- I guarantee that this will be far from the last time I type these words: organized labor gathers local support in opposition to Wal-Mart’s employment practices.
- Who Murdered Robert Wone is preparing for the case’s civil proceedings by posting unedited footage from the police interrogations of the Robert Wone’s housemates. The three men on the tapes were exonerated from criminal charges last month.
- SportsBusiness Journal reports (from behind a pay wall) that the Nationals no longer have the worst regional cable television ratings in the Majors — a 1.34 average rating on MASN during the first half of the season was enough to beat out both the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Oakland A’s. Thanks, Strasburg!
- Hogs Haven compares current Redskins to Simpsons characters: Chris Cooley is Duffman, Clinton Portis is Disco Stu, and Joe Gibbs is Ned Flanders. Inspired.
- Zachary Chesser, the Virginia teen who longed to join a Somali terrorist group, was denied bond this morning in Alexandria. On a related note, it’s refreshing to see the mainstream media getting back namedropping Marilyn Manson in the opening paragraph of stories about troubled youth.
- We look forward to being woken up — NORAD will conduct aerial exercises over “the Washington area” between midnight and 2 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
- Complex ranks Georgetown hats as the world of sport’s ninth-most gang-affiliated headgear.
- Headline of the Day: ‘Rogue States Burger Joint Being Sued for Burger Fumes‘