Monday Overnight Open Thread (1/8/24)

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"They were also giving me dirty looks throughout the whole flight."
Unnamed 22 year old woman

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“I am astounded that given the failure of U.S. policy in Sudan, including the 13 attempts to stymie the fighting that have produced no results, that Ambassador Godfrey would be selected for the award for Outstanding Leadership in Expeditionary Diplomacy,”
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL)

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“Look, the president has pardon power and pardon authority — I think that it’s a very important piece that people ought to consider when they’re thinking about for whom they’re going to vote.Someone who says that they would pardon individuals who assaulted the Capitol, who attempted to stop a constitutional process, who assaulted police officers – I mean, it was a bloody battle.” Former Rep. Liz Cheney (RINO-WY)

In case you missed last night's Golden Globs, Mark Dice is here to report to you.

Sen. Richard Head Durbin (D-IL) is such a brilliant public servant. To show extremism you have to cover extremism. How about letting both views out and sunshine will disinfect the rhetoric?

Top Democratic senator says Biden should 'think twice' before agreeing to debate Trump: 'It's just an opportunity for him to display his extremism'

As Democrats look toward an expected rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden later this year, some are warning that agreeing to debates are a bad idea.

"I would think twice about it," Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-highest ranking Democratic senator, recently told The Hill. "It's just an opportunity for him to display his extremism."

If the step-father is guilty. I would like to know how he thought he was going to end up unscathed.

"Texas Dad Shoots Daughter Stepfather after Learning of Abuse

A Texas father did what many dads in his position would do after learning that his daughter had been abused.

On Friday, a Houston dad discovered that his young daughter was sexually abused by her 30-year-old stepfather.

By 8:30 pm that same evening, the father had put three bullets in the stepdad.

When you play with fire, don't expect everyone to be happy.

Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of 'swatting'
Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan's home, but police determined no shooting had taken place.

WASHINGTON — Police and fire trucks showed up Sunday night at the house of Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case after she appeared to be the target of an attempted "swatting" attack.

Police confirmed to NBC News that they responded to false reports of a shooting at a house that a witness identified as Chutkan's home. A law enforcement official also confirmed that it was Chutkan’s home and that she was home when police arrived at her residence.

A police report obtained by NBC News said that officers with the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call just after 10 p.m. ET that referenced a shooting that occurred at the location. Once authorities arrived at the scene, an unnamed subject said she "was not injured and that there was no one in her home."

It wasn't that long ago when I enjoyed an occasional icy drink with a plastic straw. But that was then. It Turns Out Paper Straws Might Pose a Serious Problem Too

Paper straws are not quite the eco solution many had hoped for. Not only do these liquid slurping alternatives tend to wilt in a frustratingly fast manner, they contain low levels of forever chemicals, according to new research.

How that impacts the health of an individual slurper is unknown, but because forever chemicals – also known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (aka PFAS) -- can take centuries to break down to a fraction of their concentration in the environment, these straws are not necessarily 'biodegradable'.

In fact, scientists at the University of Antwerp in Belgium argue that some plant-based and 'eco-friendly' alternatives to plastic may be silently contributing to PFAS pollution.

When researchers tested 39 different straw brands made from plastic, paper, glass, bamboo, or stainless steel, they found PFAS in almost all the materials.

Stainless steel was the only consistent exception.

If you see Bluebell with a stainless steel straw, behave yourself.

I guess this wanker hasn't been to the Folsom Street Fair.

Picture the scene: you’re waiting at the tube station, about to start a long day of work. You’re tired, you’re cold, you’re annoyed because it’s the first week of January and you’ve picked up the weekend shift. All you want to do is find a seat and listen to your podcast when the doors open and… what’s this? Why can I see that man’s underwear? Why can I see everyone’s underwear?

Don’t worry, your brain hasn’t been irreparably broken by the holiday season. It’s just London’s weirdest annual tradition: the No Trousers Tube Ride. No, I’m not joking.

Taking inspiration from a similar phenomenon which takes place every year on the New York subway, the No Trousers Tube Ride is an annual event that began in 2009 and is exactly what it sounds like. Every year, on a day in early January, groups of Londoners collectively agree to ride the Underground sans trousers. They don’t do anything special – the goal is to act as normal as possible, with the only difference being that their legs (and underwear) are on full display for all the world to see.

Sorry east coasters, my Give-A-Darn-Meter is broken.

East Coast land continues to collapse at a worrying rate
It's steadily sinking or subsiding, which is destabilizing levees, roads, and airports.

Unless you’re sinking into quicksand, you might assume that the land beneath your feet is solid and unmoving. In actual fact, your part of the world may well be undergoing “subsidence,” which is where the ground collapses as sediments settle or when people over-extract groundwater. New York City is sinking, too, due to the weight of all those buildings pushing on the ground. In extreme cases, like in California’s agriculturally intensive San Joaquin Valley, elevations have plummeted not by inches, but by dozens of feet.

Last year, scientists reported that the US Atlantic Coast is dropping by several millimeters annually, with some areas, like Delaware, notching figures several times that rate. So just as the seas are rising, the land along the eastern seaboard is sinking, greatly compounding the hazard for coastal communities.

The following phrase, “I support Hamas, you f–king Jew,” was not uttered in Gaza. It was spewed on the hardwood floor of a basketball court in NYC.

NY girls HS basketball game canceled after antisemitic slurs hurled at players

This was flagrant and foul.

A high school girls’ basketball game in Yonkers was canceled this week when players on the home team shot antisemitic slurs at their Jewish opponents, who needed security guards to escort them off the court to safety.

The girls’ varsity teams from the Leffell School, a private Jewish school in Hartsdale, and Roosevelt High School, a public school in Yonkers, faced off in the non-league game Thursday evening.

“I support Hamas, you f–king Jew,” a Roosevelt player snarled at a Leffell opponent, according to the New York City Public Schools Alliance, a group of parents and teachers fighting antisemitism.

I saw the following article and I knew I had to check this man's background. Of course anyone who writes, " ‘2024 Is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy’ was written by a Poison Ivy Leaguer. In this case Mr. Harshaw is a 1988 Princeton University grad with a Bachelor's degree, Art History/American.

Bloomberg: Elections Are a Threat to Democracy.
With over 40 elections set for the United States, United Kingdom, and a host of other nations in 2024, U.S. corporate media giant Bloomberg is questioning whether inviting regular citizens to vote for representative governments really serves “democracy”. In an article by Tobin Harshaw, a Bloomberg opinion editor who previously edited the opinion section at for The New York Times, readers are warned that ‘2024 Is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy’.

Born on this day: 8 Jan 1947
David Bowie English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter and actor. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 'Space Oddity' which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1's. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 'Fame' and 1983 'Let's Dance'. His music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music and during his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home on 10 January 2016. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: 8 Jan 1935
American singer, musician and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of rock 'n' roll. He had his first No.1 in 1956 with the US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Heartbreak Hotel'. His first UK No.1 single was in 1957, with 'All Shook Up'. Presley went on to have over 100 US and UK Top 40 singles from 1956 - 2006. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century, with estimated record sales of around 600 million units worldwide. He holds several records, including the most albums charted on the Billboard 200, the most No.1 albums by a solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, and the most No.1 singles by any act on the UK Singles Chart. Presley died on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion on August 16th 1977 age 42. via thisdayinmusic.com

Remember your manners the next time Genius Award Winner.

Polite Chicago Carjacker Becomes Even More Polite As Victim Returns to Put Him At Gunpoint

Chicago Police solve precious few carjackings. Once in a while they will catch bad guys behind the wheel of “jacked rides,” then charge them with Criminal Trespass To Motor Vehicle (CTTV). Why? Because Cook County’s prosecutor Kim Foxx views violent criminals as “victims.” However, earlier this week, CPD got their carjacker. In fact, the only thing that 18-year-old Darrius Berry didn’t have when police arrived was a bow on top of his sorry head.


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