My (white) parents were going on a racist rant about how the Chinese did so well for themselves here, and why black people couldn’t do the same. I pulled up and read the Wikipedia page about red summer to them.

Christ, thank you, Roo.

No. The original phone call was about a person handling a gun in public. Because it’s Cleveland, who is rabidly anti-gun (they’ve lost two clear-cut cases recently but don’t seem to have any problem wasting taxpayer money on cases they clearly can’t win), the cop who showed up came out guns blazing. There were…

“Oh, thank God! I thought I was the only racist, sexist homophobe here!”

A reminder that Ohio is an open carry state. It’s in the state constitution. Even if the gun Tamir was holding was real and loaded, he was fully and legally entitled to have it. 

I have it on reasonable authority that Cleveland police believe they did nothing wrong and feel intensely aggrieved about the criticism they have experienced. They also feel victimized by the consent decree that the city agreed to with the DOJ, complaining that it prevents them from "doing their job" fully. Not that…

Chick-fil-A Foundation: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-2343206

Any non profit organization is required to release a Form 990 informational tax filing annually. You can see the three most recent years on Guidestar for free. It’s a long form, but there are several sections that list who the nonprofit received donations from, and where the money was spent 

Yeah. I know fuck all about sports, so I didn’t entirely understand the Saturday versus Tuesday issue. I was glad to hear that Kaep initially agreed to the apparently bizarre workout, and I was hopeful that something good might come of all of this.

I’m sorry that you experienced that as a teenager. Hugs if you want them.

Justin Timberlake?!?!

Agreed! And younger, for some reason. 

Nope. Not out here in BFE, unfortunately.

Seriously. What are they bitching about? Her activism? She has a platform, and she's using it to try to do as much good as she can. What's the problem here?

Yes, but this is Federal court, so they had to make a federal argument. They may have already tried state court and been shot down.

Also - Da Bird. Cats love chasing the flying feathers.

Also - Da Bird. Cats love chasing the flying feathers.

A local municipal judge in my area implemented an optional text messaging service for folks with court dates. A few days before your hearing, you get a reminder text message that your appearance is required.

Thec Duchess called one of the MPs to thank her. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/world/meghan-female-mps-press-coverage-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. I saw 319 comments and almost didn't read the article first. I'm just here for the shit show.

Actually, the reason they weren’t arrested is 1) they begged (BEGGED) to be arrested. They wanted to be TV martyrs.