Lessons from Richard Jewell
* I am old enough to remember when the pipe-bomb exploded during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I was...
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Category: Popular Media
Game of Thrones S8, Ep1: Highlights and notes
–“I always knew you were just another rich girl.” “You don’t know any other rich...
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The latest on Obamacare: Does the power to tax apply when there is no longer a tax?
If the United States Congress has no time to read the bills upon which it actually votes, I guess...
Read MoreIf Sarah Palin was “Caribou Barbie,” what is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes?
As I noted on my Facebook page: The popular media derisively referred to Sarah Palin (@sarahpalinUSA) as “Caribou Barbie.” Does that mean they’d be cool with calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
Read MoreThe popular press is just as reliable as it ever was.
The notion of “fake news” is certainly a hot topic of the day. Donald Trump, nigh on a daily basis, denounces the fiction popular media broadcasts. This is not new. Multiple newspapers existed throughout this...
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Props to @RandyOrton
There are no "federal funds." That's #Newspeak. There is only taxpayer money (which includes money the feds borrowed that your kids and their kids will have to pay back.)
#CoPolitics @PolisForCO #CoLeg
https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/polis-says-he-s-working-for-more-federal-funding-to-local-governments-after-some-county/article_e847bc02-a129-11ea-82aa-8f59c4edf3e8.html?utm_source=Colorado&utm_campaign=9ba05a29a1-COLORADO_B2C_NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8005720b7-9ba05a29a1-70657719&fbclid=IwAR1UfFBycRZcNnV2eB8uqwmLPSa2h-8VpKTHNGmr6f2SAUnXGVS4R4aQB1E
We did an episode on "qualified immunity" way back in ep 4.
We'll be following this case. Stay tuned.
#SCOTUS @reason
https://reason.com/2020/05/29/the-supreme-court-has-a-chance-to-end-qualified-immunity-and-prevent-cases-like-george-floyds/?fbclid=IwAR3Cc9tbw9c9mZ9xQ2mQM2HWU5HRjLIyZY5H5QbMBTCzKdp4KKqLHBunz1M
The police should not be held to the same standard as the citizens they are sworn to protect and serve, they should be held to a much higher standard.