Midday open thread: Drones, a Mexican flag, and justice denied
- Today’s comic by Jen Sorensen is Sexual assault platinum pass:
When Donald Trump lands in Aberdeenshire this Saturday to inspect his Scottish golf course, he’ll be greeted with the sight of the Mexican flag flying above its border.
Routine commercial use of small drones was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the creation of a new category of rules for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The long-anticipated rules would mean drone operators would be able to fly without special permission.
One day short of the 52nd anniversary of three civil rights workers' disappearance during Mississippi's "Freedom Summer," state and federal prosecutors said Monday that the investigation into the slayings is over.
The decision "closes a chapter" in the state's divisive civil rights history, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said.
"The evidence has been degraded by memory over time, and so there are no individuals that are living now that we can make a case on at this point," Hood said.
- Florida Republican Senate candidate: “Some call me a Cuban hyphen American, I reject that. I don't believe in hyphenated Americans.”
- A children's book introduces German kids to the true story of Syrian refugees.
- On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: The Short-Fingered Kardashian makes our first day back a breeze! Staff chaos, FEC reports a laff riot & more. MI update: neglecting Detroit’s schools & the derptenant governor. Post primary reality: balancing Clinton’s win & lingering sensitivities at the DNC.
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