The police in Sacramento, California’s state capital, have some damage control on their agenda after the discovery of a cache of old fundraising t-shirts. The NAACP, who consider the controversial images part of a larger pattern of “violent behavior and misconduct,” are calling for an FBI investigation. The department had already been in the media eye after shooting suspect Tyrone Smith was killed in custody in late October. The t-shirts depict a small child in the Keane school of big-eyed kitsch kids clutching the bars of a jail cell accompanied by the caption “You raise ’em. We cage ’em.” They are funny, sad, insulting, bigoted, perverted, insightful, sick, twisted, wrong, right-on, et cetera, ad infinatum – and probably bringing in more money on eBay and the secondary market than they ever did originally.
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You Raise ‘Em. We Cage ‘Em! Sacramento Cops Bizarre Publicity Malfunction.
Snow in SF?
I woke up to news of snow this morning – my mother in Southern New England sent me a photo of her house buried in 10 inches of October snow. She reports that “We have no heat, no electricity, are melting snow for water to flush the toilets (the cat finds the buckets of snow very interesting), and are using the camp stove to cook. All of the inconvenience of camping with none of the fun. Plus, we had to shovel the driveway and chainsaw the fallen trees off of it.”
In the spirit of Schadenfreude, I was preparing to take a picture of California palm trees and sunshine to send back her way, but I found a more suitable scene to capture on my way to the Civic Center Farmers Market. Yes, it was rapidly melting and surrounded by people in shorts, but I did find snow in San Francisco. (I believe there was some kind of snowboarding event this morning.)
So, in a mixture of solidarity and Schadenfreude, I sent my mom (and now the Gay Highwaymen) this image.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in iPhone, Photography, San Francisco, Strange News
Tagged San Francisco, schadenfreude, Snow, snowboarding, snowstorm
No Real Than You Are! Weird Dutch Lego Art Man storms Florida Beach…
This guy washed ashore in Siesta Key Beach in Florida. The 8 foot tall fiberglass figure seems to be the avatar of Dutch Artist Ego Leonard. For the LA Times article, click here.
Posted in Art and Artists, Florida, Signage, Strange News, The Netherlands
Tagged Art, Culture, Dutch Art, Ego Leonard, Lego Man, No Real Than You Are, Siesta Key Florida, The Netherlands
Theft at the Eureka Valley Branch of San Francisco Library: Harvey Milk Plaque stolen!
According to The Bay Area Reporter and other news sources, a plaque of the late gay political icon has been lifted from its home in front of the Eureka Valley branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Photographer Daniel Nicoletta, who came up as a youth working in Harvey’s Castro Camera store and on his campaigns, suspects a motive beyond mere profit. He told the B.A.R. “It definitely stinks of a political message to me. It’s not just some random vandalism by people hanging out in that plaza.”
Walmart Bleacher makes Clean Escape! #BleachWalmart – Disgruntled Greeter or Next Phase of #OccupyWallstreet?
The Ukiah Daily Journal, the newspaper of record for the Mendocino County seat, reports that an unidentified man entered the Ukiah Walmart with a concealed bottle of bleach and spritzed $12,000 in clothing and other merchandise before making a clean escape. The man’s motives are unknown, the inventory is ruined, and the Ukiah police are seeking the suspect. A surveillance camera captured the culprit, seen above wearing a yellow Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show T-shirt. Looks to be as cute as he is cocky…hmmm. Read the Journal story here.
Posted in Activism, Crime, Mendocino County, Photography, Strange News, Surveillance
Tagged Activism, Bleach, Corporate Crime, Crime, Direct Action, Mendocino County, Occupy Wall Street, Photography, Sexy, Surveillance, Vandalism, Walmart
Hot Revolutionaries #OccupyWallStreet – Sexy Slide Show!
We are living in interesting times…
Photos via Getty Images and David Shankbone.
For naked artists on Wall Street, click here.
Posted in Activism, Crime, DIY and Maker Culture, History, New York, Photography, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Signage, Strange News, Subcultures, Surveillance
Tagged 99%, Activism, Corporate Crime, David Shankbone, Occupy Wall Street, Photography, Revolution, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Sexy, Signage, Surveillance
Sex to die for…Iran hangs three men for sodomy.
AFP/File, Behrouz Mehri
“Six men were executed by hanging in a prison just outside the city of Ahvaz early Sunday morning. Two were convicted rapists, one a drug trafficker, and the last three were found guilty of committing ‘forbidden acts against religion.’ Under Articles 108 and 110 of the Iranian Islamic Penal Code, the punishment for ‘Hadd’ or as the west calls it, sodomy, is death.”
via Queer Landia. For a list of the six countries which punish male homosexuality with the death penalty, click here. For the rest of the Queer Landia article, here.
Posted in Crime, History, Human Rights, Iran, Obituary, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Strange News, Subcultures
Tagged Article 108, Culture, Death Penalty, Gay, Hadd, Hanging, History, Iran, Islam, Lavat, Religion, Sodomy
Did the Gays crack the Washington Monument?
It’s official. The world’s tallest stone building, the rock-hard phallic symbol of the United States of America, cracked in yesterday’s rare east coast earthquake. Satirical website ChristWire has scooped the “real” religious extremists in blaming the gays. They write: “Tremble and cower, nation of perverse homosexual communist fecal fetish meisters. Do you think you can lustfully revel in the mucky glory hole of a skippy-dee-doo-dah gender denier and then get away from God’s wrath, gays?” Well…we can TRY!
House of the Naked Davids! Campy LA Landmark up for Sale
Norwood Young's "House of the Naked Davids"
Nineteen naked “Davids” festoon the Hancock Park residence of Norwood Young. The huge reproductions of Michelangelo’s famous statue have not always been popular with Young’s neighbors. His decorating choices have made him the subject of several lawsuits over the years. He notes of the sale: “It’s up to the new owner to decide what to do with all the David statues.” For the LA Times article, plus a video of the strange spread, click here.
Posted in Architecture, Collecting, Gardening, Los Angeles, Strange News
Tagged architecture, Art, Camp, Culture, David, Hancock Park, House, Kitsch, Los Angeles, Michelangelo, Naked
Damn Vinegar! Jesus Christ is on the Internet and is following us on Twitter!
Jesus Christ - Twitter Avatar
Breaking internet meme: this site was surprised when one of its associates was notified that his newest Twitter follower was none other than Jesus Christ Himself! With a tag line of “Follow Jesus in your life and on Twitter” J.C. seems to have appeared on the internet just this morning. None of His posts are older than an hour, but this son has been busy. He goes by @JesusProphet online and has already tweeted at Lady Gaga that she looks “like the cowardly lion.” Seemed like a compliment! Other choice bits include “White people are funny, they really think I am one? Come on, get a map.” and “I think I’m starting to get splinters.” You can find Christ on Twitter @JesusProphet. And yes, we are following Him back.
UPDATE: RIP JC of the Internet. After a mere two-hour existence on-line, Jesus Christ has had His Twitter account suspended. Religious satire lives fast and dies quick on the Internet. More to the story…no doubt.
Posted in Internet, Literature, Spirituality, Strange News, Subcultures
Tagged Funny, Internet, Jesus Christ, JesusProphet, Lady Gaga, meme, Religion, Satire, Tweet, Twitter
The Gay Highwaymen 