I hope Ice's friend and cousins are safe. I hope tempers have subsided somewhat. Shall we try again?

Two things have come up.
1. Why the strange two-hour delay between shots?
2. Why is this sort of thing happening?

To my fellow Europeans I would like to say: it happens frequently in the U.S. for the same reason why Europe has frequent wars and genocides. Cause we're all special, okay?
So let's have a nice thread for a change.