As part of my continued service to my fellow readers, I took the time to watch the linked clips. Before drinking bleach, a couple of observations:

1. 1977-’78 - Roman Polanski drugged and sodomized a child, then fled the country.

In short, the answer is no. There is a (very) small possibility that the gun had been modified in some way such that the motion caused the pin to drop, and discharge the weapon. Also a (very, very) small chance that the round could have a manufacturing defect, causing an accidental discharge. In general, people…

I suspect this has to do with the way in which the WWE’s shares are structured. Selling stock is a capital raising tool, but also exposes you to market demands. To circumvent this, some equity offerings will include restricted share classes that have additional rights attached to them.

Bingo. Testosterone has clearly documented anabolic and anti-catabolic effects, and the implication that it’s a fig-leaf for discrimination is inaccurate at best. It shouldn’t be dispositive exclusively, but if monitoring of the data over an extended period demonstrates a statistically anomalous series of outcomes…

Here’s a fun one that blew my mind in high school: almost all gun control laws in the United States were originally race based. This predates the founding of the U.S. with Virginia dropping this gem in 1640:

I’m later to the game, but goddamn, this author and this whole article/point of view can go kick rocks. At the risk of being outed as the old man I am, it utterly belies how much racism, sexism, and generally purpose bullshit was tolerated in every sphere of life.

Nil nisi bonum and all that bullshit, but the world would have been a better place if that fucker had been a plumber. 

I think it’s a that unless you attack the underlying problems with the cost of education that have driven this crisis, then all you’re doing is giving a benefit to people who happen to be in the right place, and kicking the can.

My first car was a 1986 Pontiac 6000, and the most dangerous place to drive was ANYWHERE in that car when the roads got even the slightest bit wet. I mean just a touch of rain, and the rear drums on that thing would send you flying all over the road.

How Fortune Cookies Explain American Politics 

The only time I’ve been in a Waffle House was after an overnight bus trip in high school. I definitely smoked.

I’m fascinated. How many strips in a large order of bacon? 

What I’ve been struggling with is in addition to overcoming racism and inertia, we’re ever going to be able to overcome the built-in messaging machine advantage that Republicans have with Fox News and talk radio. Republican gains took place in economically OK places where, quite frankly, social issues are only going…

Man, that’s a lot of bacon. I’m looking at what, 7 strips? I’m used to seeing 3 in an order, so what is this? 2.33 orders? A Perdue special named The Widowmaker”?

I have student loans. I am able to pay my student loans without challenge. I want there to be broad based student loan forgiveness for people who aren’t me.

And in his mom’s basement, Pete Davidson reclined, and smiled. 

I’m dating myself here, but does anyone else remember the liner notes from “Death Certificate”? Cube went through a phase where he was openly advocating that everyone join the NOI. 

“About a thousand miles south, the University of Florida has eliminated its entire undergraduate programming, announcing that it would become graduate-only.”

I don’t know that I would describe him as a scapegoat. Because a scapegoat can be passive. Tim Scott is active in his own subjugation, and that of people who look like him.