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At least 30 people killed in armed clashes in Syria's Sweida, says interior ministry
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Soros-funded Aurora DA sets violent registered pedophile free after kidnapping 11-year-old, may be recalled
[X]

The New York Post follows up:
A Democratic prosecutor in Colorado "will be recalled’’ for moving to dismiss charges against a transgender sex offender accused of trying to kidnap a boy from a schoolyard, a local pol told The Post on Monday.

The district attorney’s office in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District told Fox31 that it is planning to drop the raps against Solomon Galligan, 33, after he allegedly attempted to snatch the 11-year-old during recess at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora in April 2024.

Galligan underwent a competency evaluation after his arrest and was found "mentally incompetent," the DA’s office said.

Prosecutors said they’re now "planning to drop charges against the defendant, which is required by law when they are found mentally incompetent to stand trial."

But Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky disputed that stance and told The Post an "effort" to "recall" Democratic DA Amy Padden "is well under way and will begin this week" — and ensured that it will be successful.

"The conduct of the 18th DA over the past six months is beyond deplorable. This is simply the icing on the cake," said Jurinsky, a Republican.

"The progressive attitude will not be tolerated," she said. "While certain state laws highlight deeper issues in the state of Colorado, Amy Padden will be recalled for her part in not upholding the laws and punishing criminals."

The suspected sex fiend’s older sister, Sarah Galligan, even told 9News in April 2024 that her brother has been in and out of jail for 12 years and that it’s not safe for community or himself to be out on the streets.

She said her sibling, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder when he was 16,
…there it is. Nuts, untreated, and no impulse control…
was deemed unfit to stand trial in previous instances and wasn’t institutionalized because of a shortage of beds in mental-health centers.

"It just really sucks he had to do something so eye-catching for everybody to see he’s not well, and he’s not OK to be out and be on his own," she said at the time.

Amanda Morris, Solomon’s niece, added, "This has been like the fourth time that we’re sitting here thinking, ’How the hell did he get released? Who’s letting him out?’ "

Solomon Galligan shared the news of his gender transition in a 2011 Facebook post and later identified as a woman. That same year he was placed on the sex-offender registry after he was convicted of non-consent sexual contact.
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Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [52 views] Top|| File under:


#2  So if a couple of fathers--likely with a rotation schedule--start hanging around local elementary school playgrounds, will they be arrested?
Posted by: Richard Aubrey || 07/15/2025 7:35 Comments || Top||

#3  Face justice, if the state refuses, there will be others.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 07/15/2025 7:42 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
VIDEO ‐ Tragedy: Worker Falls into Industrial Food Processor at California Burrito Factory
Of such things are urban legends made.
[Breitbart] A 19-year-old man tragically died on Sunday evening while working in the kitchen at Tina’s Burritos factory in Vernon, California.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said it received a call about a worker being hurt at the facility, ABC 7 reported on Monday.

While the man was cleaning an industrial food processor, the machine unexpectedly activated and he began screaming for others to help him switch it off. However, employees were unable to do so, Vernon Police Department Sgt. Daniel Onopa explained, adding the young man had already passed away when they arrived at the scene.

KTLA specified the machine the man fell into was a meat grinder. The outlet’s video showed people at the scene who appeared to be upset following the incident.
Upset is one way to describe it…
The outlet said the man’s identity was not released pending his family’s notification:

“Sgt. Onopa said there was no indication of foul play and that it appears to be a terrible accident,” the ABC 7 report stated.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [49 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
Of course, like many will wonder...
Was that batch really tossed out?

Worst case, here on the East Coast, we are still safe for a few days, for what's on the freezer shelf now.

Posted by: NN2N1 || 07/15/2025 5:45 Comments || Top||


-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Three dead as ''cloudburst'' triggers urban flooding in Hyderabad
[GEO.TV] At least three people were killed and three others sustained injuries as torrential rains lashed Hyderabad and surrounding areas on Monday, causing urban flooding and widespread disruption.

Deputy Commissioner Zainul Abideen claimed that a sudden cloudburst triggered intense downpours for over 90 minutes across multiple areas including Latifabad, Qasimabad, and Tandojam, submerging streets and neighbourhoods under several feet of water.

Floodwater also entered homes and hospitals, straining emergency services. In Latifabad, water accumulation under the railway bridge cut off access between Hyderabad and Qasimabad.

Meanwhile, at least 350 electricity feeders tripped in the HESCO region, resulting in widespread power outages that hampered dewatering efforts.

The deputy commissioner further said that an alert had been issued and efforts were underway to operate pumping stations to drain water from submerged areas.
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Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [17 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Syria says wildfires in Latakia province contained after 10 days
[IsraelTimes] Syria’s civil defense agency says wildfires in the country’s west, which have burned vast tracts of forest and farmland and forced evacuations, have been brought under control after 10 days.

In a statement on Facebook, the agency says that “with the spread of the fires halted and the fire hotspots brought under control on all fronts” on Saturday, teams on the ground were working to cool down the affected areas while monitoring any signs of reignition.

The blazes in the coastal province of Latakia broke out amid an intense heatwave across the region.

The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said they destroyed about 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) of forest and farmland.

As the fires raged, Syrian emergency workers faced tough conditions including high temperatures, strong winds, rugged mountainous terrain and the danger of explosive war remnants.
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Posted by: trailing wife || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [20 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Syria/HTS


Cyber
Islamabad court remands five foreigners for ''running'' illegal call centre
[GEO.TV] An Islamabad district and sessions court has granted two-day physical remand of five foreign nationals accused of operating an illegal call centre in the G-10 area of the capital.

The suspects were presented in court by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).

According to the NCCIA, the call centre was raided recently and found to be hosting a fraudulent online network, allegedly run by the five foreign individuals. More than 60 Pak nationals were also employed at the site.

During the court proceedings, the prosecutor stated that the accused were part of an organised network involved in online scams through illegal websites. ''Further interrogation of the suspects is necessary,'' the prosecutor told the court while seeking their physical remand.

The court accepted the prosecution's plea and directed authorities to present the foreign nationals again on July 16.

The NCCIA spokesperson confirmed that the suspects were arrested during a raid in G-10 and that action would also be taken against those who provided them with support and security within Pakistain.
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Posted by: Fred || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [20 views] Top|| File under:


Down Under
Aussie's terrifying world record 'death dive' attempt from 42metre cliff goes horribly wrong leaving him with critical injuries
Darwin always wins.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An adrenaline junkie fractured his skull and needed two major surgeries after he attempted a world-record 'death dive' from an Australian waterfall.

Vali Graham, 21, suffered horrific injuries after he leapt from the top of Minnehaha Falls, a 42.5metre cliff, in the NSW Blue Mountains on June 11. He has undergone multiple operations and weeks of rehabilitation after the dive.

Footage of the death-defying stunt showed Mr Graham gearing himself up at the top of the waterfall on a rock ledge before he jumped off and performed an acrobatic twist in the air on the way down.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [54 views] Top|| File under: Nut Jobs

#1  He could have learned to parachute in the army.
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2025 0:07 Comments || Top||

#2  Forest Gump said it best
Posted by: NN2N1 || 07/15/2025 5:53 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Supreme Court Allows Trump's Education Department to Resume Layoffs
[Breitbart] The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Monday allowing President Donald Trump’s Department of Education to resume efforts to slash its workforce in half.

The decision reverses a lower court ruling ordering the reinstatement of Department of Education employees cut loose in mass layoffs, and ultimately allows Education Secretary Linda McMahon to continue her mission of winding down the department.

The Department of Education announced in March that it was reducing its workforce by half in an effort to streamline the department and cut down on unnecessary bureaucracy.

Before the cuts, the Department of Education had 4,133 total staff, a number senior department officials said “exist[ed] largely to oversee contractors, add strings, and in many cases do duplicative efforts across the department.” Senior department officials said at the time the cuts would not impact student aid, the rollout of FAFSA by October 1, funding for special-needs students, Civil Rights investigations, and other functions statutorily mandated by Congress.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun blocked the department’s downsizing effort in May, ruling that the administration needed congressional authorization. Joun ordered the department to reinstate approximately 1,400 workers who had been terminated.

The majority did not issue an opinion to accompany the order, which is not out of the ordinary. However, the court’s three liberal-leaning justices dissented, decrying the ruling as “indefensible.”

“It hands the Executive the power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to carry them out. The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive, but either way the threat to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave,” penned Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under: Lawfare


Science & Technology
Musk's Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row
[BBC] The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defence confirmed.

Announced on Monday by Musk's company xAI, the $200m (£149m) contract is part of its "Grok for Government" programme, and aligns with the Trump administration's push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence.

It comes just days after Grok sparked backlash for spouting antisemitic posts, including praise for Adolf Hitler on X, the social media platform owned by Musk.

Musk said the bot was "too compliant" and "too eager to please". He said the issue was being addressed.

Musk's xAI says the new deal will give US government departments access to Grok 4, the latest version of the chatbot, and offer custom tools for national security use.

The company also plans to provide technical support for classified environments.

The Pentagon also announced awarding similar contracts to Anthropic, Google and OpenAI - each with a $200m ceiling.

"The adoption of AI is transforming the Department's ability to support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over our adversaries," said the administration's Chief Digital and AI Officer Doug Matty.

Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler

WHAT IS AI AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Musk's expanding government partnerships come amid a deteriorating relationship with President Donald Trump.

The Tesla and SpaceX boss had spent a quarter of a billion dollars on Trump's re-election effort in 2024, and actively campaigned for him.

He was later appointed to run the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - a federal cost-cutting initiative tasked with reducing the size of the US government.

But in recent months, Musk began openly criticising what Trump had dubbed the "Big Beautiful Bill", a sprawling spending and tax cuts legislation that the Tesla boss said was too costly for Americans.

Musk resigned from his post at Doge in May, though the department has not been officially disbanded.

Since then, Trump had suggested Doge could be deployed to harm Musk's companies.

Trump also suggested he might deport Musk, who is an American citizen and was born in South Africa. He also holds Canadian citizenship.

While at the helm of Doge, the White House was criticised for allowing Musk to have unfettered access to troves of government data on American citizens.

Despite the fall-out, Musk's xAI has continued to expand its government work. Its newly-announced contract may also create an avenue for that data collection to continue.

Grok was introduced in late 2023 as a more unfiltered alternative to other AI chatbots like ChatGPT. It is already integrated into Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 07/15/2025 01:08 || Comments || Link || [42 views] Top|| File under:


#2  Facepalm, anyone? I would really like to take a chainsaw to a lot of this crap. Starting at knee level.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 07/15/2025 6:00 Comments || Top||


Big Fertility Needs To Be Honest With Patients About The Consequences Of IVF
[Federalist] When faced with infertility, Ericka Andersen turned to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in hopes of finally having children of her own. A committed pro-life advocate, she believed IVF aligned with her values. But it wasn’t until she gave birth to her children that she learned how many extra embryos had been created in the process.

No one prepared Ericka for the weight that she would carry because of her decision. Years later, she lives with daily pain and grief over the nine lives she never expected to create but cannot ignore.

"Today, I have two healthy, amazing children [that] were conceived from this decision and I am everyday grateful for this," she wrote recently in a Substack post. "However, I have deep anguish at the lives that I haven’t carried, the siblings of my children that they will never meet. The babies I will never know, whose eyes I will not see, whose bodies I will not rock, whose smiles I will not recognize."

Too many families like Ericka’s begin their IVF journey without fully understanding the implications, risks, and decisions they will face. Behind the closed doors of fertility clinics, thousands of embryos are being created daily, but we have no idea exactly how many and what the fate is for each of them.

Families deserve to know what they are consenting to, and the public deserves insight into an industry that has significant ethical issues but is currently operating with little oversight.

IVF is a process in which a woman’s eggs are fertilized outside of the womb in hopes of increasing her chances of having a live birth. The IVF process consists of four main steps. The first is egg retrieval from the woman. Then comes the key step in the process, fertilization; it is at this point that the egg goes from a gamete to a human embryo with its own unique set of DNA. After the embryo is created, it is then transferred into the uterus, and, in most cases, embryo freezing follows to preserve the leftover embryos that did not get transferred. 
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Posted by: Besoeker || 07/15/2025 00:43 || Comments || Link || [41 views] Top|| File under:



Toronto Bought $63M Electric Ferries… WITH NO CHARGERS?!


But wait, there's more...

Ontario's electric ferries are still running on diesel, and costs are adding up


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Posted by: Mullah Richard || 07/15/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [52 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Guess where and how the charging stations are going to get their energy? fossil fuels.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 07/15/2025 7:40 Comments || Top||



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