A most interesting animal

The 19th-century wombat craze [Public Domain Review]

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Things go better

Satirical article suggests that if the government shutdown continues long enough, the Coast Guard should start selling seized cocaine to keep going. Richard Condon made the same suggestion for the entire government in Emperor of America. If so, they should wait until Trump is out because he may the only person who could lose money in that particular enterprise.

Rich fantasy lives

On Dildos and Penance [Going Medieval]

Sane idea from another quarter

Congress should do its constitutional duty, instead of cowering in fear of the hostage taker in the White House [Reason. CW: Libertarian cooties]