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Category: Official thuggery, bad prosecutions, and bad law

Oh, Bloomberg. Just a laugh a minute, that man.

Published December 29, 2016 6:22 am by Claire

Ha! Michael Bloomberg paid $20 million to get a prove-your-innocence-before-buying-a-gun law in Nevada. It lost everywhere but Las Vegas, won by a single percentage point overall, and cost the mad anti-gunner more than $30 per v*te. Now, because of a blatant error in the way it was written, it turns out to be unenforceable, according to David Codrea and the Nevada Attorney General. Sebastian has the details on Bloomberg’s screwup.

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Wednesday links

Published December 28, 2016 1:36 am by Claire
  • Had to happen. Prosecutors in Arkansas are demanding cloud data from Amazon for one of its voice-activated Echo devices. Authorities don’t seem to think they need a warrant or a subpoena, just a “demand.” Amazon differs.
  • There’s also this little question among money-hungry local governments as to whether you should pay them for arresting you. The Supremes are expected to weigh in.
  • You ready for a new ice age? (C’mon, damnit. I still want my global warming! Especially now that we in this corner of the world are soon to “enjoy” some of the lowest temps we’ve seen in years.)
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    • Weekend links

    Published December 24, 2016 6:50 am by Claire

    Chortle. Microsoft finally admits (cluelessly or dishonestly) that its malware-upgrade on Win 10 went just an itty-bitty bit too far. Great illustration, too. And it seems MS is not the only gang of elitists in upper Washington state going a bit too far. Closing freeways so a football team can pass? Gimme a break; even if it were legal, it would be beyond outrageous. One more reason Mr. Policeman is not your friend. And another. And this horrendous court ruling reminds us that not only is Ms or Mr. Policeman not your dog’s friend, but neither are the courts. Are…

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    Tuesday links

    Published December 20, 2016 1:42 am by Claire
  • Sigh of relief. That damned election is finally, finally over. And of course Trump won. Despite death threats to electors. Despite Russians hiding under every bed. Despite the media being the media. Despite four out of 12 Washington state electors going rogue. And despite one valiant Texan casting an electoral college v*te for Ron Paul. Can we talk about something else now?
  • If you’e old and don’t want to die before your time get a female doctor, sez some new and highly sexist research. (Do you think NPR would be running this story if the research concluded that male doctors were superior?)
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    • Friday links

    Published December 16, 2016 7:33 am by Claire
  • Taking toys to a new level of creepy. (Via RecoveringStatist.com)
  • Dear scientists: please be careful when you edit those genes. A “bad” gene may also be a great and necessary gene.
  • Kevin D. Williamson on the left’s silly obsession with people they wrongly believe to be obsessed with Ayn Rand. (Note: Contains one of the most hilarious and true remarks ever made about “professional libertarians.”)
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    • Midweek links

    Published December 14, 2016 2:29 pm by Claire
  • Turns out that, as pot has been legalized, teens have had a harder time getting the stuff. Sure, that’s against all predictions — except predictions by people who grok how markets work.
  • Teen drug and alcohol use has fallen in general. Of course, that’s according to the Washington Post, so it may be fake news.
  • It takes seven shots to kill a 73-year-old man suffering dementia. But then, he was armed with a deadly crucifix, so I guess they had to do it.
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