“By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.” .. (Gore Vidal)
“By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s…
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In the news, three gunmen in Paris have shot dead 12 people at…
In the news, three gunmen in Paris have shot dead 12 people at the satirical magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’, which had previously been firebombed for printing a caricature of the prophet Muhammad .. (story here)
New York cops, miffed by accusations of brutality and…
New York cops, miffed by accusations of brutality and over-reaction and in a direct challenge to the peoples elected representative, Mayor Bill de Blasio, are staging a ‘work slowdown’. Arrests have fallen dramatically by at least 66% and police say they’re now making arrests “only when they have to” (which is what they should always be doing anyway). They’ve temporarily stopped using arrests as a way of keeping a lid on structural social problems and as a form of backdoor taxation. Ironically (and quite unintentionally) this could point the way to better policing nationwide (but it won’t). .. (story here)
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