I heard this in multiple venues yesterday. If only we reacted to every threat with this respectful solidarity.

From The World’s broadcast yesterday.

Also, as covered by NPR.

Some food for thought on the online privacy argument.

One of the worst things we have done in this nation is to make damn near everything a felony. Particularly things like drug use which can be cured at less cost than in just locking folks up.

Given the racial bias in sentencing for drug crimes, it just seems like a way to keep minorities off the streets – and away from the voting booth. Sunday Morning spent some time today on the issue.

It needs more attention but this helps.

CBS Video link

An awesome statement on something we should all strive to do whenever we can.

Buy something and keep it in good repair as long as you can. Eventually industry might get back to making things that last. We can hope, right?

Then again, I spend an hour or so every week fixing stuff around here, usually toys or stuff *I* myself bust. So I’m all on board with this notion without even realizing it.

My first thought about this somewhat intensely investigated story is that one look at this pic and I can’t stop thinking that Banksy is Saul Rubinek.