Courtesy of shortformblog,

“Eh, he is a pissant,” the man said, proceeding to spew about how an “illegal alien” killed the son of a friend down in L.A., and how it was Villaraigosa’s fault. “He is a Mexican. That is what he claims. He is always defending illegal Mexicans and Mexico. … I have no qualms about saying anything to him.”

The fellow’s name is Davi Rodrigues. From where? “Right here in Sac,” he said. “I’m an American. Period.”

By the way, it’s worth noting that Villaraigosa (who’s been mayor of the second-largest city in the country since 2005) is a born-and-raised American citizen. Just like Mr. Rodrigues.

As this Absolut Vodka ad (now scientific tool) shows,

He is in Mexico! In all seriousness, Mayor Villaraigosa responded in a way that would have made any Mexican madre proud, he laughed and walked away. The Dave Rodrigues’ of the world don’t deserve a minute of your time, they’re what my mom refers to as una bola de pendejos. Although that’s a bit unfair to pendejos, tbqh.

“A U.S. Army sergeant accused of murdering three unarmed Afghan civilians casually shot one victim “with a smile on his face,” then pulled a tooth from the dead man’s mouth, a fellow soldier testified on Wednesday.”
Oh boy. [Baltimore Sun]