The Daily Populous

Stephen King: ‘I have outlived most of my critics. It gives me great pleasure’

Born in Maine in 1947, Stephen King wrote his first published novel, Carrie, in 1974 and has spent the subsequent half-century documenting the monsters and heroes of small-town America.

His rogues’ gallery of characters runs the gamut from killer clowns and demonic cars to psychotic fans and unhinged populist politicians.

We’re in the spooky house – on the ghost train, if you prefer – for life.

The scares come and go, but everyone likes make-believe monsters to stand in for the real ones.

Trump’s immigration policies didn’t impact the book, because it was written before that incompetent dumbbell became president.

Hopefully, people who read The Institute will find a resonant chord with this administration’s cruel and racial policies.

My mother bolted the GOP the last time she voted and cast a ballot for George McGovern. »

Thomas Hofeller's Files Show Race Data Was Used to Gerrymander: Report

Authored by lawandcrime.com

While the full cache of more than 70,000 files remain under court-ordered seal until at least September 17, they were obtained by The New Yorker and appear to show that Hofeller unconstitutionally used race data of the voting populous to design the maps, according to a report Friday.

“North Carolina Republicans said that the maps discriminated based on partisanship but not race.

He also collected similar data that tracked the race, voting patterns, and addresses of tens of thousands of other North Carolina college students. »

Email: Opioid talks fail, Purdue bankruptcy filing expected

Authored by apnews.com

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation’s deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in a message to their counterparts across the country.

CLEVELAND (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation’s deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday. »

Dave Chappelle's Netflix special is offending critics, but viewers don't care

Authored by cnbc.com

Comedian Dave Chappelle's latest stand-up comedy special, "Sticks and Stones," premiered on Netflix last week — and it immediately faced a firestorm of criticism for its jokes.

If the critics alone are anything to go by, both Chappelle and Netflix may have reason to worry.

Martin pulled no punches when he wrote simply, "'Sticks and Stones' is terrible, and Chappelle can only blame himself for that.". »

Goodbye Old Pot Charges: California Program to Erase Old Marijuana Convictions

Authored by nbclosangeles.com

Every California county prosecutor can now use new technology to erase or reduce an estimated 220,000 old marijuana convictions after voters broadly legalized the drug in 2016.

Six counties including Los Angeles and San Francisco earlier used the Clear My Record program on a trial basis to clear an estimated 75,000 cannabis convictions.

Voters approved eliminating some pot-related crimes and wiping out past criminal convictions or reducing felonies to misdemeanors when they legalized adult marijuana use in 2016. »