[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Dilbert creator Scott Adams has died aged 68 following a battle with prostate cancer.
The famed cartoonist and podcaster was placed in hospice care last week.
His ex-wife Shelly Miles broke the news of his death on his popular podcast, 'Real Coffee With Scott Adams' on Tuesday.
Miles said Adams was 'no longer with us', and broke down in tears as she read a final message Adams wrote before he passed away.
'If you are reading this, things did not go well for me,' Miles read.
'I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed before my brain, I am of sound mind as I write this January 1, 2026. If you wonder about any of my choices for my estate or anything else please know I'm free of any inappropriate influence of any sort, I promise.'
Miles said that Adams had decided to become a Christian in his final moments, but he admitted he still saw himself as an atheist.
'Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go,' Miles said as she read Adams' letter. 'I am not a believer, but I have to admit the risk reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me.
'So, here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, and look forward to spending an eternity with him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven.'
Adams, who launched his popular Dilbert cartoon in 1989, had been updating fans on his cancer battle on his podcast and revealed he did not have much longer left to live in update earlier this month.
'I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all bad news — the odds of me recovering are essentially zero,' he said. 'I’ll give you any updates if that changes, but it won’t.'
Adams said in his final letter that while he still saw himself as an atheist he, 'won't need any more convincing' if he ends up in heaven, and added: 'I hope I'm still qualified for entry.'
He added that he was 'focused on making myself a worthy husband and parent as a way to find meaning' early on in life.
'That worked, but marriages don't always last forever,' he wrote. 'I'm grateful for those years, and for those people I came to call my family.'
Adams first announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2025 and admitted he had been quietly battling the disease for some time.
At the time, Adams told fans his prognosis was not good, saying: 'If you're wondering if I'll get better, the answer is no, it will only get worse... There's only one direction this goes.'
In recent years, Adams became an outspoken supporter of conservative issues. In 2023 his popular comic Dilbert was dropped by dozens of newspapers after he introduced anti-woke plotlines to the series.
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Trump responds after Dilbert creator makes last-ditch plea to save his life as he 'declines rapidly'
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In November 2025, Adams appealed to President Trump to help him obtain cancer drug treatments that he believed could prolong his life.
Adams claimed his healthcare provider 'dropped the ball' in scheduling a new FDA-approved drug called Pluvicto.
Trump's Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr responded to his tweet on the issue saying he and the president wanted to help him to obtain it.
Despite the White House intervention, Adams said his condition continued to worsen and in December he revealed he was paralyzed from the waist down as the cancer had spread.
Following news that Adams had passed away, tributes poured in for the famed cartoonist and podcaster.
President Trump shared a picture of himself and Adams in the Oval Office as wrote on his Truth Social platform: 'Sadly, the Great Influencer, Scott Adams, has passed away.
'He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me when it wasn’t fashionable to do so. He bravely fought a long battle against a terrible disease. My condolences go out to his family, and all of his many friends and listeners. He will be truly missed. God bless you Scott!'
Conservative podcaster Dave Rubin, who hosted Adams on his show several times, wrote on X: 'Scott Adams was one of the wisest, kindest, most decent humans beings I’ve had the honor of coming across in all my years of doing this show. I will miss you, friend.'
#5
^ Dilbert will still be in reprints long after all the talentless hacks at People™ have been replaced by AI
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#6
Back in the day, everyone, and I mean everyone I knew dropped what they were doing when a new Dilbert came out - anti-capitalists, anti-corporatists, competent people working in corporation, same as capitalists working for absurd management, small business types who had no interest in that system, everyone, everyone who had ever had a shitty boss, everyone.
He always called out absurdity, and if you feel like you got called out, guess what chuck.
[LegalInsurrection] Google Tells 13-Year-Olds How They Can Disable Parental Controls
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute (DCI): “Google is asserting authority over a boundary that does not belong to them. It reframes parents as a temporary inconvenience to be outgrown and positions corporate platforms as the default replacement.”
#1
If states can cause adult content outlets to refuse service to residents of their states, then the same state AGs can now bring similar action to Google.
[MAIL] Viewers watched on as leading actor Tom Hiddleston, who plays former British soldier Jonathan Pine in the hit series, performed in what they called his 'sexiest scene' yet.
Tom, 44, returned to screens for the second series of the drama, which is based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carre, earlier this month after a decade-long break.
The spy thriller follows the soldier in his new role as an intelligence officer, tasked this time with exposing a conspiracy designed to destabilise a nation, led by Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos, played by Diego Calva.
On his new journey, Pine meets Roxana Bolaños (Camila Morrone), a businesswoman who helps him infiltrate Teddy’s Colombian arms operation.
Through his twisting undercover journey, Pine is plunged deep into the deadly plot involving the arming and training of a guerrilla army.
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[Regnum] American company Mattel has released the first Barbie doll with autism spectrum disorder, according to the toymaker's website. I think that’s market-fractioning to the point of absurd, but I never played with the things and don’t understand the appeal. Trailing daughter #1, who along with her sister played with the dozen or so Barbies my darling mother-in-law and sister-in-law gifted them at that stage, and who has high-functioning Asperger’s, loves the idea of having been able at that age to add another to her collection that’s like her. So I guess there is a market.
"Mattel today unveiled the first Barbie doll with autism. The set includes a spinner, noise-canceling headphones, and a tablet," Mattel said in a statement.
According to the developers, the doll's averted gaze reflects the characteristic of people with autism, who often avoid eye contact. Bendable elbows and wrists allow for the repetitive hand movements common in autistic individuals. Barbie also features a fidget spinner on her finger, which helps reduce stress.
The doll was created with the participation of the autistic community and is intended to illustrate some of the peculiarities of how people with autism perceive the world around them, according to the company's website.
In July 2025, Mattel unveiled a doll with type 1 diabetes. Created in collaboration with the international nonprofit Breakthrough T1D, she is equipped with a continuous glucose monitor on her arm, secured with a heart-shaped patch. The doll also features an insulin pump, which automatically delivers insulin as needed.
With a quizzical look so reflective,
A stylish Parisian detective
Stares into the mirror;
She draws ever nearer...
And disappears. Oops. Trop effectif.
#9
The "spectrum" is very broad and includes a lot of people with varying degrees of the disorder, some of whom you might not suspect unless you get to know them quite well, people who have adapted to life in this world in spite of being socially awkward and "a little weird around the edges".
You shouldn't be so tough on them. They may not be as "normal" as you but that doesn't mean they are not capable of a great many things, sometimes at a higher level than most "normals". You are probably familiar with the TV show Big Bang in which the people around Sheldon Cooper are constantly bewildered by his peculiarities but must acknowledge his genius. Then there was the movie Rainman in which Dustin Hoffman's character has it so bad that he is unable to function on his own but has extraordiary abilities with numbers. Then there is the Netflix series Extraordinary Attorney Woo in which a very cute Korean girl with a severe disorder nonetheless becomes a brilliant attorney. Of course, in real life there is Elon Musk
Your never know, it might even be the kind of mutation that becomes an evolutionary advantage.
It certainly doesn't mean that autistics are Democrats.
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#10
Not a fan of normalization of spectrum face because it should not be normal.
Vax schedules, our food, or maybe the environment - something is causing a spike in autism that we didnt see two hundred years ago. Normalizing is acceptance, the new norm should be rejected, and caused investigated.
#13
IMHO it's always been present, just off "the norm" one way or another, now it's got a name:
"That John kid is quiet, socially awkward, a dreamer, doesn't pick up so quick on things, a genius, " etc.
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something is causing a spike in autism
A solid chunk of it is the Somali scammers getting federal money, mossomo. Some of it is high functioning kids getting diagnosed when before they were just considered a bit odd or typical nerds. Another chunk is low-to-moderate functioning kids being diagnosed as autistic when formerly they were labelled as non-Downs Syndrome mentally retarded. Many autistic girls, because they mask better than boys, were misdiagnosed as ADHD.
Read the statistics on life after too much vaxxing in Singapore
[VigilantFox] Singapore recently released it’s Annual Birth & Death Statistics for 2023 and let me tell you it’s not looking good.
The damning chart appears on page 1 of the Annual Statistics Report, showing that the natural increase decreased from single digits when the pandemic hit and accelerated when the population started taking the vaccination, reaching double digits at 13.0% and a staggering 39.4% after the boosters.
As I was curious of further historical data I pulled out the numbers from 2014-2018.
There was not a single year in the last 10 years where the natural increase dropped by double digits.
in 2015 there was a natural increase of 2.4%in 2016 there was a natural increase of 0.8%
in 2017 there was a natural increase (decrease) of -6.5%
in 2018 there was a natural increase (decrease) of-5.1%
Related demographic graphs over time can be seen here, showing a median age (combined male and female) this month of 36.8. The population has been aging and the birth rate has been falling since the 1960s — and as the tipping point approaches the birth rate could have been expected to drop more precipitously even without the help of Covid vaccine damage. I will be very interested to see what the number are when we’ve got far enough past the impact of the Covid panic and its lockdowns on birthrates, and seen the impacts of the cultural changes around the world in response to the second Trump presidency and its sequelae. In my ignorance I suspect it’s still too soon to know whether what is reported here is a temporary fluctuation or a permanent and dangerous change.
#6
Japan, South Korea, and China have declining birth rates. Similar falls in most Western countries. Though in the US, a closer analysis shows the decline is mainly on those who would be classified as the Left with those on the Right retaining replacement levels. Paul Ehrlich's fear mongering of a population explosion is right in there with climate change.
#7
Back in the days of periodic famine, disease, pestilence, and war, it made sense to have as many children as you could. If for no other reason to have some left over to take care of Pop Pop and Meemaw. Now, relatively lower mortality means a lot more mouths to feed
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Japan, South Korea, and China have declining birth rates.
#11
^#7. If for no other reason to have some left over to take care of Pop Pop and Meemaw.
Low birth rates weaken Social Security and other social programs.
I don't think the young will allow it to last very much longer, mostly due to the bulge going through the python known as The Baby Boomers. I'm guessing the young will eventually gang up on their elders.
[TheBlaze] The action is part of a broader FTC push to hold companies accountable in industries where consumers are easily confused or misled.
Most drivers don’t expect to hear from the federal government — unless something has gone very wrong.
But this month, more than 168,000 Americans opened their mailboxes to find checks from the Federal Trade Commission, tied to a case that exposed widespread deception in the vehicle service contract industry.
The FTC’s action may be a turning point, signaling that regulators are paying close attention to misleading automotive advertising.
The fallout is significant: More than $9.6 million is being returned to consumers who were misled and often left paying for repairs they believed were covered by CarShield and American Auto Shield.
It’s one of the largest automotive-related refunds of the year — and it raises serious questions about how these companies operate, what consumers should watch for, and whether the settlement goes far enough.
SCAM WATCH
After years investigating automotive scams and pushing for transparency, I can say this case highlights a deeper problem: service contract companies relying on aggressive marketing, inflated promises, and fine print that favors the seller.
In July 2024, CarShield and American Auto Shield — two of the most recognizable names in the extended warranty business — agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle an FTC complaint. The allegations included misleading advertising, deceptive telemarketing, and coverage claims that didn’t match reality.
Many drivers believed they were buying protection for major repairs, sometimes paying up to $120 a month. When problems arose, they discovered that coverage often disappeared behind exclusions, denials, and carefully crafted contract language.
COVER STORY
According to the FTC, the companies advertised that virtually all repairs — or all repairs to “covered” systems — would be paid. Drivers were told they could use any repair shop and receive free rental cars during breakdowns. Instead, many were stuck with bills they thought they had avoided.
The FTC argued these claims persuaded consumers to buy service contracts that failed to deliver. Under the settlement, both companies must stop deceptive marketing practices and ensure that endorsements and testimonials reflect real, verifiable customer experiences — an important change given how central celebrity endorsements were to their advertising.
CHECKS AND BALANCES
Refunds are already under way. Checks have been mailed to 168,179 affected drivers and must be cashed within 90 days. No banking information or payment is required. Consumers with questions are directed to the refund administrator or the FTC’s website.
This action is part of a broader FTC push to hold companies accountable in industries where consumers are easily confused or misled. In 2024 alone, FTC enforcement returned more than $339 million to consumers nationwide. Automotive issues remain a major focus because unexpected repair costs can quickly become a financial burden.
Credit where due: this appears to have been started by the Biden-Harris Politburo, though the article doesn’t say how long ago the FTC started looking into the problem.
#1
Part of the problem was that Car Shield sold policies that were fulfilled by American Auto shield. When problems are rose people would call car Shields who would tell them that they had to deal with American Auto shield who would tell them that shouldn't have told the customer that everything would be covered. Clearly it was one big scam.
[Politico] LONDON — U.K. ministers are warning Elon Musk's X it faces a ban if it doesn't get its act together. But outlawing the social media platform is easier said than done.
The U.K.'s communications regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into a deluge of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes produced by X's AI chatbot Grok amid growing calls for action from U.K. politicians.
It will determine whether the creation and distribution of deepfakes on the platform, which have targeted women and children, constitutes a breach of the company’s duties under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA).
U.K. ministers have repeatedly called for Ofcom, the regulator tasked with policing social media platforms, to take urgent action over the deepfakes.
U.K. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall on Friday offered her "full support" to the U.K. regulator to block X from being accessed in the U.K., if it chooses to.
"I would remind xAI that the Online Safety Act Includes the power to block services from being accessed in the U.K., if they refuse to comply with U.K. law. If Ofcom decide to use those powers they will have our full support," she said in a statement.
The suggestion has drawn Musk’s ire. The tech billionaire branded the British government "fascist" over the weekend, and accused it of "finding any excuse for censorship."
#6
Elon's Grok AI also famously declared itself "MechaHitler" and hallucinated a false claim that Ashkenazi Jews(get it, "nazi"?) were at the center of radical left politics.
It's been fixed, guardrails put in place to prevent this from repeating, but holy crap.
Unlimited free speech with no guardrails is an American value, don't expect other countries to follow it.
[Politico] PARIS — Donald Trump’s mounting threats toward Greenland are irking even his potential allies in Europe.
Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally opposition party, criticized the U.S. president’s pledge to seize the autonomous Danish territory as "a direct challenge to the sovereignty of a European country" in his New Year’s address to the press on Monday.
He also cited the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as an example of recent U.S. hawkish moves he opposes, warning against "a return to imperial ambitions" and a world in which "the law of the strongest trumps respect of international rules."
The National Rally has been forced to perform a delicate dance when it comes to Trump, whose administration last month hinted it was ready to throw its weight between "patriotic European parties" in its bombshell national security strategy.
In contrast with his jabs at the U.S., Bardella didn't explicitly mention Russia in his speech, although in response to a question from POLITICO he warned against being too confrontational with Moscow.
"Russia is today a multidimensional threat for a number of European interests," he said. "But Russia is a nuclear power and ... it's never good in the world that we know when two nuclear powers are staring each other in the face."
The National Rally's past ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin and its dovish stance on support for Ukraine have fueled fears among Kyiv's allies that if Bardella or his mentor Marine Le Pen accessed power, it would seriously dial down Paris' leading role in the coalition of European countries willing to provide security guarantees to the embattled country.
#4
F cking France sent Khomeini to Iran. They had been saving him to destroy the Shah because the Shah spent his money with the USA. Purely greedy french inflicted him on the world. They should apologize to the millions who died and were maimed by this and hide their greedy heads in the sand in shame for eternity.
[Breitbart] President Donald Trump issued a demand on Truth Social for FBI Director Kash Patel to remove agents from the bureau, referencing a news report detailing the role of a former FBI official in reportedly advancing the Arctic Frost investigation targeting Trump, Republican organizations, and elected officials.
In a post accompanied by a news report detailing internal FBI communications, Trump declared: “These FBI Agents are total Scum, in their own way no better than the insurrectionists in Portland, Minnesota, Los Angeles, etc. Kash better get them out, NOW! Radical Left Lunatics put in by the ‘Auto Pen’ and Obama!”
The president’s message referenced newly disclosed documents revealing that the Arctic Frost investigation — which originally focused on the January 6, 2021, Capitol unrest — was not only directed at him personally, but also broadened to target Republican groups, elected officials, and political organizations across the country.
The attached report, published by Just the News, outlines how former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault, who had previously posted anti-Trump content on social media, played a central role in initiating the Arctic Frost investigation. Thibault was identified as responsible for authorizing the probe in April 2022 and repeatedly circulated left-leaning news articles and opinion pieces to justify targeting Trump and his associates.
According to internal bureau emails and memos obtained by Congress, Thibault circulated articles and podcasts from outlets such as Just Security, NPR, and the Washington Post. In late February 2022, he emailed FBI colleagues a “prosecution memo-style” article titled United States v. Donald Trump, written by former Obama DOJ official Barbara McQuade and published by Just Security, which analyzed potential charges against Trump related to January 6 and his efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence. Thibault also shared a podcast episode featuring McQuade, which described Trump’s efforts as “a provable crime,” though this language appeared in the podcast’s framing, not in Thibault’s own remarks.
Thibault also pushed links to podcasts and NPR broadcasts that emphasized Trump’s alleged involvement in conspiracies to overturn the election. In multiple emails, he pressed to name Trump a formal subject of the Arctic Frost case. While admitting to lacking direct evidence early on, Thibault encouraged his colleagues to seek out open-source materials and human intelligence that could predicate a case.
Emails and memos obtained by Congress and released in part by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) show that Thibault pushed to include “DJT” in the Arctic Frost launch documents, even when the original scope focused on the Trump campaign and unknown subjects. Separate communications show that FBI official Christopher Macrae later emailed Thibault enclosures containing written approvals from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to open the investigation.
Thibault’s involvement with Arctic Frost extended beyond Trump. Breitbart News reported that the probe included scrutiny of prominent Republican organizations such as the Republican National Committee, the Republican Attorneys General Association, and Turning Point USA — whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated in 2025. According to Grassley, Arctic Frost’s expansion signaled an effort by the FBI to cast a wide investigative net over conservative and Republican-aligned entities.
In testimony last September, Director Kash Patel confirmed that his review of Arctic Frost files revealed extensive surveillance and data collection on elected officials, including eight Republican senators and one congressman. The communication records were, according to Patel, hidden in a secure cyber vault, accessible only through top-level authorization. He stated that he located these documents and terminated the agents responsible, also disbanding CR-15 — the public corruption unit at the FBI’s Washington Field Office—calling it the core squad behind the bureau’s “weaponization.”
One of those senators, Josh Hawley (R-MO), characterized the data-gathering operation as “an abuse of power beyond Watergate,” emphasizing the constitutional concerns it raised regarding separation of powers and free speech. Hawley called for full legal accountability for all parties involved.
Thibault’s name had previously surfaced in connection with allegations of political bias. In 2022, whistleblowers reported that he attempted to close down investigations into Hunter Biden and sought to inflate the FBI’s statistics on domestic violent extremism by pressuring agents to reclassify cases. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Sen. Grassley both issued letters identifying Thibault as a central figure in these incidents, citing evidence of improperly marking files to prevent them from being reopened.
#1
They remove a dirt bag and find two more. I don’t think the FBI can be fixed; the termites are into the studs and foundation. Just give it the USAID treatment, or beef up Homeland Security until all the leadership at all the field offices are delivering Amazon packages.
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#2
Moving the HQ from D.C. to elsewhere in the country was a splendid idea. Constructive turmoil availeth much. Please proceed..
#4
Seriously, anyone GS13 and above is immediately fired and known good actors are promoted or know good ones from outside organizations are brought in. Yes there will be major disruption but it is the only way to root out the rot that is in the upper levels of the FBI.
[Breitbart] The Trump administration has canceled the Biden administration’s rules forcing banks to ignore immigration status for loan applications.
On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department eliminated the Biden guidelines that ordered lenders not to consider immigration status when evaluating loan and credit applications, a rule that had major implications for mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans, Bloomberg reported.
The Biden administration maintained that considering immigration status would violate anti-racism laws that ensure equal and fair lending practices.
The Biden era rules were intended to help anchor illegal and temporary visa workers into Americans’ communities, for example, by providing funds for homes, autos, and apartment leases.
But the Trump administration now says the rule went too far and was inappropriate and that considering immigration and residency status does not violate the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
"We are correcting the last administration’s attempt to ignore these well-accepted and common-sense principles of our nation’s fair lending laws," acting CFPB Director Russell Vought said on Monday.
#1
Biden era rules were intended to help anchor illegal and temporary visa workers into Americans’ communities, for example, by providing funds for homes, autos, and apartment leases.
Sure, give a 15 or 30 year loan to someone on a Temporary Visa. Makes sense
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#2
If Trump had not won on control of CFPB, this would have been much harder to accomplish.
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[CNN] The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting US spies, diplomats and troops that are colloquially known as Havana Syndrome, according to four sources briefed on the matter.
A division of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, purchased the device for millions of dollars in the waning days of the Biden administration, using funding provided by the Defense Department, according to two of the sources. Officials paid "eight figures" for the device, these people said, declining to offer a more specific number.
The device is still being studied and there is ongoing debate — and in some quarters of government, skepticism — over its link to the roughly dozens of anomalous health incidents that remain officially unexplained.
CNN has asked the Pentagon, HSI and the DHS for comment. The CIA declined to comment.
#3
Given that Havana Syndrome cases are reported in places like Cuba, what if Havana Syndrome is not the result of some unknown device, but is instead an immunological reaction - the headaches, blurred vision, etc are merely the normal reaction of patriotic red-blooded Americans when exposed to communism.
Alternatively, if HS was some alien technology (which it totally isn't!), you want some deniability in case testing goes horribly wrong. Deploying it outside CONUS frees you from certain legal strictures and enables finger-pointing at hostile local commie regimes. Win-Win, baby!
#5
^ Yes, it seems some of the testing took place recently in Caracas with some of Maduro's guards who are, ironically, Cubans.
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"But the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, under Avril Haines, released a report saying a foreign government was “very unlikely” involved, and that “preexisting conditions, conventional illnesses, and environmental factors” were to blame...
Fast forward to today, and I’m told that a new ODNI report has been gathering dust, being held up for months. I don’t know what it says. But one person tells me there is a rift between intelligence leaders: DNI Tulsi Gabbard and Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent want it released. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and DOD Under Secretary for Intelligence & Security Bradley Hansell don’t."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.