Daily Archive: September 22, 2014

Will Truman

/// September 22, 2014

Free Book!

My friend Abel Keogh‘s book, Room For Two, is available for free on Amazon Kindle this week. Room for Two is an autobiographical account of Abel picking up the pieces after his first wife’s...

Will Truman

/// September 22, 2014

Unhappy Burger

Will Truman is throwing a temper tantrum.

Patrick

/// September 22, 2014

Babylonia!

Pat recaps Season 3, Episode 2: “Convictions”.

Guest Authors

/// September 22, 2014

It’s On Us

Guest Author zic has more praise than criticism for a recent initiative.

Tod Kelly

/// September 22, 2014

Harvest Time for Literary Fiction

Goodbye light summer brain candy. Hello meaty, wonderful prose with depth.

by Tod Kelly

Burt Likko

/// September 22, 2014

But I Fear

Burt Likko is mildly surprised that the political response didn’t include confiscation of law-abiding citizens’ hunting rifles and imposition of an abortion quota.

Christopher Carr

/// September 22, 2014

T1 – 003: Two Cadaver

by Christopher Carr, the second part of a series on the dissection of human cadavers

Editor Picks

The Politics of Survival: Putting Yourself in a Box

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Ten Second News

Friend of the site Gabriel Malor live-tweets the oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

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A great thread that covers (dispassionately, as far as I can tell), the oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.

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Rafael A, Mangual compiles list of cities with record homicide rates in 2021

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Rafael A. Mangual has compiled a list of stories from multiple media sources regarding the murder rates of multiple cities hitting either record homicides or the largest homicide rates in decades.

The entire thread is harrowing:

Them: “Relax. Things aren’t nearly as bad as they were in the 1990s.”

Philly: “They’re worse, here.”https://t.co/w08ZjmhiyK

— Rafael A. Mangual (@Rafa_Mangual) November 29, 2021

The thread starts there and covers:
Philadelphia, Louisville, Cincinatti, Columbus, Baltimore City, Trenton, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Austin, Memphis, Tuscon, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Portland, Jacksonville, Rochester, Tulsa, Seattle, Chicago, Denver, Colorado Springs, Albuquerque, Fort Worth, Fayetteville, Jackson, Greensboro, Wichita, Lansing, and Shreveport.

(Featured image is "Black and white .22 caliber bullet" by JinglyJon is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Chris Cuomo, Of The Cuomo News Network and The New York Cuomos

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CNN prime time anchor Chris Cuomo was very involved in running media cover for his brother, disgraced former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.

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Covid-19 Variant Omicron Scrabbles Travel Restrictions

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The emerging Omicron variant of Covid-19 in South Africa is causing concerns and returning travel restrictions worldwide.

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Jury Finds “Unite the Right” Organizers Liable For Damages

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The men behind the Charlottesville rally that lead to violence and death have been found financially liable by a jury in Virginia.

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Jerome Powell Nominated To Remain At Federal Reserve

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President Biden has announced he will nominate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to stay at his post for another four years.

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“Multiple People Dead” At Waukesha Holiday Parade From Rampaging SVU

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An SUV plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin leaving a trail of dead and injured in it's wake.

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Outcry Over Missing Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Grows

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3x Olympian and a 2x Grand Slam champion Peng Shuai has gone missing after accusing the former Chinese vice premier of sexual assault on social media before it was censored and she disappeared.

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