We’re sleeping today and I always take off my jacket with my jelly roll. Oh and Olivia Newton John is awesome.

John Travolta: ultimate bet male. Seriously, seen Pulp Fiction?

But I dig the tune.

Clayton Cramer destroys their ridiculous “study” on Concealed Carry Killers.

In this post, I commented on how I thought it was a dumb idea to mediate on the street to prevent gun crime. It might actually be a good idea since the group has had some success:

The two men used to patrol the neighbourhood, near the axis of Logan Square and Humboldt Park, for their respective gangs. Now, they do it as outreach workers for Ceasefire, a community-based attempt to stem the violence.

No easy task here, in a region known for at least a generation as one of the city’s deadliest. In 2003, when Chicago retook the dubious title of the United States’ murder capital with 599, it was here – in Johnson’s territory, police beat 1413 – that held the distinction of being the most lethal, with 10 killings within its 28 square blocks. Eight of them were shootings.

Since then? “The next year, zero. The year after that, zero,” Johnson, whose street cred still has currency, says with clear pride. He was able to broker a peace between the two strongest warring factions, the Latin Kings and the Maniac Latin Disciples.

The group, Ceasefire Chicago is not, as far as I can tell, affiliated with Ceasefire Illinois. And they are not anti-gun:

Bans? “That’s what people do when they don’t understand the problem,” says Juan Johnson – or “Big Juan,” as he’s fairly known in the hardscrabble neighbourhoods on Chicago’s gang-infested west side.

My initial impression was they were likely affiliated and that’s the case. And, hey, if gun control is what you do instead of something, I think these guys are actually trying “something”.

There’s also a movie out about them.

GOA mouthpiece: Blaming NRA for the health care law. Because, you know, that’s their issue.

Progress in New Hampshire: In all criminal proceedings the court shall permit the defense to inform the jury of its right to judge the facts and the application of the law in relation to the facts in controversy.

Border agents trained that when there’s an active shooter (likely with an ATF gun) to run away.

Dennis, who makes great holsters, is featured in the local newspaper.

Newest version of Android, no flash support. It’s on it’s way out.

Seems like this should be big news:

The complaint alleges that the drug-sniffing dogs used by troopers in the program were intentionally being trained to operate as so-called trick ponies, or dogs that provide officers false alerts for the presence of drugs.

The dogs were being trained to alert their handlers by cues, instead of by picking up a drug’s scent by sniffing, the complaint said. When a dog gives a false alert, this resulted in illegal searches and seizures, including money and property, the complaint said.

My shocked face, the Justice Department won’t prosecute itself or its boss.

It was Bush’s fault except for that cover up and retaliation part: All these whistleblowers have axes to grind. ATF needs to f—k these guys.

Justice Department officials clearly knew

Shooting a shorty

Sun visor holster

Deals on video games.

The origin of its name and some facts about everyone’s favorite meat.