Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Some cool previoulsy unreleased photos of Buddy Holly.
Can you earn back your Coscto membership fee just by eating free samples?
Anyone know anything more about this case?
And with that, the spirit of the 1994 Gingrich Revolution takes its last breath.
Here’s a bit more on Earle Mobley, the Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney who spoke up about the (lack of) credibility of one the jailhouse informants in the Ryan Frederick case.
Feds say sex offender registries inaccurate, unreliable.
David Boaz on the army of lobbyists coming to Washington to wrestle up a slice of the TARP money. The point I’ve tried to make here, is that we aren’t just wasting money on the various bailout packages, we’re also wasting all the money that’s getting shoveled over to the lobbyists lining up at the trough.
The cop who shoved the Wal-Mart greeter in Tennessee has been suspended.
I hate to tell you this, buddy, but the World Canine Council has reviewed your case, and you’re going to have to give up your doggie membership card. You have failed the species.
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Frozen caribou.
Ever wondered how you might fish an Airbus out of a river?
Jack Shafer rips corporate do-gooder campaigns. I’m glad someone wrote this. Nothing more irritating than a righteous lecture with my morning coffee.
Those look like some delicious cupcakes.
U.K. Animal rights charity asks woman if it can weigh her dogs, then takes them and is attempting to keep them . . . because they’re too fat.
Isaac Singletary’s family is suing the Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff’s Department. Singletary was shot and killed in 2007 after an armed confrontation with two deputies on his front lawn. The cops were undercover, posing as drug dealers.
Hoosier makes good.
Sportsguy Bill Simmons on the death of his dog.
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Police in Canton, Ohio shot and killed a man during a SWAT-style drug raid last week. He was in the shower at the time of the raid, and apparently brandished a gun at the raiding officers. He is a convicted felon, though his last crime was 13 years ago. Police say the raid was conducted based on tips that there was drug dealing at the man’s home. So far, I haven’t read an account of the raid that mentions if the police found any illicit drugs.
Animal sounds around the world (thanks to the Agitatrix for the tip).
Troy Davis inches toward execution. At minimum, this man deserves a new trial. He was convicted entirely on eyewitness testimony, and seven of the nine prosecution witnesses have recanted. Another three have said another man confessed to the crime.
Greg Beato has a warm, smart, and funny article on dog cloning from our current issue of reason.
Pretty incredible:
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Fascinating story in the Washington Post about the ancient, conquered viruses encased in the human genome.
Good op-ed in this morning’s Baltimore Sun about police raids.
Beautiful photos of London at night.
Female Iraq War vet found in a contractor’s tent beaten, raped, shot in the head, and partially burned, with lye poured on her vagina. Somehow, Army doctors ruled her death a “suicide.” Dr. Hayne must be doing autopsies for the federal government, now.
Tough guys and puppies.
An Atlanta judge arrested for drunk driving who refused to take a breath test will not lose his license after the cop who pulled him over “lost the paperwork” associated with the arrest. How convenient.
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