Category Archives: Law, suits and order

Other people’s legal problems, aside from my own.

Crowd “violence” and police responses

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Report: Violent clashes between police-brutality protesters and law-enforcement officers broke out in several American cities, and protests continued in Portland, Oregon, where the Trump Administration has deployed members of the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), a unit … Continue reading →

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Pundit or expert: a top-notch definition

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Naomi

Chapter 5 of How I Learned The Facts of Life is “Pundits and clairvoyants and the facts of life.” In it, I do my own little definitions of pundits and experts. (Clairvoyants need no definition, although I slap at a … Continue reading →

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What’s burning up Twitter and my innards today? Overt fascism in U.S. cities

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Naomi

You’ve heard the news about unnamed and unidentified “federal” troops in Portland, Oregon, claiming they’re bringing peace to a violent city. They, whoever they are and nobody knows for sure, are pulling protesters into unmarked rental vans and disappearing them. … Continue reading →

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