[Tri-City Herald] A woman riding on the back of a motorcycle was arrested after she struck a car with a baton and pulled out a gun during a Friday road rage confrontation, said the Washington State Patrol. The angry exchange began in Pasco, continued south across the blue bridge and along Highway 395 in Kennewick about 10 a.m. Friday morning. Marlene Perry McCreary, 47, of Spokane, was a passenger on a motorcycle when she thought the driver of a Honda Civic was trying to block the bike from exiting from the westbound lanes of Interstate 182 to Highway 395, WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen told the Herald. McCreary believed the driver of the Civic were speeding up and blocking them from getting into the exit lane, Clasen said. Investigators say McCreary then pulled out a baton and hit the hood of the Civic after they crossed the bridge into Kennewick.
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the roads get a little tricky there when you're trying to merge from the Pasco roadway onto the Kennewick "blue bridge", plus its about 105F, plus "Spokane" the Florida city of the great Northwest. yeah we call them the Dry Shitties.
[FOX] The Chicago monuments project advisory committee recommended Friday that the city permanently remove its three Christopher Columbus statues and the Balbo Monument.
The panel also advised the city to consider altering or removing around 40 other monuments.
It remains to be seen whether the city will follow the recommendations, but Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested in May that she would ignore them.
The mayor established the committee following racial justice protests in 2020 and a violent clash with police in which demonstrators attempted to take down the Columbus statue in Grant Park.
[FoxNews] Harpeth Hall recently paused implementation of a 'Gender Diversity Philosophy,' which would allow anyone who identifies as female to apply to the school
Parents, alumnae and donors of an elite all-girls school in Tennessee are calling for the resignation of those involved with implementing, then pausing, a policy which would allow biological males who identify as female to apply to the school.
"We are writing to you today as an expression of a belief that the Harpeth Hall Board of Trust and the school administration has been more focused on political activism than on educating our girls," the letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, said. "Current events are simply a symptom of that activism."
Last week, in an email to parents, Harpeth Hall announced a new "Gender Diversity Philosophy" explaining a new admissions policy, which would allow "any student who identifies as a girl" to apply to the school.
Earlier Thursday, they paused that policy after facing backlash from members of the community.
The letter from parents, donors and alumnae went on to criticize the way the school handled communication of the updated policy, saying it "repeatedly seek[s] to divide us and fragment us with one-way, filtered zoom calls in which you push only your message - failing to answer many important questions of your stakeholders."
The authors of the letter also said the school did not provide a town hall forum, which was "requested by more than 1,000 members of the Harpeth Hall community."
"We call today for the resignation of members of the administration board who have been proponents or enablers of political activism and division," the letter continued, calling specifically for the departure of the board chair and executive committee, among others. "We will withhold all financial contributions to the school until this action takes place.
The letter also stated that the authors will submit to the board "the name of a female leader to be named the Chair of the Board, effective immediately, so that she can begin the process of reconstructing the school as a place of excellence."
Harpeth Hall dates its history to 1865 and is an elite college prep school for girls grades 5-12. Notable alumni of the school include actress Reese Witherspoon and singer Amy Grant.
Harpeth Hall did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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My sister went to an all women’s college. I visited it during her graduation. I don’t think they have been sane institutions for many decades. Paying big dollars to attend them seems like tipping the valet at WalMart, a senseless act that will, at best, confuse an employee taking a smoke break.
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[PAGESIX] Alec Baldwin said his shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" has "taken years off my life" and cost him professionally. It took all the years off the victim's life, dinnit?
The "Boss Baby" star told CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... he’s lost five projects in the aftermath of Hutchins’ death, with industry leaders seemingly not wanting to risk hiring him. Since he's about as popular as monkeypox, we can see why.
"I got fired from another job yesterday," Baldwin said. "There I was all set to go to a movie, jump on a plane ... I’ve been talking with these guys for months and they told me yesterday, ’We don’t want to do the film with you because of this.'" "The plot has guns in it."
Baldwin, 65, also said he’s feared for his life after President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... publicly said that he believed he shot the cinematographer on purpose. Baldwin said the stress from those fears has "taken years off my life." Nobody loves you, Alec.
"There is just this torrent of people attacking me who don’t know the facts," he said. Welcome to oblivion. I'm glad to see there is no downside.
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This guy is beyond belief, nobody fired him for anything. He just can't be hired. Actors have to be bonded for projects. Things like felonies and even arrests or car wrecks can either nullify the bond or make them un-bondable in the first place.
With potential manslaughter/murder charges pending, who would bond him. Then there is that nagging 'detail' of having shot that poor woman at point blank range for no apparent reason in front of a crew of witnesses.
No expert I, but I'm going with Door #3, 'Not a Good Bond Risk'. Otherwise I can only quote Sterling Archer, 'Phrasing?!'.
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"She will never grow old, I did her a favor! The carpel tunnel in my hands! My hands!"
*if anyone ever has doubts as to his character, the dialogue between him and stewardess in the beginning of Red October is just straight condescending. She flies for a living, she knows what air turbulence is FFS - is his idea of witty and charming.
I'm going to let my previous bet ride - he was drunk and 'in character' - but I am going to add a chip on 'Halyna said something to piss him off and he pointed and clicked on purpose in a bit of self rage'.
Its great. All that stuff the feministas rail against is this guy right here. And there they are, with their serious-face makeup on, quiet as a mouse in church.
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Alec, it's not just this incident. This incident and your response to it was simply the last straw. Folks in power now can ignore you without anyone questioning their motives.
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Someone hands me a weapon, first thing I do is inspect the chamber. Never point a gun at anyone, unless you intend to use it. This piece of kak is guilty of negligent homicide. I don't see how else you can cut it.
[CNN] ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... boss Chris Licht told staffers that "more changes" are coming following this week’s announcement that "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter will exit the network and his show will be canceled. "You're fired, Mister Potatohead."
"This is a time of change, and I know that it’s unsettling," Licht said of Stelter’s exit during a Friday meeting of employees, adding: "There will be more changes and you might not understand it or like it all." "I'm so unsettled!"
"Shuddup, Mistr Potatohead!"
Licht turned to Stelter, who anchored the media analysis program since 2013 and whose last show will air on Sunday, and said, "I really appreciate all that Brian has done to build the media beat for CNN. He’s a great human being and a good person. I wish him all the best on his new venture." "Whatever it is."
Licht, who joined CNN in May, replacing CNN’s disgraced boss Jeff Zucker, asked staffers to be patient. "Be patient. Has anybody seen Woof Blitzer?"
"We will continue covering media stories, including on TV, when warranted," Licht said. "Give us some time, see how things develop, and then give us feedback." "And tell Don Lemon that I wanta see him."
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They will not likely change their politics just return them to being less overt. Overall this move signals a corporate strategy that I would characterize as “Cheaper Leftists.” Universities are full of more attractive leftists that will say more intelligent things than Stelter for less money as CNN drives down KMart boulevard into irrelevance.
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Typical modern Egyptian inshallah installation followed by ditto maintenance. The wonder is that the city of Cairo still has one stone standing atop another. This is the first attack, on the Coptic church in Giza, not the other Coptic church two days later in New Minya City in Upper Egypt.
[Shafaq News] Egyptian Public Prosecution’s investigations concluded that the fire that broke out in recently burned the Abu Seifein Church Giza was not intentional and was caused by a short-circuit.
Investigations confirmed that the cause of the fire was a short-circuit in the generator feeding the church, which led to the spread of the fire to the rest of the church.
The generator was turned on due to a power outage in the church. A defect in the electrical connections coming out of the generator — which were installed five years ago — and the increased loads on it, resulted in the outbreak of the fire.
The Public Prosecution concluded investigations after asking thirty-three witnesses — including sixteen injured — who confirmed the outbreak of the fire after turning on the generator due to the power outage in the church.
According to investigations, the fire broke out in the storage room located on the second floor of the church.
Forty-one people were killed and 14 others were maimed in the Church of Abu Seifein fire on Sunday.
On Monday, the Ministry of Social Solidarity announced the start of paying compensation to the families of the victims and injured in the accident.
The family of the dear departed will receive LE 100,000, the injured who spent more than 72 hours in the hospital will recieve LE 20,000, and those who spent lesser period will get LE10,000.
The Armed Forces Engineering Authority began restoration work at the church.
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It is hard to snark about dead people, but I propose a some Mullah consider a Fatwa promulgating electrical codes for the good of the Ummah. Not sure that I got that right, but I am trying to be multicultural in my old age.
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The Copts are not mooselimb, SH. They practice an old form of Christian religion that is not fully in sych with most of the eastern and western Christian religions due to their beliefs regarding the divine nature of Christ.
Needless to say, they've been persecuted by Muslims and Christians alike.
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[Dawn] Punjabi has ranked second after Mandarin among the non-official languages, spoken predominately at home, by the largest number of people in Canada, new census data released by Statistics Canada has revealed.
The 2021 census, released on August 18, found that 4.6 million Canadians speak predominantly a language other than official English or French languages at home, among them Urdu has become the fifth top language in the ranking of 12 spoken languages in Canada.
The number of people whose mother tongue is Mandarin or Punjabi, the two most spoken languages nationwide, has grown significantly, with the former increasing from roughly 610,000 in 2016 to 730,000 in 2021 and the latter increasing from 543,000 to 763,000. The Punjabis counted in the census have come mainly from India, speaking gormukhii Punjabi.
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There are a heap of so-called "English" speakers up here who wouldn't know proper English if it hit them on the head. When confronted by a horrendously accented babbler I demand to speak to someone who can correctly construct an English sentence and speak it in such a fashion as to have it understood. But then again I am old.
[FOX] Border Patrol agents on Wednesday opened a gate that had previously been locked by members of the Texas National Guard, in order to allow a number of illegal immigrants deeper into the United States.
Fox News witnessed members of the guard close and lock the gate, which is situated on private property and had previously been open, to deny entry to migrants who had crossed illegally and were expecting to be allowed into the U.S.
The illegal immigrants were then seen standing outside the gate waiting to be allowed in, with the Texas National Guard watching on.
A short time later, Border Patrol agents appeared with a key and opened the door, allowing the migrants to get through and be processed into the U.S. immigration system. Perhaps the Texas National Guard should be patrolling the Mexican side of the border.
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Each one of them is a thief, stealing your tax dollars by their illegal entry. Here are the numbers:
"All told, the nearly $135 billion paid out by federal and state and local taxpayers to cover the cost of the presence of 12.5 million illegal aliens and their 4.2 million citizen children amounts to approximately $8,075 per illegal alien and citizen child prior to taxes paid, or $6,940 per person after taxes are paid."
Americans increasingly are homeless, un employed and need food assistance, and instead we are sending 44 billion to Ukraine and admitting 5 million illegals in two years to add to the cost. This is past nuts! America First and American Sovereignty Now!
[SK Guns] SK Customs® is pleased to honor our combat-wounded veterans who scarified for freedom and are never forgotten by launching the Limited Edition 240th Anniversary Purple Heart Commemorative in their honor. On August 7, 1782, General George Washington, then the Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army, issued the original Badge of Military Merit, which in 1932 was redesigned to today’s modern day Purple Heart Medal.
[Med Press] In work published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers—led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health—have found that metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication lowers the odds of emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or death due to COVID-19 by over 40 percent—and over 50 percent if prescribed early in onset of symptoms.
That explains why we did not see the expected massive die-off of diabetics in the recent Covid situation.
The study also found no positive effect from treatment with either ivermectin or low-dose fluvoxamine.
"We are pleased to contribute to the body of knowledge around COVID-19 therapies in general, with treatments that are widely available," said Carolyn Bramante, MD, principal investigator of the study and an assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the U of M Medical School. "Our trial suggests that metformin may reduce the likelihood of needing to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized for COVID-19."
Bramante noted that this was a secondary outcome of the trial; the primary outcome included whether someone had low oxygen on a home oxygen monitor, and none of the medications in the trial prevented the primary outcome.
The COVID-OUT trial was the nation's first to study whether metformin, a medication for type 2 diabetes; low-dose fluvoxamine, an antidepressant; and ivermectin, an antiparasitic, or their combinations could serve as possible treatments to prevent ER visits or hospitalization, as well as Long-COVID.
The study design was simple—patients were randomly assigned to receive one of the three drugs individually, placebo, or a combination of metformin and fluvoxamine or metformin and ivermectin. Although the study was placebo-controlled with exact-matching placebo pills, Dr. Bramante says 83% of volunteers received medications supported by existing data because of the six-arm design. Each participant received 2 types of pills to keep their treatment assignment masked, for 3 to 14 days of treatment. Each volunteer tracked their symptoms, and after 14 days, they completed a survey.
And therefore will be pilloried by our elites (and media).
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I smell bull shit here big time. Like the Univ. of Minnesota doesn't get one thin dime in grants from the feds. But, hmmm, I thought diabetics were at high risk. Then there's this gem which Tony Science couldn't have said better himself: "Although we know COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective...."
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Biden admin said yesterday that the government will stop paying for covid test and treatments. So it would be about time for them to start pushing generic drugs.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[FOX] The Chicago monuments project advisory committee recommended Friday that the city permanently remove its three Christopher Columbus statues and the Balbo Monument.
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[PAGESIX] Alec Baldwin said his shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" has "taken years off my life" and cost him professionally.
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[FOX] Border Patrol agents on Wednesday opened a gate that had previously been locked by members of the Texas National Guard, in order to allow a number of illegal immigrants deeper into the United States.
