The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Who Is ‘Negasi Zuberi’?

A kidnapping case in Oregon made national headlines last week, after federal officials announced an indictment: A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today [Wednesday, August 2] charging a Klamath Falls, Oregon, man with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Seattle woman and forcing her into a makeshift cell he constructed in his garage. […]

News From San Francisco: ‘A Lot of People Around Here Have Mental Issues’

Say hello to Ryant Bluford of San Francisco and, while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because Mr. Bluford shuffled off this mortal coil last month in a manner that seems to be increasingly common. When a police officer points an AR-15 rifle at you and yells, “get your hands up,” this is […]

The Preventable Death of Khaliyah Jones

A year ago — July 16, 2022 — Khaliyah Jones was kidnapped: Two people are in custody following a kidnapping at the Lovejoy Walmart Saturday, July 16. Khaliyah Jones, 18, was allegedly taken from the store’s parking lot by her ex-boyfriend Cameron Hopkins, 19. Witnesses told police Hopkins broke a window of a vehicle Jones […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous (Special California Hate Crimes Edition)

In April 2021, the president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce was assaulted on the streets by a man who yelled, “F–k you Chinatown! F–k you Chinaman!” A week later, 25-year-old James Lee Ramsey was charged with felony assault and a hate crime against Carl Chan, and the case was scheduled for trial in […]

Judge Wrecks Hunter’s Sweetheart Deal

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Hunter Biden pled not guilty on Wednesday to gun and tax charges, refusing to accept a new plea deal laid out by prosecutors. The original plea deal fell apart after the judge questioned if it covered future potential charges of the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation. The prosecution reportedly said […]

‘Joys of Progress’ Update

Last month, I told you about former New Hampshire state legislator Barry Charles “Stacie-Marie” Laughton (“The Wonderful Joys of ‘Progress’”), a Democrat who had been charged with child pornography in a case involving his/“her” ex-girlfriend, Lindsay Groves. There was a flurry of interest in the case this past week because the Department of Justice has […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Andre Longmore served in the Army from 2000 to 2006, as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, according to his mother, Lorna Dennis: “In 2014, he had a mental breakdown and was in the VA hospital for 10 days. And after he came out, he wasn’t the same again. He just kept deteriorating until […]

Death in ‘Killadelphia’

Armed and dangerous — and only 15 years old: Philadelphia police are searching for a 15-year-old suspect who is wanted in connection with a deadly attempted carjacking last week. Michael Salerno, 50, was shot and killed around 10:45 p.m. on July 12 at 12th and Porter streets. Investigators say Salerno was shot when three males, […]

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