Marginalizing murder

I have been watching the news reports about the young, extremely pregnant female Marine, Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who disappeared almost a month ago. What has been most prominent in this case is the systematic marginalization of a young woman who dared to accuse a man, a superior officer, of sexual assault. I expected that [...]

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Imagine our embarrassment…

First, the American people – or, at the very least Florida SOS Katherine Harris and 5 of 9 Supremely Kangaroo Kort “justices” ruling in a case over which they had zero jurisdiction (2000) and Ken Blackwell (2004) – picked a friggin’ Chimpanzee as POTUS. Twice. Now, it turns out that one of the leading contenders [...]

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Law enforcement involvement in death of CA woman ignored by ER personnel

We’ve probably all heard the story of Edith Isabel Rodriguez, who died in a Los Angeles emergency room after being refused treatment. Concerned people on the scene called 911, and were told there was nothing cops or paramedics can do, since she was already in a hospital. Hospital personnel stepped over her while she was [...]

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Twist on “The Devil Made Me Do It”

In a twist on the old “the devil made me do it” claim, members of Westboro Baptist Church claim that the Virginia Tech massacre was an act of God. Why would God do that? Well, apparently because people like me have been making fun of the Westboro Baptist Church ‘tards (best known as godhatesfags.com) for [...]

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So It Goes, Or, Kurt Is Up In Heaven Now

Iconoclastic novelist, essayist and humanist Kurt Vonnegut Jr has died, at the age of 84. While Vonnegut would be best described as a libertarian socialist (putting him in a category with such groups as the ACLU and Food Not Bombs), he was the writer whose work most strongly influenced my left libertarian beliefs. The loss [...]

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Four-Year-Old OD’d, Parents Charged With Murder

While the world watches and waits, and demands to know what killed Anna Nicole Smith (and where her son Daniel got the Methadone which killed him just five months prior – duh), a far more disturbing prescription drug-related death has occurred. Four-year-old Rebecca Riley died of an overdose of Clonidine, a drug prescribed for bipolar [...]

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Sherlock Holmes Connection To Houdini Murder Mystery?

Renowned magician Harry Houdini is rising from the grave, 81 years after his untimely death at age 52. He’s not doing so voluntarily, though, despite his promise to contact his loved ones from The Great Beyoooooond. It seems that members of his family now believe he died, not as the result of peritonitis resulting from [...]

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Gene Chapman: Is The End Near?

Via ElfNinosMom today comes the sad news that one of our favorite Presidential candidates may have to drop out of the race due to government persecution. Gene Dropping Out of Presidential Race? Gene posted the following on his blog today: IRS Finds Chapman Well, the IRS has sent a letter to my employer to take [...]

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