Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (8/29/23) Minimalist Edition

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"I show my belly and my fat rolls. It's so empowering. I have never seen so many compliments."Meagan Senior

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“For far too long, pharmaceutical companies have made record profits while American families were saddled with record prices and unable to afford life-saving prescription drugs,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra

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“In a true democratic society, you cannot have people being arrested for a few tweets. We must have debate, we must have the freedom to criticise and offend each other, otherwise this country is going to swiftly go to pot," Anthony Stevens, a UK politician

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“You, sir, stole their lives, their futures, their dreams and have ripped apart 13 families. You cannot even man up and admit that. You, sir, gave us all the title ‘Gold Star family.’ You, sir, discredit honor and integrity,” Gold Star father Mark Schmitz

Does Resident of The White House, MushHead, want to be the POTUS during a real life 24?

The left is slowly waking up to why Joe’s Broken Border policy is bad for America, as seen in a Staten Island brawl when a former Catholic school was converted into a shelter.

Maybe a breaking news story about an ISIS-affiliated smuggler will open their eyes to not just the local inconvenience immigration is causing but also the security concerns.

Long before Biden rolled back all of Trump’s border security features, many of us were concerned that people with ill intent would exploit gaps in our border.

One Kuwaiti even floated a reasonably specific plan for how several pounds of anthrax could be smuggled across that border and released where it could cause chaos in Washington, DC.

Am I overreacting. Or would you have helped me take action? The older I get the more I hate enmity I have for people.

Passengers horror as child wears disruptive hat on flight that keeps them awake
A child was photographed sitting on a flight looking thrilled with himself while wearing the most obnoxious item on his head - leaving everyone unable to sleep

WTF is wrong with that little bastard's parent(s)? They could have easily drugged the little bugger.

Paul Joseph Watson, there may or may not be NSFW-Language

Granted the following story comes from California. But, it is only a matter of time before this becomes more prevalent in areas of crime. What was once a great state part of a great country slides smoothly to the septic tank of history.

requiring the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to be called, and management is cracking down on unaccompanied teens.

The youths, who were drawn by $4 movie tickets, may now face additional stipulations if they visit the shopping center at 22500 Town Circle after 5 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends, according to a report in the Inland Empire’s Press-Enterprise.

Specifically, the mall plans to require minors to wear lanyards that feature their names and contact information that can be used to report misbehavior to their parents, according to the Press-Enterprise.

The announcement came a day after the brawls, which forced Moreno Valley Mall management to “go back to the drawing board with regard to unattended youth at our property,” according to a post by Chelsey Ritchie in the Moreno Valley Matters Facebook group.

All good things must and will come to an end.

‘This isn’t even a McDonald’s in a nice area’: Drive-thru customer calls out that there’s no items for $1 on dollar menu
'McDonald’s pricing is getting out of hand.'

So the science is settled? No it is not.

A coalition of 1,609 scientists from around the world have signed a declaration stating “there is no climate emergency” and that they “strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policy” being pushed across the globe. The declaration does not deny the harmful effect of greenhouse gasses, but instead challenges the hysteria brought about by the narrative of imminent doom.

Filler material or beneficial? You be the judge.

How to Split the Bill at a Restaurant, No Matter How Complicated

Only one person drinking? Your friend ordered the lobster? We asked etiquette experts how to split the check—and avoid paying more than your share.

You’re out to dinner with a group of friends and the night’s winding down. The banter is electric, the drinks are flowing, and the vibes are downright jovial. Then the check comes—and so commences the perennially sticky song and dance of splitting the bill. One person tepidly reminds the group that they weren’t drinking. Another taps the mic to emphasize that they only ordered the Caesar salad while their neighbor to the right opted for the filet mignon. Every possible solution leaves at least one person feeling scorned (and overcharged). It doesn’t help that dining out is pricier than pretty much ever right now—and let’s be real, nobody wants to pay more than they owe.

A recent TikTok chronicling a full-on verbal brawl over a group’s $4,600 dinner check renewed debates surrounding the right way to split the bill—that is, if there is a right way at all. That particular video may or may not have been staged (it was probably staged), but it raised an all-too-common conundrum: awkwardly nickel-and-diming the check at the end of the night.

He was truly unarmed. But a true Genius Award Winner.

AMERICAN FORK — A Wyoming man traveling to California was arrested in Utah on Wednesday after police say he stole a car and ran onto I-15, taking off his pants to show he was not armed.

The odd series of events started when Antoine Screve, 29, of Wilson, Wyoming, made multiple 911 calls stating that he needed a tow truck for his vehicle. Despite being told not to use 911 to call a tow truck, he continued to do so, according to a police booking affidavit.

American Fork police officers responded to Screve's location to do what they could, but noted in the affidavit they "were neither auto mechanics nor tow-truck drivers" and were unable to assist further. They told Screve, however, that he could face charges if he continued to call 911.

Life doesn't get much better. He has a significant other and a Genius Award.

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. attorneys have identified the Hayward man who they allege was driving a Cadillac in what became a viral photo of a San Francisco sideshow, where his girlfriend was seen hanging out the window of the car holding a mini AK-47, the wind whipping her hair.

Earlier this month, federal prosecutors identified the driver as 26-year-old Christopher Gonzalez-Nunez, who they say has ties to the Norteño gang, and said the woman in the picture – released by San Francisco police in 2021 – was his "significant other."

It is nice to see a rags to riches story. Until the center of the story becomes a megalomaniac. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Takaya Awata, founder and CEO of Tokyo-listed Toridoll Holdings, best known for its popular udon noodle restaurants, has joined the ranks of billionaires. Shares of Toridoll, which operates nearly 1,900 eateries around the world, jumped by more than a third over the past year as people, constrained during the pandemic, resumed eating out once again. Awata’s 48% stake in Toridoll is now worth $1.1 billion, based on Friday’s closing price of ¥3,930 ($26.8).

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