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Monday links

Published October 8, 2018 1:09 am by Claire

Well, clearly some police department is eager to have officers who shoot 12-year-olds on sight. That’s useful to know.

Cuban doctors: treated like slaves and beginning to object.

Looking for the ideal survival retreat? Commander Zero says Montana is a fine place to find surreal estate, complete with ready-made bunkers.

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Friday links

Published October 5, 2018 1:00 am by Claire

Remember those amazing glasses from They Live? They’re now in beta on Kickstarter. (Well, sorta. H/T MJR)

Dems introduce an Internet Bill of Rights. Some of it’s excellent, some not. Methods for achieving it are likely to be maximum dubious.

Bear Bussjaeger on Trump going ahead with the bump-stock ban, disregarding both physics and the will of those who know what they’re talking about and took the time to say so.

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Midweek links

Published October 3, 2018 3:41 pm by Claire

The tragedy (and travesty) of Rainbow Farm was buried by 9/11. We We should not forget it. (Long but excellent read via Metalgodz at Claire’s Cabal)

Facebook and Apple personify the new tech divide.

Yes, it’s yet another food/health study. But this one I’d heed. The evidence has been piling up for some time. Six common artificial sweeteners used in soft drinks and prepared foods are toxic to our gut bacteria.

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Weekend links

Published September 29, 2018 6:45 pm by Claire

Tim Berners-Lee unveils his radical new plan to decentralize the ‘Net and take it back from the corporate privacy snatchers.

How bail reform trapped a cannabis activist in jail.

Your social media notifications are lying to you about what’s important.

A long-term follow-up study confirms the growing body of evidence. Most people with appendicitis don’t need surgery, just antibiotics.

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Friday links

Published September 28, 2018 5:49 am by Claire

Well, that’s a different view on Ford-Kavanaugh: “I believe her — and him.” (H/T DT)

Do laws requiring mandatory reporting of supposed crimes violate the First Amendment?

Terry Bressi is at it again — challenging constitution-free border checkpoints after being stopped over 400 times.

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Tuesday links

Published September 25, 2018 11:37 am by Claire

J.D. Tuccille on Google and privatized authoritarianism.

If there’s a hell, a very low ring should be reserved for petty bureaucrats who use the law against good, kind, brave people. The charges against Tammie Hedges for administering medicine to rescued pets and “soliciting a controlled substance” are barbaric. Good thing her legal fundraiser is surpassing all expectations.

The U.S. is about to get its first “robot brothel.” Don’t expect this to be The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. (H/T DB)

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Chihuahua puppy “fights” Great Dane

Published September 25, 2018 6:31 am by Claire

I’m having a bad brain day. Or at least a slow brain morning. More later, but in the meantime have a Chihuahua puppy fighting a Great Dane. Source

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Monday links

Published September 24, 2018 1:16 am by Claire

Solar panels replaced paving on several roadways. For the environment and the climate and all, you know. Results were predictably underwhelming. Quite expensive, too.

Commander Zero, who knows whereof he speaks when it comes to preparedness, says Joel’s current experiment in living off an Augason Farms emergency food kit won’t end happily. I’m pretty sure Joel would have agreed from day one.

Speaking of which, Wired says that the science behind disaster preparedness kits is a disaster. They have suggestions some of us might not agree with, but the article’s interesting.

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Tuesday links

Published September 18, 2018 7:17 am by Claire

New Mexico sues Google and Twitter for exploiting children.

Interesting notion: The whole NFL/Nike/Kaepernick flap is a bit of conspiracy theater to boost NFL ratings in “blue” markets.

Have you paid a traffic ticket, fine, or government fee online in the last few years? Chances are your data got hacked.

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Weekend links

Published September 15, 2018 7:12 pm by Claire

Oh, lucky us. Our cellphones are soon to be subject to a FEMA-driven “presidential alert system” that we won’t be allowed to shut off.

Ben Shapiro pens the very definition of socialism: “When government is everything, everything is crazy.”

Humans aren’t the only ones who suffer from socialism. Don’t miss J. KB’s last three paragraphs.

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