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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 3 months ago
This is a house out on the prairie near Towaoc, Colorado. I took the picture while I was scouting locations on the day before the eclipse.
Kevin Drum

Cannabis might be causing more teen psychosis. Or maybe not.

2 years 3 months ago
The Wall Street Journal tells us today that more potent strains of marijuana are producing increased diagnosis of psychosis in teenage cannabis users: Rates of diagnoses for cannabis-induced disorders were more than 50% higher at the end of November than in 2019, healthcare-analytics company Truveta said this week. The trend is contributing to the broader ...continue reading "Cannabis might be causing more teen psychosis. Or maybe not."
Kevin Drum

Former First-Grade Teacher Admits to Asking Minors for Explicit Images on Snapchat

2 years 3 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, that a former elementary school teacher appeared in federal court today to plead guilty to soliciting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from minors. Jonathan C. Villmer, Jr., 25, of New Baden, Illinois, was charged via criminal complaint in August 2023. Prior to his charge, Villmer was a teacher at New Baden Elementary School and coached girls’ sports teams for Wesclin Community Unit School District 3. “We know child predators lurk in our communities, but it’s especially disturbing when a former first-grade teacher and coach admits to asking minors for inappropriate images,” said Crowe. “I highly commend the several law enforcement departments who contributed to this investigation and identified an extremely dangerous individual working directly with minors.” The case was initiated by an otherwise unrelated investigation by the Carmi Police Department

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