five-year labor contract Tuesday, which contains a new Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy formulated by management.
Community Christian Church, an LGBT-affirming church in Tempe, Arizona, was host this week to a random man who decided to waltz into the pastor's office and start screaming a bunch of homophobic nonsense. Why? Because, he allegedly explained, Donald Trump was elected President, so it's totally cool for him to do that now.
American Atheists' national program director Nick Fish was back on Fox News yesterday to defend his group's "Skip Church" billboards again... but the conversation with a Christian guest turned out to be surprisingly delightful.
A self-described "pastor" from Texas, David Grisham, strolled into a Texas mall, found a bunch of kids and parents waiting in line to take a picture with Santa, and yelled out that Santa wasn't real... because Jesus was the true reason for the season.
This Santa deserves all the cookies. And maybe a hot toddy instead of milk
Those who dress up as Santa Claus are trained to spread joy and create a special moment for every child they meet, even if it might be that child’s last moment.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessman's close ties with Russia, two people close to Trump's transition said Monday night.
I don't even know what to say about this story. The cops show up, ask who supposedly has a gun, a witness points to someone, and an officer shoots an unarmed man in the early stages of dementia dead without so much as a word.
Seriously?!
Authorities in California say a Bakersfield police officer answering a report of a man with a gun shot and killed an unarmed 73-year-old.
I can't believe that they are in a predicament of trying to keep 13 women from testifying. 13.
Lawyers for Bill Cosby will battle in court starting Tuesday to try to limit the number of other accusers who can testify at the comedian's sexual assault trial.
Or, you know, not flying at all. Maybe just angrily tweeting about Alec Baldwin.
President Barack Obama, who's been complimented by President-elect Donald Trump for helping to smooth his transition to the White House, is criticizing Trump for saying he'll shun daily intelligence briefings when he takes office.
