The Cattle Mutilators are back.

Those who forget the Seventies are doomed to repeat it:

No signs of struggle, no blood spills, and no noticeable tracks. Authorities in Texas have little to go on in their investigation after six cattle were found dead in three separate counties, all with their tongues missing.

Via Hot Air. For those who are not old enough to remember this: cattle mutilations were one of those weird situations that really got noticed back in the 1970s. Ranchers would find cows dead in the fields, with bits either hacked, ripped, or cut out (depending on who you asked). Sometimes there were tracks, usually not; and a lot of the dead cows weren’t touched by local scavengers, which apparently happened here, too.

So, what causes it? Go ahead and roll 2d6, then consult the table below.

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Book of the Week: The Illuminatus! Trilogy.

Why? Because Shaenon Garrity mentioned Illuminatus! on Twitter [fnord!], and danged if I can think of a better choice. It’s been a weird week. I wonder if it’s all due to the looming ending of the pandemic [fnord!]; I am stretching out, and some of my mental muscles feel stiff and unused…