Small towns: they ain’t all Mayberry

This is appalling. It’s a blatant misuse of the criminal justice system designed to keep small towns afloat and paying their public employees. Radley Balko of the Post has done yeoman’s work outlining just how poorly governed the citizens in St. Louis County are and have been. Moreover, he’s explained the history behind it, describing …

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Beware the “militia”

Lovely. Idiot “militia” members from out of state confronted scientists studying bat populations in Southern Arizona recently. It happened Aug. 23 in the Gardner Canyon area near Sonoita where the small group of conservationists was out in the middle of the night conducting a wildlife population survey, in this case, counting bats. Nobody was hurt …

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Oh boy

Headline, Hindustan Times: Al Qaeda announces India wing, race against ISIS for jihadi supremacy Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. In a 55-minute video posted online, Zawahri …

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Mom had a birthday yesterday

And we’re threatened unto pain of death lest we mention the number of years she’s celebrating. Think of a number related to pianos. Anyway, we had a three-bone rib roast, homemade mashed potatoes, leaf spinach, fruit salad, and spice cake for dessert. It was all delicious. Two questions: First, why is it that I can …

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