Holy shit!!!

seanbury:

Front page of CNN.  Cantwell, Gage, Mundy — discuss.

2 things.  1. GO TEXANS 2. What the hell happened to CNN?

thedailywhat:

To Serve And Protect During Business Hours of the Day: Despite being declared America’s Most Dangerous City by Forbes magazine for having the highest violent-crime rate in the country, Detroit will no longer make its police department precincts and districts available to the public after 4 PM due to budget cuts.

The Detroit Police Department announced yesterday that all eight precinct and district stations will shut down for the day at 4 PM, reopening at 8 AM the following morning.

In addition, many positions, including vehicle and building maintenance, law enforcement information network operation, and other “desk jobs” will be cut in order to move officers from the precincts to the streets.

“I think it’s going to work,” said Detroit police Cmdr. Steve Dolunt. “I think it’ll get the officers more involved [with citizens].”

Some 100 officers will be laid off in order to allow the department to receive federal grant money. There are 3,000 officers currently on the payroll.

Replacing public access will be “virtual precincts” — online tools the department says will help citizens get the help they need. “This is insanity. This is preposterous,” said Minister Malik Shabazz, a community activist.

“I think the public really rely on them a lot,” said Joseph Stokes Jr., who lost a son to gun violence in Detroit. “They have nowhere else to go to, they have nowhere else to turn to, especially when something happens to them.”

[freep / tribune.]

OCP is straight up gonna take over…

Prom

Hey, this is today’s great thing.

thedailywhat:

This Is Just Great of the Day: Appearing in the latest Target circular is 6-year-old Ryan: A happy, gregarious, photogenic rising star in the world of child modeling — who happens to have Down syndrome. 

Ryan has also appeared in a recent Nordstrom catalog among other clothing ads.

On the Daddyblog of a father whose child also has Down syndrome, Ryan’s mother writes:

The whole process of modeling is an extreme confidance booster for him. He received so much warmth and caring from the Nordstrom crew that he thought they were there just for him! We are honored that Ryan is making the Down syndrome community proud. He is a beautiful boy inside and out. He makes us better parents, and a better family.

[noahsdad / adweek.]

College Graduation.

In January 1993, I stayed up every night figuring out how the Houston Oilers could beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. I read every magazine, newspaper, and Prodigy article I could get my hands on, in order to “help” the Oilers win.  I figured if I did my homework, they would too. Nineteen years later, I finally have a reason to do it again.

Also, I think failed every test I had that month. 

No Jews

cuanimation:

Another important business meeting with Mundy.

This isn’t funny, I needed to talk to you about a deadline. Dammit.