Photo taken by Ivan Kristic on the campus of University of California at Berkeley. 

It was announced this week that the recession is going to last longer and dip lower than was originally predicted. To say the economic climate is dire is like saying Bush had a small problem with human rights issues- a bit of an understatement. 
The situation is so bad that University Dodge in Miami is offering a Buy One, Get One Free sale on Dodge Rams: 

Or, if you like your BOGOF offers with a depressing side: 

Knight Moves 
I discovered Basketcase Comix through a link on Reddit. I went for the chess joke and stayed for the puns. The comic is created by Kelly Ferguson,  who also publishes political comics at Liberal Angst (which was wiped clean due to technical difficulties but is in the process of being restocked). 

Gulliver 

I apologize for placing such a serious matter amid a day of posts that are much lighter in tone but I wanted to post this ASAP so anyone who wants to can go sign the petition. 
The text: 
Target: The Next U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Sponsored by: Care2

Women in the military are silently struggling. In 2007, there were 2,688 reported sexual assaults in the military, with nearly half being rape.
Shockingly, most are forced to pay for their own rape kit (victims’ files containing DNA samples, interviews, photographs of injuries and other evidence). TRICARE, the U.S. …

I’ve been poking around Reddit this morning (which you’ll figure out once you’ve seen the randomness of today’s posts). This one had me literally laughing out loud so hard I teared up. 
A 46 year old man from New South Wales (Australia) was parked in a no stopping zone and caught the attention of the police, who thought he had a weapon due to movements he was making around his lap. The man then led them on a slow speed chase for a short distance. When they finally apprehended him, “they …