Here’s an interesting story from the Chicago Tribune, detailing the woes of Redflex, a company that provides those red light
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Western Refining in the Mexoplex
Did you see this story on KFOX, about a white powder coating cars, houses, and laundry around the Western Refinery?
Like you needed a reason
Here’s a scientific article that says that smoking pot will protect your liver if you binge drink. Importantly, cannabidiol can
Your Job Could Be Outsourced to a Machine
This thought provoking article in the The Economist posits that technology could render a large percentage of today’s jobs obsolete.
Deming Settles Anal Probe Lawsuit
Deming and Hidalgo County have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was subjected to an anal
VICE on the DEA-Sinaloa Connection
Here’s VICE blogger Brian Anderson on the revelation that the DEA and Sinaloa Cartel had a cozy symbiotic relationship: Still,
How Decisions Get Made
If you want, say, to buy a new phone, there are lots of resources you can turn to. There are
Al Jazeera: Mexican Official Says CIA Manages Drug Trade
According to this report from Al Jazeera, U.S. government agencies, including the CIA, “don’t fight drug traffickers,” instead “they try
The Mile High City
When I quit being a hardcore, wake-and-bake, fully saturated marijuana junkie, when I tapered down to the occasional toke, when
Feds Run Amok
Those poor guys at the ATF can’t catch a break. Now they have to answer to members of Congress for
How To Live Like a King
It’s not all about glitter and glitz. Here’s a recipe for taking control of your life. 1. DON’T SMOKE CIGARETTES.
Juarez’ Secret Police
There are a couple of interesting stories on the intertubes today about former police chief Julián Leyzaola’s secret police unit,
More Good News: Antibiotics Are On The Way Out
Here’s an alarmist story from the BBC, about how we’re all going to get infections and die, because germs are
The DEA’s Ties to Criminal Organizations
Here’s an article in El Diario, in Spanish, which was originally posted in El Universal. The story makes the unremarkable
The Best Story About Ecuador on the Internet
Ecuador is widely touted on the internet as retirement Eden. Low prices, socialized medicine, and a relatively stable democracy have
The Gift That Keeps on Giving: The Ongoing Open Records Law Suit
Y’all may be surprised that the City is still fighting to keep our elected officials personal emails secret, even if
Glow-in-the-dark pigs
Are you having trouble finding your pig at night? Scientists in China have successfully bred glow-in-the-dark pigs using jellyfish DNA.
U.S. Biggest Threat to World Peace
We’re number 1, according to an international survey: The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world
Mass Murderer Treated Better Than Hacker
Welcome to Denmark: An international media campaign is targeting the Danish legal system’s treatment of Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svarholm
The Death of Prince and Nero’s
You may have read this story in the El Paso Times about The Westside Show Lounge closing. For years it