World War 1 started 100 years ago yesterday. Not many people noticed because we're still too busy killing each other. Well done humanity.
— John Lubbock (@jwsal) July 29, 2014
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In related news, kudos to TPM for the best totally not sarcastic headline of the week:
Brain Scientist Arrested For Allegedly Pointing AR-15 At Women In Phoenix Airport
An Arizona neuroscientist was arrested Friday at Sky Harbor International Airport after he allegedly pointed an AR-15 rifle at a mother and her teenage daughter…Police told the Phoenix New Times that it is legal to carry a semi-automatic rifle into the airport terminal and that in Steinmetz’s case the problem was “the way he was carrying it.”…
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Apart from the usual despair for the human race, what’s on the agenda for the evening?