SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET: 

THERE IS JUSTICE – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   The president of John Jay College said she was “shocked” to hear the “abhorrent” anti-cop statement spewed by a professor at her school and immediately suspended him.  “I am appalled that anyone associated with John Jay, with our proud history of supporting law enforcement authorities, would suggest that violence against police is ever acceptable,” John Jay president Karol Mason said about professor Michael Isaacson...Isaacson, who works in the economics department at the college, tweeted the anti-cop screed from the account @VulgarEconomics.
“Some of ya’ll might think it sucks being an anti-fascist teaching at John Jay College but I think it’s a privilege to teach future dead cops,” Isaacson tweeted on Aug. 23.  I wonder how many minutes it will take before he finds a job at another college.

TERROR CRISIS IN BRITAIN – FROM THE DAILY MAIL:   Armed police have flooded London's streets as the terror threat level was raised to critical amid fears the Parsons Green bomber could strike again, Theresa May announced tonight.  The introduction of Operation Temperer will see soldiers replacing police at key sites including nuclear power plants to free up extra armed officers for regular patrols.  Scotland Yard said it is making 'excellent' progress in hunting the suspected terrorist who set off a crude bucket bomb on a packed commuter train by Parsons Green tube station in west London at 8.20am.  Mrs May said in a statement from Number 10: 'The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has now decided to raise the national threat level from severe to critical - this means their assessment is that a further attack may be imminent.'

THAT WAS CLOSE – FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:   Non-U.S. citizens won't be allowed to vote on local matters in College Park, Md., despite city council officials voting in favor of a proposal that would have allowed it earlier this week.  The College Park City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to allow legal permanent residents and illegal immigrants to participate in municipal elections. One council member did not vote.  "For most Council actions, a simple majority of Council members present must vote in favor of an item for it to be adopted," the city said in a news release. "However, changes to the Charter have a different requirement. The City Charter was amended in June to require the affirmative vote of six elected officials to change the Charter."  The original vote got substantial coverage across the internet.  Even though the result was reversed, the fact remains that a number of municipalities are giving the vote to non-citizens.

September 15,  2017