This is going to be a combination of current stuff and backlog from when I wasn’t posting the links. So, buckle up.
We’ll start with Reason, of course.
Cop hears acorn hit his car and empties his service weapon into his cruiser. Which was occupied. The deputy has resigned, but based on the available information, he should be charged. Why? Because I don’t doubt that if I made that kind of mistake, I’d be up for attempted manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon, and whatever else the prosecutor felt like throwing at me.
A think piece on why the US government shouldn’t be giving additional funds to Ukraine and Israel. I need to write a longer post on these. Because I have conflicting feelings on both of these situations.
Moving on to a couple of Ground News aggregations.
Justice Department issues damning report on Uvalde Police response to shooting. “No urgency.” The police had no urgency to engage the murderer. But if I give up my guns, I can just depend on the cops. When we have so many examples of them not.
Hardly any plastics are recycled. Plastic recycling is one of those bullshit “feel good” things that governments and NGOs push, but are boondoggles for the “recycling” industry. You know how I know? Because the manufacturing industry wasn’t pushing for recycling like they did with aluminum or glass.
Now on to other stuff.
Ars Technica has a story about private-equity owned hospitals having worse outcomes.
From War Is Boring, an article on lawmakers proposing a bill to ban civilian militias. Of course, it would impact firearms instruction. And it goes against voluntary association.
From Bloomberg, Amazon backing out of its purchase of iRobot. Because regulators. Which is annoying, because part of the reason we upgraded to iRobot was Amazon’s purchase would make it easier to get parts on subscription.
From Brian Niemier, an article on why Brandon Sanderson has issues with Audible. Which mirrors things I’ve heard on writing podcasts. Which annoys me because I listen to more books than read books.
From FEE, an analysis showing guns are used more times in self defense than people die in car accidents. Self-defense uses are more common than people know.
From a local station, Tampa had a loose kangaroo.
Here’s a New Yorker profile on the Advisory Opinions podcast and its host Sarah Isgur. I listen to this podcast to get the legal nuance skipped over by most talking heads.
Shooting Illustrated says Pennsylvania State Police will now field Walther PDPs. I certainly didn’t expect that.
And now for our lighter items.
The Drive has an article on a company converting old trucks to diesel-electrics. I find this concept intriguing.
Anime Herald has an article on Carl Macek’s impact on anime.
CBR has a listicle of the most “iconic” mecha.
Angry Staff Officer uses the Harry Potter world to demonstrate the principles of raiding. I lover ASO when he uses fiction to demonstrate good and bad examples relating to real-world military actions.