The Elephants in the Room

Shocking New Fraud Reports From Ohio May Amount to $1 Billion [More]

Really makes me wanna go out there and pay “my fair share” in taxes…

Ohio Republicans who run the state have been pretty much worthless on a lot of stuff, with Kasich and Dewine being representative of what rises to the top, and Casey Putsch being representative of what they won’t let anywhere near the corridors of power.

[Via Geordan]

All the Wrong Reasons

Cambridge City Council votes to end use of ShotSpotter technology [More]

Even if it wasn’t a documented boondoggle and if it did prevent violence they’d be against it because it “leads to the over-policing of communities of color” and  “ShotSpotter devices could be used by the federal government to perpetuate an immigration enforcement agenda that is deeply unpopular in Cambridge.”

Massholes get the “gun violence” they vote for.

[Via Michael G]

A Fast Clip

Well, not EXACTLY, but there are rules for radio.

Besides, @paulsammis3775 in comments has already been traumatized enough.

Lest Ye Be Judged

A Massachusetts judge openly confessed in court that she knew she was rolling the dice by giving a light sentence to a career criminal with a 20-year rap sheet packed with violence, guns, and assault convictions. She did it anyway. Now Tyler Brown is back in custody after opening fire with 50 to 60 rounds on a busy Cambridge roadway, critically injuring two innocent drivers. [More]

So… what do you think’s gonna happen to her?

[Via bondmen]

Gimme Five!

The question is this. Since September of 2025, how many federal government lawsuits from Trump’s Department of Justice have been filed in support of the Second Amendment against gun control jurisdictions across the country? Five times. [Watch]

I’m in a mood today. I see stuff like this and my first thought is it’s a way to turn the heat down for a bit to keep the frog from jumping.

[Via Jess]

Must Be an Election Year

Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced the Freedom from Taxes Act, landmark legislation that fully repeals the remaining excise taxes imposed on machine guns and destructive devices under the National Firearms Act (NFA). The bill also eliminates the Special Occupational Tax (SOT) on Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), delivering significant tax relief to law-abiding gun owners and America’s firearms industry. [More]

Prognosis:

0% chance of being enacted

“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Opaque Enough

California’s $7 Million Police Transparency Website Missing Cases Post 2024 – A police transparency project based out of the University of California Berkeley started off strong but has since fizzled out as law enforcement fights the release of records. [More]

To borrow one of their interrogation techniques, if they’re not doing anything wrong, what have they got to hide?

And are the people at the project who are doing nothing still getting taxpayer-funded paychecks?

[Via Michael G]

A Stock Answer

Now remove all the other sentences and we have a deal.

Anyway, I’m safe. For now.