Daily Blend: Wednesday, February 01, 2012

“Isolated incident” in Dallas, TX: Cops barge into wrong house, arrest and brutalize man without finding any evidence. Bonus: Includes charming comments from apparent Dallas cop in comments.
(via @radleybalko)

“Isolated incident” in Fitchburg, MA: Feds chainsaw their way into wrong apartment, terrorize mother and toddler. Includes pitbull puppy who miraculously wasn’t shot.
(via @radleybalko)

Jen McCreight tears into Susan G. Komen for the Cure ^[pictured] for cravenly backstabbing Planned Parenthood to appease anti-abortionists.

Twitter does censorship right by being transparent about it, or something.
(via @normative)

Amazing: A letter from a former slave to his old master.
(via @GretaChristina)

Good point about sexualization in comics: “Near-naked superhorny women is a male fantasy. Being a hulking Adonis who can punch through tanks is also a male fantasy.”

If you have any story suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments or send them in.

Tags: Danny Cantu • isolated incidents • Dallas Police Department • drug raids • Judy Sanchez • FBI • Susan G. Komen for the Cure • Planned Parenthood • contraception • anti-abortionists • anti-choicers • Christians • Christianists • Karen Handel • Twitter • Jourdan Anderson • PH Anderson • comic books • superheroes • sexualization