Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (9/17/24)

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“Everybody had better entertain it. Everybody had better entertain everything, right? I never thought I’d say this again. I’m not that tinfoil hat guy, I’m actually a very sane human being and I think there’s a lot of conspiracy theories out there that are absolutely insane. You better believe after, you know, twice in five weeks, you better start entertaining all of those scenarios, because something is very, very wrong, and it could have been very, very different,” Eric Trump

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“We actually found that police pullback was associated with greater increases in crime in more middle to upper class communities,” David Pyrooz

What First Amendment? We don't need no stinkin' First Amendment!

Russian news outlet Russia Today (RT) has been banned from Facebook and Instagram by the social media platforms’ parent company Meta.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly banned RT from its social media platforms under orders from the Biden-Harris administration.

On Tuesday, Meta announced it has banned RT from all of its platforms on a global level.

'An Interest In Children'.

And in unrepentant pervert news:

A Swedish academic who triggered severe public backlash after writing his PhD thesis about masturbating to fantasy child sexual abuse material… has now released a book on the topic. Karl Andersson, previously a PhD student at the University of Manchester in the Japanese studies department, announced the publication of his new book, Impossibly Cute Boys: The Healing Power of Shota Comics in Japan, in a recent YouTube video where he states that the text incorporates his “philosophy of boy worship.”

That would be this chap here, mentioned previously. The chap for whom three months of masturbation constitutes “research,” the basis for a PhD. And given the not uncommon consequences of childhood molestation, Mr Andersson’s use of the words healing and worship may strike readers as somewhat perverse

They won't be happy until they break something. Go ahead and start WWIII, we've got that covered.

Outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has addressed the question of the US and UK mulling allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with West-supplied long-range weapons. President Putin last week spelled out clearly that if this happened then Moscow and NATO would be in a state of direct war.

Stoltenberg downplayed this threat of major new escalation in a Monday interview with LBC radio, saying he "welcomed" the discussion over long-rage missiles. He separately told Foreign Policy he's in favor of the West greenlighting long-range strikes on Russian soil.

There is a good reason for the phrase, "Lock him/her up and throw away the key.

Prisoners Freed Early Already Back in Jail.
Prisoners let out on early release as part of a scheme to free up space in the United Kingdom’s overcrowded prison system are already back behind bars days later. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour government released around 1,750 prisoners early on Tuesday, earlier this week, and are expected to release a further 1,700 on October 22.

Since we are on phrases. If you don't like it don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.

Amazon employees are furious about the end of remote work: 'Rather go back to school'
Online and in internal chats, employees blasted CEO Andy Jassy’s mandate that workers return to the office five days a week

Perhaps you enjoy the phrase, "I love it when a plan comes together."

9 killed, 2,800 hurt in Lebanon as Hezbollah pagers explode; terror group blames Israel
7 also said dead in Syria; mass attack, said to injure top officials, comes hours after attempt on life of Israeli ex-senior defense official was foiled amid already-surging war fears

I guess they are retiring from the road. Not my cup of tea. But, I know there are many who do enjoy REO Speedwagon.

Born on this day: 1923 - Hank Williams
Hank Williams (born Hiram King Williams). The American singer-songwriter and musician is regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked No.1. During his last years Williams's consumption of alcohol, morphine and painkillers severely compromised his professional life. Williams died aged 29 on January 1, 1953. via thisdayinmusic.com

She thought, "I can change him after I get out. Genius Award Winner.

Female prison officer jailed after 'intimate' relationship with inmate she gave phone to
Prison officer Dawn MacCormack, 42, who began a cosy relationship with a lag at HMP The Mount near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, has been sentenced behind bars

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