REVIEW: 2024 Toyota Prius.

ATF IS CONSISTENTLY ONE OF THE WORST FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WHICH IS NO SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT: The ATF’s Prosecution of Larry Vickers Was About Headlines and a High Profile Scalp.

The ATF wants to imprison a decorated American soldier for a series of victimless crimes, even though the federal regulations he’s accused of violating may not be constitutional, and questions about ATF’s potential involvement in the case remain unanswered.

The same federal agency that ran guns across the border into Mexico – which were used by drug cartels to murder Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and scores of Mexican nationals – believes that retired special operations veteran, Larry Vickers, needs to be locked up, even though none of his weapons ended up in cartel hands. . . .

Much has been made of Vickers’ guilty plea, but all it likely means is that he lacked the millions of dollars needed to mount a proper legal defense. Unlike most defendants, federal prosecutors have unlimited resources. Vickers’ case was investigated by the ATF, FBI, IRS Criminal Investigations and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, after all. Most likely, he simply didn’t want to bankrupt his family.

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland publicly thanked two prosecutors specifically for “their work on the Vickers guilty plea.” This was a big win for the government, because by pleading guilty, Vickers saved prosecutors from having to answer some uncomfortable questions.

This is why I think that any charge made that does not result in a conviction should require the government to pay the costs of defense. It should be pro-rata, so if they charge you with 100 things and only convict on two, they should pay 98% of your defense costs. This would discourage overcharging.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: How and when to use WiFi calling on iPhones and Androids.

FASTER, PLEASE: Study: Novel small molecule 5D4 disrupts several molecular pathways that lead to cancer growth.

DON’T TRUST CHINA, CHINA IS ASSHOE: Tsingtao beer loses its fizz in South Korea after video of worker appearing to urinate into tank.

I WAS ASSURED BY ALL THE BEST PEOPLE THAT OBAMACARE WOULD FIX THAT: Affording healthcare a struggle for half of working-age Americans, survey finds.

TO BE FAIR, IT’S MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY: University to offer master’s degree in witchcraft, magic and occult science.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: WATCH: Pro-Hamas Florida students and local activists call for eradication of Israel.

I remember when everyone on the left was encouraging us to punch Nazis.

I ALREADY LIKE HIM, YOU DON’T HAVE TO SELL ME: Here it comes: Democrats pile on ‘appalling,’ ‘dangerous’ Speaker Johnson.

Of course, you know they’d say this about anyone who had any chance of being effective.

AN IDEA SO STUPID ONLY INTELLECTUALS COULD BELIEVE IT: “Decriminalizing Nonviolent Prison Escapes.”

LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING RED-PILLED: When an Old Friend Is Ripping Down Posters of Kidnapped Children.

LOTS OF GOOD SCIENCE IN THOSE SPY SATELLITE IMAGES: Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts in the Middle East.

OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China launches new 3-astronaut crew to Tiangong space station.

DISAPPOINTING, IF TRUE: Why Time Travel is Impossible.

OF COURSE NOT. The DEI Complex Will Never Protect Jews. It’s only designed to protect establishment clients.

EXPECT BARBARITY FROM BARBARIANS:

Historically war gets more barbarous the longer it drags on.

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) October 25, 2023

Traditionally, civilized people observed the niceties in war with other civilized peoples, but not with barbarians who forfeited such things by their barbarity.

IF THEY WROTE ABOUT WHERE “GUN VIOLENCE” ACTUALLY COMES FROM, THEY’D BE MOBBED: Mother Jones Gets A Lot Wrong In Its Hit Piece Blaming Makers’ Advertising For ‘Gun Violence.’

A HISTORY OF the automotive battery.

WHY ARE WOMEN SO SEXIST? Women won’t buy magazines with men on the covers.

THEY’LL REMAIN SINCERELY IN SUPPORT AS LONG AS IT’S USEFUL COVER: Is the sudden discovery by campus leaders of political neutrality and freedom of speech for real?

21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Too Woke For Sex?

To be honest, I’m okay with the wokies not breeding.

I KNOW SOME WOMEN LIKE THAT, THOSE INSTAGRAM FILTERS CAN FOOL YOU: Scientists believe moon is 40 million years older than first thought.

I CREDIT THE CLASSMATES IN SKIMPY OUTFITS: Heated yoga classes may ease symptoms of depression.

JOEL KOTKIN: Samuel Huntington was right — cultural and religious clashes are driving war today.

Yes, The Clash of Civilizations was unfortunately prescient. It would be a no-contest clash if the people running our civilization didn’t mostly hate it.