Whales filmed having whale of a time during lockdown
LE PECQ, France (AP) — With humans away, the whales will play. In another sign that wild animals are roaming more freely while locked-down people...
John Oliver Destroys Corruption in “Asset Forfeiture” Laws in Hilarious Sketch
(The Hollywood Reporter)- John Oliver has proposed an idea for a Law and Order spinoff.
The HBO host tackled the topic of civil forfeiture laws, which allow state and federal government to seize property from citizens, even if they are not being charged with a crime. “It’s not you that’s on trial, it’s your stuff,” he said on Sunday night. “At this point, I’m surprised objects don’t have their own civil rights leaders, like Martin Scooter King or Harvey Carton of Milk!”
Oliver also noted how local departments are looking for, keeping and outrageously spending the forfeiture money (margaritas, anyone?) and also aired security footage from a Detroit art gallery’s funk-themed event, which operated without a liquor license and resulted in attendees’ cars being towed, or “the single funkiest shakedown in human history.”
SOURCE: John Oliver Destroys Corruption in “Asset Forfeiture” Laws in Hilarious Sketchhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/john-oliver-attacks-civil-forfeiture-738307
Featured & Breaking
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan...
Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
ROME (AP) — Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents...
US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. NASA astronaut...
A New Biography Traces the Pathology of Allen Dulles and His Appalling Cabal
"Unless you believe we’re governed by shape-shifting space lizards — your darkest suspicions about how the world operates are likely an underestimate."
(The Intercept)- AS I READ The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government, a new book by Salon founder David...
How Our Government Created Ghettos
(NPR)- Fifty years after the repeal of Jim Crow, many African-Americans still live in segregated ghettos in the country’s metropolitan areas. Richard Rothstein, a research...
Advertisement
