Culture Buzz Severe storms and powerful tornadoes ripped through the Midwest last night, killing at least 12 people in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. Branson, MO, Harveyville, KS and Harrisburg, IL were hardest hit.
Celebrity Buzz Sad Hamm is glazed in tears and defeat. Here's a photo of Don Draper, graduate of the University of Missouri, after his alma mater's basketball team was defeated by the University of Kansas. Jason Sudeikis, being a KU fan and a good sport, attempts to comfort Sad Hamm. Also, Rock Chalk!
Politics Buzz Reporters and outlets everywhere are announcing that tonight is Santorum's big moment. Things are about to get really boring otherwise.
Sports Buzz You don't have to be a Jayhawk (full disclosure: I am) to hate this. But it certainly helps. Here are a bunch of Missouri Tigers and AutoTune enthusiasts who hate Kansas/your ears.
Yakov Smirnoff has still got it, and by “it” I mean sucking at comedy. This is painful.
Culture Buzz Someone needs to get a raise immediately. Sad Keanu does perfectly invoke the level of introspection and reflection one would want from a war memorial visitor. (via reddit.com)
Looks like the recession is affecting everyone. The DK is laying low in Bates City, Missouri, as a carpenter for hire.
Culture Buzz Under the newly signed Senate Bill 54, all social networking between students and teachers is now banned in Missouri. They can't really do this, right? (via gizmodo.com)
Politics Buzz This Congressman is not happy. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, who represents Missouri's Fifth District has taken to Twitter this morning with a slightly insane rant about the Debt Bill. (via motherjones.com)
This is by far the most insane footage I've seen of the tornado. Frightening.
Culture Buzz Satellite photography of Joplin, Missouri before and after the massive tornado of May 22nd. Horrifying. Links to aid the recovery efforts in Joplin can be found here.
Despite almost unimaginable carnage from the recent tornado, as this AP photo of a destroyed home in Joplin demonstrates, these people are showing a remarkably resilient sense of humor. Bless you guys. Here are some links to offer help.
Culture Buzz Here are some mind-boggling photos of the tornado damage in Joplin, Missouri. If you would like to help, you can donate to the Red Cross.
Culture Buzz The massive tornado which struck Joplin, Missouri has killed at least 123 people, making it the deadliest twister in the United States in nearly 60 years. President Obama has declared Joplin a disaster area and will visit the area on Sunday.
Culture Buzz At least 115 are dead in Joplin, Missouri following a massive EF4 tornado, one of many twisters that tore through the Midwest last night. As can be seen in these awful images of destruction, the death toll in Joplin is expected to rise.
A tornado struck Joplin, Missouri today, leaving several dead and leveling “30% of the town” Below are several videos of the disaster.
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Missouri taught us a few things this week. For instance, if you want your video to go viral, hire a dancing cat.
http://truthandhope.org/localvoices
A group of award-winning filmmakers have created twelve ads featuring local voices — folks from battleground states who speak compellingly of their support for Obama — and now those ads are reaching their undecided neighbors in Missouri, Ohio and Nevada. UPDATED In one week of running Local Voices ads in Joplin, a city of 50,000 in southwest Missouri, a coalition came together within the city: they call themselves The Secret Society of Joplin Democrats. They have pledged that for every negative call or email response to a Local Voices ad, they’ll match with dollars to run the ad again, meeting intimidation with action.