I may have posted this before – and probably will again – but I do wish I’d put a little more effort into tasting at least one of these in my lifetime.
Here’s What the Spookiest “Boogeyman” Looks Like in Different Countries
It seems like everyone has a homegrown monster.
Zheng Yi Sao: The most successful pirate in history
It is funny how women get devalued no matter what culture they come from.
Small business owners say they’re pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security
I mean, I know you are as surprised as I am, but it turns out the Minneapolis PD is shaking down business owners for protection money.
Nick Offerman On Being An ‘Ignorant American’
Had this link sitting around and since we are planning to see him in a few weeks, I figured it would be a good time to finally post it.
The Indigenous People of Mni Sota Makoce
A starter guide to this both native and local.
The dark side of touch-screen tipping
Maybe I am getting old, but the concept of everybody but me getting tipped is starting to be really irritating.
I especially enjoy the automated tip option that *starts* at 20% and goes up from there. As I am sure you do as well.
BBC – The Forum: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
I have had this linked for ages with the intent of posting it here. Now I am finally getting to it. You know, in case you wanted to know more than just a few minutes of a Watchmen episode.
Uncovering the Cultural Revolution’s Awful Truths
History is often darker than we even knew. Be careful who you let be in charge as they will try to erase the truth.
Shootings spotlight ‘alarming’ jump in violence against rural Minnesota officers
So, this story ran today and kept getting referred back to all day.
Thing is, it pisses me off.
Sure, no one should be shot while on the job. That’s a given. And no, the story does not gloss over the fact that there is no trend, just a statistical anomaly for the year. It stinks, it shouldn’t be happening.
All said, you know what else shouldn’t be said? An executive director for a sheriff’s association is quoted in the story that basically this is all Black Lives Matters fault.
No, really.
In a story about police being shot in rural communities, he wants to blame the folks living in the big city.
They can’t hide it. Ever.
The whole of the story is that we have a subset of the population in rural communities that think it is fine to pop a cop these days. But the police won’t blame the folks in the Oaf Keepers with them. Or the Klan. Or their white supremacist church. Nah, go blame the Other. As usual.