SEE, IF YOU WANT TO BAN LETHAL INJECTION, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES: Utah lawmakers vote to become only state to allow firing squad.

I’M GUESSING THAT BY NOW THE HARD DRIVES IN QUESTION SLEEP WITH THE FISHES, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH DUMMIES CONTAINING SANITIZED INFO: Experts believe Clinton emails could be recovered.

GOVERNMENT IS JUST A WORD FOR THE THINGS WE CHOOSE TO DO TOGETHER: Sexual Predators Hidden in Federal Witness Protection Program, Report Finds.

The Department of Justice Inspector General today released a scathing, and heavily redacted report, criticizing the Federal Witness Protection program for “not taking sufficient steps to mitigate threats posed” by sex offenders in the program, as well as sex offenders recently released from the program. Some of them even committed their crimes while in the program.

The country’s in the very best of hands.

THIS IS NOT A SHOCKER: Eliana Johnson: Jeb Bush to Tap Policy Director from NYC Finance World.

SHE’S LIKE CATNIP TO SLEAZY DEMOCRATIC POLS: “Indiana Democratic lawmaker forced to apologize for sexting with the same woman who was at the center of Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal.”

From the comments: “Miss Leathers’ correspondence with Hillary was personal, and those emails were deleted.”

PUTIN’S FOLLIES: As Kremlin’s Nemtsov case unravels, eyes on Chechen connection.

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MICKEY KAUS: “Looking for Hillary alternatives: Has Sheryl Sandberg ruled out running for President? I don’t think so.” Well, her latest oped, telling men to do the dishes, may not help with the coveted white male vote. And it’ll do even worse with the nonwhite male vote.

UPDATE: From the comments: “The woman the Dems will anoint is Michelle Obama.” Well, she’ll lose the hungry-schoolchild bloc.

SEPARATION STATEMENT: Clinton was required to sign document claiming she turned over emails in 2013. “Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, like all departing federal employees, was required to fill out and sign a separation statement affirming that she had turned over all classified and other government documents, including all emails dealing with official business. Fox News Megyn Kelly reported Wednesday evening on the requirement and that a spokesman for Clinton had not responded to a request for comment, including an explanation of when the former chief U.S. diplomat signed the mandatory separation agreement or, if she didn’t, why didn’t she. . . . Kelly also reported that State Department regulations in place when Clinton resigned as secretary required all departing employees to return all official documents, including emails, to ensure that the department would be able to respond to Freedom of Information Act and congressional requests, as well as subpoenas in litigation. Failure to do so carries with it both fines and possible jail time.”

THE COUNTRY’S IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS: Secret Service being investigated for drunk-driving incident, report says. “One of the officers involved in the alleged incident is a high-ranking member of President Obama’s security detail, according to the Post. . . . Officers allegedly witnessed the incident last Wednesday and wanted to arrest the agents involved. But they were told by a superior to let them go.”

IF THIS IS LITERALLY TRUE, IT WOULD LITERALLY BE THE DUTY OF EVERY AMERICAN TO LITERALLY KILL PRESIDENT LINDSEY GRAHAM AND LITERALLY DISPLAY HIS HEAD ON A PIKE IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE AS A WARNING TO OTHERS: Lindsey Graham: As president, I will unleash the full might of the U.S. military upon Congress. “Maybe he was just joking. He couldn’t possibly be serious, right? But Lindsey Graham has a habit of reaching for the absurd when it comes to imposing martial law on private citizens. That’s not an appealing trait in a presidential candidate.”

UPDATE: From the comments: “Can you buy pikes through the Instapundit Amazon portal?” Well, this should do.

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SEE, 1984 WAS MEANT TO BE A CAUTIONARY TALE, NOT A HOW-TO MANUAL: Police chief: ‘Put CCTV in every home.’

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Professors: US flag symbolizes racism, should not be displayed on campus.

Actually, the ‘bots at Bing News seem to be doing a pretty good job of playing Drudge juxtaposition game.

UPDATE: From the comments: “Meanwhile, in a related note, State funding for universities keeps getting reduced. No one at the University professes any understanding of why.”

GREAT SPECIFIC IMPULSE, BUT LOW THRUST: Step Aside, Rockets – Ion Engines Are the Future of Space Travel.

CLAIRE LEHMAN: Bad Feminism.

“Pop-feminism,” as a movement, valorises feelings above reason, cynicism above hope. It has regressed to a point where anything at all, no matter how irrational or how narcissistic, can be celebrated as ‘feminist’. Articles such as: I Look Down On Young Women With Husbands And Kids And I’m Not Sorry, or How Accepting Leggings as Pants Made Me a Better Feminist are shared wide and far on social media as feminist political statements.

Anyone can identify as a “feminist”. Even men who openly admit to domestic violence, such as Hugo Schwyzer. There are no boundaries, no benchmarks and no standards to which feminism will hold itself accountable.

It was not meant to be like this.

Yeah, Mary Wollstonecraft’s feminism has become a Frankenstein’s monster.

HEALTH: A Simple Flashcard Test To Detect Concussions. “An easy, two-minute vision test administered on the sidelines after a young athlete has hit his or her head can help to reliably determine whether the athlete has sustained a concussion, according to a new study of student athletes, some as young as 5. The test is so simple and inexpensive that any coach or parent potentially could administer it, the study’s authors believe, and any league afford to provide it as a way to help evaluate and safeguard players.”

SO, SORT OF LIKE HOW LEFTIES USE THE MEDIA, THEN: Parasitic Wasp Uses A Virus To Control Its Host.

Note that Richard Fernandez was on this analogy a decade ago.

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NEXT STOP, VOTERS: How to Insert a Memory Into the Brain of a Sleeping Mouse.

FASTER, PLEASE: New class of drugs dramatically increases healthy lifespan, mouse study suggests. Huh. I used to take Quercetin as part of the “Longevity Pack” from Ray Kurzweil’s outfit. Maybe I should start thinking about taking it again.

UPDATE: Ah, what the hell. I just ordered some.

WAPO: Senior Dems “wringing their hands” about Hillary’s shrug.

THE MYSTERY OF HOW ANESTHESIA WORKS.

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NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT HILLARY: Chameleon Skin Is Amazing.