Tom Petty

10/02 is the International Day of Non-Violence

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 5:00am

B-52 (70144) dropping 750 pound bombs over a coastal target, harassing Viet Cong Forces, October 1965

~~ Bombing Run

Tom Petty, Another Victim of the Opioid Crisis.

Submitted by Mark from Queens on Sat, 01/20/2018 - 7:23pm

Was just forwarded this via NPR (apologies, I'm loathe to support those Neoliberal hucksters pretending to be journalists).

The death of rocker Tom Petty in October 2017 came as a result of an accidental drug overdose with a toxic mix of drugs taken for several ailments, including a fractured hip.

The results of an autopsy were released Friday by Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner Jonathan Lucas.

Open Thread Tax Day Edition - April 15, 2016

Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 3:20am

If you are reading this and your taxes are not done, go do your taxes, or at least the extension application. I finished our taxes this past Monday. It felt good to have them done. Congratulations are in order, I am now one of the 47%. Let's celebrate with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.