Oh, well. Nice try, Texas — trying to prevent minorities from voting. Among other things, the State of Texas tried to impose Voter ID laws because (they said) illegal immigrants were voting. Of course, there was no evidence of this. Just the opppsite — illegal immigrants (as the Fifth Circuit noted) try to AVOID government officials since the last thing they … Read More
Good Ol’ Boys Shooting At The U.S. Military
For the second day in a row, shots were reportedly fired Wednesday near a Mississippi military facility where part of the “Jade Helm 15” training exercise was expected to take place. Soldiers training at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg reported shots fired into the air around 8 a.m. local time, according to a news release obtained by local TV station WJTV. … Read More
Adventures In Police Framing
Then: A police officer in Alabama proposed murdering a black resident and creating bogus evidence to suggest the killing was in self-defence, the Guardian has learned. Officer Troy Middlebrooks kept his job and continues to patrol Alexander City after authorities there paid the man $35,000 to avoid being publicly sued over the incident. Middlebrooks, a veteran of the US marines, … Read More
The Hubbub About Cecil
Seems like the Internet went absolutely bonkers yesterday about how a policeman killed a completely innocent black man dentist killed a completely innocent lion. It’s important to understand exactly what he did. He didn’t merely shoot and kill a lion who was iconic to the region and the center of a research study; he poached it: Walter Palmer, the Minnesota … Read More
Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting Update
Again. The gunman who opened fire inside a packed movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, Thursday night, was John Russel Houser, police said at a news conference this morning. Houser, 59, who killed himself, is among three people who died, police said. The other two were Mayci Breaux, 21, of Franklin, Louisiana, who died at the theater, and Jillian Johnson, 33, … Read More
Jesus. ANOTHER Mass Shooting
Happened within the past few hours. A shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette Louisiana. 2 are confirmed dead. The shooter is dead. 8 appear to be wounded. It happened 20 minutes into the movie “Trainwreck”. Ironically, President Obama had taped an interview for the BBC which was going to air in a few hours. In the interview, President Obama … Read More
On The Ashley Madison Hack
So, a few days ago, the website Ashley Madison was hacked and its 37 million customers could soon have their data leaked online by a crew calling themselves The Impact Team. Ashley Madison, for the uninitiated, is a site that lets spouses cheat on their partners — kind of like a match.com for adulterers. The Impact Team has threatened to release a … Read More
Jes In Case Them Moz-lims Show Up
Thanks, boys. I think the armed forces or the National Guard can take it from here.
For Future Generations, This Is What It A Gun Culture Looks Like
A snapshot of yesterday’s New York Times (h/t Digby):
Chattanooga Shootings
Well, someone went ballistic (so to speak) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is all unfolding now, but he apparently shot up a Navy Recruitment Center. This pic was posted on Twitter The suspect has been killed. That is confirmed Not much known about him other than he was white and drove a Mustang. A police officer has been shot but … Read More
I Venture In The Loony Bin So You Don’t Have To
This Jade Helm thing that I wrote about a couple of months ago is still going strong. For those of you still unfamiliar with “Jade Helm 15”, it is the name of a US military operation, or a series of operations actually, that is taking place throughout the Southwest, and a little bit of the South. Nothing new about that … Read More
RIP Confederate Flag (In South Carolina)
After a contentious and often emotional debate in the SC House, with a lot of political wrangling (and attachments of bill-killing amendments, all of which failed), Governor Nikki Haley signed the bill yesterday, and the flag came down today Well, that only took 5+ decades. Here in North Carolina, they took down the Confederate flag from inside the state capitol building … Read More
Are We Under Cyberattack?
Imma just tell this story in Tweets We experienced a network connectivity issue. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience. — United (@united) 9:43 am – July 8, 2015 Flying United Airlines today? All U.S. flights are currently grounded http://t.co/x849t8AQmH pic.twitter.com/VxxHJ4gtIw — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) 10:39 am – July 8, 2015 (1 of 2) We’re experiencing … Read More
What The Judge Got Wrong (And Right) On Bill Cosby
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GO OUT AND REPORT THE FUCKING NEWS?!?!? — Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) 9:39 pm – July 7, 2015 That was a real tweet from a fictional person complaining about yesterday’s big story: Greece China The Presidential Election Bill Cosby. It’s all that the news outlets talked about: (CNN) Bill Cosby has admitted to getting prescription Quaaludes to give to … Read More
Roof’s Sister Asks For Donations
From a Charlotte TV station: The sister of the suspected Charleston church shooter, Dylann Roof, is asking the public for donations — but not for her brother. In a “Go Fund Me” post, Amber Roof is asking for $5,000 to pay for her and her fiance’s wedding, which was originally scheduled for June 21. They canceled the wedding after her … Read More