How special

Local man accused of supporting ISIS

Federal prosecutors say a Washington state Army deserter who made statements supporting fighters from the Islamic State group has been charged with illegally possessing firearms, including a machine gun.
Daniel Seth Franey, 33, has lived in Montesano for the last three years, working as a commercial fisherman out of Westport.
He appeared before a judge Monday afternoon, charged with six felony counts for illegally possessing automatic weapons and other firearms.
The investigation started after a few people went to police saying Franey talked about his support for ISIL and his desire to kill Americans.

Once again, many if not most of the evidence comes from "undercover Federal agents", posing the question "Which came first, the plot or the investigation?"

In this case at least, the court documents at the linked article indicate that "Witness 1" contacted the local sheriff's office, which is what launched this particular investigation.

Woo-hoo!

For once got in early, and am number three on the waiting list for one of the thirty or so copies of Terry Pratchett's upcoming Discworld novel Unseen Academicals, due out in October. (Still just a page with a title and no data on http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com.)

Serendipity

So, yesterday I read Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents.

While Mrs. Drang was reading the Washington State Voter's Pamphlet and trying to decide which crook to vote against.

I thought it was quite apropos, considering the stated intentions of certain candidates, vis a vis spreading my alleged wealth around, that it started out with an excerpt from the Discworld version of Peter Rabbit:

One day, when he was naughty, Mr. Bunnsy looked over the hedge into Farmer Fred's field and saw it was full of fresh lettuces. Mr. Bunnsy, however, was not full of lettuces. This did not seem fair.

--From Mr. Bunnsy Has An Adventure

Farmer Fred's opinion doe snot seem to be on record.

Well, lookee here

The King County Library System lists the following videos:

• Hogfather
• [United States] : RHI Entertainment Inc., 2008.
• 1 videodisc (189 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
• Call number: DVD FIC H

• Wyrd Sisters
• Bethesda, MD : Acorn Media, 1999.
• 3 videocassettes (49 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
• Call number: VT Fic W

• Soul music
• Silver Springs, MD : Acorn Media, c1997.
• 2 videocassettes (175 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
• Call number: VT Fic S

• Soul music
• Silver Spring, MD : distributed exclusively by Acorn Media, c1997
• 1 videodisc (175 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
• Call number: DVD Fic S
  

Wyrd Sisters only on videocassette? Hope the old VHS still works...