Crap on a Cracker

 Mayor Adams apologizes for calling white NYPD officers ‘crackers’ in 2019: ‘That was inappropriate’ [More]

I wonder if that excuse would be good enough for a white Republican politician who did the same thing going the other way...

Not really.

The Men Behind the Curtain

 A shady liberal funding network is pushing Biden’s hand for SCOTUS pick [More]

And here I thought politicians weren't receptive to doing the will of the people they work for.

[Via Keith B]

Adventures in 'Settled Science'

[Via DvD]

What She Said

 

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A-yup.

And a tweet as well.

So when are the "gun groups" going to write articles and tell their members about ATF asking a judge to order "case closed"? When are Republicans going to look into what kind of directions are being issued from the top, and by whom?

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

Deliberately Ignoring the Cure

 First of all, there is no problem the US currently suffers that could not be solved merely by obedience to the Constitution. It’s really as simple as that, which is why the Constitution has been edged out of relevance over the past few decades. [More]

And that's why I think Con-Con promoters are so wrong.

A Long Tradition of DIY 'Ghost Guns'

 And nary a serial number in sight... [More]

You really can't stop the signal.

We Don't Cotton to Your Kind Around Here

 Black Republican denied membership in General Assembly’s Black Caucus [More]

Well, like the Race-Definer-in-Chief always says...

[Via Mack H]

Help Wanted: Inquire Within

 Richmond’s Mayor and Police Chief are out with a multi-part plan to address rising gun violence in the city. That includes hiring violence interrupters to make progress where police can’t. [More]

Ought to work as well here as it did in Baltimore...

[Via Mack H]

'Too Scared to Come Home'

San Leandro Man Robbed of His Rolex in Front of Home [Watch]

It doesn't have to be this way.

Except "may (not) issue" government insists that it does.

[Via 1Gat]

The Public Health Model

 Rising Brooklyn rapper TDott Woo fatally shot as gun violence plagues hip-hop community [More]

So blame the symptoms? Does anyone who's not an idiot really believe that's the plague?

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Compensated Enough

Independence wants to know why police officer was paid $160,000 in overtime last year [More]

Same reason Mallory wanted to climb Everest...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Ill-Timed Enough

 ...Van Dyke’s release couldn’t come at a worse time for the police department, which has been scrambling to regain public trust that the McDonald case helped shatter. [More]

Forget it, Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via bondmen]

A Strategic Defense Initiative?

 Police in Ottawa see signs that guns have been brought into a truckers’ protest against vaccine mandates that has paralyzed the Canadian capital, the police chief said on Wednesday, adding that calling in the military would pose major risks. [More]

So they really are a deterrent against tyranny?

Besides, why shoot them and risk public outrage when you can round them up, control the narrative, and Gitmoize them one-by-one after this breaks up?

[Via bondmen]

Every Picture Tells a Story

 LIAR: FBI Director Chris Wray Claims Jan. 6 Protesters Have Been Treated No Different by Agency Than ANTIFA and BLM [More]

But...but...but he held up his hand and everything...

[Via bondmen]

And Now, the Rest of the Story

 Now We Know Why Capitol Police Won’t Release Any of Those 14,000 Hours of Jan. 6 Footage — Congress is Blocking It [More]

So that explains it.

[Via bondmen]

A Nation of Underwear Sniffers

 Make It Stop: Scientists Find Putting Pantyhose on Your Head Creates a Better Seal, Makes Masks Safer [More]

And for you who wish to enhance the experience...

[Via Michael G]

A Public/Private Partnership

 Both Jammi and Atkin serve on the advisory committee of Good Information Inc., an investment vehicle backed by LinkedIn founder and left-wing philanthropist Reid Hoffman and financier George Soros, and led by Democratic strategist Tara McGowan. [More]

See? First Amendment restraints on government are no problem when your "supporters" are incentivized to provide private workarounds to shut down forbidden speech.

[Via Michael G]

GIGO

 The Virginia State Police entered every person into the NICS database with a PCA “J,” marking the potential gun buyer as federally prohibited. The 41,000 residents prohibited from buying a gun by state law should have been marked with a PCA “D.” The Virginia State Police software developers didn’t account for the difference in VA state law and federal law into consideration when coding the software. [More]

Hey, they caught the problem in a year. What could happen in that time?

[Via Jess]

The Impossible Dream

 Opinion editors at the Daily Nexus, the student-run newspaper at the University of California Santa Barbara, recently pledged to not publish opinion pieces that make people feel uncomfortable or unsafe. [More]

Which people?

[Via Michael G]

Looks to Be Every Bit as Successful as Prohibition and the War on Drugs

 The US government is to crack down on homemade guns bought and sold without records amid a surge in gun crimes. The Justice department will open a national "Ghost Gun Initiative" to pursue federal charges against those involved in the trade of such weapons, President Joe Biden has said. [More]

So look for a record year in urban violence?

Those "community heroes" sitting behind him certainly inspire me to "back the blue."