Jesus, this also happened ‘Hit the ground!’ Trump supporter pulls gun on Black Lives Matter rally in Portland

In lighter news, well, this sucks. George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: “I Think It’s Really Unfortunate”

Hey, you know that horrible stereotype we urban liberal elitists have that all those guys who bring their AR-15s to Trump rallies are probably racist douchebags?

Turns out it’s not true. Just, you know, strongly correlated.*

*Study determining whether they are, in fact, douchebags is still pending The obvious reason the NRA isn’t commenting on the Philando Castile police shooting

Installed in preparation for whatever the hell I decide to do DNC week. It’s illegal for police to confiscate your phone without arrest, ask to see what you’ve recorded, or delete your media. But the actual cop you’re talking to may not be a Constitutional lawyer. Mobile Justice CA – Take the ACLU on the go, for free.

Seems like a generally good idea to share this again.

“If stopped for photography, the right question to ask is, “am I free to go?” If the officer says no, then you are being detained, something that under the law an officer cannot do without reasonable suspicion that you have or are about to commit a crime or are in the process of doing so. Until you ask to leave, your being stopped is considered voluntary under the law and is legal.”

Know Your Rights: Photographers

Joel Avery: I signed it, but I’m pretty sure the DOJ already has the power to do this. (At the very least, monitor and attempt enforcement via court action.) An executive order is all it would take.

Any lawyer friends care to comment? There might be some federal/state separations of power I’m missing.

Petition to create a federal law enforcement agency that supervises the behavior of all law…

Subtitle: The dangers of turning police officers into revenue generators. Police shootings won’t stop unless we address this problem no one is talking about

The numbers I was looking for yesterday and couldn’t find. You are right, Joel Avery, not that I doubted you. Center for American Progress

Our drug war, fueled by bad science, corrupt prosecution, and private industry, designed by Kafka, targeting the poor and minorities. Police, Prosecutors and Judges Rely on a Flawed $2 Drug Test That Puts Innocent People Behind Bars

Excellent. And perfect choice of character. But not quite a first: Riker fell in love with a person from a species that had only one gender. The character was played by a woman (who wrote degenderized makeup and clothing), but Jonathan Frakes campaigned behind the scenes for a male actor. Nerdist

Jaw dropping. The purpose of briefing the candidates is to ensure smooth planning of government transition regarding national security issues; candidates are told what they need to know in order to keep the country safe in the event they’re elected.

The Speaker of the House is deliberately attempting to degrade national security in order to score partisan advantage. This isn’t politics, it’s treason. Paul Ryan on Twitter

And, hey, this is a thing. In the category of “things I’m shocked I haven’t seen on Facebook yet.”

Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl

1) keep not being Donald Trump

2) stop fucking up

https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/750836940514193408 Clinton’s Two-Step Plan to Win the Election

I’m still only halfway through my essay on the email issue—the FBI and media keep piling on the bullshit faster than I can refute it—but this is worth sharing in the meantime. The George W. Bush email scandal the media has conveniently forgotten

This is a stunning display of mathematical excellence, but if your Uber driver takes this route home, you can be justifiably pissed. news.nationalgeographic.com

The next time 2016 seems to suck rocks, remember that this was the year that humanity put this into orbit around Jupiter.

Image: LEGO Figures Flying On NASA Jupiter Probe

I went on record yesterday saying I thought the anti-Semitic Hillary image was created by Trump campaign staffer too stupid to know better. I was wrong; it was created on a white supremacist thread, and Trump retweeted it. Not the first time he’s done so. Hat tip to Ranieri Argentini for finding this.

Mic Discovered Who Created Trump’s Anti-Semitic Hillary Meme — And It’s Disturbing

I admit that if I read this about a Republican, I’d probably assume he’s a psychopath.

Michael Tackett on Twitter

Amazed that it’s been 90 minutes and no one has posted this to Facebook yet.

Also, The Hill: “on a red six-pointed star that many have pointed out resembles the Star of David”? That’s *objectively* a Star of David. It’s okay, you can say it.

Trump tweet using Star of David prompts backlash