When I first heard about the “defund the police” slogan, I thought it sounded ridiculous. Now I’m not so sure. Although I don’t agree with the underlying motive of the architects of the slogan, that defunding the police would ensure what happened to George Floyd will never happen again, there’s no denying the police routinely […]
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issues a ‘mandatory’ stay-at-home order
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a mandatory stay-at-home order beginning at 8 PM this evening. You can read the order here. You must stay at home unless you are traveling to or from so-called “essential activities.” Reading over the document, it’s clear the Maryland stay-at-home order is rife with giant loopholes so massive you could […]
Continue ReadingHow long are we going to pretend fast-food is essential?
With the pandemic wreaking havoc upon the country, infecting more and more people, I’m shocked we are still identifying some businesses as essential when in fact they are not. For example, fast-food restaurants. Fast food restaurants are not in any way, shape, or form essential. They’re just not. Why aren’t underprivileged people allowed to use […]
Continue ReadingDiamond Comic Distributors is shut down, but it was not their choice
Self-proclaimed non-journalist Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool “broke” the story that Diamond Comic Distributors is ceasing operations until further notice due to the COVID19 pandemic. That means they will no longer be distributing comic books for the foreseeable future. The thing that makes this fact such a monumental step is that Diamond is the sole […]
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