Sunday Overnight Open Thread (9/4/22)

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“He wasn’t true to the voters, knowing that he was going to do this,” AZ State Rep. Richard Andrade

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“It’s something I know I can do and that 99 per cent of the world can’t and never will do, so I feel obliged to use my ability and enjoy doing it in the process." Adam Lockwood

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"I'm going to go and see his mum, then I'm going to go and see your sister."A gobby teen accused of robbing a service station

I guess failure was not an option after cashing in big time.

A TOP executive at Bed Bath & Beyond has died after plunging to his death from an iconic New York City skyscraper.

Gustavo Anral, 52, jumped from the 18th floor of the 'Jenga Building' at 56 Leonard Street on Friday, police sources say.

Reason #712 why people hate the bureaucrats.

Not fine: Property owner at war with government for something he didn't do
'Punished me for someone else's mistake and then denied me a chance to point that out'

Tomorrow is Labor Day. Here is how it became a national holiday.

Labor Day Only Became a National Holiday Thanks to a Deadly Railroad Workers' Strike
We all enjoy a three-day weekend, but let's not forget the people who died to make it happen.

Labor Day has always felt a little bit like Senior Skip Day from high school. A day off? Just because we labor? Makes you think we should have these three-day weekends year-round. But like so many American traditions, scratch the surface of this innocuous federal holiday and you’ll find rampant capitalism and bloodshed.

In the forgotten labor history of America, transportation has always played a big role. Decades before the UAW dragged the most powerful companies in the world to the bargaining table, there were the railroads and all the unions associated with their operation. The Pullman Railway Strike of 1894 would see 250,000 people walk off the job; federal troops broke the strike, with 30 people left dead. The reasons why those workers went on strike would be familiar to many of us today. Case in point, this political cartoon from a Chicago labor newspaper, which might as well have run in 2022:

Proactive policing? Or just a way to fill the city's bank account?

Wisconsin bust: 137 cited for underage drinking

On this day September 4, 1965 - The Who
The Who had their van stolen containing over £5000 worth of equipment outside the Battersea Dogs Home. The band were inside the home at the time buying a guard dog. The van was later recovered. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: September 4, 1971 - Ty Longley
Ty Longley, guitarist, singer, Great White. Had the 1989 hit with a cover of Ian Hunter's 'Once Bitten Twice Shy'. Longley died on 20th February 2003 along with 100 fans after pyrotechnics ignited a club during a Great White gig in West Warwick, Rhode Island. via thisdayinmusic.com

If I were going to move, I would do a little research. Just a little. 700 Genius Award Winners.

Twelve individuals have been arrested and 30 are under investigation in Italy for having invented the “Antarctic Theocratic State of San Giorgio” with which they swindled about 700 people by promising nationality in order to be able to pay fewer taxes, have passports, land, and even receive noble titles.

The operation, called “The island that does not exist”, was launched by the Police of Catanzaro in the region of Calabria in April 2021 after a search of a property that had been indicated as the diplomatic headquarters of the fictitious state.

The criminal network made believe that this nation existed with autonomous sovereignty and privileges “by virtue of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959” and took care of the procedures for granting citizenship to whoever requested it, in exchange for between 200 and 1000 euros.

I once stopped on a busy street and picked up a dog struck by a car. I'm not sure if I could do this. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

On August 30, an unidentified delivery driver for Amazon saw smoke rising from a home and called 911.

Although there were no people in the home at the time, three Boston terrier dogs were present – and thanks to her quick thinking they were all saved.

"During a structure fire yesterday, 3 puppies were saved and revived from smoke inhalation," the Columbia County Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post. "Thank you to the Amazon driver who noticed the smoke and called 911. Since the homeowner was not at home at the time, she saved the home and the puppies lives!"


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