Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I’m Back!
Christmas plus work plus a trip to Vegas plus plus…. Nearly caught-up. Let’s get going again!
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Today the Obama admin came out with it’s gun control plan: A working group led by Vice President Biden is seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks, and stiffen…
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Cat Busted Sneaking Saw, Drill Bits, Phone into Prison
A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was “detained” as it entered a prison gate in northeast Brazil, Brazilian media reported on Saturday. Prison guards were surprised when they saw a white cat crossing the main gate of the prison, its body wrapped with tape. A closer look showed the feline also carried…
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Illinois New Laws
There are a bunch. PDF summary is here.
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Held by Pirates for Nearly Three Years
After almost three years in captivity, the crew of the Iceberg 1, a cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates, are home after finally being rescued. … Its Dubai-based owner, who appears not to have been insured, refused to pay a ransom for it and simply went to ground, ignoring pleas for help from the hostages’…
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Guns vs. McDonald’s
There are more than 129,817 federally licensed firearms dealers in the United States, according to the latest Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives numbers as of Aug. 1. Of those, 51,438 are retail gun stores, 7,356 are pawn shops and 61,562 are collectors, with the balance of the licenses belonging mostly to manufacturers and…
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Nero in the White House
Just discovered Mychal Massie (no, I don’t know where I’ve been either.) As the stock markets were crashing, taking with them the remaining life saving of untold tens of thousands, Obama was hosting his own birthday celebration, which was an event of epicurean splendidness. The shamelessness of the event was that it was not a…
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Ken McElroy – Dead, Killed, No Tragic Loss
In all, he was indicted 21 times, but escaped conviction each time, except for the last. In 1981, McElroy was convicted of shooting and seriously injuring the town’s 70-year-old grocer, Ernest “Bo” Bowenkamp, the previous year. McElroy successfully appealed the conviction and was released on bond, after which he engaged in an ongoing harassment campaign…
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Police Issue Warning; No Idea Who to Look For
From the overly politically correct Chicago Tribune: The group members enter a restaurant, and when spotting a diner’s cell phone on the table they approach and present fliers claiming they are raising money for their basketball team, police said. The members place a flier atop the victim’s cell phone while talking, then when retrieving the…
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Government Dependents Outnumber Private Sector Workers
In 11 of the 50 states in the US, residents dependent on the government outnumber private sector workers. “America is rapidly becoming a nation of takers,” economic blogger Michael Snyder writes. “An increasing number of Americans expect the government to take care of them from the cradle to the grave, and they expect the government…
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