A US right-wing troll gave bomb-making advice to someone he thought was an Islamist extremist, to bring about a terrorist attack this September 11.

Such an attack would have provided an excuse for additional attacks on Americans' freedom. The PAT RIOT Act didn't get them everything they want.

Instead he got arrested.

In general, the US "terrorists" that the FBI arrests are feckless Walter Mittys that the FBI has to cajole into their "threats", but there is finally one exception.

A thug complained after the barista in a Starbucks would not give him special permission to use the toilet unless he bought something.

For once, I am on the side of the thug. Perhaps the thug complained because he expected privilege, but use of a toilet should not be a privilege. That Starbucks' policy is nasty no matter who it applies to. Every establishment with a toilet for customers should offer its use to anyone who is not causing trouble.

Leaked messages indicate Ashley Madison staff discussed how to mislead customers and the State of California about its "female" chatbots.

About 35% of the messages men paid to send to "women" were actually to chatbots, and real women numbered about 5% of the men.

"Lesbian" chatbots occasionally sent messages to each other, like making the doctor program talk to itself.

Iran's law compelling women to hide their bodies is supposedly so men won't be attracted to them. But the "solution" doesn't work.

I think it actually backfires by causing men to obsess over what they cannot see.

US citizens: oppose government plans to build a road through an Alaskan wildlife refuge.

That they plan to spend our money on it is adding insult to injury.