I'm still recovering from how crack-delicious my dinner tonight is/has been. Anyway.

James Brady, former White House press secretary, dies at 73 -- When could we expect another conservative gun-control advocate? Especially one who did not experience such a personal attack? Best to the Brady family.

Six Philadelphia narcotics officers arrested ( Read more... )

Chinese man brings gay conversion therapy lawsuit -- "'According to the law, both sides should sign an agreement before electric shock or hypnosis is carried out, but (the clinic) did not offer,' said Li [Doilong, the man's lawyer]. 'The staff told my client the electric shock felt like "being bit by a mosquito" but it turned out not to be.'"

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Florida Dad Beats Teen He Found Raping His Son | more -- " The dad will not be charged, said Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood, according to WESH-TV. 'Dad reacted like a dad,' Chitwood said. 'He's acting like a father, protecting his son, and he's furious over what has occurred.'"

More questions arise in probe of Fruitland Park police, KKK ( Read more... )

California Highway Patrol Officer Caught Punching Woman In The Face (Video) -- This is the only site I was able to find that had any footage of the incident. YouTube has already removed the video from its site.

Myths and spin abound on Supreme Court contraceptive decision

After Uproar, Ethics Committee Folds Fast on Travel Disclosure

Magic ( Read more... )

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Begun to Collapse -- The tipping point has been reached. It's too late.

Police commissioner asked to quit over Obama slur -- Asked to quit, because there are no mechanisms in New Hampshire to remove him forcefully.

Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times -- 'Abrupt' isn't the word for it.

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Court: Marotta is a father, not merely a sperm donor -- "A Topeka man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple is the presumptive father to a baby one of the woman bore and is subject to paying child support, a Shawnee County District Court judge ruled Wednesday." This ruling really should not stand, IMO. The women were not seeking child support but ( Read more... )

Arizona State University fraternity holds racist MLK Day party -- Drinking out of miniature watermelons. Yeah. If it weren't for that bit, the whole thing probably could have been plausibly denied.

Student who appeared in porn can return to school

Dame Angela Lansbury 'relieved' as Murder, She Wrote remake is scrapped -- I think her publicly ( Read more... )

Long-Forgotten Photographs Reveal Challenger Disaster As It Happened

Federal judge sent hundreds of bigoted emails

President Obama: I don't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol | more

Silent Technical Privilege: As a novice computer programmer, I always got the benefit of the doubt-because I looked the part -- Asian-American male ( Read more... )

Swedish doctors transplant wombs into 9 women

Study: Caffeine Can Enhance Your Memory

Watch: First Video of Fish Leaping Into Air to Prey on Birds -- tigerfish

The Ugly, Fascinating History Of The Word 'Racism' -- This is a decent article, though I take issue with the assertion that "the term has become an abstraction." I say this as someone ( Read more... )

Judge strikes down Florida law mandating drug tests for welfare

Utah drops focus on procreation in stay arguments

Long-serving Maryland Senate president says he supports legalization of marijuana

Using Sound To Levitate Objects And Move Them Midair

Higher than Usual Doses of Vitamin E Beneficial to Dementia Patients

Dolphins 'deliberately get ( Read more... )