Monday Overnight Open Thread (11/8/21)

Quote I

“They all knew the dossier was a lie, and they proceeded to use it anyway to attack and spy on Trump and other innocent Americans.” Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch

Quote II

“In my mind, this should’ve been stopped immediately by anyone that was there who has any moral value at all. I’m disgusted by it. … There were a lot of people there who could’ve handled this differently,” Armstrong High School principal, Kirk Lorigan

Quote III

“No matter where they live or who they voted for, all Americans deserve to have a transportation system that works for them,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Quote IV

“Religion is not inside the (City Hall) building. “It’s outside in the mosque and temple and the church. Not in City Hall.” Councilman Mohammed Hassan

Piers Morgan is an interesting chap. I've translated his opinion as, "Thugs gotta thug and should pay the price."

Travis Scott wants us to know he's 'just devastated' about the horrific deaths of eight of his fans at a concert on Friday.

In a tormented Instagram post the following night, the rap superstar repeatedly stroked his hair in apparent anguish as he said: 'I could never imagine anything like this happening.'

Scott, 30, spoke out after catastrophe unfurled during his performance at the Astroworld festival in his hometown of Houston, Texas.

Will anything happen? Who knows, I'm not holding my breath.

You be the judge: Real FBI training video or satire?

The Federal Bureau of Incompetence (FBI) once again proves: Conservatives are guaranteed to be subjected to laws which liberals aren't.

Two tiers of justice: FBI’s investigation into Ashley Biden’s “stolen” diary reveals agency’s selectivity with raids

Being a knee jerk conservative, I thought, "you dumb fucking dumb fuck." You don't need more laws or the police. Just use a search engine and type in gun safety rules. But it's not about gun safety on the movie sets. It's about Alec Baldwin weaseling his way out of criminal and civil prosecution.

Alec Baldwin is calling for new gun safety measures in the wake of the accidental shooting on the set of the movie Rust that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza wounded.

Hutchins and Souza were shot when a gun being held by Baldwin discharged while he was rehearsing a scene inside of a church. Baldwin was told that the weapon was "cold," which meant it did not contain live ammunition, by assistant director David Halls.

The movie's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, told police that she loaded the revolver with what she believed were dummy rounds in preparation for the scene. Somehow, a live bullet ended up in the box of dummy ammunition and was loaded into the revolver.

The film's producers have been under fire for what some crew members called "lackadaisical" gun safety on set. Baldwin chimed in on the debate over gun safety, calling for production companies to hire police officers to ensure proper firearm safety is practiced on film sets.

"Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety," Baldwin wrote on his now-private Twitter account.

Alec Baldwin is a vile despicable human being.

I wonder if there are any walleyes there. My kind of town in Minnesota.

Pranksters in Brandon, Minnesota, modified their town’s welcome signs to read “let’s go Brandon.”

This phrase is an anti-Biden slogan that originated when a newscaster who was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown mistakenly reported that the crowd was chanting “let’s go Brandon.” They were in fact saying “f– Joe Biden.” Now, crowds across America have begun to actually chant “let’s go Brandon” as a less vulgar means of voicing their opposition to the president.

Whoever modified Brandon’s town signs didn’t do any permanent damage, so the city said there will be no criminal investigation. However, City Clerk Deb Grommesh said further pranks of this nature will not be tolerated.

Lighten up Francis City Clerk Deb Grommesh.

America, land of the free, home of the brave Gestapo bureaucrats.

An Arizona school board coordinated with the Chandler Police Department to gather information on concerned parent groups and arrest unmasked parents at school board meetings.

The Chandler Unified School District’s (CUSD) Director of School Safety was in communication with Sergeant Greg Howarth, a Chandler police officer, in April and May, as parents were protesting mandatory masking in schools, according to emails obtained by the blog “Not in our Schools.” Howarth was tasked with aggregating intelligence on local concerned parent groups, all of whom are adamantly opposed to Critical Race Theory-inspired curriculum being taught in the district.

I wrote last week in The ONT there is no such thing as man made climate change. Once again I stand by that statement. Why is the shadow president overseas?

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow has entered its second week.
Sputnik goes live from Glasgow, Scotland, where the former US President Barack Obama is delivering remarks at the climate summit.
According to his press secretary Hannah Hankins, the former US president will reflect "on the resilience of the Paris Accords: young activists taking up the baton; continued global commitment; state, local and private sector progress".
Earlier, he took part in the “Partnerships for Island Resilience: Sharing solutions in the Great Ocean States” panel event.

Could Christmas be canceled because of SMOD? Doubtful, but one can wish.

An asteroid the size of the Eiffel Tower, will pass Earth in the early part of next month.

The asteroid, designated as 4660 Nereus by Nasa, is set to skim the planet on December 11.

Measuring around 1,080-foot long, the hefty space rock will be travelling at around 4,000mph.

Despite the fact it’s set to pass at a safe distance (2.4 million miles away) it’s still been designated as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) by Nasa. That’s because, were something to change its trajectory, any impact would be devastating for humankind.

Isn't there some 'Woke' laws and rules broken here?

Cambridge University students strip off for calendar leaving little to the imagination

I'm still surprised at some of the excuses used in rationalizing away one's behavior. 'I sold my eggs for an Ivy League education – but was it worth it?'

My eyes flutter open. I’m surrounded by four nurses holding me upside down. They shake me back and forth, urging the blood back to my head. As I regain consciousness I wonder: is this worth it? That “it” is the $10,000 question.

Seven months ago, I received my acceptance to Columbia University’s School of Journalism. I was absolutely stunned to be admitted, but even more shocked by the $116,000 price tag – and that was just for tuition. The school, whose education is widely considered the golden standard in journalism, would provide me with unparalleled access, in an industry I currently felt immobile in.

When I was young, I wanted to own my own property. I enjoyed doing yard work. I took pride in the appearance and it's not bad exercise. I guess I'm not tragically hip unlike our story's author.

I HATE MOWING the lawn. First off, a vast expanse of unproductive grass is a waste—why have grass when you could have a garden, or an orchard, or all sorts of other useful plants? That I have to push around a device just to maintain this green wasteland makes it doubly insulting.

Fortunately, this summer I unleashed the Husqvarna 435X AWD automower on my lawn. Now I never have to think about mowing it again.

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There are two things I don't like about the Automower 435X. The first is the price. At $5,200, this is fantastically expensive. However, if you're already paying for a lawn service, it might pay for itself before too long. You also gain something that's hard to put a price on: silence.

Snow shoveling on the other hand?

Born on this day: November 8, 1949 - Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, Blues singer songwriter, slide guitarist, (1994 UK No.31 single 'You', 1990 US No.1 album 'Nick Of Time’). via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: November 8, 1944 - Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney and Bonnie, (1971 US No.13 single 'Never Ending Song Of Love', worked with Eric Clapton during early 70s, acting roles in 'Fame', 'Roseanne' and 'The Doors'). via thisdayinmusic.com

Never bring a knife to a dog fight. Genius Award Winner.

An altercation led to a stabbing Saturday afternoon in north Springfield.

According to police, a person was stabbed around 3:30 p.m. outside of Motel 6 on North Glenstone Avenue.

Authorities say two men were walking their dogs on the opposite of a privacy fence separating Motel 6 and Econo Lodge hotel properties. There was a hole in the fence and both dogs started barking at each other and started fighting.

Age is a concept. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

M.J. ‘Sunny’ Eberhart is the oldest person to finish the Appalachian Trail. At 83 years young, he completed the hike on Sunday in Dalton, Mass.

It took a while, but what do you expect? “Sunny” Eberhart is 83 years old, and the Appalachian Trail is 2,193 miles long. On top of that, he hiked it out of order and started in an unusual location — his home in Flagg Mountain, Alabama.

But a record is a record

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