A Cleveland man was trying to stop a friend from driving drunk when the would-be drunk driver shot him in the chest.
I don’t know if there’s something akin to the marginal value of additional accusers. But in case you’re keeping track we’ve now got our 10th Filner accuser. In this episode Bob propositions the singer at a local Church benefit, asking her to perform a ‘private song.’
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, ending the Graham family’s ownership after four generations.
I’ll say it: let’s celebrate Jeff Bezos purchase of the Washington Post.
Before going further let me acknowledge the potential downsides. Bezos is an outside buyer with no history in the news or newspaper business, something he readily acknowledges. More potentially worrisome, he’s the primary owner and CEO of Amazon, a company with deep stakes in numerous critical policy debates ranging from state sales tax policy, union organizing, worker rights and wages, the book and entertainment businesses, telecom, international trade, not to mention its unimaginably large footprint in the Internet cloud. Read More
A property owner in Pennsylvania who was feuding with town officials killed three people last night at a town meeting. A reporter, who was new on the beat and attending his first town meeting, has this first-hand account.
Shortly after last night’s town hall meeting, we got this email from TPM Reader DG …
Shooting a few miles from my house
Its still very early. We don’t know all the details. It has hit CNN Breaking News. There are more pieces on the front page of the Pocono Record.
I just want to say that I consider myself fairly empathetic towards all the communities and people that have experienced these types of situations and gotten news play over it. Seeing the names of people I know, though, names that are etched into the area’s history, is just different. Its just so much more real. And honestly, terrifying.
Here’s the latest report on what happened.
Late last month we told you about Police Chief Mark Kessler of Gilberton, PA. He was the one making videos of himself making various threats and railing against his perceived political adversaries and general going militia – despite the fact that he’s not just some lone gun nut but the police chief, the guy who’s supposed to be upholding the law. Read More