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Brickbat: Careful What You Tweet

Charles Oliver | 9.11.2023 4:00 AM

Sign on a business that reads "No Firearms Allowed on Premises." | Michael Vi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Carry On

Charles Oliver | 9.8.2023 4:00 AM

A baby boy's face seen through the slats of his crib, giving an effect of prison bars. | Maria Butrova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Born Behind Bars

Charles Oliver | 9.7.2023 4:00 AM

A judge's gavel against the backdrop of the flag of Saudi Arabia. | Sergei Babenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The King and I

Charles Oliver | 9.6.2023 4:00 AM

A pen and a bullet on top of a federal firearm transaction record. | Guy Sagi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: On Record

Charles Oliver | 9.5.2023 4:00 AM

Shelves in a public library. | MrFly | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keep It Down In the Library

Charles Oliver | 9.4.2023 4:00 AM

Black-and-white image of a row of urinals in a public men's room. | Artinun Prekmoung | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pissed Off

Charles Oliver | 9.1.2023 4:00 AM

Aerial shot of downtown New Orleans, in which Caesars Superdome is visible. | Felix Mizioznikov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Shameful Indeed

Charles Oliver | 8.31.2023 4:00 AM

A baby girl with a stuffed animal drinks milk from a bottle. | Vitmark | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Serious Drinking Problem

Charles Oliver | 8.30.2023 4:00 AM

The interior of a hotel room. | Pa2011 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Let's Stay Awhile

Charles Oliver | 8.29.2023 4:00 AM

Chicago Police Department SUV | Erik Lattwein | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Much Paperwork

Charles Oliver | 8.28.2023 4:00 AM

Family of four shopping at the supermarket. | Photographerlondon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Ideological Impurity

Charles Oliver | 8.25.2023 4:00 AM

Applebee's restaurant | Jonathan Weiss | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fast Casual Police Abuse

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2023 4:00 AM

Melbourne police officers wearing COVID-19 face masks. | Filedimage | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Lockdowns Down Under

Charles Oliver | 8.23.2023 4:00 AM

An immigrant man stands on the sidewalk in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. | SUN/Newscom

Brickbat: What You Don't Know Can't Hurt Us

Charles Oliver | 8.22.2023 4:00 AM

bb3 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: August/September 2023

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 8.21.2023 6:00 AM

A blonde woman sits on a park bench on a laptop. | Andrew Angelov | Dreamstime.com

Campus Free Speech

Brickbat: You Can't Say That on Campus

Charles Oliver | 8.21.2023 4:00 AM

A British police officer wears a yellow vest with "POLICE" on the back. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sticks and Stones

Charles Oliver | 8.18.2023 4:00 AM

A cute brown Pomeranian dog lying happily on grass. | Anutr Tosirikul | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sorry, I Was Aiming at Your Dog

Charles Oliver | 8.17.2023 4:00 AM

Kids line up at an ice cream truck in Manhattan. | Zhukovsky | Dreamstime.com

Government mandates

Brickbat: I Scream, You Scream

Charles Oliver | 8.16.2023 4:00 AM

A backhoe finishes demolishing a house. | Evaulphoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Pay for Our Mistake

Charles Oliver | 8.15.2023 4:00 AM

A South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicle in traffic. | Mariagroth | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Outta My Way

Charles Oliver | 8.14.2023 4:00 AM

Police with flashing lights seen through a rearview mirror. | Vchalup | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Everybody Makes Mistakes

Charles Oliver | 8.11.2023 4:00 AM

Books burning. | CristinaConti | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Controlled Burn

Charles Oliver | 8.10.2023 4:00 AM

Andrew Malkinson after his release from prison after wrongful convction. | Vuk Valcic/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Criminal Justice

Brickbat: Adding Insult to Injury

Charles Oliver | 8.9.2023 4:00 AM

Blue police lights at a vehicular accident. | Juris Teivans | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Reckless Driving

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2023 4:00 AM

A clearcut portion of a forest. | Kawee Wateesatogkij | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Not Easy Being Green

Charles Oliver | 8.7.2023 4:00 AM

A suspicious man with binoculars, peering out his window. | Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com

Domestic spying

Brickbat: Secret Snooping

Charles Oliver | 8.4.2023 4:00 AM

A pair of handcuffs against the backdrop of the Egyptian flag. | Dmitrii Melnikov | Dreamstime.com

Religion and the Law

Brickbat: Religious Unfreedom

Charles Oliver | 8.3.2023 4:00 AM

Police dog with unseen handler. | Chinook203 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Taking a Bite Out of Crime

Charles Oliver | 8.2.2023 4:00 AM

Apartment complex. | Alita Xander | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Three's Company

Charles Oliver | 8.1.2023 4:00 AM

Racially diverse trio of elementary school children. | Yobro10 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Separate and Unequal

Charles Oliver | 7.31.2023 4:00 AM

dreamstime_xxl_138232874 | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Keeping a List

Charles Oliver | 7.28.2023 4:00 AM

Police officer handcuffing a suspect who is facedown on the ground. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Slammed

Charles Oliver | 7.27.2023 4:00 AM

A table of seized guns and drugs. | Couperfield | Dreamstime.com

Chicago Police Department

Brickbat: Keeping Them Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 7.26.2023 4:00 AM

A businessman sits in the front seat of a luxury car in the showroom, holding the key and giving a thumbs-up. | Rosshelen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Charles Oliver | 7.25.2023 4:00 AM

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. | Aaron Lemay | Dreamstime.com

Government Spending

Brickbat: Funded Forever

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2023 4:00 AM

Close-up of the insignia on a bobby's hat in England. | Lorna Jane | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Thumb on the Scale

Charles Oliver | 7.21.2023 4:00 AM

A Labrador retriever with its face in the grass. | Zhouzheng | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Barking Orders

Charles Oliver | 7.20.2023 4:00 AM

Female mime pretending to zip her mouth shut. | Viktor Koldunov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keeping an Eye On You

Charles Oliver | 7.19.2023 4:00 AM

Police officers in the background with a security camera in the foreground. | 3d © Pixinoo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Rough

Charles Oliver | 7.18.2023 4:00 AM

Child in the backseat with his face in a barf bag. | Djedzura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Gonna Be Sick

Charles Oliver | 7.17.2023 4:00 AM

Cruise ship passengers disembark at a port of call. | Ruth Peterkin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Should've Stayed On the Boat

Charles Oliver | 7.14.2023 4:00 AM

Food delivery cyclist in New York City. | Sandra Foyt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Rising Cost of Getting By

Charles Oliver | 7.13.2023 4:00 AM

Eiffel Tower amid a cityscape with a network grid overlay | Prasit Rodphan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What You Don't Know…

Charles Oliver | 7.12.2023 4:00 AM

An eviction notice and a toy wooden house. | Avictorero | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Paying for the Privilege

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2023 4:00 AM

A Taser and a Glock 9mm placed side-by-side. | Bill H | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That's All You Need To Know

Charles Oliver | 7.10.2023 4:00 AM

A smartphone on the Facebook login screen, against a world map of Australia in the background. | Serazahmed99 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Spot the Disinformation

Charles Oliver | 7.7.2023 4:00 AM

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