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It’s not a holiday or observance here, but today is the 60th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in Miranda v Arizona. It was the decision that established the legal requirement for police to inform someone they are arresting of their legal rights in the situation. Such as the right to the presence of an attorney, and the right to keep silent. 

“Read him his rights” has become a pop culture substitute for “place him under arrest”.  

We watch a number of police procedural TV shows which I generally enjoy. But they all seem to frequently rely on suspects making confessions without a lawyer presence. If our teenage daughter is watching with us, I always remind her that if she ever finds herself in any kind of negative interaction with the police, the only thing she should say is “I’d like an attorney present.”  

nohero said:

ridski said:

Apologies, I thought that db posting the link to the story yesterday was enough context. My "faith group code" is still listed, so I have no skin in this game.

They kept Druid? 

Ha! Maybe one of the 3 kinds of Wiccan they had listed, but I guess fall under No Religion, even though they used to have No Religion, Atheist, and Humanist listed. I just post about Celtic festivals from a cultural perspective, rather than a religious one. 

drummerboy said:

i'm pretty sure one can find some measure of peace with their god without the intercession of a military and somewhat generic chaplain.

pretty sure.

Maybe we should give more weight to those enlisted and making use of those chaplains than to the thoughts of us thinking about it abstractly from home?

David Hockney, British artist. Age 88.

https://www.myartbroker.com/artist-david-hockney/articles/david-hockney-paintings

yahooyahoo said:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russia-overwhelming-manpower-advantage-against-040008373.html

Russia’s overwhelming manpower advantage against Ukraine is starting to wane

Lauren Kent, CNN, Sun, June 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT

What would you do with an $80,000 bonus, more than quadruple the amount of an average annual salary? Or with $140,000 in debt relief?

Those are the questions being posed to men in Russia, as the military advertises multi-million-ruble incentives to fight in Ukraine. Ads plastered on roadside billboards and embedded in young men's social media feeds are offering eye-watering sums – more than many people earn in years – alongside promises to become a "hero" or be fast-tracked to Russian citizenship.

And yet military recruitment was down by 20% in the first quarter of this year compared to 2025, and there are signs it's still faltering, according to Russian economy expert Janis Kluge.

The Kremlin's strategy has long been to outlast Ukraine in an attritional war profiting from its immense population and large military industry that can sustain a slow, grinding campaign. And now, with the Ukraine war in its fifth year, President Vladimir Putin's war coffers are getting a much-needed boost thanks to the Iran war increasing oil prices.

The problem?

"Rubles don't fight wars," said Nigel Gould-Davies, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He noted that this is the first war in Russia's history in which the state is paying citizens to fight rather than forcing them – and that is leading to economic strain and manpower issues.

Why did you post this.  Nan has already established that Russia is winning so much that they opted to extend the war so they can keep on winning.

Every year I look forward to Kitchen Klutzes Eve as much as the holiday iteslf.

One thing that is worth thinking about here is that these chaplains often serve on the front line of mental heath. People who wouldn't even think about seeing a psychologist will often talk to a priest. My Uncle, who was by no means a religious man, served multiple combat tours in Vietnam and he remained very close to a chaplain he met there all the way up to his suicide in the early 80s. Father Mike flew out from the East Coast to perform his funeral rites.

drummerboy said:

someone should explain to me why religious beliefs, regardless of how asinine they might be, (and no. they're not all asinine) must always deserve respect and deference.

Thank goodness asinine beliefs are confined to religion, and we never have to deal with them in any other venue.

joanne said:

Today (9 June) is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. Too short notice to bake your own; buy one and enjoy with ice cream!

Yum. Because of its tantalizingly limited season, strawberry rhubarb may be my favorite pie.