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Nikki Haley: I’m the candidate who wants old people to go away

2 years 9 months ago
At lunch today I was talking with a friend about Nikki Haley. I suggested she needed something to differentiate herself, something that would grab people's attention and make her more than just another minor league candidate taking on Donald Trump. Little did I know that apparently she's already decided that slagging old people will be ...continue reading "Nikki Haley: I’m the candidate who wants old people to go away"
Kevin Drum

New York Legislators Once Again Trying To Curb Law Enforcement Access To Military Gear

2 years 9 months ago
For years, law enforcement agencies converted themselves into quasi-military agencies with the assistance of the Defense Department. Whatever the military no longer needed, cops could have for cheap or free, as long as they remembered to say things about “national security” when filling out their 1033 program requisitions. Unsurprisingly, the acquisition of warrior gear (camouflage […]
Tim Cushing

Man who caused crash involving volleyball player violated GPS monitoring more than 40 times before crash

2 years 9 months ago
Daniel Riley was in court ready to go to trial for an armed robbery seven months before police say he caused a crash that caused a volleyball player to lose both of her legs Saturday. His alleged victim was there. So were the witnesses. And so was the defense. But St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Office wasn’t ready even though the robbery happened in 2020, according to court documents obtained by KSDK. So, Gardner’s staff dismissed the charges and refiled them the same day. That…
Christine Byers

McKevin turns over congressional video trove to . . . Tucker Carlson. That is not a typo.

2 years 9 months ago
Kevin McCarthy has decided to entrust the investigation into the events of January 6 to everyone's favorite TV lunatic: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has provided exclusive access to a trove of U.S. Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has played down the deadly violence ...continue reading "McKevin turns over congressional video trove to . . . Tucker Carlson. That is not a typo."
Kevin Drum