Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (6/5/24) Mystery Clicks Edition

Tomorrow marks the 80th Anniversary of D Day. Here is the encouraging letter to those who would storm the beaches of France.

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!

I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!

Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

I found the following story fascinating. 'Hour by hour, how D-Day unfolded...'

Eighty years ago, almost 160,000 British, US and Canadian forces embarked on the largest amphibious invasion in history. On June 6, Allied troops crossed the English Channel by boat, aircraft and glider to attack and secure beaches in Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, with the end goal of liberating Nazi-occupied Europe and defeating Adolf Hitler’s German regime. Supreme Commander General Dwight D Eisenhower, in charge of the extraordinary offensive, looked at the cards he had been dealt and decided to go all in. What happened next has gone down in history as D-Day...

Thousands of ships carrying brave men, as well as tanks and other equipment needed to defeat Hitler’s forces, landed at five designated sites along the coast of Normandy - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. In the accompanying graphic, you can see some of the military might used during the invasion.

I wonder if our noted resident "Historian" will chime in.

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“Dallas has become one of, if not the most, dominant financial centers in the country, if not the world,” CEO James Lee

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“I don’t think there’s a conspiracy.

“I doubt they’re smart enough to articulate it and write it down or anything like that, but it’s just like, again, they’re weak people." Tucker Carlson

I received the following video and note from a friend of mine. "This explains exactly what Trump supporters Believe and Feel. Take the time to listen to this, sit back and think about this, and then you decide what to do with this….."

This ties in nicely with the following comment........

475 As many of you probably know here, I spend my Saturday mornings up on a bridge here in the bluest of blue states. I stand behind a chain link fence filled with Donald Trump signs and flags, and American flags. There are at least two accidents every single Saturday, it is always caused by leftist drivers with TDS who abandon all pretext of driving to remove both hands from the wheel and flip us the double bird while ignoring brake lights in front of them. Last Saturday I arrived, we usually number about 20, we had 72 people there on Saturday, someone had deposited a large amount of animal or human feces and urine on both sides of our bridge.

It smelled horrible and some very good people on our side removed it and disinfected the area. Our opposition is a bunch of mentally ill evil fucks. Don't let anybody tell you different.

One of the organizers suggested that we relocate and I joined several others in saying that we will defend this bridge. It is us or them.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 03, 2024 03:00 AM (Sgq8y)

Free Speech for me and not for thee, Donald J. Trump.

Manhattan DA blasts Trump effort to remove gag order just because hush-money trial is over, suggests long-term speech restrictions covering ‘resolution of any post-trial motions’

Now that was a purchase!

Artwork Bought Online for $1,000 Identified as a Long-Lost Degas Worth $13 million
The pastel drawing was allegedly stored in a monastery during the Spanish Civil War.

a pastel drawing of a woman in a dress from behind, she is in profile and has fluffy light brown hair
Edgar Degas, Éloge du Maquillage (1876). Photo courtesy of Juan Arjona.

My guess? No charges will be brought against Hunter Biden and James Biden. House investigators seek DOJ charges for Hunter, James Biden for lying to protect president - Biden family and associates pocketed at least $35 million from deals

The chairmen of three House committees sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department accusing Hunter Biden and the president’s younger brother, James Biden, of lying in congressional depositions to hide Mr. Biden’s involvement in their lucrative business schemes.

In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel David Weiss, who is prosecuting Hunter Biden for separate gun and tax crimes, the lawmakers said both Hunter Biden and James Biden gave false statements to lawmakers in closed-door depositions provided in February.

Hunter Biden, lawmakers said, also committed perjury.

I hate to break it to WIRED but the drone age of police has been here for quite some time. I speak from personal experience.

Drones and a human eyeball overlaid on maps
SECURITY
The Age of the Drone Police Is Here
A WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in the US—and why your city could be next.

If you are going to Fvck Up, Go Big!

Nevertheless, Heemeyer would spend the last 18 months of his life holed up in an otherwise unused part of his old muffler shop, modifying a Komatsu D355A bulldozer into an impenetrable battering ram. Calling it Marv's Komatsu Tank (or MK Tank), Heemeyer armored the tank with concrete and steel plates. There were external video cameras — shrouded with ballistic glass and complete with compressed air nozzles to clear away dust — so he could remain inside, fully protected.

There was an A/C unit and fans. Steel-plated gun ports. Ballistic plastic. And enough food and water for a week.

At about 2:15 pm, Heemeyer busted Killdozer out of its hiding place and right into Mountain Park Concrete, owned by the rival Docheff family.

The city quickly took up arms, with civilians and police firing more than 200 rounds into KIlldozer to no avail. Undersheriff Glenn Trainer even climbed on top with his pistol, looking for a way to shoot inside.

At the right place, at the right time. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

‘We Rushed and Took Off Our Shoes’: ‘Heroic’ Florida Teens Jumped Onto Hood of Sinking Car to Save Passed-Out Man Trapped Inside

He may not be the brightest bulb in the pack. But he is tonight's Genius Award Winner.

Police Give "Mr. Monopoly" Chance To Go Directly To Jail

After being stuffed into a patrol car, an accused vandal told police that his name was “Mr. Monopoly” and that he was born, of course, on 4-20-69, records show.

Investigators say Ryan Howard, 33, was arrested Saturday evening for spray painting a wall in St. Petersburg, Florida.

When officers confronted him, Howard had a bag slung over his shoulder containing “spray paint cans that could be observed in plain view.

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