Quickies: If It’s Friday, It Must Be The Anti-Smoking Bill

• The smoking bill compromise! Bars and restaurants that go smoke free will get tax breaks. Except that, like the real smoking ban bill, they will talk about the bill a lot, the mayor will do a lukewarm “I support it!” but won’t say whether he’ll sign it and the bill will be forgotten about after City Council goes on vacation. [Inky]

• Whoo, we get to vote about video cameras and ethics reform in the primary! Wait, didn’t we already vote for ethics reform a while back? We have to vote again? Uhm, okay, but it seems a little weird. [Daily News]

• Convicted murderer Thomas Capano’s brother — convicted of destroying evidence and harassing a witness — has given $1 million to two Catholic schools in Delaware. “Eh,” say the schools. “We can only make so much money from Bingo Night.” AP/6 ABC]

• Salon has an excerpt of the somewhat-anticipated Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism. It’s Friday: Take some time out to read. [Salon]