Michelle Malkin finds reports that the lethal chemical called ricin has turned up in a couple of places around the US, the latest being the Texas University.

I suppose as at UT grad (BSEE ‘76) I’m supposed to be taking this one personally. I guess if I thought the attack had actually been directed at UT I might be. Read Michelle’s post here and Jason’s here to

Ricin is one of the deadliest substances ever created. And somehow, initial tests suggested that a roll of quarters used by a University of Texas student was somehow contaminated with the substance.

It sounds like the ricin was intended for a bank, rather than a college campus. I can envision it traveling a fair bit if, say, a grocery store picked up a bunch of rolls of riciny quarters for their registers and handed out a little touch of toxin wi…

What’s really scary though, is that NBC also reported that university officials “have ruled out terrorism”. Really?

A University of Texas student found a substance that was ultimately identified as ricin, a potentially deadly poison, in a roll of quarters she was using to do laundry in her dormitory.

Start with Michelle Malkin and go from there. Nuttin’ to see here, folks. Move along, please….

(Original link is invalid.) According to a report in the Austin American-Statesman, a white powdery substance containing the toxic poison Ricin has been discovered in a University of Texas dormitory.

According to a report in the Austin American-Statesman, a white powdery substance containing the toxic poison Ricin has been discovered in a University of Texas dormitory.

A University of Texas student found a substance that has tested positive for ricin, a potentially de

The Austin American-Statesman’s Whitney L. Becker reports:
Ricin, a potentially deadly poison, was found in a University of Texas dormitory Thursday by a student who reported the substance to school police officers.

The dorm was sanitized, and the sub