Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (7/20/22)

Quote I

“I was embarrassed. My neighbors saw the whole thing – guys in these police vests standing in my yard. I was really uncomfortable." The homeowner, who did not want his name used

Quote II

"If you're buying a new one, you have to realize there is no second-hand market right now because the manufacturers are not supporting the cars," Ray Siwinksi

Quote III

"When you're the leader, there's only one direction to go, especially when a large amount of competition launches, which is what Netflix has seen in the last couple of years,"
Guy Bisson, executive director at Ampere Analysis

Quote IV

"It’s hard to see how they can wriggle out of being charged with a HIPAA violation,"Abner Weintraub, longtime HIPAA compliance consultant

Quote V

The science is unambiguous in terms of the level of threat, in terms of the lives and livelihoods that America and the world stand to lose if we don't accelerate our action. And I don't think we should be following the lead of India and China. I think countries like India and China should be challenged to follow the lead of the United States leading the way on climate.”Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

Quote VI

“I still wish I didn’t get it, to be honest with you. But you gotta do what you gotta do, you know?” NBA player Andrew Wiggins

Quote VII

The lesson: one day the charade will come to an end. You will be faced with reality, and reality will win. Reality ALWAYS wins. Matthew Noto

Does a bear shit in the woods? Not always.

A Tofino resident thought her vehicle was malfunctioning when the horn and lights started going off, but instead there was a surprise waiting for her.

Stephanie Hannay first heard her vehicle horn sounding around 10:30 p.m. Saturday outside her home.

When she peeked outside, everything seemed normal.

“I went to bed and was woken up at 2 a.m. by the horn going off again,” she said.

She grabbed her keys and went to see what was going on.

“I opened the driver-side door and this head pops out in the back seat and it’s just a bear. I couldn’t believe it.”

Student loan forgiveness. Sorry Stevie, I'm just not feeling it.

Young Attorney Has $347,000 In Student Loan Debt, No Job, And Lives On Welfare
If $10,000 of his loans were forgiven as President Joe Biden proposed, it will not change things for him.

There has been a lot of talk about the Great Resignation, where employees now have more leverage when it comes to obtaining jobs and negotiating salaries due to a labor shortage. But not everyone has benefited from this, and one young lawyer is struggling with what appears to be an unfathomable debt load.

Business Insider featured Steve, a 2017 graduate of the Seattle University School of Law. Steve grew up in a working-class family and became a social worker after graduating college. He said he was frequently advised by attorneys and those around him that pursuing a law degree would leave him well off.

I hate bipartisanship, don't you? Republicans Negotiate with Democrats on Illegal Alien Farmworker Amnesty

A group of mostly west coast Republicans is negotiating with Democrats on a plan to give amnesty to potentially millions of illegal aliens who work on United States farms.

A report from National Public Radio (NPR) details how Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) is working with Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO) on finalizing another version of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to provide green cards, and eventually naturalized American citizenship, to as many as 2.1 million illegal aliens working on U.S. farms.

What a shame this little ophidian didn't receive the Ashli Babbitt treatment.

During a Wednesday congressional hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee on banning so-called assault weapons, gun control activist David Hogg had to be escorted out by police for his outburst interrupting the hearing. The officer lets Hogg carry on for a moment before making him leave, as she tugs on his arm to remove him while he still shouts out his remarks.

No disrespect Congresswoman. But, big fvcking whoop.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House Republican conference chair, said this weekend that the GOP will investigate the Biden family if they clinch a majority in Congress during the midterms.

The New York Republican was speaking during a Sunday appearance on Fox News program "Life, Liberty & Levin," where she said a Republican-led House would hold the Biden administration "accountable."

Stefanik accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of having "illegal ties to crime" and "relationships with other foreign adversaries, and entities that he should not be involved with," but didn't provide substantiation.

The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You^TM

8 Things Sleep Experts Do in the Morning After a Poor Night's Sleep

Oh the horrors!!!!! There are Nancys everywhere.

Woman 'humiliated' as Tesco worker confronts her for wearing bikini top during shop

A woman was left 'fuming and upset' after a Tesco worker confronted her in store for wearing a bikini top while she did her shopping on the hottest day of the year

When Texas or Arizona requests help the NE Libs sneer at them. Now the shoe is on the other foot.

Adams released a statement on Tuesday demanding "federal resources immediately" to address the influx of migrants.

The statement said New York City has experienced a "sharp increase" of migrants heading to the city, with more than 2,800 entering the city's shelter system. By city law, individuals without a home are obligated to a bed provided by the city.

Thanks General Motors.

The Biden administration — and President Joe Biden in particular — has favored General Motors over Tesla when it comes to electric vehicle manufacturing.

During this year’s State of the Union speech, for example, Biden said, “GM is making the largest investment in its history — $7 billion to build electric vehicles, creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan.” He didn’t mention Tesla once.

That’s not going to be a good look now that GM announced it’s latest investment in electric vehicle production will be south of the border.

Earlier this year Elon Musk of Tesla fame stated that working from home is no longer necessary and those that do are slackers.

The world’s richest man doubled down when he confirmed the memo’s authenticity on Twitter, writing that remote workers “should pretend to work somewhere else.”

As it turns out, remote workers really are pretending to work quite a lot, but pretending to work is hard work.

New data from Qatalag and GitLab puts a number on it: Knowledge workers waste an extra 67 minutes online each day doing menial tasks for the express purpose of proving to their managers and colleagues that they’re available and working.

To hell with the Kung Flu.

Bride-to-be is going ahead with her 16K dream wedding this weekend despite testing positive for Covid-19, after seeking advice on online forum Mumsnet.
Even though she did not show any symptoms, the bride-to-be tested positive during routine testing as part of her workplace’s precautions against the further spread of the virus. In an online post on Mumsnet she outlined her predicament:

“I am getting married on Sunday and having a large wedding with 80 day guests and an additional 100 at night. We have spent around 16k on the wedding and I have contacted my insurance provider and they are telling me I am not covered as current guidance would allow me to go ahead”.

On the bright side he didn't stick "it" in crazy.

After getting stood up, she finally got her date — in court.

A Michigan woman is raising eyebrows online after suing a man for $10,000 for — wait for it — standing her up on a date. A clip of the wild virtual hearing — during which the scorned woman got into a heated shouting match with the judge — is currently blowing up online.

The woman, named QaShontae Short, had reportedly filed a lawsuit back in 2020, in which she alleged that Richard Jordan “did not show and left on her mother’s birthday and her mom had just passed away,” per legal docs obtained by TMZ.

Typical government.

The U.S. Postal Service will order more than twice the number of electric vehicles initially projected for its new fleet, the agency announced Wednesday.

The move follows months of controversy after the Postal Service initially sought to make about 10 percent of its fleet electric. Now it plans to make at least 40 percent of its fleet electric.

The Postal Service said in a statement it adjusted the fleet’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to include more electric vehicles under the current contract. The Postal Service is targeting a purchase of at least 25,000 electric vehicles, it said.

Unicorns are quite excited! Never mind Quote II.

Born on this day: 20 Jul 1964
American musician, singer and songwriter Chris Cornell, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. Cornell died suddenly in Detroit on 17 May 2017 after performing at a show with Soundgarden. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: 20 Jul 1947
Carlos Santana, Mexican and American rock guitarist. Santana had the 1977 UK No.11 single 'She's Not There', and their 1999 US No.1 single 'Smooth' spent eleven weeks at No.1, (also No.1 in the UK). He won eight Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album at the 2000 awards.via thisdayinmusic.com

I'm not sure who the Genius Award Winner.

Imagine one day noticing your dog has been acting a little off. You will surely come up with a solid explanation for its changed behavior, and it probably won’t seem like a very big deal. Now the scenario takes a twisted turn when you find out it’s not even your dog you’ve been living with for the past 4 months. 121 days. 2904 hours.

This is a real story that happened to one Redditor and loving owner of a shepherd/Newf mutt named Emma. After getting Emma’s hair cut, the Redditor SecretSpud noticed she’d been acting very strange. “Physically, she was identical but mentally she was not there,” the author wrote.

And then there is this story...........Unfortunately he's not a Posthumous
Genius Award Winner.

However, every year we get incidents like this video. Watch as this tourist inexplicably decides to approach too close to a bison. Not only does he get too close, he decides to SNEAK UP on the animal from behind where it can't see him. It's a bad idea, and you can guess what happens next when the buffalo detects his personal space being invaded.

Taking his marriage vows seriously. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Kevin Harvey was having a “hell of a job” pushing his wife’s wheelchair up the hills of New Plymouth’s Coastal Walkway.

So he took her wheelchair and welded it to the front of one of his homemade electric bikes.

The five-wheeled vehicle features disk brakes, a seatbelt, and curved front forks, which Kevin claims is the secret to stopping the wheelchair going into the air every time the handlebars are turned.

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