At least this guy actually had a weapon
It appears to be a justified shooting. But despite the media announcements touting video of the shooting, there appears to be video of only part of the encounter provided in slow-loading, shitty,...
View ArticleCooperate or get shot
Stark choices, but apparently very real ones. Well, except for pepper spray. If pepper spray incapacitates you, you might not get shot. No promises on not getting a beatdown, though. The NOPD doesn’t...
View ArticleTrailer ‘tards
Blanco tries to intervene in the NIMBY debate over trailers. It’s my own personal opinion that the majority of properties in New Orleans that would be receiving a trailer could host the trailer. Large...
View ArticleFaith or fetish?
If you’re going to be a gay priest then at least gather up the personal dignity necessary to be a gay priest for a religious institution that doesn’t discriminate against you, one that doesn’t...
View ArticleCrime and punishment
Hurricanes aren’t God’s punishment for the U.S. because there’s black-on-black crime, or any other failing by any one individual or group of individuals. No, our punishment for our failings is to live...
View ArticleI’m not chocolate dot com
LOL. Someone (I haven’t bothered to try to find out who, ’cause I really don’t care) has already put ImNotChocolate.com online. I”m not sure which is funnier: the site, the response, or the speed with...
View ArticleEventually, we will conquer every form of bigotry
This post is a continuation of the discussion from “I’m not chocolate dot com.” Yes, it would make for a better world faster if black people could somehow overlook the need to organize on the basis of...
View ArticleThe changing nature of eminent domain
There were two important stories today about things that are very likely going to alter the fundamental way that Louisiana has historically dealt with eminent domain. The first one I read was in...
View ArticleMy federal Valentine
My federal valentine Sweet, comic valentine You make my brain hurt a lot. Your budget is laughable Unmathematical blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. At a time when Louisiana is begging for a...
View ArticlePort (in)Security and Presidential (in)Sincerity
Understandably, there is growing national concern about a Bush administration decision that has the potential to negatively affect the ports of New Orleans, New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Miami, and...
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