Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (12/14/21)

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“We expect substitute teachers to uphold the same high standards of conduct and professionalism as our full-time educators,” Lakeland High Superintendent Frederick Heid.

Quote II

"When I receive the images it makes you feel a bit dirty and you start thinking, 'why me? Why have they sent them to me, is it something I've done'?" Ex-topless model, Jess Davies

Quote III

“I mean, they probably offered him some good money. I don’t know, maybe he said to himself, they just had Jeffrey Toobin jerking off on a zoom meeting, and they didn’t really fire him, so that’s probably a good place to work. You can jerk off on your zoom and not get fired.” Howard Stern commenting on Chris Wallace

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“It kind of goes back to your rights. I have the right to carry and I have the right to protect myself and I have the right to protect my property. “Protect yourself. That doesn’t mean go looking for it, that means just be ready.” Homeowner,Jerahme Smith

Remember when President Bush I was ridiculed for his lack of knowledge about scanners at the grocery store? Crickets, when the "San Francisco Headhunter" doesn't know about recharging an EV.

'How Do I Know It's Actually Working?' Kamala Harris Stymied By Soundless Electric Car Plug

Oh, oh, it’s magic!

Actually, it’s electricity. Which, to Vice President Kamala Harris, might as well be magic – considering she was recently stymied by how an electric car is able to charge up without making a sound or emitting a smell.

In a publicity stunt meant to push the Biden administration’s green "Build Back Better" agenda, which encourages Americans struggling under higher gas prices to run out and buy $50,000electric vehicles, Harris performed the arduous task of plugging a battery-powered car into a charging station…then stood back and marveled at how the energy was able to go from the station to the vehicle.

Is this really a legitimate piece of legislation? Or is South Dakota's Gov. Noem angling for higher office? Noem to Propose Bill Restricting Participation in Female Sports to Biological Women

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has announced a bill that would restrict participation in female sports to biological women at the collegiate and grade school levels.

“This is about fairness,” Noem said in a statement she shared with Fox News. “Every young woman deserves an equal playing field where she can achieve success, but common sense tells us that males have an unfair physical advantage over females in athletic competition. It is for those reasons that only girls should be competing in girls’ sports.”

All aboard, Choo-Choo! That's quite the train ride.

You can now travel from Lagos in Portugal all the way to Singapore, say rail experts - with a few stops along the way.

Analysis by rail blogger Mark Smith, aka The Man in Seat 61, and Reddit users calculated that the 11,654-mile journey could be done in 21 days.

In a former lifetime I drove company cars that were Toyota. I thought they were a decent ride. This feature is Bull shit!

Automakers keep trying to get a piece of that sweet, sweet subscription income. Now, it’s Toyota’s turn.

Nearly every car company offers some sort of subscription package, and Toyota has one called Remote Connect. The service offers the usual fare, letting owners use an app to remotely lock their doors, for example, or if they own a plug-in vehicle, to precondition the interior. But as some complimentary subscriptions for Remote Connect come to an end, Toyota owners are getting an unexpected surprise—they can no longer use their key fob to remote-start their vehicles.

Are we really the United States of America? How seriously should we take talk of US state secession?

One troubling sign of our deteriorating civic mood is the shocking breadth of support for secession in the United States. At a time of widespread polarization—where people are arguing over a supposedly stolen election, vaccine mandates, mask-wearing, and the reality of climate change—a September 2020 Hofstra University poll found that “nearly 40 percent of likely voters would support state secession if their candidate loses.” This was followed by a YouGov and Bright Line Watch survey last June that revealed that 37% of Americans supported a “willingness to secede” when asked: “Would you support or oppose [your state] seceding from the United States to join a new union with [list of states in new union]?” Support for doing this was highest in the South and among Republicans.

How can we remain united when one's position is to destroy property of others?

A driver for the grocery delivery service Instacart allegedly smashed an elderly couple’s groceries and left a nasty note on their receipt because of their yard sign supporting the local police department.

The incident reportedly took place in Blaine, Minnesota. According to a Facebook post written by a relative, the elderly couple ordered a “carefully budgeted” $50 of groceries to be delivered to their home last Sunday.

“This past year has been a rollercoaster of heartache and big life changes for them. Money is tight. Vulnerability is high,” wrote Amber Gray

Perhaps Tara needs to stop coloring her hair purple. The brain damage appears to be irreversible.

Monday's ONT covered Time Magazine's Person of The Year, Elon Musk. The following story centers around the Tesla Pick Up Truck, which isn't.

The Tesla Cybertruck may or may not ever exist, but its utility as a money magnet appears solid. Now, an aftermarket camper concept has cleared $100 million in preorders.

Stream It Inc. rolled out its own Tesla Cybertruck camper concept earlier this year. The CyberLandr looked ambitious in renderings, with swiveling, nesting parts everywhere and a spa-inspired bathroom.

By Dec. 8, $100 million in reservations had piled up in anticipation for the camper, which still doesn’t appear to exist in any non-digital form. Sound familiar? We thought so too.

Not the purchase for me.

While you are shopping for non-existent camping gear, you may as well throw the portable generator on that list, if you are in California.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a regulation aimed at “Small Off-Road Engines” on Thursday that will ban the sale of portable generators in the state — which includes generators mounted in recreational vehicles.

The ruling bans the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and lawnmowers in the state beginning in 2024. Portable generators will be required to meet more stringent standards in 2024 and meet zero-emission standards starting in 2028.

RIP Joe Simon

ICON MOURNED Joe Simon dead – Grammy-winning R&B singer famous for Power of Love and The Chokin’ Kind passes at 85

JOE Simon is dead at the age of 85.

The Grammy-winning R&B singer was famous for his hit songs including Power of Love and The Chokin' Kind.

Using the SNL "Church Lady's" voice. Could it be the vaccine?

another fit and healthy sports star has been struck down with health problems mid-game.

This time, Manchester United soccer player Victor Lindelof was forced to abandon a game on Saturday after he suddenly began suffering from chest pains.

Lindelof said he was struggling to breathe and was clutching his chest in pain.

Lindelof left the pitch to receive medical help during United’s 1-0 win over Norwich on Saturday.

Lindelof joins dozens of other athletes worldwide who have suffered some form of “mysterious” chest pain or even cardiac arrest.

What would would you do if your world was turned upside down by a tornado? Would it be uplifting as this? (H/T Creeper)

Check out this powerful viral clip of a Kentucky man playing a hymn on his piano after a twister wrecked his home

This is what peace that surpasses understanding looks like, my friends:

Teacher of The Year. What possibly could go wrong with that?

A Fairview Elementary School teacher was arrested Monday in Tennessee and charged with nine counts of aggravated sexual battery, especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a child, eight counts of rape, incest and eight counts of rape of a child. Two victims who are minors were reported by District Attorney General Brent Cooper. Neither are students at Fairview Elementary.

Hell hath no fury like a scornedwoman Genius Award Winner.

A 76-year-old Florida Woman was arrested yesterday for allegedly targeting her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend in an auto vandalism spree that employed oil, pink lipstick, and a dead raccoon.

According to police, Patsy Murrell vandalized the cars in late-September, three months after her relationship with Stephen Hughes, 74, ended. Hughes’s new girlfriend, an arrest affidavit notes, is Michelle Busman-Baio, 64.

Investigators charge that Murrell damaged the vehicles while they were parked at night outside Hughes’s home in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area.

Hughes’s 2011 Chrysler had oil poured into its air vents and the words “Loves Kinkey Sex” and “Wominzer” written on the windows in pink lipstick. The auto also sustained damage to its rear bumper, allegedly when Murrell rammed the car with her vehicle. The estimate to repair Hughes’s ride was about $1600, cops noted

A dead raccoon? That's an A for creativity.

A man with a big heart. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

An Indian plastic surgeon is being praised as a hero without a cape after spending much of his life performing over 37,000 free procedures to correct children’s cleft palates and cleft lips.

According to the CDC, cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. These defects cause a variety of problems, which range from the inability to access milk as babies, to bullying and discrimination later on in life. Both birth defects can be corrected with the help of plastic surgery, but these procedures are, unfortunately, not available to the poor families who need them most. In India, one plastic surgeon has emerged as the benefactor of tens of thousands of babies and children, correcting their cleft lips or cleft palate for free, and thus giving them the chance at a much better life

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