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This 1 is Headed 2 Jail 4 10 2 15 Years

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/07/new_orleans_rapper_booked_with.html#incart_river DeGruy had fled to California after arrest warrants alleged that he had shot at, and narrowly missed, an eastern St. Bernard man he knew on April 29. He allegedly had beaten and robbed that man and another eastern St. … Continue reading

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In Mongolia, at least you can tell the jackbooted thugs by their jackboots. #rsrh

In the U.S., they’re much more likely to wear a Guy Fawkes mask, carry an SIEU card or a Federal badge. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/02/mongolian-neo-nazis-rebrand-environmentalists “A Mongolian neo-Nazi group has rebranded itself as an environmentalist organisation fighting pollution by foreign-owned mines, seeking legitimacy … Continue reading

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Tulsa? A Heartland Olympic Dream – NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/sports/olympics/london-tokyo-athens-tulsa-a-mid-american-olympic-dream.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0 But Tulsa, its boosters argue, offers something that big-ticket American rivals like Los Angeles, Boston and Dallas can only dream of — the vast frontier of America. This part of the country produced Woody Guthrie and Jim Thorpe. Neon … Continue reading

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Our President Needs a Science Lesson

Of his new plan to address climate change, President Obama says: This plan will cut the dangerous carbon pollution that contributes to climate change. For years, groups like the American Lung Association have warned us that carbon pollution threatens our … Continue reading

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Durbin: “Everyone … has a constitutionally protected right to free speech. But …” #rsrh

Everyone, regardless of the mode of expression, has a constitutionally protected right to free speech. But when it comes to freedom of the press, I believe we must define a journalist and the constitutional and statutory protections those journalists should … Continue reading

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The “Evolving” Energy Policies of President Bystander

In a "groundbreaking" speech Tuesday at Georgetown University, Barack Obama rehashed the same anti-Big Oil themes and half-baked energy policies that have marked his Administration since 2009. (See here and here for historical examples.) One change: President Obama has decided … Continue reading

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Creepy Ass Cracker

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Nonexistent Frog Endangers Private Property Rights

St. Tammany Parish, across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, is one of the highest-growth parishes (counties) in Louisiana. The Poitevent family is the largest landowner in the parish. As it turns out, 1,500 acres of the family holdings are considered … Continue reading

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Interior’s acceptance of offshore lease bids delayed by … sequestration! #rsrh

By way of background, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the leasing process on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Bidders bid for leases competitively, in sealed bids. The BOEM normally has 90 days to review bids for “sufficient … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Slim Whitman, Role Model and My Twitter Avatar #rsrh

I was honored to see Slim perform live, ca. 1985, in a baby blue western-cut suit. Man, was it ever clean. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130619/ENT10/130619471/-1/ENT05 His version of “Rose Marie,” the title song from the venerable operetta that spawned “Indian Love Call,” became … Continue reading

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