Konstancja Duff tried to give a legal advice card to a teenager who London thugs had stopped on the street for no particular reason. The thugs threw her down (causing permanent injury), charged her with bogus crimes, then tied her up and cut apart her clothing (ruining it), and booked her while she was nearly nude.

Now one of the thugs faces an internal accusation for stripping her.

What about for knocking her down and injuring her? That is worse. You can get over embarrassment, but getting over some injuries is impossible. We cannot allow thugs to get away with claiming they couldn't tell a piece of paper from a weapon.

Bravo to Ms Duff for recognizing that the thugs must do this frequently, and that her somewhat privileged status as a postgraduate student gave her a chance to stand up for everyone's rights.

Arguing that President Pence would be less of a menace than President Bullshitter.

Pence is hardly honest, but he can't bullshit like the bullshitter. I think he would not be able to maintain the cult of truth-defying extremism that the bullshitter maintains.

Amazon seems to organize some of its warehouse workers to say good things about their work. Remarkably similar good things.

Is Amazon paying them? Threatening them?

An Italian coast guard ship returned to port with almost 180 refugees. The Italian minister of harshness refuses to let them leave the ship. They are stuck on board indefinitely.

Eventually Italy will start to regret the nonavailability of its ship.

The toxic algae bloom in Florida is killing lots of endangered manatees.