Crossposted from penigma.blogspot.com: We’ve seen too often where the right wing fringies go off the rails, behaving violently. One of their hot buttons is any language other than English being spoken, or any culture they identify as ‘other’, drawing a too narrow definition of “us” and “them”. Earlier at this year’s CPAC, right wing extremist [...]
crossposted from Penigma.blogspot.com It has now come to light that the college psychiatrist who had been treating the (alleged) shooter in the Aurora, Colorado theater showing the latest Batman movie had alerted law enforcement that James Holmes presented a danger to others weeks before the shooting. Under ‘may issue’ practice, law enforcement can be more [...]
crossposted from Penigma: A 2009 shooting in Utah demonstrates the problems with Shoot First laws, as drafted and promoted by ALEC and conservative Republican legislators that expands the ability to shoot upon belief of threat off the premises of one’s own property. This was exactly the kind of incident that law enforcement, prosecutors and opponents of [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
What’s Happening in Congress, Rick Nolan Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
