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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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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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Late Morning Links

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Puppycide. During a raid. That turned up nothing. And the dog was chained. Bonus points: The pup was shot in front of a three-year-old.
A partial list of Kim Jong Il’s titles. Also, “State textbooks claim Jong-Il does not produce urine or feces.”
More to the point: Remembering Kim Jong Il’s victims.
Ron Smith, the libertarian radio host at WBAL in Baltimore, has died. Ron was always one of my favorite interviews. Never a demagogue. And he always gave his guests time to make a point, with some nuance and context, even.
Anne Applebaum on Vaclav Havel.
Headline of the day, unfortunate wording edition.
In case Minnesota decides to invade.
More on the NTSB and cell phone bans, from Walter Olson, and from the National Motorists Association.

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Saturday Links

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Rick Perry “retires” in order to engage in some pension/salary double dipping.
Dog disguise kits to get around breed-specific prohibitions.
Police meet man at airport baggage claim, then arrest, book him over expired vehicle tags.
DOJ report finds that Seattle cops violate the Constitution one out of every five times they use force.
Grandmother of convicted drug dealer fights to keep her home from the asset forfeiture brigade.
If you’re a secretly gay mayor who preaches conservative politics, you probably shouldn’t fund trips to the adult bookstore with taxpayer money.
Feds spend tens of millions of dollars to put Barry Bonds on probation for lying to a roomful of professional liars.

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Thanksgiving Links

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Ice finger of death!
Man falls off bicycle. Cop kills him.
Red light camera vendor sues Knoxville, Tennessee for not issuing tickets when people turn right at a red light.
The Pentagon’s $3 billion mercenary war on drugs.
AFL-CIO, Teamsters, other unions firmly backing SOPA.
All your fish are belong to government.
A good reminder as the country goes into panic—and politicians go into “there oughtta be a law” mode—in response to Penn State: False allegations of sex abuse can also ruin lives.

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Morning Links

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Your morning worry.
Headline of the day.
Smart kids do drugs.
Georgia cop admits to falsifying breath test results in DUI cases.
New York’s highest court ordered the state’s family courts opened to the public in 1997. They’ve mostly stayed closed, anyway.
Yale law professors propose paying students to quit law school.

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Sunday Links

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Good question.
Chicago journalism professor records an arrest in progress. Police threaten him, seize his camera, and delete the video. If he was using sound, it’s still illegal to record anyone in Illinois without their permission, in which case the police destroyed evidence of a crime. If he wasn’t using sound, they illegally confiscated his camera and destroyed his property.
Cabin porn. (Link is SFW.)
An interview with the great John Prine.
Government announces plan to make citizens safer by devoting more resources to harassing and threatening them.
Mitt Romney demonstrates one of the most important qualifications to be president.
Finally, something heartwarming. The first paragraph is really all you need.

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Morning Links

Friday, November 11th, 2011

More feuding over “professional courtesy” between Miami police and Florida state troopers.
Massachusetts to keep health care costs down with . . . price controls.
Coca-Cola gets a ban on plastic bottles at national parks overturned. And somehow . . . the Koch brothers and libertarianism are to blame.
I’m not sure I understand the point of handing out annual awards for classic rock.
A nation asks: Who, if not government, will count our goats?
I don’t see how this could possibly go wrong.

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Morning Links

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

In defense of jury nullification.
Income inequality in perspective. More from Will Wilkinson.
Florida man arrested for recording conversation with cops; newspaper misstates the law in Florida.
The sweet, sweet demise of Righthaven.
At least it wasn’t the Virgin Mary.
Headline of the day.
The National Motorists Association takes down a hysterical Boston Globe report that judges are going easy on drunk drivers.
More insanity from NYPD: Woman arrested, jailed for two nights for being in a public park after it had closed, then not having ID.

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Morning Links

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Classic songs that were intended as jokes.
You can’t tell by the pixels.
Very little about the police version of this story makes sense.
This is almost certainly illegal under Indianapolis v. Edmond.
Two Illinois teachers union lobbyists teach for one day, get fat pensions for the rest of their lives. Bonus: One of them helped write the law that made them eligible.
Attempted puppycide . . . by defenestration.
Kanye’d by the Bell.

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