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[vapviking]

Billionaire James Crown dies in crash at Colorado racetrack on 70th birthday

Crown, who served as a board member at both JPMorgan and General Dynamics, was killed when his car careened into an impact barrier at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek Sunday.

nypost.com

There's something in the air lately....

Okay, is the TSA (or some other branch of the Defense Department -- looking at you Coast Guard--) gonna launch a crisis level investigation into this crash?

I wonder about the role of insurance companies in the Titanic tincan case and its investigation...
Aren't there any? C'mon, if there's one thing billionaires know, it's how to hedge their bets.

 

[Bologna]

https://imgur.com/a/63M0u0q

 

[florduh]

https://imgur.com/a/63M0u0q

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemöller

Also, that fuckin criminal should be in prison:

Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud' in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says

First, Gov. Rick Scott scared the bejesus out of seniors with an online ad claiming that Medicare rate cuts would lead t

www.politifact.com

 

[Bologna]

https://imgur.com/a/ZWsDxJL

Sure, if it was an actual rescue mission, but it's not, it's a recovery mission in international waters. What business is it of the Coast Guard? Sounds like an expenses paid excuse to fool around out in the open ocean and maybe gain some "cred."

 

[Trajectory.]

China created COVID-19 as a 'bioweapon,' Wuhan researcher claims

Chao Shao asserts that the virus was deliberately engineered by China as a "bioweapon," and that his colleagues were tasked with identifying the most effective strain for spreading.

jpost.com

 

[Bologna]

https://imgur.com/4o9a2C1

 

[macbill]

Ron DeSantis pushes for the federal Disney trial to start after the presidential election

Lawyers representing the Florida governor want a federal trial delayed until August 2025 and are also pushing to have the case dismissed.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Bologna]

Took 'em no time... coast guard flex:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/14lcszy

 

[macbill]

NJ homeowner cut down 32 of his neighbor’s trees — it could cost him over $1.5M

Grant Haber, of Kinnelon, chopped down 32 of his neighbor’s trees along a hilltop with Manhattan skyline views in a tony New Jersey town — and he could now be forced to fork over more than $1…

nypost.com

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Universal Basic Income To Be Trialled in England

I don't doubt that the study will show UBI to be a good thing for society, it's already been proven in other places. I just hope the government will actually act on that info and make positive changes here.

But England is mad, so who knows

 

[Bologna]

Ron DeSantis pushes for the federal Disney trial to start after the presidential election

Lawyers representing the Florida governor want a federal trial delayed until August 2025 and are also pushing to have the case dismissed.

www.nbcnews.com

I'll see your DeSantis and raise you one:

DeSantis suggests he would eliminate several federal agencies, including IRS

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested that he would eliminate a number of government agencies during an interview on Wednesday. “Are you in favor of eliminating any a…

thehill.com

 

[florduh]

I'll see your DeSantis and raise you one:

DeSantis suggests he would eliminate several federal agencies, including IRS

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested that he would eliminate a number of government agencies during an interview on Wednesday. “Are you in favor of eliminating any a…

thehill.com

I will say.... at least Meatball Rob remembers the Departments he wants to cut.

The funniest part about this was, Rick went on to lead the Department of Energy, the very department he couldn't remember but definitely wanted to cut.

 

[Knewt]

I'll see your DeSantis and raise you one:

DeSantis suggests he would eliminate several federal agencies, including IRS

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis suggested that he would eliminate a number of government agencies during an interview on Wednesday. “Are you in favor of eliminating any a…

thehill.com

I will say.... at least Meatball Rob remembers the Departments he wants to cut.

The funniest part about this was, Rick went on to lead the Department of Energy, the very department he couldn't remember but definitely wanted to cut.

Liz Cheney lays out damning problem with US politics: ‘We’re electing idiots’

Ms Cheney lost her seat in Congress after opposing former President Donald Trump

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Cheebsy]

Milky Way: Icy observatory reveals 'ghost particles'

An extraordinary image of ghost particles in the Milky Way is captured by an observatory buried at the South Pole.

www.bbc.co.uk

How cool!

 

[Bologna]

Iowa GOP leader sends Ron DeSantis 'cease and desist' letter for busing in supporters

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has received a "cease and desist" letter from an Iowa Republican leader after he was accused of busing in supporters to an Iowa event. The Messenger reported DeSantis received the "extraordinary" letter from Muscatine County's GOP demanding that...

www.rawstory.com

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Cat Found in Scotland 9,000 miles From Australian Home

Wasn't sure if this was more appropriate for here or the thread about pets lol

 

[florduh]

The New York Times has some tips on how readers can deal with their crushing student loan debt.

Fun fact, the sitting President is the person most responsible for death being the only way to escape student loan debt.

Joe Biden’s Role in Creating the Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back to the 1970s

As a senator, Joe Biden supported several bills that contributed to the rise in borrowing from $1.8 billion in 1977 to $12 billion in 1989.

theintercept.com

 

[EarthworldTim]

Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by DeSantis

Phosphogypsum is a material known by the EPA to contain a "potentially cancer-causing, radioactive gas," that's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

Gov. DeSantis is paving the way to a toxic legacy generations of Floridians will have to grapple with

Gotta love a good pun and true on many levels.

 

[PhilosoStoner]

Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by DeSantis

Phosphogypsum is a material known by the EPA to contain a "potentially cancer-causing, radioactive gas," that's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

Gotta love a good pun and true on many levels.

At this point I believe the whole government has been huffing fumes to keep allowing Ronald De Satan to stay in power

 

[florduh]

Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by DeSantis

Phosphogypsum is a material known by the EPA to contain a "potentially cancer-causing, radioactive gas," that's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

Gotta love a good pun and true on many levels.

Rob probably thinks no one will notice given that Floridians already have more brain damage from lead than the residents of any other State.

Florida, with the most lead pipes in the U.S., gets $376M for drinking water infrastructure

Florida will receive over $376 million in fiscal 2023 for drinking water upgrades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week.

www.wftv.com

Honestly, Rob's whole schtick makes way more sense once you realize he sincerely hates every resident of Florida who lived here prior to mid-2020. He admitted to being ashamed of his Floridian heritage and says he "identifies" as a Midwesterner.

As for why his voters support the guy....this is no great mystery. They're fine with Rob giving them and their children cancer. As long as Rob's policies lead to just one or two more gay or trans teenagers in FL killing themselves than would've otherwise...they count it as a win.

Not a new phenomenon

 

[Bologna]

Leave it up to a couple of old heads to try and revolutionize the service industry:

South Park creators eliminate tipping from Casa Bonita with servers being paid $30 an hour

There's no tipping at the restaurant owned by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, though not everyone is a fan.

www.unilad.com

 

[Trajectory.]

The New York Times has some tips on how readers can deal with their crushing student loan debt.

Fun fact, the sitting President is the person most responsible for death being the only way to escape student loan debt.

Joe Biden’s Role in Creating the Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back to the 1970s

As a senator, Joe Biden supported several bills that contributed to the rise in borrowing from $1.8 billion in 1977 to $12 billion in 1989.

theintercept.com

Biden also was one of the senators who pushed for making student loans non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. "There's something rotten in Denmark," he said in a speech in Congress, referring to the mythical students he imagined were rushing to file bankruptcy right after graduating.

 

[florduh]

Biden also was one of the senators who pushed for making student loans non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. "There's something rotten in Denmark," he said in a speech in Congress, referring to the mythical students he imagined were rushing to file bankruptcy right after graduating.

LOL. America's Left Wing Marxist Party made that guy their leader.

Not a guy calling for tuition free public college or something. But rather... a guy concerned with making sure it's possible to garnish the wages of Americans whose parents couldn't afford to write a six figure check for college tuition. Until they fucking die.

Brandon was born in the middle of WWII. Now, if I recall correctly, Germany lost that war.

But every grandkid and great grandkid of Nazi soldiers and concentration camp guards can get a bachelor's degree practically for free.

How's it going for the great grandchildren of the Americans who stormed Normandy?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1673813665256964097

"Hey guys. I know you can barely make rent. But don't kill yourself after you find out that you're $10k poorer than you thought you were last week!"

 

[macbill]

Ahead of new age verification law, Pornhub blocks access in Virginia • Virginia Mercury

Pornhub has disabled Virginia residents' access to the site, pointing to a new age verification law going into effect Saturday.

www.virginiamercury.com

Virginia now joins Utah, which has a similar age verification law, as states where Pornhub has blocked residents’ access to content due to legislation.

 

[TigoleBitties]

Two guys who were fed up with spam calls created a ChatGPT tool that trolls telemarketers and wastes their time

Ha! Justice is served