Zimmerman is screwed.

Via NBC: Zimmerman jury will consider manslaughter charges.

IMO, Zimmerman is screwed. All the jury has to decide is that Zimmerman acted recklessly and that Martin died as a result. Which is, in fact, what Zimmerman is basically stating as his defense from second degree murder.

Here's hoping the wannabe Paul Kerseys out there pay attention.

Thursday Miscellany!!

• In Egypt, we learn that the United States helped bankroll the anti-Morsi movement. Which means, in effect, that all this hand-wringing about whether Morsi's ouster was a coup is just kabuki. Justin Raimondo lays it out for us here.


• Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are throwing money at the interim Egyptian government ... probably with the tacit understanding that elections, civil liberties, and the like, should not be a priority. If there's anyone who's threatened by the Arab Spring, it's the arthritic monarchies of the Peninsula.


• A Q-poll of 2014 American voters shows that a majority view NSA leaker Snowden as a whistleblower, not a traitor; which once again goes to show that the political leadership and pundits are painfully out of touch.


• Microsoft is undergoing a massive reorganization after more than a decade of stagnation and losing ground to Apple, Google, Amazon, and others. And yet, Steve Ballmer remains at the helm, when any reputable analyst would suggest that his first move should be to fire himself. Still, there is good news - you can't get fired for buying Microsoft. (Parenthetically, remember when IBM was, you know, relevant?)


• Are you on the J. D. Holmes mailing list? You should be. If you were, then you'd know that the re-release of Cults of the Shadow is now available for pre-order.


• College students are really enthusiastic about math and science, until they realize that they're actually really hard. Draw your own parallels.