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Shocking Video Shows 10 Straight Drivers Run a Red in Downtown St. Louis

2 years ago
A motorist's dash cam caught no fewer than 10 drivers blow through the same red light in downtown St. Louis in less than 30 seconds — a high rate of scofflaw cruising, even by our city's standards.  The footage of the brazen driving was taken at the intersection of Cole and Tucker streets downtown on April 7. "Can you imagine if someone came into that intersection, their life is changed forever — and for what?" asks the man whose dash cam recorded the footage.
Ryan Krull

U.S. Capitol Police chief describes preparations for possible post-election turmoil

2 years ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers in charge of his agency’s budget on Wednesday, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events — including another potential Jan. 6 — by trying to grow the size of its force and overhauling its intelligence gathering activities. […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Lunchtime Photo

2 years ago
This is an orangutan at the LA Zoo. Doesn't he look old and wise? I mean, we've all seen the movies. We know that orangutans are the smartest of the apes, right? This was a hard picture to take because the orangutans were behind glass that hadn't been cleaned for at least a few months. ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Elon Claims Twitter’s Traffic Is At An All-Time High Because He Can’t Be Bothered To Understand The Misleading Data People Show Him

2 years ago
Elon Musk is like the most gullible confirmation bias sucker who has ever existed. If you present him with literally anything that confirms his priors, no matter how obviously bullshit, he’ll run with it as truth. His Twitter feed is just non-stop stupid people feeding him nonsense, and when he sees something he agrees with, […]
Mike Masnick