GasBandit
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Bring this up the next time some rabid maga guy talks about burdensome regulation on business.
[Other] News stories you wish you never read (Morbid Reality)
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figmentPez
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Coffee shop's disabled employees harassed over viral feet-licking video, director says
"A nonprofit coffee shop that employs students and adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities has received phone threats, angry emails and poor reviews online following a controversial video that went viral last week.
"Tim Herbel, executive director of Not Your Average Joe, told The Oklahoman his six coffee shops in the Oklahoma City metro have been blindsided following a fundraiser by Deer Creek High School students that included licking feet during its Wonderful Week of Fundraising event.
"Herbel said he wasn’t at the event and that the students themselves decide each year to pick a nonprofit as a recipient of the fundraiser.
"After Fox 25 published video from the fundraiser, Herbel said, it went viral and people started calling his coffee shops, which employ about 100 students and adults with various disabilities.
“'They call our stores and our friends with special needs usually answer the phones and they are being cussed out and called pedophiles,' Herbel said. 'One star reviews from all over the country. We’re not this well-funded machine that has all these dollars. We’re getting beat up. The kids are getting beat up.' ”
Article about the feet-licking: Student Toe-Licking Fundraiser Sparks Investigation Into Oklahoma School
"A nonprofit coffee shop that employs students and adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities has received phone threats, angry emails and poor reviews online following a controversial video that went viral last week.
"Tim Herbel, executive director of Not Your Average Joe, told The Oklahoman his six coffee shops in the Oklahoma City metro have been blindsided following a fundraiser by Deer Creek High School students that included licking feet during its Wonderful Week of Fundraising event.
"Herbel said he wasn’t at the event and that the students themselves decide each year to pick a nonprofit as a recipient of the fundraiser.
"After Fox 25 published video from the fundraiser, Herbel said, it went viral and people started calling his coffee shops, which employ about 100 students and adults with various disabilities.
“'They call our stores and our friends with special needs usually answer the phones and they are being cussed out and called pedophiles,' Herbel said. 'One star reviews from all over the country. We’re not this well-funded machine that has all these dollars. We’re getting beat up. The kids are getting beat up.' ”
Article about the feet-licking: Student Toe-Licking Fundraiser Sparks Investigation Into Oklahoma School
Dave
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Major trigger warning for this one. No idea why I clicked on this but holy shit. And the one guy in the article called the Torture King is identified as a nazi MAGA fuckwit. So surprised.
www.bbc.co.uk
Hunting the monkey torturers
A BBC investigation has uncovered a global monkey torture ring. This is the story of the torturers, the amateur sleuths who hunted them, and the fate of Mini, a baby monkey who became a celebrity in their twisted world.
www.bbc.co.uk
Dave
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I guess I missed it there. Or just saw the headline and didn't click anything.
Dave
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Everyone is making fun of the crazies who thought the eclipse was something new and disastrous, ushering in a rapture or an apocalypse or whatever. But some crazy people are dangers to themselves and unfortunately their kids.
apnews.com
A mom who threw two kids onto an LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by the impending eclipse
A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, appeared to be agitated by the impending eclipse.
apnews.com
It's far from isolated, even if you just confine yourself to any one country. Every time something like this happens, you get these stories of desperate people who were moved to euthanize their loved ones (family, friends, pets) to spare them the agony of dying in the cataclysm du jour.
--Patrick
--Patrick
Impossible, because America hasn't existed for that long and clearly the world did not have any knowledge or wisdom before the Greatest Nation was created!
FILTHY HEATHEN LIES.
Or "We don't have proof of any former eclipses! LIAR!"
Or "None of those earlier ones eclipsed OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY! This is because of Biden!"
Or just plain schizophrenia, really.
Then there's the other kind:
www.wtvm.com
--Patrick
Woman says ‘God’ told her to go on a shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, officials say
A Georgia woman allegedly checked out of a hotel and told the staff that ‘God’ told her to go on a shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, according to officials.
www.wtvm.com
Louisiana High Court: Priests Have a “Property Right” Not to Be Sued For Sexual Abuse
These are the same people who say they're "protecting children" with revoking trans rights.
ballsandstrikes.org
These are the same people who say they're "protecting children" with revoking trans rights.
Louisiana Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Church Abuse Survivors to Hold Priests Accountable
A new decision from the Louisiana Supreme Court casts down on the ability of survivors to sue the Catholic Church for sexual abuse.
ballsandstrikes.org
Couple paragraphs into the article apparently she was running in some conspiracy circles. And for some reason those circles went insane over this eclipse claiming that the states that declared a state of emergency were just doing a dry run of martial law.
I don’t really understand why they went nuts over this one but they sure did.
figmentPez
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Massive amount of crop fertilizer spills into SW Iowa river
story from 2024-03-13
"An estimated 265,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer leaked from a farmers cooperative in Red Oak.... and most of it went into the East Nishnabotna River, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources."
Iowa DNR: Fertilizer spill killed around 750,000 fish in East Nishnabotna River
This spill killed off nearly all the fish in a 50 mile stretch of river.
story from 2024-03-13
"An estimated 265,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer leaked from a farmers cooperative in Red Oak.... and most of it went into the East Nishnabotna River, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources."
Iowa DNR: Fertilizer spill killed around 750,000 fish in East Nishnabotna River
This spill killed off nearly all the fish in a 50 mile stretch of river.
figmentPez
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American Airlines claims 9-year-old 'should have known' she was being recorded in airplane bathroom
"In a Texas court filing responding to the suit, American Airlines' lawyers argued that the girl was at fault and negligent because she used a lavatory 'she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.' "
Let me repeat that, American Airlines is victim blaming a 9 year-old child, saying that the child should have done more to avoid being exploited by an adult working for the airline.
The airline attendant was caught back in Sept of 2023 when a 14 year-old girl noticed that the man had taped his phone to the toilet that he told her to use. Apparently a light on the phone came on while she was using the bathroom, cluing her in to its presence, and she told her parents. The flight attendant was arrested when they landed, and they eventually found evidence on the phone of four other victims.
"In a Texas court filing responding to the suit, American Airlines' lawyers argued that the girl was at fault and negligent because she used a lavatory 'she knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.' "
Let me repeat that, American Airlines is victim blaming a 9 year-old child, saying that the child should have done more to avoid being exploited by an adult working for the airline.
The airline attendant was caught back in Sept of 2023 when a 14 year-old girl noticed that the man had taped his phone to the toilet that he told her to use. Apparently a light on the phone came on while she was using the bathroom, cluing her in to its presence, and she told her parents. The flight attendant was arrested when they landed, and they eventually found evidence on the phone of four other victims.
The Dutch Olympic Committee have selected a convicted rapist to compete at the forthcoming Paris Olympics. Not just a convicted rapist either - convicted of the rape of a 12 year old girl!
The IOC in a fairly typical example of utter cowardice have refused to get involved claiming that the selection of individual athletes is down to their national committees. Ignoring the fact that if they can ban athletes for drug offences, they can certainly ban them for serious convictions.
Right now the Australians are the only ones coming out of this looking even vaguely respectable as they've gone on record that "If an athlete or staff member had that conviction they would not be allowed to be a member of our team". Which frankly should be the minimum response to this sort of question.
The IOC in a fairly typical example of utter cowardice have refused to get involved claiming that the selection of individual athletes is down to their national committees. Ignoring the fact that if they can ban athletes for drug offences, they can certainly ban them for serious convictions.
Right now the Australians are the only ones coming out of this looking even vaguely respectable as they've gone on record that "If an athlete or staff member had that conviction they would not be allowed to be a member of our team". Which frankly should be the minimum response to this sort of question.
figmentPez
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12-year-old Texas girl dies after parents used smoothies to treat life-threatening injuries
" A 12-year-old Texas girl died Monday after her mother and stepfather failed to seek medical attention for four days following life-threatening injuries, instead attempting to nurse her back to health with smoothies, authorities said."
The girl was unresponsive for four days before her parents called 911.
EDIT: Records show child injury, welfare calls made to Atascosa County home where 12-year-old girl was fatally injured. No surprise that authorities had been called to their house multiple times before.
" A 12-year-old Texas girl died Monday after her mother and stepfather failed to seek medical attention for four days following life-threatening injuries, instead attempting to nurse her back to health with smoothies, authorities said."
The girl was unresponsive for four days before her parents called 911.
EDIT: Records show child injury, welfare calls made to Atascosa County home where 12-year-old girl was fatally injured. No surprise that authorities had been called to their house multiple times before.
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Ooof, my parents are from that area of South Texas. Makes my skin crawl that they would not have the child treated after an hour of being non-responsive.
figmentPez
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US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she’d died
"Jessie Peterson’s family spent a year searching for her after they were told that she had checked herself out of a California hospital against medical advice – before they learned that she had been dead all along.
"The 31-year-old died in the care of Mercy San Juan medical center in Sacramento in April 2023. The hospital shipped her body to a storage facility and did not inform her mother and sisters. The family only learned her fate the following April after months of trying to find her, according to a civil lawsuit against the hospital."
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"Her body was so decomposed the family could not obtain her fingerprints or hold an open casket funeral, and an autopsy that could have indicated whether there had been medical malpractice associated with her death was “rendered impossible”, according to the lawsuit."
Golly, I wonder what motivation a hospital could have had for hiding her death from her family for so long.
"Jessie Peterson’s family spent a year searching for her after they were told that she had checked herself out of a California hospital against medical advice – before they learned that she had been dead all along.
"The 31-year-old died in the care of Mercy San Juan medical center in Sacramento in April 2023. The hospital shipped her body to a storage facility and did not inform her mother and sisters. The family only learned her fate the following April after months of trying to find her, according to a civil lawsuit against the hospital."
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"Her body was so decomposed the family could not obtain her fingerprints or hold an open casket funeral, and an autopsy that could have indicated whether there had been medical malpractice associated with her death was “rendered impossible”, according to the lawsuit."
Golly, I wonder what motivation a hospital could have had for hiding her death from her family for so long.
https://news.sky.com/story/former-m...pureed-in-blender-by-husband-reports-13213183
That's unsetteling on so many levels
That's unsetteling on so many levels
figmentPez
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Tesla Locks Baby In Car On 109-Degree Day For Seemingly No Reason
"What’s more, Pineda has since discovered that the footage captured by her car in Sentry Mode has reportedly been wiped from the car’s memory, meaning that no footage of her and Ortega attempting to open the car to rescue the child remains. "
"What’s more, Pineda has since discovered that the footage captured by her car in Sentry Mode has reportedly been wiped from the car’s memory, meaning that no footage of her and Ortega attempting to open the car to rescue the child remains. "
figmentPez
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Texas middle school cheerleaders suffer first and second degree burns after ‘punishment’ from coach
"Thirteen cheerleaders at Evans Middle School in Lubbock, Texas are suffering from first and second-degree burns on their hands after they said their cheer coach made them perform 'bear crawls' and 'crab walks' on a hot outdoor track as punishment."
"Thirteen cheerleaders at Evans Middle School in Lubbock, Texas are suffering from first and second-degree burns on their hands after they said their cheer coach made them perform 'bear crawls' and 'crab walks' on a hot outdoor track as punishment."
An anti-abortion influencer insists she'll continue her high-risk ectopic pregnancy
--Patrick
Like the article's second title says...this will not end well.
--Patrick
This is horrible. I've practiced yoga outdoors, but nothing like this. This would be like doing yoga on the black rocks at Peggy's Cove.
nypost.com
Russian actress Kamilla Belyatskaya swept away to her death by a giant wave while meditating on yoga mat on cliffside beauty spot
An aspiring actress was swallowed to death by a giant wave while doing cliffside yoga on her vacation in Thailand, local outlets report. Shocking footage captured Kamilla Belyatskaya, 24, as the wa…
nypost.com
The article mentions that the fate of a second person, a bystander trying rescuing her, is unknown.This is horrible. I've practiced yoga outdoors, but nothing like this. This would be like doing yoga on the black rocks at Peggy's Cove.
Russian actress Kamilla Belyatskaya swept away to her death by a giant wave while meditating on yoga mat on cliffside beauty spot
An aspiring actress was swallowed to death by a giant wave while doing cliffside yoga on her vacation in Thailand, local outlets report. Shocking footage captured Kamilla Belyatskaya, 24, as the wa…