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July 12, 2022

Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (7/12/22


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The Quotes of The Day


Quote I

“You’re afraid to go out sometimes, different places because you don’t know what’s going on. I wish that they could do something about it.” Culver City resident Beverly Peterson


Quote II

“As per CNN: I’m not the real deal. Maybe I’m not the right type of taco.” Rep. Mayra Flores, (R-TX)


Quote III

“If you knew that four guys with guns were going to break into your home or business and try to brutally murder you and your family, which gun would you pick to defend yourself — a handgun or an AR-15? If you said the handgun, you’re a liar. If you said the AR-15, you just made my point. The AR-15 is the best gun to use against multiple armed intruders who are trying to kill you.” Colion Noir



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Is it real or is it Memorex? Indian farmers streamed fake pro cricket matches to Russian bettors for two week - Complete with fake sound effects and a professional-sounding commentator

A group of Indian farmers set up a fake Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament so convincing that they managed to trick a Russian audience into making real bets. According to a report from the Times of India, the fake games took place on a farm in the village of Gujarat, with 21 farm laborers and unemployed teens who were each paid 400 rupees (~$5 USD) and tasked with impersonating “pro” cricket players from well-known Indian teams.

The farmers reportedly livestreamed the tournament to YouTube over the course of two weeks and even set up a Telegram channel dedicated to the games. That’s where they took bets from Russian gamblers located in Tver, Voronezh, and Moscow, despite the fact that the actual IPL’s 2022 season closed out in late May.

Brilliant. Just fvcking brilliant!


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Thailand takes on sex offenders. We coddle them and elect them as Democrats.

Sex offenders will be offered chemical castration in Thailand in a bid to cut down reoffending after lawmakers approved the controversial procedure.

Criminals who are considered likely to commit more sex attacks after their release will be given the option of the injection, which lowers their testosterone levels, in return for a reduced prison sentence.

The procedure will require the approval of two doctors and the offenders will still be monitored for 10 years and made to wear electronic bracelets.


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The City of Brotherly Love. It sure looks dangerous in the middle of broad daylight.

Philadelphia man turns table on robbery suspects, shoots after getting shot twice

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Closing time. Or was it?

“Entitled” Starbucks Customer Slammed by Internet for Placing Order 3 Minutes

It appeared that fewer and fewer people were enthused about going back to work in some industries following the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe it's because many folks, after having some time to reflect on their career aspirations upon being laid off or furloughed from their jobs and being forced to stay home, they didn't want to return to their previous positions.

Or maybe it had to do with the fact that those working during the pandemic faced a litany of more mental health challenges due to increased stress levels at their respective jobs. Or it could be that a lot of people discovered that they were being hosed and businesses could afford to pay them more than they were currently receiving, which there's strong evidence for considering that so many major corporations are increasing base pay for many workers, even if these merit increases are being outpaced by inflation.


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In tonight's segment You Be The Judge, how would you rule?

Pregnant Texas Woman Says Unborn Baby Is Second Passenger In Carpool Lane Ticket Dust-Up
A police officer reportedly told her that her unborn child 'doesn't count.'


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The ONT Is Always Looking Out For YouTM Hey! Let's be careful out there.

n the hot months of the summer, plenty of people like to cool off with a chilled beverage, from lemonade and iced tea, to beer and refreshing cocktails. However, it turns out that one of the most popular chilled alcoholic drinks can actually burn you, and now, doctors have issued a warning to anyone who plans to drink a margarita outside.

While enjoying the beverage, there is a risk of what has been dubbed a "margarita burn." If you're poolside, beachside, on your deck or anywhere in the sun, and you wind up getting a drip of margarita on your skin or hands and don't wipe it off, you might get a severe burn. The culprit is the drink's citrus ingredients, which have a chemical in them that, when mixed with sunlight, will burn you.


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The Fabulous drives a Buick with free heated seats and steering wheel. Take that Beamer fans.

BMW Is Charging a Subscription Fee for Heated Seats Again
BMW is asking Korean owners to pay for subscription-based options like heated seats or driver-assistance software.


While we are on the subject of automobiles..........An impending bubble? H/T Isophorone Blog


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When two educated professionals cannot establish certain biological facts. We are doomed.

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on abortion policy in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Court overturned landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

In the hearing, a pro-abortion advocate, Khiara M. Bridges, who is a professor of law at UC Berkeley School of Law, told Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley that it is “transphobic” for him to suggest that only biological women can become pregnant. According to her law school bio, Bridges specializes in the intersectionality of class, race and reproductive issues.

“We can recognize that this issue [abortion] impacts women while also recognizing that it impacts other groups. Those things are not mutually exclusive, Sen. Hawley,” she said.

“I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic and it opens up trans people to violence by not recognizing them as –” she continued.

“You’re saying that I’m opening up people to violence by asking whether or not women are the folks who can have pregnancies?” Hawley responded.

“I want to note one out of five transgender persons have attempted suicide–” she retorted.


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The Elon Musk Twitter Show is on to its next episode.

Twitter Sues Elon Musk For Trying To Cancel Acquisition Deal

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Hmm, I wonder if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) lost her pets?

July 11 (UPI) -- A Michigan college said its nature center was closed to the public "until further notice" after two reports of alligator sightings in a river.

Albion College said its Whitehouse Nature Center, located near the college's campus in Albion, was closed all day Sunday due to a potential danger.


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There is something to be said about the old fashion lock and key.

Hackers have uncovered ways to unlock and start nearly all modern Honda-branded vehicles by wirelessly stealing codes from an owner's key fob. Dubbed "Rolling Pwn," the attack allows any individual to "eavesdrop" on a remote key fob from nearly 100 feet away and reuse them later to unlock or start a vehicle in the future without owner's knowledge.

Despite Honda's dispute that the technology in its key fobs "would not allow the vulnerability," The Drive has independently confirmed the validity of the attack with its own demonstration.


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Frozen pizza, it always has a cardboard taste to it. Or am I wrong?

The frozen aisle is full of cauliflower crusts, Neapolitans madness, and outrageously artisanal toppings.
For over half a century, pizza has had a welcome home in the grocery store frozen foods aisle. Totino’s and Tombstone began selling frozen pizzas in the 1960s, soon after easy-to-heat TV dinners debuted in living rooms across America. Red Baron got into the game with their own frozen pies in the 1970s, which quickly dominated school lunch menus nationwide. But perhaps the biggest development in at-home pizza came in 1995, when Kraft launched DiGiorno. The aggressively advertised “better than delivery” pies feature a signature “rising crust” that puffs up as it bakes, for a doughy result more reminiscent of freshly made pizza. Within a few years, DiGiorno rose to become the number-one-selling frozen pizza brand in the United States, and it has remained so ever since.


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LOLGF A Starbucks union leader when interviewed by the Journal said the company should have involved employees in the decision to close the stores.

Starbucks announced Monday it is closing 16 stores across the country, citing crime and safety concerns at the locations, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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The ONT Musical Interlude & No Ethanol Emporium



Born on this day: 12 Jul 1943
Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, and then Fleetwood Mac, who scored the US No.1 single 'Dreams' taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. Eight of her songs appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1988 Greatest Hits album.via thisdayinmusic.com

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Born on this day: 12 Jul 1947
English singer, guitarist, songwriter Wilko Johnson who with Dr Feelgood had the 1979 UK No.9 single 'Milk And Alcohol' and a founding member of Solid Senders. Wilko stated in early 2013 that he had terminal cancer and was given just 10 months to live, and aptly announced he was going on a farewell tour. On 22 March 2013, Wilko played what he thought would be his final show guesting with Madness on the television programme Madness Live: Goodbye Television Centre which was broadcast on BBC Four. In Oct 2014 Johnson said he has been "cured" of the terminal pancreatic cancer. via thisdayinmusic.com

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Depending on your point of view he's lucky to be a living Genius Award Winner. 1st Runner Up.

A tourist who took a forbidden route up Mount Vesuvius injured himself by falling in the crater after he dropped his phone taking a selfie.

The man, 23, climbed down into the crater of the active volcano in Italy trying to retrieve his mobile – and then fell several metres after losing his balance.


I wonder if there was enough of him left to determine his BAC. Genius Award Winner.

Man lights firework on his head and it explodes into his skull, Texas cops say


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This story has a couple of Wows. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day

Man Who Walked 33 Miles To Work Gifted Car From Stranger

A man in Prineville, Oregon, walked 33 miles to work.

After his story was shared, a complete stranger gifted him a car.

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