Judge orders husband to post on Facebook, and more

Judge orders husband to post on Facebook

A Cincinnati man who complained on Facebook that his estranged wife was an “evil, vindictive woman” was ordered by a judge to post daily apologies for a month or go to jail. Mark Byron is complying with the order, but says only his friends could view his complaints, and that the judge violated his freedom of speech. “If they do this to me,” Byron said, “they can do this to others.”

Wyoming prepares for the worst

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A Wyoming legislator has introduced a bill to prepare the state to issue its own currency and restore order when the nation’s economy and social structure collapse. Republican David Miller says he wants Wyoming residents to be protected from “catastrophic events,” noting, “Things happen quickly sometimes—look at Libya, look at Egypt.”