Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (12/29/21)

Quote I

“The ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant forced us to readjust our protocols almost immediately upon arrival to attempt to stay ahead of any potential spread. This included daily testing and the team quarantine requirement when positive cases were confirmed.” IIHF president Luc Tardif

Quote II

“We all knew it would happen eventually,today it did. Over a half million followers gone in a blink of an eye. That means I must have been on the mark, so to speak. Over the target. It also means we lost a critical component in our fight to stop these vaccines being mandated for children and to stop the corruption in our governments, as well as the medical-industrial complex and pharmaceutical industries. Robert Malone, MD.

Quote III

“”Because I know that ever since that day, I don’t feel safe anymore. I don’t feel safe going to do my errands, groceries, anything because I’m always looking over my shoulder and I shouldn’t be living this way.” Lourdes Medina

Quote IV

“I can’t run myself ragged working here all day and then working my second job all night just to make ends meet, every single day Monday through Friday, plus working on the weekends. I don’t have any time for myself. I don’t even have time to grade papers outside of class.” Mahalia Aponte

You want green energy? Unfortunately it comes with costs of its own.

Native Americans Rejecting Biden’s Green Energy Revolution Infrastructure

Native Americans recoiling in horror at plans to desecrate their lands, by extracting the minerals and building the transmission lines President Biden needs to fulfil his promised green energy revolution.

“They used to say you could walk across the river on the backs of salmon,” he said one rainy autumn morning as he tallied and measured the depleted stocks of young Chinook salmon that hosta in these mountain creeks. “Now, it’s totally different. It’s devastating, if you think about it.”

President Joe Biden came into office vowing to safeguard Native American resources like these and uphold the rights of tribes. But in the rolling headwaters of central Idaho, where mining interests have long overrun tribal rights, the administration’s promise is colliding with another priority: starting a renewable energy revolution.

NIMBY

Here's another guy who can walk off into the sunset. Say adios Newt.

Newt Gingrich: Hillary Clinton ‘Is Going to Run’ Instead of Biden in 2024

It's a slow week in news. But, The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You.^TM

DOCTOR’S ORDERS I’m an expert and these are the 8 things you should NEVER put in your vagina

IF you're feeling adventurous this festive season then you might be planning to mix it up when it comes to your bedroom activities.

The vagina has a delicate Ph which is a little bit acidic - but there are things that can throw this off kilter, causing smells and other issues.

Four Plastic Spoons?!? Oh my!!

Last year, we were learning how to live in quarantine. This year, we’ve perfected it: Boredom, curiosity, horniness, and an awful lot of time stuck at home have combined to make it a banner 12 months for shoving objects inside ourselves that cannot be removed without the aid of a trained professional. Here now, the traditional holiday recounting of the weirdest stuff hospitals found in America’s holes.

All reports are taken from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s database of emergency room visits, all descriptions are verbatim, and jesus christ what no don’t put that there that doesn’t go there.

As always, objects are sorted by orifice, working south:

I thought I loved fishing and I'm not a bad fisherman. I have nothing on congressional committees.

Far-Left Jan 6 Commission Demands Bank Records of Trump Staff in Bizarre Intimidation Attempt.

Taylor Budowich – Director of Communications for Save America and President Donald J. Trump – released a statement after the unconstitutional January 6th Committee sent a subpoena to JP Morgan Chase for his banking records.

The statement reads in full:

“Democracy is under attack. However, not by the people who illegally entered the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, but instead by a committee whose members walk freely in its halls every day. After complying completely with the Committee, including sitting for a four-hour deposition on December 22nd, I returned home on December 23rd only to find a notice from my banking institution, JP Morgan Chase, that they’d be handing over my banking records to the committee if I did not provide a court-ordered stoppage by December 24th. To add to the absurdity, neither the committee nor JP Morgan Chase will provide me with a copy of the actual contents of the subpoena. By circumventing my Constitutionally-protected rights, this Committee is only proving one thing: the Constitution only applies if your political party is in charge.

An Expert Explains Why All Your Classic Rock Heroes Are Selling Their Catalogs.
David Chidekel offers insight into Bruce Springsteen's massive deal with Sony and more

Earlier this month, Bruce Springsteen made history by selling his entire body of work — his songwriting catalog and his masters — to Sony for a reported $550 million. The Springsteen deal is by far the biggest of its kind, but just the latest example of what has become a growing trend: rock stars of a certain age cashing out by selling their publishing rights for massive sums of money.

Last year, Bob Dylan sold his entire songwriting catalog to Universal Music Publishing for upwards of $300 million. Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, the Beach Boys and David Crosby all followed suit with similar deals. But why, all of a sudden, are investors so willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on song catalogs?

Not the get a way that was hoped for by our Genius Award Winner, 1st Runner-up.

Car thief slides into tree while trying to flee from police

That's a good doggeh. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

DUBUQUE — Steve Vincent glanced down at the dog standing patiently beside his chair.

“Get it,” he commanded.

Doc, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, immediately picked up the leash that Vincent had dropped, returning it to his owner.

“Thank you,” responded Vincent, a resident of Maquoketa.

Nearby, Dubuquer Garland Shirley patted his own dog, Smitty, who lay quietly at his side. Like Doc, Smitty sported a black vest proclaiming his status as a service dog.

Vincent and Shirley were paired with Doc and Smitty through IOWA (Inspiring Our Warriors of America) Service Dogs.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the nonprofit, launched in 2019, provides mobility and psychiatric service dogs to first responders and veterans at no cost. Shirley and Vincent are the first two “warriors” to graduate the program with their canine companions.

I wonder what her Genius Award Blood Alcohol content was. Genius Award Winner.

Michelle Mark
Tue, December 28, 2021, 3:50 PM·3 min read
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Spirit Airlines aircraft parked at the end of a runway at Orlando International Airport.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Federal prosecutors have charged a 43-year-old Tennessee woman with interfering with a flight crew.

A criminal complaint alleged Amanda Henry disrupted a Spirit Airlines flight and punched and kicked flight attendants.

The charge comes amid the Justice Department's crackdown on unruly or violent passengers aboard commercial aircraft.

Federal prosecutors in Tennessee announced Tuesday that they charged a woman with interfering with a flight crew, accusing her of kicking and hitting flight attendants and screaming that she wanted to get off the plane.

The incident, aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nashville, occurred on November 27 after two airline passengers asked to change seats because a women's "disruptive behavior made them feel uncomfortable," according to a criminal complaint.

The woman, 43-year-old Amanda Renee Henry, had "acted flirtatious" and "made lewd sexual advances" toward the passengers, placing her hands on both of them and even laying her head on one passenger's shoulder, the complaint said.

A flight attendant told federal authorities that Henry — who appeared drunk — grew "irate and belligerent" once the men moved to different seats. The complaint said Henry grew even more disruptive when the flight attendants asked her to move to a different row, away from the emergency exits.

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Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire and AceCorp, LLC. This is my last ONT of 2021. It has been an interesting year to say the least. Thank you for making The ONT part of your life. I hope that you have a Happy & Prosperous 2022. See you next year.

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