The Sound Of Settled Science

Voodoo Science in the Courtroom;

Problems with forensic evidence have plagued the criminal-justice system for years. Faith in the granddaddy of all forensic-science methods–latent fingerprint comparison–was shaken in 2004 when the FBI announced that a print recovered from the Madrid train bombing was a perfect match with American lawyer Brandon Mayfield. Spanish authorities promptly discovered that the print belonged to someone else.
Doubt turned to horror when studies revealed that certain types of forensic science had absolutely no scientific basis. Longstanding ideas about “char patterns” that prove a fire was caused by arson have been discredited. Yet at least one man, Cameron Todd Willingham of Texas, was executed based on such mumbo jumbo.

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Here, Tell These People Something They Don’t Know About Me

Politico: All told, Trump is approaching, and has possibly already passed, $100 million from donors who have given less than $200, according to an analysis of available Federal Election Commission filings, the campaign’s public statements and people familiar with his fundraising operation. It is a threshold no previous Republican has ever achieved in a single campaign. And Trump has done so less than three months after signing his first email solicitation for donors on June 21 — a staggering speed to collect such a vast sum.

When A Clinton Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

Something I stumbled upon in my travels…

Here is the guy who wiped Hillary’s server asking about how to do it on Reddit. Yes. Seriously. He also asks how to replace real emails with fake ones.
His post happens right about the same time congress was requesting Clinton’s emails. He specifically said it was for a big name client who everybody would recognize.
A Reddit post has been found from Paul Combetta (the IT guy who got FBI immunity and deleted Hillary’s emails) proving they were covering up for Hillary.

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Update: House panel looking into Reddit post

First Chelsea

Now Elizabeth, New Jersey.


Chelsea Bombing: Sources say 5 people were taken into custody in connection with Saturday’s bombing in Chelsea.


Clearly, this calls for an increase in mental health resources.

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