I got up at 4:30 to feed the cat, tried to go to bed, and just started getting angry and frustrated about what I perceive as 1) the apathy and ignorance of the majority of Americans in the face of increasing pressure to dismantle their rights and 2) the inablilty of those Americans who are trying to protect those rights to affect policy.

Probably sparked by the SotU and the embarrassing impotence of opposition to Alito's confirmation.