Category: Humor

Thursday links

Published August 30, 2018 5:08 am by Claire

For the first time in 45 years, a Texas cop is found guilty for a murder he committed in the line of duty. Now let’s see whether he serves the time any other cold-blooded killer would. Ummmm … nope.

It is not a violation of Twitter policy to wish someone would kill the children of NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch — even though it is a violation of Twitter policy to wish for the killing of anybody else.

The economy: “Winter is coming.”

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Tuesday links

Published August 21, 2018 10:45 am by Claire

As LarryA says, “women and minorities hardest hit.” But in a way that NPR wouldn’t appreciate.

Wells Fargo closes a candidate’s account because of her opinions and those of some of her donors.

In the good-news-bad-news department, the U.S. military wants to expand, but discovers its recruitment pool is beyond pathetic.

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Final straws

Published July 29, 2018 6:14 pm by Claire

On the light side … have some more straw-ban funnies, courtesy of Len Savage:

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Friday links

Published July 27, 2018 10:03 am by Claire

“Come and Take It.” 🙂 (Via BD and Borepatch)

Kit Perez: Understanding core motivators in human-terrain mapping.

Thanks to a venal cop, a typically flawed roadside drug test, and naivete, a mother of four spends months in jail … for possession of vitamins.

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Tuesday links

Published July 24, 2018 6:50 am by Claire

The largest, most powerful gun-control organization does it again. (H/T RW)

Legalizing cannabis will … well, you just have to read it to probe the depths of the reefer madness.

John Lott on the end of gun control as we know it.

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Monday links

Published July 23, 2018 1:37 am by Claire

Four years after he murdered Eric Garner and cost the taxpayers of New York $5.9 million, Officer Daniel Pantaleo might finally get … an administrative sanction. Next year. Maybe.

Hahaha. Big Dem govs defend the rich (but only because the don’t want their high taxes to drive said wealthy folk out of state).

Now just wait’ll the Asians also start suing for racial discrimination.

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Friday links

Published July 20, 2018 11:08 am by Claire

The notorious Ninth Circuit court actually does something positive for gun rights.

So is Obama going to invite the poor and disadvantaged to share that new $8 million second home of his?

Bryan Caplan, econ prof at George Mason, says make college more expensive for weaker students (if they’re going to be there at all).

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Midweek links

Published July 11, 2018 7:46 am by Claire

These sorts of articles always exaggerate, but the tech and economics are still interesting. How to 3D print a house in a day.

Despite rising delinquencies, Americans may actually be getting a handle on their debts.

How walking through doorways makes us forget.

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Alternative Math :-)

Published July 11, 2018 5:30 am by Claire

Source (Via Never Yet Melted)

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Weekend links

Published July 7, 2018 8:45 am by Claire

Wendy McElroy on free-market law and cryptocurrencies.

What the case of “Permit Patty” says about mercy and justice in today’s world.

The news comes a bit late, but Steve Ditko, the Salingeresque co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, has died.

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