A protest gone wrong? A Tibetan monk? A federal worker angry about not being paid?

A man has apparently set himself on fire at the National Mall in D.C., another strange occurrence after yesterday’s chase and killing of a mother by police.

This is how initial AP dispatches are reporting this still developing story..

A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall.

Fire crews responded Friday afternoon to a report of a man on fire at 7th and Madison streets. A witness says she saw a man dump a red canister of gasoline on his head and then set himself on fire.

D.C. Fire Department spokesman Tim Wilson says the man has life-threatening injuries.

Tropical Storm Karen to Strike Upper Gulf Coast

Anyone in New Orleans, and anyone else in the path of Karen, needs to prepare now..

Tropical Storm Karen to Strike Upper Gulf Coast

There is a cave in China so big it has its own weather system

There is a cave in China so big it has its own weather system

Why did police kill Miriam Carey?

Why did police kill Miriam Carey?

@MileyCyrus: Sinead. I don’t have time to write you an open letter cause Im hosting & performing on SNL this week.

Ouch.. True tweet from Molly Virus tonight..

She’ll learn.

She’s just being MOLLY.. 

Apparently MILEY CYRUS has failed to take the very good advice that came from Sinead O’Conner .. instead, Miley has devolved even further in her fame..

Now she is raunchy and, yes, nude. Here’s the link .. and there’s some not safe for work photos included.

I’d venture to say she broke Billy Ray’s achy breaky heart..

Things are set to go Pahrump in the night this evening. Tonight on Art Bell’s DARK MATTER: The first interview with Linda Howe.. Looking forward to it. I bet she is too.. Just think, a host who appreciates her intelligence and can carry on a meaningful conversation.. she hasn’t had that in years..

DARK MATTER..

Is this an only in Pennsylvania type of thing?

In Wilkes-Barre, DUCT TAPE is being used to repair a building.

WNEP is reporting that permanent repairs are coming. Until then, the old duct tape route is being taken.

And if I had to make a prediction, I’d say the DUCT TAPE would hold longer than future construction anyway..

But still.. really..?

This is a really creepy story to me.. it sounds like fiction. It’s not.

Any animal that touches a lake in Tanzania turns to stone! Unbelievable story, and photographs to prove..

Various weather models on Karen’s path..

Woman was unarmed with a child. Shot and killed.. was that necessary? Once again No due process. But what do I know? This all seems to be a quick and easy distraction all alerts are off — the President has been briefed— and others like this woman won’t get their paychecks

Ground Zero Radio host Clyde Lewis in a Facebook message today on the Capitol Hill shooting.. making you think.

Karen may be a little larger than some think..

A ship reported 23-foot waves & 53 mph sustained winds west of Tropical Storm Karen at 2 PM.. according to forecasters, this could be associated with the large outflow boundary moving out from the storm though..

We are told it will weaken as it approaches land..

we are told..

The government may be shut down, but there are still observations being reported here: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?storm=at2

And this is the map of where the wave was reported:

So the media almost got today's shooting wrong...

This is a tweet written by the New York Times.  The headline attaches Thursday’s shooting as part of the unfurling government shutdown. The New York Times did not know this when they wrote the tweet, and an hour later we still know nothing about why the incident occurred.

A big sigh..

Everyone needs to eat some fruit.

So the media almost got today's shooting wrong...

Good evening..

Attempt to Ram White House Gate Ends With Female Suspect Dead

The U.S. Capitol building has been placed on lockdown following reports of gunfire.

There are LOTS of reports that are contradicting each other..

Everyone needs to take a deep breath and let this story develop..

Attempt to Ram White House Gate Ends With Female Suspect Dead

FOX NEWS reports that the shots fired at the Capitol happened at the end of a car chase.

Sirens are going off in the Capitol, and people on the Hill are being told to “shelter in place.” 

Senior congressional staffers and one eyewitness told Fox News the incident began with a car chase, which came to a stop near the Capitol building. Sources said several police cars were in pursuit. When they boxed in the other vehicle, the driver got out and five or six shots were fired, sources said. 

Witnesses saw a baby being taken from the car. 

FOX NEWS reports that the shots fired at the Capitol happened at the end of a car chase.

THIS IS THE SCENE IN D.C. AS AN  ’ACTIVE SHOOTER’ ALERT AT THE US CAPITOL IS GIVEN..

Obviously a developing story..

SHOTS FIRED AT THE US CAPITOL

MORE HERE…

Sinead O’Conner writes Miley Cyrus a letter: “Don’t let the music business make a prostitute of you” .. “Nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited,” O’Connor warns, “and it is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent.” “The music business doesn’t give a shit about you, or any of us,” she continues. “They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it’s what YOU wanted… None of the men oggling you give a shit about you either, do not be fooled.”..

AMEN SINEAD!

 

Karen’s track..