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Friday, May 4th, 2012

Murder of journalists is on the rise. As a journalist, I find this newsworthy.
Favorite new panic story: New “trend” in which kids are climbing into trees, then drinking until they fall out.
Chuck Schumer isn’t going to like this.
No indictment in the police killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.
Federal court gives John Yoo immunity from torture lawsuit.
The Clap is back, and this time it’s angry.
Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson finds a reason to praise Obama: His willingness to kill people.
Headline of the day.
Jacob Sullum on the outrageous prosecution of Marissa Alexander.

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Late Morning Links

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The Washington City Paper profiles food freedom fighter and Agitator pal Baylen Linnekin.
The U.S. government is not looking good in this Chen Guangcheng story.
Speaking of China, the Chinese government has reluctantly agreed to allow dissident Mao Yushi leave the country . . . in order to accept an award from the Cato Institute for his work to advance the cause of freedom.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug Czar Speeches.
Former ICE intelligence chief, other top ICE officials scammed $600,000 from U.S. taxpayers. Seems like a more important story than, for example, the Secret Service hiring prostitutes in countries where prostitution is legal.
Headline of the day. The actual story likely of interest to regular readers here. Still. Quite a headline.
Two city officials in Dallas attack a reporter’s hat.
Pennsylvania cop under investigation for Tasering a juvenile nine times while the kid was in a jail cell.
Philly cop alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman during a drug raid won’t be be prosecuted because the DA’s office failed to bring the charges in time.

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Morning Links

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Last week, the Keene, New Hampshire city council voted 9-4 in favor of purchasing the Lenco, Bearcat.
11-year-old handcuffed, taken to a holding facility for having a “bad attitude.”
U.S. government says it can seize any .com., .net, or .org domain, no matter where the company that owns it is incorporated.
Good bit of contrarianism from Michael Kinsley: The case against the case against Rush Limbaugh.
Housing for hipsters.
San Francisco police haven’t been conducting accuracy tests on breath test devices used in DUI cases. They’re supposed to conduct them every 10 days. They haven’t conducted any in six years.
Michigan State will offer a course on surviving a zombie apocalypse.

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Morning Links

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

British government, public health activists say alcoholism running rampant even though per capita consumption is down.
States looking to pass yet more policies to curb access to prescription drugs. Note that one politician quoted refers to “patients” trying to manipulate the system, not “addicts” or “dealers.” A patient trying to manipulate the system is a patient who can’t get the drugs he needs, because of the system.
I feel another law named after a dead person coming on.
Oakland cops were given body-mounted cameras to improve relations with the public. But they aren’t turning them on when they’re policing protests.
The best outcome to the birth control debate: Make the pill available over the counter. I have a feeling neither side would approve.
Philly cops say they aren’t required to observe bike lanes.
Middle-aged American Family Association columnist calls high school junior a “small-minded and vengeful brat.” He also calls her “mean.”

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Late Morning Links

Friday, February 17th, 2012

So this is fairly terrifying. But remember — debt doesn’t matter!
More coverage of Keene vs. the Bearcat from the local college paper.
Rutherford County, Tennessee hires anti-Islam group to “train” deputies at a seminar run in an vocally anti-Muslim church. What could possibly go wrong? More here.
Toronto head of DUI enforcement (allegedly) comes to work drunk.
Ignorance of the law is no defense. Unless you’re in law enforcement.

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Sunday Links

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Iran is planning to execute a Canadian-born software developer because his product was used by a pornographic website. (NOTE: Per the comments, the Guardian article linked in the Reason post actually say the Iranian high court quashed the death sentence. But it has since been reinstated.)
More on how Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Judge allows Houston residents to become party to lawsuit between the city and a red light camera contractor.
Feds end criminal investigation of Lance Armstrong, but “sources close to the investigation” continue to smear him in the press, anyway. Don’t hold your breath waiting for a criminal investigation into who is leaking grand jury testimony.
Houston TV station bites on the vodka-soaked tampon story. Favorite quote from alleged expert on teen drinking habits: “More often than not, it’s happening in a lot of the Houston area.” More often than not? What could that possibly mean?
Attempted puppycide.
French court fines Google for providing a free map service, which is apparently an anti-competitive act of aggression against French companies that charge money to use their maps.

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Sunday Links

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Cribs: The GOP Edition.
This is the most terrifying thing I’ve read in weeks. And I’m not even a carpenter ant.
Incredible photos from yesterday’s cruise ship sinking in Italy.
We may soon have our first picture of a black hole.
Panic of the day.
First person account of a bad interaction with the New Orleans Police Department.
Lawsuit: Family woken, taken outside, handcuffed at gunpoint after neighbor mistakenly reports burglary.
Responding to a rape call, Louisiana police break down the door, storm the wrong house. Sheriff calls the mistake a “boo-boo.”

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Bonus Afternoon Links

Friday, January 13th, 2012

I think I’ll pass.
David Boaz catches the Heritage Foundation using some blatantly misleading graphs to argue for more defense spending. That the Iraq and Afghanistan wars aren’t included in the graphs makes them all the more dishonest.
TSA posts its top 10 “catches” of 2011. Bruce Schneier points out that none of them were actually terrorists.
I don’t like where this is going.
New Hampshire activists get police officer to concede he was wrong about the state’s wiretapping law.
CNN, which left Gary Johnson out of debates because he wasn’t polling high enough in their poll that didn’t offer him as an option, will now break its own rules to let Rick Perry participate in an upcoming debate.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to law mandating licensing for interior design.
Bad news. Also, more bad news.

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Morning Links

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Puppycide.
And another one, this time a ferocious Jack Russell Terrier.
Why Ken White matters. Be sure to read White’s excellent dissection of the culture of prosecutorial misconduct in the criminal justice issue of Reason.
How many things wrong with this picture can you find?
Police union fights to reinstate cop who was driving 143 mph with a .089 BAC.
I always thought this was a joke. It apparently really exists. (It’s also available in a can, but only on your birthday.)
How to make a Thing in a Jar.
Headline of the day. (Bonus points: Santorum retweeted it.)
2012 will bring the end of Happy Hour in Utah.
Indiana lawmaker wants to hand out fines for poor renditions of the national anthem.

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Morning Links

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Virginia drivers ticketed for breaking a law that doesn’t exist.
Another tribute to Siobhan Reynolds from Eapen Thampy.
Professional Courtesy: NYPD officer suspected of drunk driving after car crash wasn’t given a blood alcohol test until eight hours later.
DOJ changes its position on the Wire Act, possibly clearing a path for legal online poker.
Annapolis police arrest the wrong “Hot Dog.”
The New York Times looks at the expanding bourbon market. I’m excited for the new Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
People Are Awesome, the 2011 edition.

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