Author: Marie2

Shoes to Die For

Figuratively: Literally: Or maybe it’s this one: Consumer riots as well:  Police contain unruly Air Jordan shoppers at Houston-area malls Police were called to quell unruly crowds after hundreds converged outside...

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The Bosnian Connection [UPDATE: Cuba]

Okay, that’s a bit of an overstatement, but perhaps only because Bosnia and Bosnian so-called democracy activists keep popping up as a hub “color revolutions.”  First there was Otpor.  It’s well...

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Swept Away (Update)

Based on recent RollingStone and NYTimes articles, I had planned to write a diary.  Perhaps drawing from other sources and including other related news stories.  Part of the NYTimes article give me enough pause that I...

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LEO Job Security – II

A number of issues were introduced in my prior diary.  They may or may not be worthy of discussion, but let’s talk about Eric Garner.  A man that should be alive, working as a horticulturist, and raising his...

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LEO Job Security

“We” make laws.  “We” hire LEOs to enforce those laws.  When that enforcement goes wrong, some people blame the victim for violating the law(s) and not passively accepting being cuffed, and some...

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