I am going to lock this thread - no offense to radioman for starting it. My reason is that what we'll end up with is a thread containing many topics with no cohesive reason for them being included in the same thread. Someone may comment on what was today's outrage, and a few weeks from now when new news emerges and they go looking for the thread title or subject, it will not be apparent in any list, and only available through a database search.
I split-off BMG's latest entry into its own thread and gave it its own title, so it won't get lost in the threadlock. If anyone feels that what they've discussed in this thread prior to today should be continued, let me, Pan, or Trap know and we'll be happy to split them off and rename them as well so that discussion can continue.