Moral of the story - Don't try to take dead rodents from a stray cat's mouth.

Why do people do such stupid things and then wonder when they are faced with unexpected consequences?



Plague Confirmed in Oregon Man Bitten by Stray Cat - ABC News:

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Cities crack down on homeless: Could it be compassion fatigue? – USATODAY.com

Making it illegal to feed the homeless? What are these lawmakers going to do when the day comes and they find themselves in line with all the other people who never thought homelessness would ever happen to them?

Cities crack down on homeless: Could it be compassion fatigue? – USATODAY.com:



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Police officer shoots alien?

This sounds like something from Hollywood. Nasty alien creature (creatures?) is teleported here while fighting it out, and some hapless cop comes along and shoots it!

Report: Miami officer shoots, kills naked attacker chewing on man's face - News - The Times-Tribune:

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14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake Cooties?

I wonder what the potential is for them to release some kind of virus or bacteria for which modern life (especially us) may have no exposure or immunity to? The same question goes for the melting permafrost.

Russian Drill Penetrates 14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake | Wired Science | Wired.com:

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Be Prepared. Be A Prepper.

Prepping is something I've done most of my life, starting with my days as a Boy Scout, then a Coast Guardsman, and now an old fart watching the world go crazy.

Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse | Reuters:

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