Monday Overnight Open Thread (7/29/24)

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"We want to get his perspective on what he observed," Kevin Rojek, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Pittsburgh field office
I certainly hope President Trump has his attorney by his side.

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"Satan makes nothing: only he ruins everything. He does not invent: he tampers. And his followers are no different: they humiliate woman’s femininity in order to erase the motherhood that recalls the Virgin Mother; they castrate man’s manhood in order to tear from the image of God’s fatherhood; they corrupt the little ones in order to kill in them and make them victims of the most abject wokeism." Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò - the former papal nuncio to the United States

Thank you Iris, Team Hedgehog, for the wonderful chuckles.........

Buck Throckmorton had an excellent thread this morning about the Ford Motor Company. Not only is Ford going down the EV swirling toilet, they want to be snitches.

Ford patented tech that would have a vehicle report a driver for speeding

The patent said vehicles would monitor other vehicles using onboard cameras
It's unclear what legal argument Ford would make for the tech if implemented
Ford is trying to patent a way for its cars to report speeding drivers to the police.

Jet Blue has a difficult time understanding definitions of "emotional support animal" and "service animal".

JetBlue passenger claims their cancer returned after spat with flight attendant over emotional support bulldog
Exclusive: Oksana Kiritchenko claims her disease was in remission until she got thrown off a plane with her 23-pound frenchie

How much money has to be stolen before anyone notices?

A former California public school district official was sentenced to over five years in prison Thursday after officials found he embezzled nearly $16.7 million from the district over the years — hiding stacks of cash in a small refrigerator.

Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, who previously worked as the senior director of fiscal services at the Magnolia School District, a public school district that serves Anaheim and Stanton, faced his judgement Thursday in Santa Ana court.

He was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $16,694,942 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California said in a news release.

He had pleaded guilty in March to one count of embezzlement, theft and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving federal funds.

Loud pipes save lives, not necessarily hearing, but lives nevertheless.

Japan shocks the world with the first motorcycle neither electric nor gasoline: New fuel and a futuristic concept

EVs are the future thanks to brands like Tesla or BYD, but let’s not forget that there are new alternative fuels that are reaching far beyond. Japan has just reminded us that Musk doesn’t have sustainable mobility in his hands with the first motorcycle that is neither electric nor gasoline-powered. Do you know how it works? Just a few words: It runs on something better and more futuristic. Will we see it soon in America? We’ll explain all the details, and we’ll let you know that you’re not expecting which brand has developed it.

And just like that, influential no more.

A young girl died while taking selfies for her TikTok followers at the top of a waterfall after falling in and drowning while trapped between two rocks.

Moe Sa Nay, 14, was posing for snaps with her friends to share with her 150,000 social media followers when she slipped on the wet stones at the Sinywa Waterfall in south-east Myanmar on July 22.

The teen was swept away downstream by the fast-flowing current and her body was left jammed between two large boulders.

What could conceivably go wrong?

Brain-Invading Parasite Could Be Hacked to Deliver Meds in Your Head

A parasite that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier to infect the brains of its hosts could one day be a means of delivering important therapeutics.

Toxoplasma gondii – a parasite that thrives in nearly all warm-blooded life on Earth – could be engineered to deliver therapeutic proteins to cells in the brain, providing treatment options for conditions that are difficult to access.

On this day: July 29, 1974 - Cass Elliot
Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat when she died. Her solo hits included 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas & the Papas and 'It's Getting Better'. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: July 29,1953 - Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee, bass, vocals, Rush, (1980 UK No.13 single 'Spirit Of Radio' 1982 US No. 21 single 'New World Man'). Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio was the first rock band to be so honored, as a group. via thisdayinmusic.com


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Not only is she a waitress in the sky she is also a Genius Award Winner.

Flight Canceled After Steward Has Epic Meltdown Over Blanket Requests

“Go back to your seat now! Or you’re getting off,” shouted a flight supervisor of a recently canceled Air Canada flight after one passenger was seen stepping up to defend another from the employee’s verbal assault in a viral clip recorded moments before take-off.

The altercation occurred after a passenger asked an attendant for a blanket because of excessive air conditioning, leading to a discussion not seen on camera that caused said employee to call for her supervisor.

74 does not heal as well as 29. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Second rallygoer injured in Trump assassination attempt is released from the hospital
James Copenhaver, 74, was critically injured in the shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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