Monday Overnight Open Thread (2/28/22)

Quote I

“i am a racist. i do sometimes make assumptions based on a persons race/ethnicity/culture. glad that is out of the way.” Brett Netzer, a Boston Red Sox minor leaguer

Now an unemployed minor legauer

Quote II

“They broke him, they mentally broke him. He had run out of hope. I know he couldn’t take it any more.” Geri Perna

Home of the free enslaved. Land of the brave tyrants. May God have mercy on his soul.

Quote III

"We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity."~Otto von Bismarck

Sounds like "Karen" has a job as an apartment manager.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – He received a lease violation for displaying a religious sculpture.

A 72-year-old Sacramento man says he was forced to remove a statue of Jesus from outside his own front door at the Glen Ellen Mutual Housing Community apartment complex because the apartment manager called it a lease violation, displaying personal items in common areas.

In the event of a nuclear event. Don't forget to practice "Social Distancing".

Types, deletes. Keeps his Cob position.

This will certainly cause Putin to rethink his Ukrainian invasion. Disney Pausing Theatrical Releases In Russia Following Invasion Of Ukraine; ‘The Batman’ Still Opening Despite Economic Sanctions

Hollywood hasn’t been the most bullish about taking an action that would dent its bottom line, but Disney today has taken the bold move of pulling its theatrical releases from Russia temporarily in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

We hear that other studios were scrambling to formulate their own strategies today. Disney here, has et the tone, issuing an economic ban against a market which minted over $445M at the box office last year, as much as $1.3 billion in 2013 (per Box Office Mojo).

“Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Turning Red from Pixar.,” said Disney in a statement this afternoon, “We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation. In the meantime, given the scale of the emerging refugee crisis, we are working with our NGO partners to provide urgent aid and other humanitarian assistance to refugees.”

The Big Apple, NYC, has an image problem.

A man smeared poop on a woman and different suspect was arrested after hammering another woman, in the latest of continued crimes in New York City’s subway system.

Surveillance footage released on Sunday shows the moment that a man wiped human feces on a 43-year-old victim while she was sitting on a bench inside the Wakefield-241st Street station in the Bronx.

The clip of from the incident around 5.15pm last Monday shows a man walking towards her with black plastic bag and then smashing the poop on her face without saying anything.

But oh no law abiding citizens cannot carry any type of weapon to protect themselves. Had "Poop Man" been shot in the act that story would have been Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Another big city with an image problem. Grunge is supposed to be a music genre not what your city looks like.

Videos from KOMO News reporter Jonathan Choe reveal the squalid conditions parts of downtown Seattle have turned into as homeless people openly use drugs and trash covers the street.

Over the weekend a friend was over for dinner. We started talking GOP 2024 candidates. I stated every time I hear about this guy, I like him more and more.

Florida has refused a request from President Biden to send its National Guard to help police Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that several governors had received requests to beef up security for the speech before saying “no.”

“Last week, the Biden Administration requested the assistance of State National Guards to deploy to Washington D.C. I have rejected this request — there will be no @FLGuard sent to D.C. for Biden’s State of the Union,” Mr. DeSantis said on Twitter.

Born on this day: February 28,1943 - Donnie Iris
American rock musician Donnie Iris, guitarist. He wrote the No.2 Billboard hit, 'The Rapper', with the Jaggerz in 1970 and was a member of Wild Cherry who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Play That Funky Music'. He also achieved fame as a solo artist in the early 1980s with the hit 'Ah! Leah!' via thisdayinmusic.com

On this day: February 28, 1985 - David Byron
David Byron, singer with Uriah Heep died from an epileptic fit and liver disease aged 38. Byron was the original singer of the English band between 1969 and 1976 and gained a reputation with his operatic vocals and harmonies as one of the best rock vocalists and frontmen in the world. via thisdayinmusic.com

On the bright side there wasn't much of a police chase. Genius Award Winner.

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The driver of an SUV was arrested for suspicion of DUI after hitting a police vehicle in Whatcom County Sunday night.

According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Jacob Kennett, a Sumas Police Department officer pulled a commercial vehicle over on the 9300 block of State Route 9 around 9:30 p.m. During the traffic stop, the officer’s vehicle was struck from behind by an SUV.

The conception and birth of a child is a miracle. 2 births? Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Many people believe that women can't get conceive while already pregnant, and for the most part that's true, but it turns out that it is not always the case. In fact, one California mom, pregnant with a little girl, recently wound up getting pregnant with another baby.

Her name is Odalis and she told The Daily Mail that a few months after tragically suffering a miscarriage, she and her husband Antonio found out that she was pregnant again. Then, when she went to the doctor for her first scan, she got even more exciting news - that she was going to have two babies... but they weren't twins.

Odalis detailed the story, explaining how she had to go in for the scan without Antonio, due to COVID restrictions. Because of her earlier miscarriage, she was incredibly nervous they would find something wrong. The 25-year-old said:

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