Truly incredible that Gladwell's "contrariwise, what if MORE police" article in the Atlantic argues that more police would build more goodwill in the community and to make his point he interviews the former police chief for the Aurora Police department.

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Not, incidentally, the former police chief who was forced out recently because she kept disciplining cops for being racist, the *previous* police chief who stepped down after the murder of Elijah McClain.

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what's wrong Malcolm could you not find a police department that *didn't* have a yards-long record of misconduct including an extremely high-profile murder of an innocent person?

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Here's Snuffles at Animals Anonymous rescue center being carried to bed after a long day of being an animal ambassador. She's also a Southern hairy-nosed. They're the state animal of South Australia, are a bit smaller than the common (bare-nosed) wombat (Vombatus ursinus) & have softer fur.

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From Australia Wildlife Conservancy, a rare spotting of a Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat from 2022. The largest of the three species, they're restricted to three locations in Queensland, with global populations likely less than 1000. (📷: Brad Leue for AWC)

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