Have no fear and drink some beer! The February issue of The Last Word is here!
This ish talks about the backlash against Flock's spy cameras, toy cars getting ruined, soiled floors at Goodwill, ridiculous old books about the metric system, more right-wing paid trolls, lap desks, priceless videotapes being taped over, the decline of air travel, and more!
So point your pooper here...
https://www.scribd.com/document/989561972/The-Last-Word-2-2026
If that doesn't work, bip on over here...
A lot of bad bills are being introduced in Kentucky right now - as they always are - but this is among the strangest.
It's hard to follow, but it certainly doesn't look good. In Kentucky, you can already be involuntarily committed just for looking at someone funny, and it appears as if this bill would make it even worse.
Under this bill, if a person is "found by a qualified mental health professional to not meet the criteria for involuntary hospitalization", guess what? They "shall be admitted" to a psychiatric facility anyway. They would continue to be held if a court "reasonably believes" that "probable cause would be found" to hold them.
"Would be found"? So they want to detain people based solely on speculation?
It would also allow you to be institutionalized for up to 360 days.
And, if a facility discharges someone early, a court may review that action.
This bill would also create a new section of law that says that if a court decides that a person isn't eligible to be involuntarily committed, they can still be committed if they don't comply with their "treatment" plan.
One of the aims of the bill is to bring about "a lessening of irrational thoughts." I swear I am not making this up.
Of course, this bill is unconstitutional - and it's not even close. Which of course makes it more likely to pass.
The outright war on bicyclists is expanding - under Plastic Surgery Phil.
New Jersey just became the first state in the union to require a license, registration, and insurance just to operate an electric bicycle. This bill was signed into law by the disastrous Gov. Phil Murphy on his last day in office. It applies to every class of electric bike, not just those with higher speeds and power. It imposes an age limit too.
The new law even bans all online electric bike sales for the next year. And it bans selling kits to modify low-speed electric bikes for higher speeds.
One reason why bikes should not be regulated as cars is that they're not cars. It's a simple concept really. Many states have long had stricter rules for more powerful electric bikes, but those are close to moped or motorcycle level. The standard electric bikes being restricted in New Jersey are not. They only differ from regular bikes in that the pedals may be assisted by an electric motor.
National and statewide bicycling and pedestrian organizations opposed the bill. Some noted that it would harm low-income residents the most. But of course, that was the point. It always is. The new law also runs afoul of meeting goals to fight climate change.
In fact, the requirements for even low-speed electric bikes in New Jersey are now far stricter than they were for cars in most of the country 50 years ago.
It's also been noted that New Jersey's new law violates a federal law that defines low-speed electric bikes as consumer products, not motor vehicles. And it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Others have pointed out that the new law is unconstitutional (as if that stops new laws these days). The law is also backed by the auto industry.
In an era in which states and cities seem to be competing in earnest to see which can be the most bike-unfriendly, I think we finally have an undisputed "winner", and it's New Jersey.
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a neighborly day for a neighbor, as I now have 220 photos from September's Pennsylvania trip processed!
All sorts of neet poo goes on up there! There's a state park with the ruins of a railroad bridge, a Mister Rogers statue, and a whole lotta roads!
So point your pooper here...
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