That’s an interesting law. Why can’t we have one of those?

“UK law lets you request a copy of any personal data of yours that is held by a company. I decided to ask the dating app Tinder to send me a full copy of all the data it holds about me and my account.” What I Found Out When I Requested All the Information That Tinder Has on Me

This is devastating if true.

Carl Nyberg: “I’ve linked to the official FBI statement on the Pulse Nightclub Shooting.

Based on the timeline, it seems like everyone killed in Pulse was killed after SWAT decided to go into Pulse with guns blazing.” Investigative Update Regarding Pulse Nightclub Shooting

In other news, Veronica has moved in with Archie, Betty is dumped, Mark Waid (!) is writing, and what the hell is up with that artwork? Trent Lansing Richard Rhiew

Archie Only Has One Girlfriend Now

Dude should have really moved out of Florida first to avoid this headline.

Florida Man Sues Apple for $10+ Billion, Says iOS Devices Copy His 1992 Drawings

I actually find this to be very depressing. Leads to one of two conclusions:

1) odds of intelligent life are so low that numbers like 1/10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 are feasible, or

2) every intelligent civilization so far has died off without leaving tangible evidence. That’s also very depressing and doesn’t bode well for us.

(There’s also “they’re out there and they’ve found something so scary they have to hide.” I don’t like that either.) Yes, There Have Been Aliens

“Because the lists are shrouded in official secrecy, the public knows very little about them. But even a glancing review of the information we do have suffices to show what folly it would be to pretend that those lists offer a reliable measure of who is truly dangerous. According to the government’s March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance, “concrete facts are not necessary” to make out reasonable suspicion. In fact, the guidance carves out a number of loopholes that dispense with reasonable suspicion altogether. Immediate family members of a suspected terrorist can be listed, as can other associates not themselves known or suspected to be involved in anything — and, finally, individuals with only “a possible nexus” to terrorism. It is unclear what “a possible nexus” actually means, and whether it is any different from a mere hunch.” I help innocent people get off terrorism watch lists. As a gun control tool, they’re useless.

“Also, since a strong law of gravity is a major issue in plane crashes, we call for a reduction to 0.5g and temporary cessations to make moving easier.”

What really chaps my ass is the introductory, “we have no evidence that encryption had anyfuckingthing to do with Orlando, but we’re still going to bring it up to scare you shitless and shut down your critical thinking.”

A Bipartisan Call for Serious Consideration of Potential Solutions to the Encryption Challenge

Trump supporters regularly attend rallies armed, and there’s an active movement to remove him from the ticket. So, naturally, in order to keep the peace, the FBI and Cleveland police are investigating local left-wing political movements.

FBI and Police Are Knocking on Activists’ Doors Ahead of Republican National Convention

Attn Susanna Calkins:

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Next time someone complains about singular “they” I’ll point them to this 17th century rant against singular “you” https://t.co/kfxcBFxGjb

10:08 PM Jun 18th via Twitter Web Client

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Get arrested (or have a family member arrested) and you too can become a forced profit center for a multibillion dollar industry.

http://ift.tt/290as5N The True Cost: Why the Private Prison Industry is About so Much More Than Prisons

“When we began this analysis, we expected that fines would be correlated with income levels—and that places with poor populations would disproportionately levy fines. But that’s not what we found. Some rich cities use punitive fines for revenue, and some poor ones do too.

The best indicator that a government will levy an excessive amount of fines is if its citizens are Black.”

The Fining of Black America

This map and its reliance on Florida makes my sphincter clench.

http://ift.tt/28Wlwkl NPR Battleground Map: Florida, Pennsylvania Move In Opposite Directions

Adam B. Sherr evil doppelganger enjoying a laugh with Paul Ryan.

(Photo from the Atlantic. No, I have no idea who it is.)

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And this would explain why it’s not a good idea to use watch lists to expand gun control. Or for anything, really.

Mark Ruffalo ‘added to terrorism watchlist’ over Gasland

“This isn’t about whom we elect as president. It goes much deeper. This is about who we want to be as a people. For three decades, the MSM have been collaborators with the GOP, pretending the cult is a normal party with values just to the right of center. The result is the proto-fascist Donald Trump and an institution that continues to legitimize what is worst in us.” America Has a Republican Problem — and the Media is Partly to Blame