A riff on Rockwell's "Runaway," from 1958, done in 2014 by Anthony Freda. [HT: @stevesilberman]
Norman Rockwell does Ferguson, by illustrator Anthony Freda
Ferguson, Missouri elected its first black mayor who is also the first female mayor
Yesterday, Ella Jones became the first black, and first female, elected mayor of Ferguson, Missouri where an uprising kicked off in 2014 after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, and was not indicted. From the New York Times: Ms. Jones, 65, and her opponent, Heather Robinett, 49, had… READ THE REST
St Louis cops indicted for beating up a "protester" who turned out to be an undercover cop
After St Louis police officer Jason Stockley, killed an unarmed black man named Anthony Lamar Smith with an unauthorized AK-47, planted a pistol on his body, and was then acquitted on murder charges in 2017, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Dustin Boone sent several texts in which he relished the prospect of beating up… READ THE REST
Activists teaching Australian Aboriginals to protect themselves by recording their interactions with law enforcement
Smartphone video footage of police brutality being exercised against black Americans and other ethnic minorities living their lives within the nation's borders have become depressingly commonplace. While difficult to watch and, most likely for the videographer, difficult to stand by and film, such footage can be an important tool in bringing cops who abuse the… READ THE REST
These 10 massagers are all at Mother's Day discount prices this weekend only
Being a mom carries a lot of stress. A mom with young children. A mom with grown children. A mom with kids she sees every day. A mom with kids who make it for major holidays. It's all the same…because the worrying never ends. Mom's got pressure points where the stress builds up, just like… READ THE REST
Pay whatever you want to earn expert Python training courses from this bundle
If it weren't for JavaScript's central role in the creation of web apps and scripts, there's a strong case to be made that Python is the all-purpose, most popular programming language in the world. More intuitive than Java or less rigid than PHP or C#, Python is the language many programmers fall back on for its… READ THE REST
The Süka Pipe is a smooth, efficient travel pipe that looks like it's from outer space
Between marijuana legalization efforts, vaping, and more, the past decade has truly been a golden age in the advancement of smoking technology. In an age where everything has to be portable and on-the-go friendly, a host of manufacturers have tried their hand at creating some truly innovative new ideas in pipe design and function, including ideas… READ THE REST