Penn State students riot after Joe Paterno is fired for covering up what became a child sex abuse scandal. Pepper spray makes an appearance, but no rubber bullets. So, for the record; rioting jackasses who put sports above child welfare -- no rubber bullets. People who protest income inequality and unemployment -- crackin' heads with rubber bullets.
A man is in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound at Occupy Burlington in Vermont. At the moment, it seems as if it's a suicide attempt by a troubled homeless man.
Matthew Yglesias is leaving the Center for American Progress' ThinkProgress blog to work for Slate. As an aside, right now he's included in the ThinkProgress RSS feed, but I may have to get the new URL for the Superfeed. I definitely want Matt Yglesias in there.
Karl Rove is up to his old tricks again -- namely, being a professional liar.
Writing for Sabato's Crystal Ball, Alan Abramowitz calculates that President Obama "has a good chance of winning a second term."
The Senate rejects a repeal of net-neutrality rules.
Contrary to GOP talking points, small banks like Dodd-Frank regulations. Then again, pretty much everything is contrary to GOP talking points.
Finally, Occupy Michele Bachmann!
