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  Judge admonished for making racially insensitive remarks to Black defendant and being snarky with public defenders. A  Florida  judge is facing a public reprimand after he made racially insensitive remarks when he asked a Black man if he ever "chopped cotton before." According to the commission's  findings , Jordan was presiding over a plea hearing for a 33-year-old Black woman in a felony battery case in July 2025. The state was asking Jordan to impose 30 hours of community service. Jordan asked the defendant's great-uncle if he owned any farm land. "All my family's farming," Jordan said, according to the commission. "They'd love me out there. You ever chopped cotton before? You know what that is? You take a hoe and you knock out the weeds. That'll straighten you up real quick doing that stuff." The judge has been on the bench since 2005, per his  biography  page. The Florida Supreme Court will hand down the punishment for Jordan bas...

  Today Bunny saw a person walking past the house having an animated conversation with herself.  Figured she was off her rocker.   Then, noticed the small, wireless earphones.  On the phone.  Coming from the age  of phones being wired into the wall, this still takes Bunny by surprise. Any such for you?

  Nestlé says thieves stole a huge shipment of snack food. Nestlé says thieves stole a huge shipment of snack food from a truck en route from Italy to Poland. The vehicle and its cargo remain missing. Some 12 tons of KitKat bars disappeared last week during a move between production and distribution sites. Nestlé says the load of more than 400,000 chocolate snack bars was meant for sale across Europe. The company warned that the stolen KitKats could appear on unofficial markets. Each bar has a scannable batch code. https://www.csmonitor.com/News-Briefs#location-id-1213220

 OR maybe more than a few words, as I may be feeling verbose. Geri has left me. Again. On her way back to Minnesota to visit her daughter. Worried about border crossing. Wants to delete her social media history from her cellphone. Not that she ever said anything about Trump, politics not her thing, but............. How did we ever get here where we need to worry about our cellphones being looked at crossing the border?  Anyway, home ALONE the next 5 weeks. What to do? What to do?  Meanwhile, I will mention, that it appears we  here on Disqus are dying a slow death. BNR is still going strong, but OMG, how anyone can stomach the comments made by some on there is beyond me. Maybe I am just a sensitive SNOWFLAKE. But yesterday, Kat posed her weekly thread on her forum, and a total of three regulars left a comment. Even Germaine is suffering from Disqus fatigue and disinterest. Or is it Trump fatigue?  Here we have a hand full of loyal followers still kicking around,...

  You have a chance to be sent into the past to live out the rest of your life.  Other than nondescript clothes you are wearing, you aren’t allowed to bring anything with you.   Nothing at all.  Also, it needs to far enough so you will not interfere with yourself or family. Would you go?  If so, where and when? J.P. Bunny

  Petty crime Petty crime, such as pickpocketing and purse snatching, occurs, particularly in urban centres and tourist locations. Don’t leave bags or valuables unattended in parked cars, especially rental vehicles, even in trunks Ensure that your belongings, including passports and other travel documents, are secure at all times Violent crime Within large urban areas, violent crime more commonly occurs in poor neighbourhoods, particularly from dusk to dawn. It often involves intoxication.  Incidents of violent crime are mainly carried out by gangs or members of organized crime groups but may also be perpetrated by lone individuals. Gun violence The rate of firearm possession in the U.S. is high. It’s legal in many states for U.S. citizens to openly carry firearms in public. Incidences of mass shootings occur, resulting most often in casualties. Home break-ins Canadians living in holiday homes have been the victims of break-ins and burglary. Common criminal strategies Be on al...

  Well, I can think of ONE more thing to say. Dems need to show this posting around the clock all over the country and let people - as if any still had any doubt - know who Trump is. 

  Things you miss.  Not friends, family, or pets, but things that are no longer, or are on the way out.  For Bunny, it is the demise of comics in the newspapers.  Seems that after Dilbert was pulled because the author was a jerk, comics have been on the way out.  Nothing left here.    Will also put the lack of novelty songs on the radio. What is it that you are missing? J. P. Bunny

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  We tend to experience time in different ways, in different times of our lives.  As a young Lepus, Bunny lived hour by hour.  Each class, each activity, each TV program…things could take forever.  Next month?  An eternity.   Now, it’s the seasons or equinoxes / solstices.  TV now going on about the official start of cherry blossom season.  Last summer seems like it was yesterday.  Time goes by in an instant. How be it with ðou? J. P. Bunny

 I was sitting with my koffeeklatsch this morning, here in Shaker Heights, when we heard a really loud THUD!  We thought maybe a large truck had hit the building.  But then, looking at news feeds, we found that people were reporting an "explosion" in nearby cities.  And nearby counties.   "Meteor," I said, beating the local newsfeeds by no more than five minutes. Yep.  A six-foot, 17,000-pound rock came down over Medina, Ohio (about 45 miles south of us), and exploded.  It was moving at 45,000 miles per hour.  Which means that a day ago, it was four times as far away as the Moon. Wow! So later on, I'm looking at the newsfeeds for our local channels on Facebook.  And what do I see? Folks want to know why NASA wasn't tracking it. People want to know where it landed. People are sure this was an Iranian missile and the government just doesn't want us to panic. Riiiight. A six-foot rock hits the atmosphere at 45,000 miles an hour and peopl...

 Have  YOU prepared for what is coming? A nuclear attack, a civil war, economic collapse, a new pandemic. Maybe an alien invasion? Have you built your bunker yet? Squirreled your money away in safe places (not banks)? Have you got enough medical equipment and medicines to last you a few years? Stocked up on weapons? If you haven't done any of that, why not? Are YOU so sure that there won't be a nuclear war, or a civil war, or an economic collapse, or a new pandemic, or even an alien invasion, that you have taken  your safety and that of your family for granted? Bunker manufacturing company said its seen recent interest from Florida residents wanting to build safe spaces. Thomas Welch, vice president of sales for Conexwest  said they “absolutely” have seen an uptick in interest recently. The company is headquartered in Northern California, but has a presence all over the country. Personally, I don't think shipping containers will cut it. Gotta be deep underground, wit...

A recent research study indicates that a single exercise session activates neural rhythms tied to learning and recall. By directly recording brain activity, this study shows for the first time in humans, that even a single bout of exercise can rapidly alter the neural rhythms and brain networks involved in memory and cognitive function. Previously, neuroscientists had documented brain activity (ripples) relevant to memory in mice and rats, but they had not confirmed the link in humans. That's mainly because electrodes need to be implanted in the brain to obtain recordings. Instead, researchers had theorized the ripples' role in humans, based on studies in people that measured changes in oxygenated blood in the brain after exercise. This is first time researchers have visualized the corresponding neural activity in brains after exercise. Also, a higher heart rate during exercise, which reflects higher exercise intensity, was related to a subsequent increase in resting state br...

  Bunny stopped working one year ago.  Now, don’t care about the day or date.  Used to always know when it was, but now, not important.  Many calendars and they have  appointments written on them so Bunny won’t forget, but, don’t really care what day it is. Anything that was important to you, but no longer so? J.P. Bunny

 Sorry, we are a bit late on this one, but............ The protest singer, Vietnam veteran advocate, and leader of Country Joe and the Fish passed away on March 7 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, his band announced on social media. McDonald always wove politics into his music. In 1970, he testified in the Chicago Seven Trial alongside Norman Mailer, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg, Judy Collins, and Arlo Guthrie, where he recited the lyrics to “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag.” In 1971, he joined an anti-war FTA show with Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda, which landed him on Richard Nixon’s “enemies list.” He became heavily involved in the Save the Whales movement in the 1970s and worked with Greenpeace. Throughout his life, he remained committed to organizing on behalf of Vietnam veterans, and his efforts led to the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Berkeley. So, in honor of Country Joe....... Well, come on all of you, big strong men Uncle Sam needs your help ...

  S ecurity questions for people who just can't anymore: • What is the name of your least favorite child? • In what year did you abandon your dreams? • What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? • At what age did your childhood pet run away? • What was the name of your favorite unpaid internship? • In what city did you first experience ennui? • What is your ex-wife’s newest last name? • What sports team do you fetishize to avoid meaningful discussion with others? • What is the name of your favorite canceled TV show? • What was the middle name of your first rebound? • On what street did you lose your childlike sense of wonder? • When did you stop trying? AlextheKay wants your answers before he gives his own

  Gen Z men are obsessing over ‘boy kibble’ - it’s equivalent to dog food If you've got a dog, you'll likely know that 'kibble' refers to the dry, biscuit-y food that many pooches eat. It's usually made of meat and vegetables, ground into a small and rather unappetising pellet. However, it's recently become the focus of a new  food  trend after the term 'boy kibble' was coined  online , referring to  Gen Z  men who have been eating a simple but pretty unappealing food concoction for ease and nutritional benefit. Men online are admitting to eating the meal - which is made up of ground meat and rice - several times a week, with some adding veggies for fibre or sauces to spice things up. No kibble about it, this is one weird trend. https://www.tyla.com/life/gen-z-men-boy-kibble-food-trend-meat-rice-893825-20260304 Has Gen Z gone to the dogs? 

  W hen I was very young , around three years old, my father defended a doctor who'd been caught performing illegal abortions here in Ohio.  Dad's career as a lawyer was pretty new in those days.  And the doctor was bankrupt.  He couldn't pay dad for getting him off (which he did) So the doctor gave him his family library in payment. Some of my earliest memories are of dad bringing in a load of already measured boards and nailing them into bookshelves that covered the entire north wall of the living room.  Enough shelving for 1000 books.  I helped!  I held the hammer. Recently, I installed so much shelving in my current home that I could put those books on shelves, along with my own collection.  Much of that doctor's library had slipped from my memory.  But I'm now realizing how much it shaped me to have stuff like this around whilst I grew up: It's not a simple one-to-one.  Neither of my siblings became obsessive bibliophiles, let alone...