Israel is a terrorist state committing genocide. Iran has its own issues, but Israel is run by monsters.

Brittni and Marcus Silva divorced in February 2023, a few weeks before Silva filed his lawsuit. The defendants alleged in their countersuit that Silva was a “serial emotional abuser” in pursuit of revenge and that he illegally searched Brittni’s phone without her consent.

Sounds like a class act.

The violent arrest stems from a morning call from Circle K employees who reported that a White man was causing problems and wouldn’t leave the store, records show.

Of course you get called about a white guy and end up assaulting a Black guy. That’s pretty much the job, sadly.

Finally, some good news.

In 2001, a jury found them not guilty of murder. A judge sentenced them to life in prison anyway.

I don’t understand how this is possible. I wouldn’t believe it if you told me this happened. How?

Damn. I really wish I could go to that. If there were tickets available, I would immediately ask my partner if she was ok with us taking a trip to see it.

From a Wikipedia article on the murder of the kid that landed the dept a consent decree:

On October 5, 2018, Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder, as well as 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.[9] Van Dyke was sentenced to prison in January 2019 and was released early for good behavior in February 2022.

Slap on the wrist.

“Transparency isn’t always comfortable,” Kersten added. “People don’t always like when you put things out into the public discourse that maybe wouldn’t have been there 10 years ago, but that’s what the job requires…. Transparency and the truth are ultimately what will contribute to all of us collectively being able to build a safer Chicago and a more reform-minded public safety system.”

I trust that this lady is doing her job effectively and the complaints from the cops are a tantrum over being held accountable.

Many. There wasn’t fluoride in the water where I grew up for the first decade of my life. Tips:

Bring earbuds and clear it with the dentist that they’ll tap your arm if they need to talk to you. Have a playlist ready. If you can afford it / have the right insurance, ask for gas to help you zone out. If you feel pain, they didn’t give you enough novocaine. My dentist informed me that people with red hair are less sensitive to the drug and need more of it (she noticed my beard comes in kinda reddish when she told me about that). Don’t be afraid to let them know of discomfort; they want you to be ok during the procedure so not to make you avoid getting treatment right away in the future, thus making whatever problem worse.

You can maybe ask for a single pill script for a downer like zanex if you don’t drive to the appt.

Time to plug one of my favorite podcasts: Stuff the British Stole

I stand by my idea to subtract 18 years from the national life expectancy and disenfranchise voters at that age. Might even get us some legislation to provide healthcare to move that number higher to preserve the right to vote longer.

The court’s decision comes amid a drumbeat of public advocacy on Roberson’s behalf, including calls for his exoneration from the lead detective in his case and support for clemency from a bipartisan majority of the Texas House.

Can’t let that get in the way of killing a man in Texas. Ffs

This is some bullshit.

It’ll be ready next week, I promise.

Well, that’s good. We’re still in great danger of things turning out badly, but here’s a glimmer of hope.

Can they please not vote every year? A lot of them will be people who vote based on irrational ideas, so that’d be a win for reasonable people.

I think that kind of stupid support may have a shorter shelf life than they think.

I think it’s the opposite. They see the writing on the wall and they wanna get in as many atrocities as they can before the party ends.

Eats crunchy foods (celery, carrots, etc) in shared office every day for lunch. Loudly.

Why don’t we just tell them how to run their country? /s

We’re such assholes. I can’t wait until half of our geriatric government leaders die off and maybe some saner (younger) people can have a say.