This won't be abused, oh no no no...

The US Senate voted Wednesday on an amendment to the Patriot Act that would prevent law enforcement from seizing American's internet browsing and search history without a warrant.

The bill required 60 supporting votes to pass and the final tally came up with only 59 ayes and 37 nays – but the failure was only due to a lack of attendance.
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-WiscoDave

Shake Rattle and Roll

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in a remote part of western Nevada early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor hit at 4:03 a.m. about 130 miles southeast of Reno and 60 miles east of Mono Lake — about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno.
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Fucking buzzkills

A woman was caught on camera masturbating while half-naked in a Chinese IKEA store, prompting the DIY furniture company to pledge stricter security.
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-Steve

The first of many, I hope

Medical professionals and a patient in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as the battles grow between her and those favoring relaxing the economic shutdown she has imposed in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Their lawsuit in federal court comes at a time when Ms. Whitmer continues to engage in a public spat with a 77-year-old barber, who has defied various orders and as of Thursday morning continued to cut hair at his Owosso shop.

The plaintiffs allege in federal court that Ms. Whitmer’s “drastic, unprecedented [and] unilateral executive actions” to cease economic activity that her office deemed nonessential were based on “grossly inaccurate” models that no longer apply and therefore should be lifted.
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Your Friday Morning Florida Report

HAWTHORNE, Fla. – A Florida woman set fire to a converted woodshed that another woman was living in following an argument over a missing towel, authorities said.

Robin Hamilton, 57, was arrested shortly after Saturday's fire behind a Hawthorne trailer home, the Gainesville Sun reported.
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Good Morning

What the fuck is wrong with people nowadays? Part II

DALLAS (Video from KTVT via CNN) — A woman and her boyfriend in Texas are facing charges after police found her 6-year-old grandson tied up in a shed, according to reports.

Dallas Police officers were called to 53-year-old Esmeralda Lira's home Sunday night — after a caller told them a child was being kept inside a shed in their backyard, KTVT reported.
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Calling a spade a spade

Talk about shit luck

According to police, officers responded to a severe traffic accident at the intersection of Southwest 312th Street and Southwest 152nd Avenue at approximately 7:30 p.m.

When they arrived, officers were told of a female in one of the vehicle's that was suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Okay, this is cool

What the fuck is wrong with people nowadays?

DELAWARE — Delaware State Police have identified the man they say fatally shot an Elkton, Maryland, couple at a veterans cemetery in Delaware Friday morning.

Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Sheldon Francis.
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Gotta be California (again)

Looking for the elusive Camel Toe?

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — Three appeals court judges in Tennessee have ruled that it is not illegal to film women fully clothed in public without their permission.

In separate but identical opinions filed late last month, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judges D. Kelly Thomas Jr., James Curwood Witt Jr. and Thomas T. Woodall dismissed unlawful photography convictions against a man accused of filming women for sexual gratification, The Knoxville News Sentinel reported Sunday.
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Shelby Foote on the Confederate Flag

The Aztec Cattle Company & the Hashknife Outfit

In 1884, the Aztec Land and Cattle Company of Boston began operations in Arizona with its headquarters situated across the Little Colorado River from the site of Saint Joseph (now Joseph City.) The third-largest cattle company in North America, the organization was better known as the Hashknife Outfit because their brand resembled the old hash knives used by chuckwagon cooks.
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Allison Logging - Coastal Logging in the early 20th Century

A Time to Hate

Through eight years, I accepted the rules of the game. Obama was president. He won fair and square because the Republicans serially put up two milquetoast opponents who were incapable of offering a vision or articulating a message that inspired. John McCain had been an American wartime hero who stood by his men, refused early release, and withstood torture in the “Hanoi Hilton” 40 years earlier. But he had no business running for a presidency two generations later for which he was not prepared to fight and for which he had no vision. And then came Mitt Romney, his etch-a-sketch candidacy, his binders full of women, and his Romneycare, which served as the model for the Obamacare and which was the single most galvanizing issue in 2012 for Republican conservatives. In order to throw out Obamacare, the Republican Party offered us conservatives … what, Romneycare? Tough for us conservatives to sing in that tabernacle choir.
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-WiscoDave

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Now if Biden was a Republican.....

Rep. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday called Tara Reade’s sexual allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden “ridiculous” and said she does not believe her.

The California Democrat discussed Reade’s allegations before reporters, and said Reade’s are “totally different” from the sexual assault allegations Christine Blasey Ford made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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