Anonymous tweets the name of the officer in Ferguson who shot unarmed teenFour days of protests probably could have been shortened or even avoided if the city had reacted the way New York did after Eric Gardner's death at the hands of the police. Trying to hide the identity of the officer only inflamed an already incendiary situation ( Read more... )

Homeowner: 'She says don't shoot me I am pregnant...I shot her anyway'

Nurse won't prescribe birth control, sues because she didn't get a job that requires prescribing birth control

#WomenAgainstFeminism Is Happening Now

Alabama man sues, claiming penis amputated instead of circumcised

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Ku Klux Klan Hands Out Candy To Recruit New Members

Florida TSA agents getting geography refresher course after one refuses to recognize District of Columbia driver's license | more

Another Day, Another Woman Being Kicked off of Instagram for Not Meeting Their Standards of Beauty

Seattle man sets house ablaze trying to kill spider with lighter ( Read more... )

Wyden urges permanent Internet tax ban: Says 'Tax Freedom Act' has spurred digital economy

If it weren't for the good folks over at ohnotheydidnt, I would never have heard about this: Over the course of a weekend, DashCon 2014 descended into chaos | more

Two children freed from hot car by passerby who smashed the windows with a hammer -- This is bad enough ( Read more... )

Gun Shy: What happened to the Second Amendment at the U.S. Supreme Court this year?

ABA: Lawyers can scour jurors' social media sites -- Yet another reason I won't be migrating to Facebook. It's bad enough (actually probably worse) that employers can demand your social media account particulars.

Christian radio host in Michigan busted in child ( Read more... )

Jameis Winston still under fire for rape allegation

Deputies: Man smothered crying son over video game

Teen suspended for asking Miss America to prom

A Browser Extension That Replaces "Literally" With "Figuratively" -- "Built by a programmer named Mike Walker, it's an extension for Google's Chrome browser that replaces the word 'literally' with ( Read more... )

Mississippi high court halts woman's execution, orders a new trial -- Her son has repeatedly confessed to the killing.

Police chief: Officer shoving woman is concerning | Riot Cop Absolutely Levels an Unsuspecting Girl at Arizona State -- The video at the second link is shocking. I don't know what's going on in Albuquerque these days.

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Virginia's Attorney General will not defend state's gay marriage ban

Judge orders that life support be ended for brain-dead pregnant woman

A Separated Economist Gets Discriminated Against -- Online -- "As a middle-aged white male, I have it pretty easy. But I recently entered a group that, much to my surprise, made me a target of discrimination. ( Read more... )

Off to deliver presents! Hope I don't get shot going down strangers' chimneys. Just kidding. I'm white! -- Santa

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So I was webcrawling & came across this article at PBS about prison wine. Apparently some inmates sickened themselves by way of botulism from a potato ( Read more... )