Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (2/27/24)

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"Even though Missouri has robust stand-your-ground laws, that doesn’t mean you can spray bullets into a crowd in the name of defending yourself or others," Eric Ruben, a law professor at the S.M.U. Dedman School of Law

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“If Donald Trump doesn’t know whom he will support, Ukraine or Russia, I think that he will have challenges with his society because to support Russia, it means to be against Americans. I am sure,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine

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“Iowans and organizations they support must have the freedom to engage with their elected officials on issues of personal importance to them without fear of public retribution from their opponents.” Iowa State Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver(R)

I rate the following Meme. True

Greta Retardo is no longer a minor and therefore open to ridicule and contempt.

Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy encountered heavy resistance after she boldly confronted workers in an unmarked building in Arizona who refused to answer her questions about whether they were housing migrants.

Following up on a tip, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host arrived at a “Casa Alitas” building in Tuscon, Ariz. which had removed exterior signs and did not take kindly to her attempt to get answers about the mission of the facility. In a video posted to social media, Campos-Duffy was seen engaging with workers and, in a follow-up video, reported her cameraman being physically accosted and assaulted by security.

Campos-Duffy and her team were repeatedly asked to leave and one woman threatened to call the police, a move that the Fox News host welcomed and encouraged in the initial video.

“What you’re seeing is basically an unmarked building, all signage is removed,” she reported in the video posted Monday. “That’s the first sign you know that this is an NGO, non-governmental organization.”

Ukraine wants our sweet cash which we have to borrow. And our armed forces are in a mess.

Army will add 7,500 air defense jobs while cutting 24,000 active duty spots
The personnel changes are detailed in “Army Force Structure Transformation,” which addresses the service's restructuring after two decades in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Army is adding positions for 7,500 soldiers in air and missile defense while also cutting thousands of unfilled positions — including many in special operations — to shrink the overall active duty force.

The new positions were described in the “Army Force Structure Transformation” which addresses the service’s restructuring after the two decades in Iraq and Afghanistan. The plan includes building up the Army’s integrated air and missile defense.

I would love to wade this river or take a kayak or canoe and fish it. And I wouldn't be so nice like these young folks were. Where I reside you are free to be in any navigable stream unless it's one of the Rez's. You better be in their casino.

So last evening there was talk about Yoko's recent birthday. No Yoko tonight.

But this comment addressed CBD's love of The Beach Boys.

Well without the Wrecking Crew The Beach Boys might not have been a big deal......
If you ever get a chance to watch this documentary, it is a must see. Thank you Some Rat.

Valu-rite may have led to this award. Genius Award Winner.

Police: Bride Assaulted At Wedding Reception
Victim’s brother, a groomsman, now facing multiple felony rap

FEBRUARY 26--A wedding guest argued with the bride Saturday evening before assaulting her and striking “multiple wedding goers with his hands and feet,” according to police.

Cops allege that Rontae Stokes, a 45-year-old ex-con, attended the February 24 nuptials of Anita Brooks, his sister, at The Event Hall, a banquet facility in Largo, Florida.

During the wedding celebration, Stokes “got into a verbal altercation with the bride. The defendant battered the bride and created a disturbance at the reception,” according to a felony complaint.

After striking the 48-year-old Brooks, Stokes was “escorted out of the reception hall and struck several other victims,” a group that, cops charge, included his 65-year-old mother, a niece, his brother-in-law, and a bridesmaid.

When questioned by police, Stokes reportedly admitted pushing his sibling to the ground. Court records indicate that alcohol may have played a role in Stokes’s alleged 10 PM rampage

I saw this story and read it completely. I'm still not sure if this guy is a Genius Award Winner or Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Missing Dog Spotted On Trail Cam Nearly 1 Year After Avalanche Separated Him From Owner
February 26, 2024

Today's good news story comes from Marble, Colorado.

In a heartwarming turn of events, a trail camera in Colorado has captured the incredible journey of a missing dog named Ullr, who managed to survive 11 months alone in the wilderness following a tragic avalanche that separated him from his owner.

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by DIY Watercraft.

Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. No moar credit from the Liquor Store.

posted by Misanthropic Humanitarian at 10:04 PM

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