Weird News Stories of the Day.....

[macbill]

DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct.

www.sun-sentinel.com

 

[florduh]

DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct.

www.sun-sentinel.com

Reminds of this quote from Sarte. While he specifies antisemites, it applies to fascists in general.

 

[macbill]

93% Of 1503 Guns Found In Q1 Were Loaded

TSA intercepted more than 1,500 firearms at airport checkpoints nationwide during the first quarter of 2024 | Transportation Security Administration

WASHINGTON —Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 1,503 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the fir

www.tsa.gov

This total represents an average of 16.5 firearms per day detected at TSA checkpoints

 

[macbill]

New Hampshire's GOP are taking a stand—against the polio vaccine

The Granite State could be the first to ditch polio and measles requirements for child care.

www.motherjones.com

 

[macbill]

Kanye West Wants to Open a Porn Studio: Report

A rep for the embattled artist told TMZ that he’s in “advanced talks” to set up the project as part of his Yeezy company.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[florduh]

Millionaire Becomes Poor To Prove You Can Earn $1M In A Year: Fails At 10 Months With Only $64K

Millionaire's self-made challenge to build $1M in a year ends early due to health and prioritizing family.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

Important to note. This guy got a free apartment and had his friends pay him for speaking engagements and still failed.

 

[vapviking]

Poser.
Fake President.
Idiot.
'How Embarrassing': Trump Mocked For 'Pretending To Be President' In Strange Ceremony

'How Embarrassing': Trump Mocked For 'Pretending To Be President' In Strange Ceremony

The former president gave a truly bizarre "White House" gift to a visitor.

www.huffpost.com

 

[CANtalk]

'Hedonistic' British tourists drink all booze on four-hour SunExpress flight to Turkey in 25 minutes​

'Hedonistic' British tourists drink all booze on flight to Turkey in 25 minutes

All beer and wine on board had gone within half an hour

www.standard.co.uk

 

[florduh]

Excellent move. Riding the Sybian is sure to wake Sleepy Joe up!

 

[florduh]

Love when they bring back side characters before the finale.

Russian Mercenaries Hunt the African Warlord America Couldn't Catch

Wagner’s hunt for Joseph Kony shows the Kremlin’s reach is expanding across Africa, as Washington’s strategy on the continent unravels.

t.co

 

[florduh]

Emergency Slide Falls Off Plane, Winds Up At Home Of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing

The Boeing jet lost the slide shortly after takeoff last week at New York City’s JFK Airport.

www.huffpost.com

 

[florduh]

The nation of Columbia chose the funniest possible time to do this.

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between both countries over the Israel-Hamas war.

apnews.com

 

[cosimo]

The nation of Columbia chose the funniest possible time to do this.

Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between both countries over the Israel-Hamas war.

apnews.com

Yeah, our president loves doing crazy stuff that get right wing people furious.

Edit: by "our president" Im talking about me and my other fellow Colombians.

 

[Grass Yes]

Yeah, our president loves doing crazy stuff that get right wing people furious.

I think it's true that Biden makes right wingers mad, calling Petro right wing is wildly incorrect. He is famous for being literally the first left wing president in Columbia's history. His policies are a decidedly left leaning from LGBT rights to protecting Columbia's water from the effects of climate change.

 

[florduh]

I completely forgot about this dude until now. And I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure he had an excellent quote about the Drug War. There's also this:

 

[cosimo]

I think it's true that Biden makes right wingers mad, calling Petro right wing is wildly incorrect. He is famous for being literally the first left wing president in Columbia's history. His policies are a decidedly left leaning from LGBT rights to protecting Columbia's water from the effects of climate change.

uhhh who is sayinng he is right wing? BTW its Colombia, not Columbia.

 

[Grass Yes]

uhhh who is sayinng he is right wing? BTW its Colombia, not Columbia.

In response to the article about him you said this:

Yeah, our president loves doing crazy stuff that get right wing people furious.

That sounds like you meant that the president of Columbia was right wing.

Edit: it just NOW occurred to me that you probably live in Colombia. I am an idiot. I thought you meant Biden when you said, "our president".

 

[cosimo]

In response to the article about him you said this:

That sounds like you meant that the president of Columbia was right wing.

not at all . and again, it's Colombia, not Columbia.

 

[Grass Yes]

not at all . and again, it's Colombia, not Columbia.

Oops. Sorry about that typo too. I'm blowing it today. I don't know if you saw my edit but I just realized that you probably live in Colombia not the US, as I assumed.

 

[cosimo]

Oops. Sorry about that typo too. I'm blowing it today. I don't know if you saw my edit but I just realized that you probably live in Colombia not the US, as I assumed.

hehehe it's all good. common mistake. I do realize most here are from USA so i should have clarified what i mean by "our president".

anyhow, Petro is very controvesial here.

 

[florduh]

anyhow, Petro is very controvesial here.

Want to trade?