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April 3, 2013
USA.gov: Keep Your Tax Returns Safe from Identity Thieves
April 3, 2013
Munich, Germany: a capuchin monkey belonging to singer Justin Bieber is now at a home for animals in the city after it was confiscated by the German customs authority for arriving without health documents Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images
April 3, 2013
"News that the CIA will no longer conduct drone attacks is overdue recognition that CIA personnel do not qualify for the combatant’s privilege. It is also the first significant indication that the Obama administration understands all is not right with America’s drone wars."
— Spy vs. Soldier: The CIA May Lose a Power It Never Legally Had by Mary Ellen O’Connell (via thenewrepublic)
April 3, 2013
Jeffrey Milstein’s photos of airports (via Gizmodo)
Don’t forget the Denver Airport of Doom.
April 3, 2013
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In Aurora Shooting Case, a Public Pushback Against the Death Penalty
Send him away forever. Save the money it would take to sentence him to death. Deny him the notoriety he might claim by litigating his capital case through the courts for 15 years. And all the while spare the survivors and family members of the victims the psychic trauma of reliving that awful night over and over again in court. Today, especially in cases marked by mental illness, the Constitution demands a level of due process in capital cases which almost always precludes the sort of swift justice that prosecutors seek and victims’ rights groups demand.
Read more. [Image: Reuters]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/3079f32f374b9c3d03b5365e35b03cd0/tumblr_mkp1p4nYjH1qcokc4o1_1280.jpg)
In Aurora Shooting Case, a Public Pushback Against the Death Penalty
Send him away forever. Save the money it would take to sentence him to death. Deny him the notoriety he might claim by litigating his capital case through the courts for 15 years. And all the while spare the survivors and family members of the victims the psychic trauma of reliving that awful night over and over again in court. Today, especially in cases marked by mental illness, the Constitution demands a level of due process in capital cases which almost always precludes the sort of swift justice that prosecutors seek and victims’ rights groups demand.
Read more. [Image: Reuters]
March 27, 2013
Bergen, Norway (by marginscribbler)
March 27, 2013
Prague in winter (by DoctorNo_34)
March 27, 2013
California man’s Cadillac careens onto neighbour’s roof after mechanical failure
An unusual accident saw a Southern California man’s car ending up on his neighbour’s roof. Glendale police Sgt. Sean Riley said that the driver lost control on a driveway in an area where homes are arrayed on a steep hillside. The vehicle ended up on the roof of the next house down the hill. (Glendale Police Department)
March 27, 2013
March 27, 1904 - U.S.A. Mary Jarris “Mother” Jones was ordered by Colorado state authorities to leave the state. She was accused of stirring up striking coal miners.
Now available in picture form.
March 27, 2013
Here’s the full audio of today’s DOMA oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Stay tuned for analysis from our own Adam Serwer.
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