Odds ‘n Sods:

An excellent treatise on some of the differences between a republic and a democracy. Mob Rule in America. – B.B.

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Dawn Military-Style Police Raid Leaves Meek Grandmother Angry, Humiliated

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Ebay has been hacked and is asking users to change their passwords: eBay Asking Users To Change Passwords Following Hack – RBS

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Federal court: police can break down door and seize guns without warrant or charges

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Here’s an idea for a repair business I’ve been kicking around since retirement. People don’t sew so much anymore, nor do they have a thread and button supply to make their own simple repairs. It seems the British may be leading the way. The rise of mending: how Britain learned to repair clothes again – S.A.