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A short woman in a purple plaid top reaches up to put her hand over the head of a tall man in a grey sweater. | andreikorzhyts | Dreamstime.com

College Admissions

Brickbat: No Short Kings

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2024 4:00 AM

A pile of red rice | Coconutdreams | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too High

Charles Oliver | 7.10.2024 4:00 AM

A witch's hands stir a magic potion on a table near tarot cards | Filindmitriy86 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Black Magic Woman

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2024 4:00 AM

Man typing code into a laptop screen | blurf | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Model Misbehavior

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2024 4:00 AM

A man in a park, wearing a heavy coat, clears a walkway using a backpack leaf blower. | Olena1 | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Turning Over a New Leaf

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2024 4:00 AM

A tall glass of beer labeled Old Chicago, inside a bar. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Not-So-Sweet 16

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2024 4:00 AM

A young girl with a backpack and a passport in an airport terminal | Romrodinka | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Are You Sure That's You?

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2024 4:00 AM

Two police officers stand in a blurred background, while one holds up a smartphone with a blank screen | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words

Charles Oliver | 7.2.2024 4:00 AM

A black and brown dachshund, looking surprised, is covered with U.S. bills as if they're bedsheets. | Irina Meshcheryakova | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Gone to the Dogs

Charles Oliver | 7.1.2024 4:00 AM

A fence with dense vegetation growing | Anatol1973 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Thanks for Clearing That Up

Charles Oliver | 6.28.2024 4:00 AM

Shelves and cooler in a convenience store. | Tonny Anwar | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: How Inconvenient

Charles Oliver | 6.27.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a water glass as it is being filled past the rim. | Juan Moyano | Dreamstime.com

State Governments

Brickbat: All Wet

Charles Oliver | 6.26.2024 4:00 AM

Paramedics wheel out an elderly woman, who is sitting up and smiling, on a gurney. | Tyler Olson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Consent to Treatment

Charles Oliver | 6.25.2024 4:00 AM

A man in a business suit holds a wad of cash behind his back while crossing his fingers on his other hand. | Vladans | Dreamstime.com

Law enforcement

Brickbat: There for the Taking

Charles Oliver | 6.24.2024 4:00 AM

Lights through an intersection denoting cars whizzing by. | Vachiraphan Phangphan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Civilian Collateral

Charles Oliver | 6.21.2024 4:00 AM

A person shuts off a fire hydrant by tightening it closed with a wrench. | Mary Sullivan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pressure Built Up

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2024 4:00 AM

A hand reaches into a cookie jar to take a cookie. | Anderm | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Quadruple Dealing

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2024 4:00 AM

bb4 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: July 2024

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 6.18.2024 6:01 AM

Close-up of a body camera on a policeman's uniform | Oleksandr Lutsenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Don't Want To See This

Charles Oliver | 6.18.2024 4:00 AM

Brown horse with white face hanging head over a wood rail. | Tkgraphicdesign | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: All Things Must End

Charles Oliver | 6.17.2024 4:00 AM

Crowd of protesters in Guadalajara, Mexico, calling for an end to drug cartel violence. One holds a handwritten sign that says "PAZ" ("peace"). | Toni Rodriguez/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom

Brickbat: You're Making Us Look Bad

Charles Oliver | 6.14.2024 4:00 AM

A blurred picture of a Volvo, as if it's speeding | Damnura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Life in the Slow Lane

Charles Oliver | 6.13.2024 4:00 AM

Whiskey on the rocks, a decanter, and a cigar | Igorr | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: …Where Everybody Knows Your Name and Badge Number

Charles Oliver | 6.12.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a statue of blindfolded Lady Justice, with focus on the scales she is holding. | Oleg Dudko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Injustice Is Blind

Charles Oliver | 6.11.2024 4:00 AM

A bulletproof vest held aloft | Sirawit Hengthabthim | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Naked and Afraid

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2024 4:00 AM

Harvey Weinstein at the defense table in court | Steven Hirsch/UPI/Newscom

Brickbat: Get 'Em Next Time

Charles Oliver | 6.7.2024 4:00 AM

One businessman whispers to another, as if sharing a secret | Miszaqq | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Intemperate Talk

Charles Oliver | 6.6.2024 4:00 AM

A nurse attaches a tag to a deceased person's toe in a morgue | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Had No Suspicions

Charles Oliver | 6.5.2024 4:00 AM

A man in the drivers seat of a car blows into a breathalyzer. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Three Strikes

Charles Oliver | 6.4.2024 4:00 AM

A woman stands in front of a police car on the side of the road, handcuffed behind her back. | Piotr290 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Criminals Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 6.3.2024 4:00 AM

Armored police vehicle | Jonathan Souza | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: All Hands on Deck

Charles Oliver | 5.31.2024 4:00 AM

A man hides behind his couch and calls 911 as burglars ransack his living room. | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: When Seconds Count

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2024 4:00 AM

Interstate highway exit signs, one depicting an exit to Interstate 76 east toward Philadelphia, the other for an exit to Interstate 76 west toward Pittsburgh. | Wellesenterprises | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Mistyped Tickets

Charles Oliver | 5.29.2024 4:00 AM

Someone off-camera serves a piece of paper to a seated woman in handcuffs, who appears distressed. | Andrey Mikhaylov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Just a Piece of Paper

Charles Oliver | 5.28.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a student's hand taking a test. | Petro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Teaching the Test

Charles Oliver | 5.27.2024 4:00 AM

A happy and diverse group of people in a business environment: six people of different ages, races, and genders. | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Apply Now!

Charles Oliver | 5.24.2024 4:00 AM

A man in a business suit kicks open the door of a solitary door frame against a light blue background. | Gearstd | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Keys? No Problem.

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2024 4:00 AM

Policeman in his patrol car radioing in. | Brian T. Young | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Typo Trauma

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2024 4:00 AM

A veterinarian in a livestock pen uses ultrasound to check a cow's pregnancy. | Jevtic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Have a Cow, Man

Charles Oliver | 5.21.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a man's hands opening an envelope with a letter opener. | Christian Horz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Missed Delivery

Charles Oliver | 5.20.2024 4:00 AM

Handcuffs and a ballpoint pen on an arrest warrant. | Mykhailo Polenok | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sign on the Dotted Line

Charles Oliver | 5.17.2024 4:00 AM

A collage of coupons, offering discounts ranging between 20–50 percent. | Haywiremedia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Never Low Prices

Charles Oliver | 5.16.2024 4:00 AM

Hands clasped in prayer over a Bible. | Duncanandison | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Say Your Prayers

Charles Oliver | 5.15.2024 4:00 AM

Car speedometer in kilometers per hour | Yurix | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Backseat Driver

Charles Oliver | 5.14.2024 4:00 AM

bb2 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: June 2024

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

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 5.13.2024 6:00 AM

An unseen man in a business suit types on a tablet, at a desk with a nameplate that reads "Assessor" | Motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Low Taxes for Me, Not for Thee

Charles Oliver | 5.13.2024 4:00 AM

A stark white Asimov-style robot in a grocery store, reaching out to pick something off of a shelf in the produce aisle. | Emilyprofamily | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Robot's Day of Rest

Charles Oliver | 5.10.2024 4:00 AM

A young woman in the driver's seat of a car looks at a breathalyzer test that reads 0.00 | Adam Wesolowski | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Blows

Charles Oliver | 5.9.2024 4:00 AM

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