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Man wrongly accused in KC parade shooting sues Tennessee congressman over social media posts

2 years 3 months ago

Denton “Denny” Loudermill, the Kansas man who was erroneously accused of being the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade, has filed a defamation suit against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas, alleges Burchett shared photos of Loudermill on his personal social media account saying […]

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J. Holly McCall

The Missouri dog that helped popularize the saying 'man's best friend'

2 years 3 months ago
A great many songs, poems, books, and essays have been written about the virtue and simple nobility of the dog. But chief among the accolades bestowed upon our furry friends is the distinction of "man's best friend." A 19th-century Missouri court case about a dog is credited with helping to popularize that nickname for our beloved canine companions.
Kevin S. Held

Abortion pills are on the rise post-Dobbs

2 years 3 months ago
A new study published in JAMA shows that the informal health care network¹ increased its provision of abortion pills following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Here's a summary of their findings: The average provision of abortion pills increased by about 4,500 per month nationally following the Dobbs decision. But this is not what interests me. ...continue reading "Abortion pills are on the rise post-Dobbs"
Kevin Drum

Like watching storms roll in? Consider volunteer storm spotting with the NWS

2 years 3 months ago
Are you the sort of Midwesterner who goes outside when tornado sirens go off to watch Mother Nature get crazy? Then you might be exactly who the National Weather Service - St. Louis wants to train to be a storm spotter. Meteorologist Matt Beitcher shares details on upcoming classes and how storm spotters can help save lives by collecting and sharing real-time weather data.

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 3 months ago
This is a picture of the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula (upside-down at at the top), jointly catalogued as NGC 2264. It's a star-forming region containing both young and old stars. I took this picture last month and it plainly didn't have enough exposure time. I had planned to do it over when ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

More than 26,000 self-managed abortions may have occurred post-Dobbs, study shows

2 years 3 months ago

Self-managed abortions rose by more than 26,000 in the six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in JAMA, the American Medical Association’s journal. Researchers determined that an increase of approximately 27,838 online orders of abortion pills between July and December 2022 corresponded […]

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Elisha Brown

Judge Slams Elon Musk For Filing Vexatious SLAPP Suit Against Critic, Calling Out How It Was Designed To Suppress Speech

2 years 3 months ago
Self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has just had a judge slam him for trying to punish and suppress the speech of critics. Judge Charles Breyer did not hold back in his ruling dismissing Musk’s utterly vexatious SLAPP suit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a […]
Mike Masnick