Of course he doesn't belong in prison anymore. The question is, should his record be erased. You've heard about how blacks are disproportionately pushed out of voting because they are more likely to have felony convictions. Apparently, there are other things you can't do with such a record, like bec...

Huey Newton was before my time, but I like history. I'm probably older than you, though, MG. I was 7 when I went to the theater to watch Star Wars with my family. I am about as old as Unix, or at least the name UNICS.

Answer: No Whether it's because of something to do with his restaurant, or whether the story is true that he wants to be a reserve cop, the fact is Wahlberg could have apologized to his victim many, many years ago. Yes, he served 45 whole days for smashing an Asian man in the face and blinding him i...

Xan wrote: Okay, I admit: I don't get the joke.  Panthers' Newton suffers back fractures in crash.  Sounds pretty straightforward to me...  'Splain please?

It's not about the back fractures. Just Panthers' Newton:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_P._Newton

WildAboutHarry wrote: No comments?

Too obscure?  Too silly?

It's actually very clever. I didn't see it until just now.
I never know what the View Unread Posts link is going to bring me.

I think this question is usually intertwined with what to buy. For example, I'm pretty sure PointedStick still buys every month, but only one asset per month instead of all four at once. One month gold, next month stocks, etc. Some related threads: How should contributions/withdrawals be treated for...

I recently bought a tad more aerospace, but I have not been buying new individual stocks much at all this year.
Sold my AAPL at 98 and change, unfortunately.

TennPaGa wrote: 1. This was a report issued by the Senate in their oversight role.  I'm glad it was issued.

Me too. There's going to be a backlash and the senate knows that, but it would be a big step backwards if the report were not released.

I'm overweighted in oil stocks because I started out as a dividend investor. Love my Chevron. I bought in 2004-5 and it recently doubled. Of course, now it's down to 85%, but the dividend yield on the original investment is 6.5% and growing. Also have PSX/Philips 66 which spun off from COP (Conoco h...

Long bonds to Barrett: "How'ya like me now?" 

That is wild. I wonder what the Somalis think of all that. That the West is truly civilized? Or just weak?

It is really, really interesting and depressing to me to contemplate the notion that hardball, brutal, rights-violating police tactics are all that have been effective in curtailing crime among members of the black underclass. It challenges several narratives that have been important to me. I think...

Nope, my dad took care of it back then. Come to think of it, I was young and he was the stickler making me report it. 

To see the bottom, seems like one would need to have friends in low places.

Good article.
At least the first $96,000 is exempt.
For those who earn more, though, paying U.S. taxes when you have only a tenuous connection to the States must be infuriating.
When I taught English overseas, I made very little money, but still had to report back to the States. Annoying.

1NV35T0R (Greg) wrote:

dualstow wrote: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will split up, citing irreconcilable differences.

The pp will be ok.

Looks like they are still going "strong" hah, with a baby to boot.

And I am impressed!

Thank you for posting this, stone. I've been giving to Wikipedia annually for a few years now. Each donation is a one-time one, usually but not always sent during the drive. They usually mention having a very small staff. Can't remember if they did this time, but I could always log out and see their...

How would you propose that police officers classify people as "law-abiding" vs "criminal"?  Personally I think this is very, very dangerous ground. I would think the answer to that is very straightforward: a criminal record, or lack thereof. Did Eric Garner have a long rap sheet...

That's the ideal, but it didn't work out so well during Prohibition with all the gangster bootlegging from Canada that eventually brought us Formula One racing. Huh?  I think you mean NASCAR (stock car racing). I saw that in a program on the history of whiskey! Yeah, NASCAR. Well, I just read a len...

Why do you all think the grand jury came to the conclusion that they did?

It's never been a guarantee, though.

Thank you for the link.
Eesh. That looks bad. And indefensible.

Oh my gosh, Greg's back! Glad to see you back!!

Where's the best video link? I keep finding news reports with too-brief clips of the actual incident.

Greg hasn't been around for a long time.
I miss him.