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| CRANKY OLD FART'S BROWSER HISTORY #418 [archive] APR. 25, 2024 |
New Orleans judge In priestly rape case demands paper trail from Catholic archbishop all the way to the Vatican
I'm not keeping close track, so check me if I'm wrong, but — of the thousands and thousands of cases of priests diddling kiddies, I think they've all gone to civil court for lawsuits and settlements. This is the first I can recall that's a criminal investigation, and it's about frickin' time.
West Virginia confirms first measles case since 2009
How long until Republicans begin holding measles parties for children?
Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
Say it ain't so, Joe. Forcing TikTok to sell itself is unConstitutional, stupid, and accomplishes nothing, except it'll reliably anger young voters who — seeing this was a bipartisan effort — will be less likely to vote in November.
"In the US they think we’re communists!"
The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living
'Unapologetically loud': How student journalists fought a Kansas district over spyware and won
Meet the man who made Google search suck
Officials failed to act when COVID hit prisons. A new study shows the deadly cost.
No prison time for developer who bribed San Francisco officials for 18 years
Boston police failed to arrest 'serial rapist' for years despite DNA evidence
Excerpt: ...Over the next two years, a WBUR investigation found, three more women shared similar stories with police about a man who assaulted them after offering them rides at Boston bars. In each case, DNA and other evidence pointed to Alvin Campbell, according to an application for a search warrant obtained by WBUR. And each time, authorities decided not to detain him or seek criminal charges.
Boston police finally arrested Campbell in early 2020 after a fifth woman reported she was raped. At that point, investigators made a horrifying discovery. They found evidence on his phone indicating he had sexually assaulted at least 10 additional women since the first incident in 2016...
Me again: The article makes no attempt to explain why cops waited years to make an arrest, except to say that authorities won't say why. So I'll take a guess that's technically unsubstantiated, but fits the facts of this and a million other cases:
Cops know who the perp is, but simply don't give a damn. And/or the victim is hot, so cops sympathize with the rapist.
Cripes, I hate the police, and find renewed reasons to hate them every time I read the news.
Republicans are suing for the right to harass election workers
History: The River of Blood (monument)
It's just a jump to the LEFT — Tenacious D and friends
♫♬ MUSIC ♫
Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other — Ned Sublette
The Question — The Moody Blues
⚰️ OBITUARIES ⚰️
John Brewer
journalist, Peninsula Daily News
actor, McCloud
Ray Garton
novelist, Trailer Park Noir
Mike Pinder
rock'n'roller, The Moody Blues
Chan Romero
rock'n'roller, "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Jeffrey Veregge
artist who "got into trouble"
Rev. Cecil Williams
follower of Jesus
4/25/2024
Cranky Old Fart is annoyed and complains and very occasionally offers a kindness, along with anything off the internet that's made me smile or snarl. All opinions fresh from my ass. Top illustration by Jeff Meyer. Click any image to enlarge. Comments & conversations invited.
Tip 'o the hat to the AVA, BoingBoing, Breakfast at Ralf's, Chuff, Dirty Blonde Mind, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, Lemmy.world, Looking for My Perfect Sandwich, Miss Miriam's Mirror, Mr Souza's Happy Place, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I've stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.
Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Wynn Bruce, Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn't always shitty.
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