Sunday Overnight Open Thread (7/10/22)

Quote I

“The states that are protecting unborn life concede that abortion drugs are exceedingly good at what they're designed to do. So they are not questioning the efficacy of these drugs based on the FDA judgment. They're using the FDA findings to say yes, these drugs we agree do kill unborn life. That's what they're designed to do. And that's why they should not be used in those pro-life states.” Roger Severino, the vice president of domestic policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation

Quote II

"We're in 2022. One would expect the self-checkout experience to be flawless. We're not there at all,"
Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia

Quote III

“He tried to jump in my car and fight with me at the same time. I had to pull over. Oh man, it was a trip.” Arthur Calvin

Quote IV

This is why you are considered, correctly, a propagandist and not a journalist because I just explained in detail with total sincerity what I believe. You ignored it and invoked mass shooters. This is revealing how ridiculous you are, and I think it’s evident to any fair person watching.Tucker Carlson

Probably NSFW....

I'll be upfront and honest. I don't golf. I know many who do and enjoy the game. But I know they aren't thinking about the following while out on the course hunting for their balls.

6 Numbers That Show How Saudi Money Forever Changed Golf

KEY BACKGROUND
LIV Golf formally launched last fall with Australian former world No. 1 Greg Norman as its chief executive, but began to truly make waves in February when Mickelson defended his ties to the Saudi-backed league with inflammatory comments about the Saudi government’s involvement in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its criminalization of homosexuality. Mickelson said and disappeared from the public eye for months before playing his first tournament in June at LIV Golf’s first-ever tournament at the Centurion Golf Club near London. The PGA Tour announced last month the suspension of any golfers playing in LIV Golf tournaments from the tour. DeChambeau made his LIV Golf debut at the series’ first U.S. tournament June 30, where Koepka, Reed and Ancer also made their debuts.

MASTERCARD ‘PAUSES’ DECADE-LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO LIV GOLFERS

The sponsorship fallouts continue for golfers who have elected to compete in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. The latest company to cut ties with LIV Golfers is Mastercard.

Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell began their relationships with Mastercard in 2009 and 2011, respectively, but the company decided to “pause” the partnership due to their involvement with the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit.

“We have paused the activation of our relationship with Ian and Graeme, recognizing the uncertainties around their standing with the PGA Tour,” Mastercard vice president of communications Seth Eisen said

Why read the proposed legislation?

Minnesota just sorta, kinda, almost legalized weed.

A law took effect earlier this month allowing anyone at least 21 years old to purchase edibles or beverages with up to 5 milligrams of hemp-derived THC per serving. Those relatively low potency products with up to 50 milligrams per package still pack enough of a psychoactive punch to get most users plenty high.

But some key lawmakers who approved the significant change in drug policy were seemingly confused about what they’d done.

Marijuana legalization has been a divisive issue in the Minnesota Legislature for years. The Democratic-controlled House passed legislation last year that would allow anyone at least 21 years old to legally purchase and possess the drug, but the GOP-controlled Senate has remained staunchly opposed to recreational legalization. Yet a legalization provision was adopted during a marathon conference committee meeting in May without debate or objection.

So what if he is a lying hypocritical politician. That makes him a perfect Democrat. He'll fit in nicely in Washington D.C.

John Fetterman, the Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee, pledged in 2021 that he would not take over $200 from oil, gas and coal industry executives or related lobbyists and political action committees.

But his campaign committee spent almost $7,000 on flights between July 2021 and April 2022, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show, even though the Environmental Protection Agency says greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes “contribute to the air pollution that causes climate change.”

“Pledging not to take contributions from the industry is really just empty virtue-signaling,” Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “He really ought to be put on the spot to explain how people can live without fossil fuels and why his policies won’t raise energy prices and impoverish people.”

A perfect response. Unfortunately it was a Tweet. And we all know what happens when someone doesn't like your tweet.

Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, who won a Silver Star in Iraq and previously served as the Army's top spokesperson, was suspended from his $92-an-hour consulting contract and placed under investigation after apparently mocking first lady Jill Biden on Twitter.

"For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us," Biden wrote on June 24 — the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and returned the issue of abortion to the states.

Just another day in the Utopia of Chicago.

Illinois State Police (ISP) are investigating mob violence against a trooper that happened early Sunday in Chicago.

The incident happened just prior to 2:00 a.m. at Division Street and Elston Avenue, ISP said in a social media post on Tuesday:

What a marketing ploy. People will want to brush their teeth numerous times a day.

The Bolivian government Tuesday announced the creation of the state-run Empresa Pública Productiva de Industrialización to start the production of a new brand of toothpaste made from coca leaves to fulfill the Constitutional mandate to capitalize on a native and ancestral natural resource, which is the cultural heritage of the country.

Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy Néstor Huanca Tuesday said the Industrialization of the Bolivian Coca Leaf under the brand Kokabol involved a US$ 9 million investment. The main plant will be located in the municipality of Sacaba, in the department of Cochabamba.

Huanca explained that the toothpaste is expected to generate added value for the benefit of the Bolivian population. Kokabol will process coca leaves to take advantage of their nutritional and medicinal properties, Juanca also explained.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner. of evil against you falsely, for my sake.(Matthew 5:11)

Police are investigating three attacks on churches in Bethesda, Maryland this weekend as criminal acts of arson and vandalism, it was reported this morning by multiple local news outlets and not CNN.

“Worshipers at St. Jane Frances De Chantal Parish went to church at an alternate location Sunday morning after a fire was set overnight inside the parish, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services,” reported NBC affiliate WRC-TV. “Authorities are investigating the fire as arson.”

CBS affiliate WJLA said it this way: “Three neighboring churches of varying denominations were targeted by vandals and arsonists in Bethesda, Md. over the weekend, according to Montgomery County officials.”

If you are a Christian church what is your purpose? Is it to preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Or is your goal to be a Secular melting pot? The Church of England is looking at Option #2.

The Church of England has said that there is “no official definition” of a woman.

Senior bishops have insisted that until recently, the answer to questions such as what constitutes a woman “were thought to be self-evident”. However, now “additional care” is needed.

The stance comes as the institution struggles to remain relevant and progressive amid declining congregant numbers and in an increasingly secular society.

However, while it has been welcomed by liberal wings of the Church, the comments, from the Bishop in Europe, have provoked criticism - with gender-critical campaigners claiming “whether your starting point is biology or the Bible”, the answer to the question remains the same.

Meanwhile, Rev Angela Berners-Wilson, England’s first woman priest, said that she is “not totally happy” with the answer, but added that the issue is “sensitive”.

'We need to be very sensitive'

Sensitive? You need to get your head out of your ass.

I bet this thing leaves a big ass carbon footprint. Can I get one Fabulous?

Mounting a Polaris-type body on top of two jet skis seems a bit like the answer to a question nobody asked but, as it turns out, doing so actually seems like a lot of fun. Which is why Shadow Six Racing created the Typhoon and it's said to be the world's first 'Aquatic Utility Vehicle.'

While it looks like a Polaris RZR bolted to a pair of jet skis, it's actually more complex than that. The body of the vehicle is made from a tubular titanium frame with a Polaris body kit mounted to it. So you're not wrong for thinking it looks like a Polaris RZR but it's entirely different underneath the skin. And rather than have an ATV's typical suspension, wheels, and off-road tires, Shadow Six instead fitted it with long-travel suspension and a pair of custom jet skis. In each custom ski is a 300 horsepower supercharged 1.8-liter Yamaha engine, providing the Typhoon with a combined 600 horsepower. It looks super top-heavy but around 2,000 pounds of its 2,365 pound curb weight is actually below the water line. That's due to the heavy skis, with their engines, weighing around 1,000 pounds each, and the lightweight titanium and carbon fiber body only weighing around 300 pounds.

I'm cheap, no I'm stingy frugal. Yet that is what I am, I'm frugal. And I'm not spending $200 for an order of french fries.

July 8 (UPI) -- A New York restaurant announced a $200 plate of french fries certified as the world's most expensive by Guinness World Records will be returning to the eatery for National French Fry Day.

Serendipity3 on Manhattan's Upper East Side earned a Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive french fries when chefs cooked up Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites, a plate of fries listed for $200.

Born on this day: July 10, 1939 - Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples, American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist. She recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers who scored two No.1 singles, 'I'll Take You There' and 'Let's Do It Again'.via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: July 10, 1942 - Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio, vocals, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio. He died on May 16, 2010, after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.via thisdayinmusic.com

The annual Genius Award goes to.....

Seven people have been injured with thousands narrowly avoided being gored during the third bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermin Festival.

Gorings, when a bull’s horn skewers a runner, are the most dangerous injuries at the Spanish festival.

A total of seven men – six Spaniards and one Frenchman – required hospital treatment following this morning’s bull run but none of them were seriously hurt.

Initial reports suggested two people had been gored during the event but Spanish authorities later corrected this to state that a man was scratched by a horn, not pierced.

$45.00 debt. Nude photos. Blackmail. Some assembly required for Genius Award Winner.

JULY 6--In a bid to recoup a $45 debt from a former girlfriend, a Florida Woman allegedly copied images from her ex’s OnlyFans page and threatened to send the nude photos to the victim’s mother and grandmother, according to an extortion complaint.

Investigators say Eliza Jean Limite, 24, “was in a romantic relationship” with the victim and “in the early stages of dating” when she threatened to “disseminate her nude images” if not paid $45.

Limite, cops charge, went to the victim’s OnlyFans page and “screenshotted the nude images and saved them to her camera roll, without authorization.” Limite then texted one of the nude images to a third party and “sent this proof of dissemination to the victim.”

Making someone's day? Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Man Trades First Class Seat For Seat Next To Toilet With 88-Year-Old Woman To Make Her Dream Come True


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