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Amsterdam climate change ad ban | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Red Meat Issues

Charles Oliver | 5.13.2026 4:00 AM

An officer sits at attention in front of the seal of the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department. | Illustration: Leodavidson/Wikimedia Commons/Midjourney

Brickbat: What Is Crime?

Charles Oliver | 5.12.2026 4:00 AM

Royal Holloway, University of London | Dumitru Bencheci/Dreamstime

Brickbat: No Spilled Tea

Charles Oliver | 5.11.2026 4:00 AM

Meg Day mug shot | McNairy County Sheriff's Office/Envato

Brickbat: Bad Day

Charles Oliver | 5.8.2026 4:00 AM

Brickbat: Tell Us Your Name

Charles Oliver | 5.7.2026 4:00 AM

A teacher screams at a student, each of whom are seen in silhouette. | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Yes Bruh, No Bruh

Charles Oliver | 5.6.2026 4:00 AM

The current and former state flags of Minnesota | Illustration: Jamie Eilat, Undertiago/Seal of Minnesota/Wikimedia Commons

Brickbat: Flag Football

Charles Oliver | 5.5.2026 4:00 AM

Interior of a Creality 3D printer | Collin Mayfield/Sipa USA/Newscom

Brickbat: No File Sharing

Charles Oliver | 5.4.2026 4:00 AM

A yellow school bus at a stop sign | Sonya Etchison/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Who's Gonna Drive You Home?

Charles Oliver | 5.1.2026 4:00 AM

A contemplative android with an empty speech bubble | Illustration: Midjourney/Dmires/Dreamstime

Artificial Intelligence

Brickbat: Do You Know Who You're Talking To?

Charles Oliver | 4.30.2026 4:00 AM

Dallas Police officer and a handgun | Illustration: Midjourney/Avi Adelman/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town

Charles Oliver | 4.29.2026 4:00 AM

Police officers steal money during a traffic stop. | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Partners in Crime

Charles Oliver | 4.27.2026 4:00 AM

Former Baltimore Public School Police Officer Lawrence Smith, against a blue background | Harford County Public Schools

Brickbat: Hard at Work

Charles Oliver | 4.23.2026 4:00 AM

A 911 dispatcher with a headset sits in front of a screen. | Illustration: Midjourney

Government employees

Brickbat: Lightening the Mood

Charles Oliver | 4.22.2026 4:00 AM

German Federal Defense Forces | imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich/Newscom

Brickbat: Won't You Stay

Charles Oliver | 4.21.2026 4:00 AM

Close-up of a U.K. police officer on his cell phone. | Midjourney

Brickbat: Insult to Injury

Charles Oliver | 4.20.2026 4:00 AM

Images of blood tests, alcohol, and a car | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Coming Back Clean

Charles Oliver | 4.17.2026 4:00 AM

An unoccupied house in California. | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Home Is Where the Heart Is

Charles Oliver | 4.16.2026 4:00 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin | IMAGO/Russian Foreign Ministry's official/apaimages/IMAGO/APAimages/Newscom

Brickbat: Cash Is King

Charles Oliver | 4.15.2026 4:00 AM

Brickbat: Taking Pictures

Charles Oliver | 4.14.2026 4:00 AM

A speeding police car | Illustration: Midjourney/Brad Calkins/ Vnikitenko/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Too Fast for Conditions

Charles Oliver | 4.13.2026 4:00 AM

A Hong Kong police officer wears a neon vest. | imageBROKER/mt KANG/Newscom

Brickbat: Hong Kong Crackdown

Charles Oliver | 4.9.2026 4:00 AM

An ambulance parked outside St. Thomas' Hospital in central London. | VVShots/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Cutting Care

Charles Oliver | 4.8.2026 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: May 2026

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 4.7.2026 6:00 AM

A young girl completes schoolwork at a desk. | Envato

Brickbat: School Daze

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2026 4:00 AM

A blurry picture of students in a crosswalk. | Midjourney

Brickbat: Must Report

Charles Oliver | 4.6.2026 4:00 AM

A police car in Atlanta drives alongside a MARTA train. | MidJourney

Brickbat: Dangerous Hurry

Charles Oliver | 4.3.2026 4:00 AM

Close-up of a New Haven, Connecticut, Police officer's shoulder patch | Midjourney/New Haven Connecticut Police Department/Wikimedia Commons

Brickbat: Cop and Robber

Charles Oliver | 4.2.2026 4:00 AM

Paramedics approach someone on the ground in cold weather. | Midjourney

Government employees

Brickbat: Cold and Callous

Charles Oliver | 4.1.2026 4:00 AM

A cartoon drawing showing an old person being mad at a game of pickle ball in the background | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: April 2026

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 3.31.2026 6:00 AM

Finland Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen | IMAGO/Antti Aimo-Koivisto/IMAGO/Lehtikuva/Newscom

sexual orientation

Brickbat: Ancient History

Charles Oliver | 3.31.2026 4:00 AM

A U.S. Postal Service driver stacks boxes by her mail truck, with the Atlanta skyline in the background. | Midjourney

Brickbat: Mail Money

Charles Oliver | 3.30.2026 4:00 AM

Daniel and Bianca Samson and their daughters in front of the Swedish flag. | Illustration: Moroccan Christians/Instagram/Aldorado10/Dreamstime

Brickbat: To the Extreme

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2026 4:00 AM

Haughton Academy Education Village building | Midjourney

Brickbat: Never Tweet

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2026 4:00 AM

AI-generated image of a black man on the ground as somebody else is loaded into an ambulance. | Illustration: Midjourney

Brickbat: Triage

Charles Oliver | 3.25.2026 4:00 AM

A woman shopping in a grocery store checks her receipt after using a self-checkout. | Envato

Brickbat: Next in Line

Charles Oliver | 3.24.2026 4:00 AM

A Detroit Police officer, in shadow, scrolls through a cell phone. | Illustration: Midjourney/Wikimedia Commons

Brickbat: Motor City Menace

Charles Oliver | 3.23.2026 4:00 AM

Police in Scotland at a protest outside the Cladhan Hotel. A demonstrator holds a sign that reads, "No more asylum seekers, give the homeless vets the beds instead." | Cameron Scott/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: No Right To Know

Charles Oliver | 3.20.2026 4:00 AM

New York Police officers congregate in public; one wears a shirt that sayd "NYPD Police Crime Scene Unit." | Steve Sanchez/Sipa USA/Newscom

Brickbat: It's Not Adding Up

Charles Oliver | 3.19.2026 4:00 AM

0 bills coming out of a coffin | Illustration: Midjourney/Eti Swinford/Dreamstime

Local Government

Brickbat: Other People's Money

Charles Oliver | 3.18.2026 4:00 AM

Florida police conduct a traffic stop. | Illustration: Jakub Rutkiewicz/Wirestock/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Unshine State

Charles Oliver | 3.17.2026 4:00 AM

Kern County Courthouse in Bakersfield, California | Kkistl01/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Without Warning

Charles Oliver | 3.16.2026 4:00 AM

A scientist sits in a chair on his laptop, scrolling social media. | Illustration: Midjourney/Pawinee Jaruwaranon/Anton Vierietin/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Blocked and Reported

Charles Oliver | 3.13.2026 4:00 AM

ibpremiumfour580124 | imageBROKER/Ian Murray/Newscom

Brickbat: You Don't Have To Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here

Charles Oliver | 3.12.2026 4:00 AM

Milwaukee Police Officer Josue Ayala | Milwaukee Police Department/Envato

Brickbat: I'll Be Watching You

Charles Oliver | 3.11.2026 4:00 AM

TikTok footage of a woman with no right hand, plus a Palm Beach Sheriff's Office patch | slightlyoff.balance/Tiktok/Dreamstime

Brickbat: Hands Free

Charles Oliver | 3.10.2026 4:00 AM

Antonia Romeo and Darren Tierney | Illustration: The Times/News Licensing/MEGA/Newscom/NEWSUK/Newscom/Miguel Discart/Wikimedia Commons

Brickbat: Breaking In

Charles Oliver | 3.9.2026 4:00 AM

Morgan County Jail and Jarvis Moore | Illustration: WeaponizingArchitecture/ Wikimedia Commons/Waff48

Brickbat: Punitive Provisions

Charles Oliver | 3.6.2026 4:00 AM

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