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[theweaselking]

As the fog of warlike conditions in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath has cleared, the vast majority of reported atrocities committed by evacuees have turned out to be false, or at least unsupported by any evidence, according to key military, law enforcement, medical and civilian officials in positions to know.

Also,
Dude, you got your ass kicked by a reindeer.

Also,
Chilean company finds 600 barrels of golden loot from the Spanish looting of South America. Almost as interesting is the story about *how* they found it, with a machine that can tell you what's up to 50 meters down. It's been previously used to locate a cache of machine guns and rocket launchers, and to find the dead body of a murder victim.

Also,
911 calls from cellphones delay response times - in this case, requiring a man with a slit throat to give an address, after routing him to the wrong city.

Also,
Amnesty International's report on the systematic and widespread abuse (and coverup of abuse) of gays by the police in the USA. Long. Very long.

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