Thoughts & Musings
Bus Driver Injured with Caustic Liquid by Passenger
A CTA bus driver was treated at an area hospital tonight after a woman threw a liquid believed to be rubbing alcohol in the man's face when the two argued about an expired fare card, police said. via Chicago Tribune. One word yet on whether Rahm's going to demand from...
DC Metro’s Pervert Problem
[DC] Metro took several steps this week to address complaints that it wasn’t taking sexual harassment seriously enough. ... “I was disturbed to hear their reports about assault and intimidation while riding trains and buses, particularly those accounts which involved...
Facebook in the News (and not in a good way)
Some people will never learn that whatever you post online people will expose: FOX Chicago News has obtained pictures of a Chicago police officer wearing his uniform in some very provocative photos with women wearing next to nothing. The photos were posted on the...
FAA to Allow Unmanned Drones (to kill you)
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken the first concrete step toward allowing drones to fly alongside passenger airplanes in the United States. As required by a law signed by President Obama in February, the FAA is moving forward with a plan to integrate...
Jim Rogers: Worry About 2013, Panic About 2014
If you don't know Jim Rogers you should. I first heard about him maybe 15 or so years ago. I was riding my Harley around and someone gave me Jim's book, Investment Biker. It's a great read and for several months I wanted to grow-up to be Jim Rogers. Also...
Limbaugh, Fluke, Maher, Romney, Obama + Allred
The insanity continues: Rush Limbaugh has drawn the ire of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent a letter to the Palm Beach County state attorney requesting an investigation into whether the popular radio host should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut”...
Limbaugh, Fluke, Maher, Romney + Obama
Will this ever end? Current and former White House aides on Thursday rejected demands by a conservative group that a Super PAC supporting President Obama refund a $1 million check from comedian and talk show host Bill Maher because of coarse comments he's made about...
Criminal Justice System Failing
A man who knocked out a woman’s teeth in the South Loop in 2008 when she refused to give him a cigarette became violent again, according to police, this time beating up his longtime female companion. The latest attack took place Monday night in the Lawndale...
Bizarre News Day
Here's some of the stories on the home page at Fox News this evening: Targeted Killing in US? Mueller Mum: FBI Director Robert Mueller, when pressed at agency budget hearing, says he has to check with Justice Department whether Eric Holder's criteria for targeted...
Limbaugh, Fluke, Maher… now + Romney
While slamming Mitt Romney for not standing up to the “strident voices” on his side, a top Obama advisor is planning to spend some quality time with one on his own, The Daily has learned. David Axelrod, President Obama's senior campaign strategist, is scheduled to...
Limbaugh, Fluke, Maher, & the Media
Much has been written about the recent dust-up between Limbaugh & Fluke and the former's inappropriate comments about the latter. Today Rush spent some time on his show perhaps grandstanding, perhaps clearing the air about the status of his advertisers. And...
Icy Finger of Death | Frozen Planet – Discovery
I love stuff like this. Just plain incredible! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4cX2EPt2zE] via Icy Finger of Death | Frozen Planet Premieres March 18 on Discovery - YouTube.
No Warrant Needed to Search Cell Phone
... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled it is now legal for police to search cell phones without a warrant. ... The decision stems from an Indiana case where police arrested a man for dealing drugs. An officer searched the suspect’s cell phone without...
TSA Nude Body Scanners Don’t Work
Controversial nude body scanners used at U.S. airports have come under fire again - after a blogger claimed he could easily smuggle explosives through them onto a plane. Engineer Jonathan Corbett has published a video where he shows how he took a small metal case...
So Now What That the G-8’s Gone?
Yesterday's news: The White House abruptly announced Monday that it had scuttled plans to hold the upcoming G-8 economic summit in Chicago, and would instead host world leaders at the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland. ... A spokeswoman for Emanuel said...
Holder: Your Government Can Kill You
He said the legal right to kill U.S. citizens overseas without benefit of a trial was based in Congress’ authorization to use all necessary and appropriate force against the perpetrators of 9/11 or those who helped them and the president’s power "to protect the nation...
Gun Owners Need Not Provide ‘Good Reason’
Good news for those who believe in the Second Amendment: Maryland residents do not have to provide a "good and substantial reason" to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit....
G-8 Summit Moved to Camp David
Big News!! The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May. Camp David will more closely approximate the...
Obama Offers Legal Backing for Targeted Killings
The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a U.S.-born cleric who...
Protesters Crash Chicago’s 175th Birthday
Chicago celebrated its 175th birthday Sunday to the tune of protest rants. A small group shouted during part of the ceremony about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close six mental health clinics in the city. As the mayor stood beside a colorful birthday cake and the...