Dear LazyWeb: Possibly stupid question about SimplePie, but I’m feeling kind of baffled and stupid right now. In class SimplePie_Enclosure, which is responsible for parsing rss:enclosure elements, Yahoo MediaRSS, etc. is there any reason why SimplePie_Enclosure::get_link() has to run the entirety of every URL through the urldecode() function? There must have been a reason for this, but it munges legitimate URLs. Code here: http://ift.tt/1eRpogQ

Of course they won’t. Once again, LAPD police are completely unaccountable for opening fire on innocent people. That is because they are police. Government police are defined by being unaccountable for their violence. That is what makes them police. #ACAB #AbolishThePolice

I prefer the Charlie Daniels Band of “Long-Haired Country Boy” to the Charlie Daniels Band of “Simple Man.” #ProbablySurprisesNobody

“A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,” featuring 90 minutes of nearly non-stop misogynist gag-reels. The main piece of good news is, Zero Mostel and Buster Keaton. (Also, Michael Crawford is actually very funny.)

This is a model of constructive political engagement.

Lysander Spooner speaks in favor of abolishing the police in 1885.

Coalition of Immokalee Workers wins a big damn victory in the Fair Food Program campaign: Wal-Mart signs on for the penny-per-pound piece rate increase. This is a big win for Florida farmworkers.

This Just In: Generalisimo William Kristol is still the Wrongest Man in America.

Of course they did. o/~ Oh I cheered when Obama was chosen; My faith in the system restored He told us a new day was dawning; He wouldn’t jail cancer patients to fight the drug war! And I know these last years haven’t been perfect But just think what he could do with four more! Oh love me, love me, love me I’m a liberal. o/~ #WithApologiesToPhilOchs

“Ramos’ attorney, John Barnett, told reporters: ‘These peace officers were doing their jobs…they did what they were trained to do.’” What does that tell you about their jobs? What does that tell you about what they were trained to do? Abolish the police.