He did end up blowing his brains out while on the phone with his estranged wife, so grain of salt with this.

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Holy fuck, this might be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen written.

What Caitlin Goldblatt has omitted from her narrative are three key points:

1) The “well-appointed” elementary school that was slated for closure, Langston Hughes, was hardly closed by the Baltimore City School Board - a mixed-race group chaired by a black man http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24788 - due to…

Looks like someone is midway through their Philosophy 101 course at their local community college! Congrats junior!

It is correct and moral because intelligent people of the world agree that motorcycles/motorcyclists should be licenced, roadworthy, inspected, and trained in safety as not to injure the rider or those around them. Also, Maryland has helmet safety laws. If society is going to allow people to stupidly endanger…

Not sure the exact law the article is referring to:

The ironic part is the protest narrative is 100% fabricated. They do this because it is fun, not because riding your way into a wheelchair somehow shows up the “man.”

I’m looking forward to a followup story five years from now that documents the exploits of daredevil urban wheelchair drivers. I do hope they have good medical insurance.

But you don’t understand, they are Black.

So riding these bikes through the city is illegal, but the police trying to stop the event are the bad guys?

I’m no fan of Baltimore cops, but these guys are breaking the law...and you’re applauding it? I can think of many other ways these fathers and older kids could make a similar statement and set a more positive example than this.

Stealing a one-of-a-kind car seems like a good idea...

Shoot to kill

Kyle, can you just do all the Apple coverage for all Gawker sites from now on? This is the only article I’ve seen today that isn’t trying to fellate Apple for showing the world a hundred dollar pencil.

A failing novelty-watch interest based in California,

Sweet. If you like shipping, I strongly suggest that you check out gcapitan. I didn’t put the link in b/c I’m not a shill, but it is a very interesting site.

Yes, paper and eye glasses, total dead end inventions.

Time for European Nato members to cancel US planes and buy Eu Nato members planes.