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Belgium's Permanent Commission for Linguistic Control upheld a complaint against train conductor Ilyass Alba for using the French word bonjour alongside… The post Brickbat: Hello Goodbye appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Side Business

A federal judge ruled Salvatore and Jane Mattiaccio, owners of Level and Square Construction in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, can… The post Brickbat: Side Business appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: I Swear

Thanet District Council in England is reviving plans to fine individuals up to £100 ($134) for swearing in public spaces,… The post Brickbat: I Swear appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: No Children Allowed

Australia will implement mandatory age verification for logged-in users of search engines starting Dec. 27, 2025, under a new online… The post Brickbat: No Children Allowed appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Who Audits the Auditor?

Tobias Otieno, a former auditor with the Office of the New York State Comptroller, was arraigned on charges of second… The post Brickbat: Who Audits the Auditor? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Terminating X

Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority blocked access to Grok, social media platform X's AI chatbot, as a result of insulting… The post Brickbat: Terminating X appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Artistic License

In England, artist Victoria Culf is suing Watford Borough Council after a council worker falsely claimed Culf was being investigated… The post Brickbat: Artistic License appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Shocking Mistake

A police officer in Windsor, Connecticut, faces charges of reckless endangerment and unlawful discharge of a firearm after he mistakenly… The post Brickbat: Shocking Mistake appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: One Letter Off

The district attorney's office in Cobb County, Georgia, admitted a critical error led to the wrongful arrest of 83-year-old Alice… The post Brickbat: One Letter Off appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Everyone's a Critic

In Turkey, four staff members of the satirical magazine LeMan were arrested on charges of inciting "public hatred and enmity"… The post Brickbat: Everyone's a Critic appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: In a Hurry

Former Warren, Michigan, police officer James Burke faces two felony counts of homicide-manslaughter with a motor vehicle after he drove a… The post Brickbat: In a Hurry appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Take a Bite out of Crime

A judge has sentenced former Antioch, California, police officer Morteza Amiri to seven years in prison for violating a bicyclist's… The post Brickbat: Take a Bite out of Crime appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Too Hot to Cool Off

Citing extreme heat and humidity, the city of Toronto recently closed several swimming pools temporarily. Temperatures reached the mid-30s Celsius… The post Brickbat: Too Hot to Cool Off appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Fool Me Once…

Dammeon Player, a former police officer in Warren, Michigan, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years of… The post Brickbat: Fool Me Once… appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Minimum Effort

Former Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr was sentenced to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to… The post Brickbat: Minimum Effort appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Work–Life Balance

Two former employees of Caltrain, a California public commuter rail line, were sentenced to jail for embezzling public funds to… The post Brickbat: Work–Life Balance appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Illegal Search

Former California correctional officer Avelino Ramirez pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he smuggled contraband like cocaine, cellphones, and… The post Brickbat: Illegal Search appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Freedom of Religion

The monks of St. Catherine's Monastery, a 1,600-year-old Greek Orthodox site in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, closed its doors to visitors… The post Brickbat: Freedom of Religion appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away

Peng Yujiang, a Chinese paraglider, survived an incident when a powerful updraft known as "cloud suck" lifted him from 9,842… The post Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Friends in High Places

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio reports that Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, mishandled the state's emergency shelter system by approving… The post Brickbat: Friends in High Places appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Armed, Elderly, and Dangerous

Two police officers in East Sussex, England, are accused of using excessive force against 93-year-old Donald Burgess, a wheelchair-bound amputee… The post Brickbat: Armed, Elderly, and Dangerous appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Third-Rate Romance

Mark Brave, formerly the sheriff of Strafford County, New Hampshire, received a prison sentence of three-and-a-half to seven years in… The post Brickbat: Third-Rate Romance appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Tough Guy

Justin Gaither, a former police officer in Venice, Illinois, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to… The post Brickbat: Tough Guy appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Watch What You Post

Ali Khan Mahmudabad, head of the political science department at Ashoka University in India, was arrested for a Facebook post… The post Brickbat: Watch What You Post appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Struck Gold

Michel Dupont, a farmer from France's Auvergne region, discovered a massive gold deposit worth about £3 billion ($3.41 billion) in… The post Brickbat: Struck Gold appeared first on Reason.com.

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