Brickbat: Painfully Ironic
An Indonesian man named Mukhlis was recently caned in public in Aceh province, receiving 28 strikes after being caught having sex with a married woman. Mukhlis (many Indonesians use just one …
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This Florida Prison Guard Allegedly Paralyzed an Inmate. Now He’s Been Arrested for Child Molestation
A Florida prison guard accused of breaking a female inmate’s neck in a vicious attack, and who has a long history of inmate complaints alleging physical and sexual abuse, was …
New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Voted To Give a Civilian Oversight Board More Power To Investigate Lying Cops
New York City police officers may face actual consequences for lying after voters passed a ballot question Tuesday to strengthen a civilian oversight board that reviews complaints of police misconduct. …
Rand Paul Proposes Expanding Whistleblower Protections While Publicly Exposing Whistleblowers
Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) has proposed legislation that would protect whistleblowers from retaliation but that would also likely expose their identities in criminal and presidential impeachment proceedings. Paul caused a …
The Judge and the Suspicious Dead Grandfather
All I can say is, “Yow.” From Berger v. Imagina Consulting, Inc., decided Nov. 1, 2019 by Judge Cathy Seibel: On April 5, 2019, Defendant filed a letter with the …
Stupid Federal Shipping Regulations Will Prevent Alaskans From Buying Alaskan Natural Gas
A newly announced plan to tap into natural gas reserves in northern Alaska promises to produce 4 million tons of liquid natural gas (LNG) annually over the next 20 years. …
Are Iranian-Americans Presumptively “Socially Disadvantaged”?
The Small Business Administration has programs that favor “socially disadvantaged” business owners. Under the relevant law, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians (but not Asians from east of India), and members of …
The NYPD Bragged About a Big Pot Bust. Turns Out It Seized 106 Pounds of Legal Hemp.
After six years in the natural medicine business, Green Angel CBD owner John Dee has faced an obstacle so large that he could be forced to close his doors: the …
The NYPD Bragged About a Big Pot Bust. Turns Out It Seized 106 Pounds of Legal Hemp.
After six years in the natural medicine business, Green Angel CBD owner John Dee has faced an obstacle so large that he could be forced to close his doors: the …
Right to Advertise Raw Milk
Kansas law allows “the sale of milk or milk products on the farm by the producer from the production of the dairy herd to the final consumer”—including raw milk—but only …