Category Archives: police state

Why it’s so easy to vote against Republicans

Posted on November 7, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit’s parole officer, Victor Cortez, knocked on his door on Election Day, checking to make sure he’s still on the straight and narrow. After they conferred, Victor drove him to the polling place on Christian Street — “Gotta do … Continue reading →

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Let’s update the Declaration (if there’s still time)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by oddmanout215

I was telling Swamp Rabbit that I like to focus on the humor in news stories whenever possible, and this is why I haven’t posted lately. The news these days is about deportation of American citizens, more tax cuts for … Continue reading →

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We pay million$ each year for cop misconduct

Posted on October 6, 2021 by oddmanout215

A typical September da in Philly. Oppressive humidity. Swarming flies. Cicadas making eerie outer-space sounds. In the media, another story about bad cops: The city of Philadelphia will pay $2,000,000 to a Black woman who was pulled from a car, … Continue reading →

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Tech changes. Cop culture doesn’t.

Posted on April 23, 2021 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit was yapping about the Derek Chauvin trial. “Too bad he was wearin’ a mask. I wanted to see the look on his face when the judge read them guilty verdicts.” I recalled watching Chauvin on TV last May, … Continue reading →

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Who do you believe, police or your lying eyes?

Posted on June 8, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit wanted to know what I thought of the four Minneapolis cops who were arrested and charged in the killing of George Floyd. I told him lying with impunity used to be one of the perks of the job, … Continue reading →

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Killing dissent softly at the DNC

Posted on July 30, 2016 by oddmanout215

I like to run the streets to calm the demons in my head before bedtime. It’s like meditation or prayer, except you need good shoes and plenty of water, especially during heat waves like the one we endured while the … Continue reading →

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Outlaw bikers with badges and benefits, aka NYPD

Posted on January 7, 2015 by oddmanout215

Is it possible to be paranoid and arrogant as hell at the same time? Sure it is, if you’re a cop. Swamp Rabbit asked me how I could say such a thing. I told him to check out the NYPD … Continue reading →

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Was Lou Reed rock ’n’ roll’s last outsider?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by oddmanout215

My friend Swamp Rabbit, who only likes bluegrass and Bulgarian folk music, asked me about Lou Reed: “If this guy was an outsider, how come insiders sing his praises?” The rabbit was referring to the subhed of The New York … Continue reading →

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Bagel bomber busted at Vital Records

Posted on August 31, 2013 by oddmanout215

My plan was to hitchhike from Tinicum swamp past the junkyards and into Philly through the backdoor. My friend Swamp Rabbit tried to discourage me, but I had no choice, a temp agency was insisting on proof that I really … Continue reading →

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Stalin would have smiled at Manning’s sentence

Posted on August 23, 2013 by oddmanout215

Ben Wizner of the ACLU sums up why he thinks decent people everywhere should be disgusted by the 35-year prison sentence imposed on Bradley Manning this week: When a soldier who shared information with the press and public is punished … Continue reading →

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