Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (9/19/23)

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"Nothing we were doing at the time was being a danger to the community, fans or the school," Mims told NPR on Monday. "Everyone was enjoying themselves. That's the part I'm having a hard time grappling with." Minor High School band director Johnny Mims

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“You want people to feel safe and be safe. So when they come out and eat, they don’t have to worry about no type of harm.” Restaurant Co-owner Cortez Johnson

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“Not Texas. It’s the federal government is the one that does the process around asylum-seeking. It is Texas that who making the decision to send them to Chicago,” Chicago Alderman Ronnie Mosley, representative of Ward 21

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"The café can get a little bit quiet at times, but it is something I fully expect and do not get down about it. Quiet days give me time to reflect and research and busy days teach me the importance of efficiency." Coffee Shop manager Tom Oswald

RRRRR Matey or some such non-sense. Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Somebody asleep at the wheel in a Super Nanny Government position? Shocking but the answer is, YES!

Journalist actually gets away with naming her baby ‘Meth Rules’

An Australian journalist who thought she would try her luck with submitting a truly wild name for her newborn has been left shocked after it was approved.

ABC presenter Kirsten Drysdale, 38, recently welcomed her third child with her husband Chris.

There goes the neighborhood.

78-year-old allegedly shoots, kills neighbor who was trimming trees along their property lines

The 78-year-old is charged with second-degree murder.

Moar local crime news.......

Thug takes on the wrong older gentleman.

Napa Homeowner Allegedly Stabbed By Trespasser Pulls Knife Out of His Own Back, Stabs Suspect

Good old NFL News............

I wonder if this guy saw any of the game?

Buffalo Bills fan found naked, covered in human waste after falling down hole by Highmark Stadium

I remember when it was fun to attend an NFL game in person.

Patriots Fan Dies After Fight in the Stands at Gillette Stadium

How convenient!

WASHINGTON — Ray Epps, a Jan. 6 participant whose removal from the FBI's Capitol Violence webpage sparked conspiracy theories that he was a federal informant, was charged in connection with the Capitol attack on Tuesday.

Epps is charged with one misdemeanor count, disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds. He was charged by information, suggesting that he plans to enter a plea deal. Not long after he was charged, a virtual plea agreement hearing was set for Wednesday, Sept. 20 before Chief Judge James Boasberg.

If I were on X FKA Twitter I would not pay to use it.

Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, could charge all users subscription fees
Billionaire also says platform has 550 million monthly users generating up to 200m posts a day

Too good of a version to use as a Mystery Click........

On this day: 19 Sep 2005
Research published by Guinness World Records showed that Status Quo have had more hit singles than any other band in UK chart history. The band had scored 61 chart successes, dating from ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’ in 1968 to ‘You'll Come Around’ in 2004. Queen came second with 52 hits, with The Rolling Stones and UB40 with 51 hits each. via thisdayinmusic.com

This next family reunion will have at least one awkward moment. Genius Award Winners.

Florida man sets fire to car belonging to ex-girlfriend who also happens to be his cousin, police say

This is a first for me. To save the puppeh, They had to yell "TIMBER"! Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day. (Video)

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