In the movie Toy Story 3, of all places, the Barbie doll utters this quote in the face of oppression from Lotso, the big purple teddy bear: “Authority should derive from the consent of the governed; not from the threat of force.” Political philosopher barbie? Maybe she was channeling Locke and Jefferson. Anyway, it is interesting to see these kinds of messages popping up in movies and car commercials.
Read more »Will County Sheriff Paul Kaupas' department mentally broke down Kevin Fox, the father of Riley Fox, to the point that he falsely confessed to the murder of his own daughter. Now the Sheriff wants to use stolen money to hire a firm in order to find out what needs to change.
Read more »Up to 50,000 people face a fine of $110 a day if they refuse to divulge information on their health and lifestyle to Australian Bureau of Statistics researchers.
Read more »
State regulators today demanded that health insurers submit revised April 1 premium rates for tens of thousands of individuals and small businesses by 3 p.m. Thursday or face stiff fines.
The fines could run to as much as $5,000 a day per carrier, plus $1,000 for each consumer who is unable to buy coverage, according to a letter sent by Insurance Commissioner Joseph G. Murphy this afternoon to Massachusetts insurers.
Read more »
Welcome Free Talk Live 2.5! Now, with Reddit!
You'll need a Reddit account before you can vote on and submit show prep. (That is different from your FTL/AMP account.)
The content here is the same as you will see on the FTL Subreddit. Please submit bug reports on the appropriate BBS subforum.
Enjoy the new site and thanks for submitting your content!
