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Archive for June, 2024
June 19th, 2024 - 11:05 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Why your car insurance premiums are going up so much
Besides more expensive new and used cars, parts, and labor, people are driving crazier and getting in more accidents. The Seattle area is “seeing an alarming increase in traffic deaths and serious crashes,” KING 5 TV reported on June 19, 2024. “Prosecutors said it’s the most [...]
June 19th, 2024 - 10:41 pm § in Law and Courts
A Washington county wants to send their criminals to you
Some public officials in Mason County, Washington, want to get rid of their petty criminals by sending them to their neighbors. Under a proposed county ordinance, people arrested for crimes like public drunkenness, malicious mischief, and theft would have the charges dropped in exchange for leaving [...]
Poll: Americans support DEI programs
Nationally, 61% of Americans support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, a Washington Post/Ipsos survey conducted in mid-April of 2024 shows (read story here). The survey showed 34% consider DEI programs at companies “a bad thing.” That number roughly conforms with the perce[...]
Trump can’t do fractions
If you ask me who’s most likely to pull out the debates, I wouldn’t pick Biden. That’s because “Trump is already laying the groundwork to complain that the upcoming presidential debate is rigged against him,” Raw Story reported on June 19, 2024, citing the New York Time[...]
June 19th, 2024 - 6:01 pm § in Law and Courts
Why cops shoot suspects in vehicles
There are many examples of police opening fire on vehicles when a suspect tries to flee. It’s not to keep the suspect from escaping. Behind these shootings is the fact cops consider a moving car a deadly weapon. They’ll shoot the driver if a cop is being dragged or threatened with being [...]
Democrats arrested for voting fraud in Connecticut’s largest city
I’ve waited a long time to do a post about Democratic voting fraud, but I finally found a case, and it’s a doozy! It should be noted, though, that this is a story about local contests between Democratic candidates in a solidly blue state, and doesn’t involve voting for president or[...]
Shooting at customers is bad service
I haven’t been at a McDonalds drive-through in years, but I suppose workers sometimes fill orders incorrectly. That’s apparently what happened at a McDonalds in Lakeland, Florida, prompting an argument between a worker and two customers. It quickly escalated. The worker threw a drink at [...]
June 18th, 2024 - 9:49 pm § in Politics
Vermont legislator should be expelled for harassing colleague
Mary Morrissey (photo, left) and Jim Carroll (photo, right) represent Bennington, Vermont, in the state legislature. Morrissey, a Republican, is pro-life; Carroll, a Democrat, is pro-choice. For five months, Morrissey harassed Carroll because of his position on abortion. Most of the harassment was [...]
Does Trumpian military strategy make sense?
In a wide-ranging Foreign Affairs op-ed published Tuesday, Trump’s last national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, decried “American weakness” and called for “peace through strength” (read Politico story here). That’s a meaningless political jab coupled with a [...]