Muslim rite of sacrifice collides with law For Eid al-Adha, some Muslims kill an animal, have a feast, and give some of the meat to the poor (and some donate to charity rather than killing the animal). In North Carolina, the department of agriculture has alleged that the local source of the animals (no, not God), a guy named Eddie Rowe, is operating an illegal slaughterhouse by allowing the actual killing to occur on his land. There are also some issues on the “humaneness” of said slaughter. I stopped reading when twitching was mentioned as I also started to twitch thinking of throat slitting. Ooof.

The Safety Net Pulled Away  Debra Potter sold disability insurance and made a lot of money until  she was diagnosed with MS and actually had to use her own disability policy. Then she found her policy was virtually useless and she had no recourse due to a law called ERISA, which provides no consumer protection and takes away the ability to sue the insurer if they choose not to pay out on your policy. On a side note, she began selling insurance because her husband is a minister and they couldn’t afford to send their kids to college. Again. Ooof.