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Synthetic pot and the 1960s military - Boing Boing
In the 1960s, retired US Army colonel James S. Ketchum led efforts to develop a nonlethal incapacitating agent as a weapon for a “war without death.” Along with LSD, they experimented with synthetic cannabis, apparently similar in effect to hash oil but much stronger.
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New York Yankees ban sunblock “to fight terrorism” — sell replacements at $5/oz - Boing Boing
The NY Yankees banned sunblock at Yankee stadium “to prevent terrorism.” On a blistering hot day. And sold high-markup, crappy sunblock inside the gates. You know, as soon as we said “There is no price too high to pay [...]

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The Dissenter
“The last Supreme Court term, which ended in June, was the stormiest in recent memory, with more 5-to-4 decisions split along ideological lines than at any time in the court’s history. In a series of controversial cases about abortion, racial integration in schools, faith-based programs and the death penalty, the court’s four more conservative [...]

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Justices Begin Work on a Polarizing New Docket
” The Supreme Court has so many polarizing cases on the docket for its new term that the deep ideological divisions that characterized the last term are all but certain to remain on display after justices reconvene on Monday.
The conservative majority under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. [...]

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