[PJ] The news that Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of a quadruple homicide of University of Idaho students, was pulled over not once, but twice on his way from Idaho to Pennsylvania was weird enough. But then footage was released from the body cams during the stops. That footage showed two different stops with two different police officers chatting with Kohberger about driving too close to another car and, in a very strange twist, discussing a "SWAT shooting" in the state of Washington that had happened that morning.
The suspect brought up the shooting to the first officer and his father brought it up to the second. Neither police officer ran his license and, even stranger, the second officer, when told Kohberger had previously been pulled over for tailgating, said he won’t give him a ticket since he’s already been warned.
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Interesting how all the signs of "1984" Big Brother are slapping us in the face and how Congress has been mute the last few years of reeling in the violations.
Imagine IF the FED's had investigated the Epstein and Seth Rich murders with such zealousness.
#3
Well since the DA isn't interested in prosecuting 'crime', let's just arm every citizen and allow the police to simply register deaths. It will sort itself out in a month or so.
[IndyStar] Dr. Richard Kovacs wants to be clear, very clear. He may be a renowned cardiologist. He may be the doctor who oversees the NFL Combine heart evaluations in Indianapolis. But he doesn't know for sure why Damar Hamlin collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest Monday night.
All Kovacs can do is base his opinions on his knowledge, which is gained from a span of nearly four decades, now as head cardiologist with IU Health, and from his years with too many young, 40-yard-dashing NFL hopefuls to count.
But Kovacs has watched the tape over and over of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and that play during Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Myocardial contusion is another possibility -- direct damage to heart muscle similar to that of a heart attack, involving actual heart muscle damage in addition to "commotion cordis". Dr. Kovacs may have intended to be very clear, but he wasn't.
#2
It went without saying that myocarditis due either to COVID-19 or to the COVID vax can cause a similar situation. Detailed testing may be able to sort this not. Or maybe not.
[Blacklock's Reporter] The compact fluorescent bulb once touted by cabinet as a climate-friendly energy saver will be phased out within a year due to mercury pollution. Environmentalists and regulators 20 years ago praised the bulbs as essential in addressing global warming: "The status quo was not considered to be a viable option."
#5
Temperamental things. I had some that lasted years and some that lasted only a month or so ...guess they didn't have the manufacturing down (or were just making cheap products).
#6
Just wait until they ban Electric Vehicles's due to the batteries...
Then it's back to green, environmental friendly horse-drawn carrages. Except for the elite of course.
#10
"So I can just toss them in the trash now, right?"
I dont know anyone who properly recycled them. Most everyone I knew dumped them into their recycle bin.
Out of spite, I mostly would avoid the recycle bin and use my regular garbage. A few times, I was so pissed after paying 6x for a CF but for it to only last a few months that I would chuck em - bust em - out on a street somewhere.
I <3 central planning under the veneer of capitalism.
I hates them. One of them 2-prong GU24 styles tried to fall out of my kid's ceiling fan onto the wood floor. Pulled an Ozzie Smith and kept my baby's room from being a haz-mat scene.
Just to repeat others' observations - totally unreliable life span, inconsistent lighting, and even flickering.
I wish whoever got a yacht for pushing these sinks off the coast of Samar.
#13
I think the original issue was that there is little margin on incandescent lights. Retooling for this new high end product is much more profitable if you encourage elected and non-elected government types to mandate your product.
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if mercury is the issue, what about the millions (probably hundreds of millions) of mercury vapor lamps that light up highways, playgrounds, etc.
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Highway light to go windmill and solar. Sole sauce contact. email me fo mo info:
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I was an early adopter because in the Oklahoma summers and early fall the incandescent bulbs' 85% goes to heat and 5% to visual light was annoying -- why pay extra for air conditioning? I was happiest with the circular fluorescents and least pleased with the 'curly bulbs'. Glad to see the LED bulbs killing the curly bulbs off...
[Republic Brief] The NRA called Ballot Measure 114 the nation’s most extreme gun control Initiative, warning voters that under the guise of the "Reduction of Gun Violence Act," the measure is an "unconstitutional, anti-gun initiative package that includes a state-run government registry of gun owners’ personal information and firearms, requires a permit to purchase a firearm, imposes an indefinite delay on background checks, and bans any magazine with over a 10-round capacity."
Oregon Measure 114 calls for a ban on the sale, transfer, and manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds; requires a permit to purchase a gun; and bars a gun sale or gun transfer before a background check is completed.
Oregonians voted for the measure in November- but there is a problem with the additional background check rule which puts the whole measure under scrutiny in the courts.
A judge on Tuesday placed a hold on a portion of Oregon’s recently passed gun law that enhances background check requirements for firearm purchases, leaving the legislation completely blocked.
[IsraelTimes] Six percent of members of 118th Congress identify as Jewish, compared to just 2% of population; 88% identify as Christian, compared with 63% in US overall.
[Garowe] Disgruntled local protestors and militia forced Somaliland troops out of Las Anod following a week of bloodshed which left at least 20 innocent civilians dead after they went to the streets to express their displeasure after an upcoming politician was killed in the town.
The troops, who have been camping in the area, were forced to retreat to the outskirts of the town which has been subjected to chaos, with local militia accusing them of fuelling insurrection against the government. The militia and protestors forced them out.
Locals described the situation on Thursday as "unpredictable" while admitting that the situation was still tense. The military still remains active within the outskirts of the town according to the locals, who have been calling for intervention from the federal government of Somalia.
"Many people are fleeing this morning due to the possibility of further festivities," one of the locals said while confirming that there were deadly skirmishes on Wednesday night in the disputed city within the break-away region of Somaliland.
The latest skirmishes were triggered by the killing of a youth within Las Anod, who was reportedly rubbed out by Somaliland security forces. After the death of the youthful man, his clansmen are said to have taken arms after the government troops who were stationed in the region.
For a week now, the troops have been camping in the area, with the regional President Muse Bihi Abdi warning the federal government of Somalia and Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... against interference. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had called for peace while encouraging dialogue over the dispute.
Las Anod was claimed by Somaliland from Puntland in 2007. Several leaders have also called for dialogue to resolve the crisis in Las Anod.
[Worldometers] While we see headlines citing MILLIONS infected 10s of 1,000s being cremated and even burned in the streets by family members because the crematories are overloaded.
The CPP official propaganda reported numbers tell us a different story for some reason.
Last reported numbers.
92,853 Currently Infected Patients
87,837 (95%) in Mild Condition
5,016 (5%) Serious or Critical
and 5,259 deaths
[AXIOS - Crystal Kim] Bankruptcy judge rules that Earn account assets belong to Celsius
Celsius Network's bankruptcy might have just set a precedent in determining what crypto assets belong to whom when stored on a centralized platform.
Driving the news: The judge in a 45-page written decision on Wednesday concluded that the deposits in the lender's yield-bearing Earn accounts belong to the estate - that is Celsius - and not the individual holders of those accounts.
Why it matters: Celsius had 600,000 accounts in its Earn program when it filed for Chapter 11 mid-2022, which collectively held roughly $4.2 billion in assets as of July 2022.
Part of that included stablecoins then-valued at around $20 million. All of that is property of the estate, or Celsius.
Between the lines: Investors with Earn accounts have been and remain creditors of Celsius. That means Celsius still owes them. Exactly how much they'll recover, is the unknown.
The big picture: Crypto platforms' Terms of Service could be central to how other bankruptcy proceedings shake out.
Judge Martin Glenn in his decision said the issue of ownership is "a contract law issue."
"The Court finds that there was a valid contract between Celsius Account Holders and Celsius and that the contract terms unambiguously transferred all right and title of digital assets to Celsius," the decision reads.
Be smart: Crypto investors who parked their assets on platforms like Celsius with the expectation of earning interest, while enjoying the protections afforded to bank depositors, were mistaken.
At a bank, deposits are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In the event the bank couldn't return a customer's deposits — the FDIC will. "Not FDIC insured" means something? Wow.
Crypto platform deposits have no such protections.
Yes, but: Account holders who previously objected in the Celsius case argued that changed language in the Terms of Use, such as "loan" and "lending," made the contract ambiguous.
The judge says such terms don't contradict the transfer of ownership of crypto assets to Celsius.
The bottom line: The writing was on the wall when a group of unsecured creditors in December said as much.
Now Celsius can sell those stablecoins to keep the lights on, though state regulators as well as the U.S. Trustee have argued against such a sale.
Seems to be directed specifically at 'parked assets' with a holding firm, but still...
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[Red State] Supply-chain issues and poorly stocked dealerships plagued US auto companies in 2022, leading to an eight percent decrease in domestic sales and the lowest number of purchases in more than a decade.
Skipping down:
Adding to Detroit’s woes: inflation and high interest rates. I don’t know about you, but I’m holding on to my six-year-old Ford Explorer till they pry it from my cold, dead hands. Not only has the rising cost of goods eaten into what little discretionary spending I had available, but the Fed’s repeated rate hikes have also left the average auto loan rate at 5.16 percent for new cars and 9.34 percent for used cars.
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Inflation and rising interest rates are probably not helping sales.
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I remember when you could buy a very nice house with the money you'd pay for a car these days. That's what you call the cumulative effect of inflation.
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[ZERO] Bed Bath & Beyond shareholders' day just went from worst to worsterer...
After the stock closed down 30% today (following the company saying it was running low on funds and considering several options), The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, according to people familiar with the matter, BBBY is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks after the home-goods retailer said that sales for its third quarter, which ended in November, are expected to fall by nearly a third and that losses are expected to widen nearly 40% to $385.8 million.
BBBY shares are trading at their lowest level in 30 years...
#1
The wife and my credit card have enjoyed the drastic price cuts at BBB. She picked up a bunch of stuff at 50 to 75% off. Which in a way kinda indicates the ridiculous markup at these stores
Also noted in 2017-2019 how it halted sales of several Conservative Brand related products (eg. My Pillow)
Is Kohl’s, next?
52-wk high $64.+/-
Closed at $26. +/- yesterday
for a loss of about -59.44%
It seems playing political & social games is a business revenue killer.
#3
Keep an eye on Helen of Troy (HELE) as well. If it's still trading above $100/share by the end of February, I'll be surprised.
Granted, in this economy, the consumer discretionary sector is going to take some hits, but if they are highly leveraged on cheap money, then imagine if they need more money with rising interest rates.
[IsraelTimes] CEO confirms leaked news, explains reductions needed after rapid hiring in recent years; retailer had 1.54 million employees worldwide at the end of September.
[News Punch] An investigation of the government response to the Covid debacle would be "dangerous to democracy", claims German Ethics Chairwoman and government advisor Alena Buyx, who supported mandatory lockdowns, mask orders and vaccinations during the pandemic.
Many have noticed that the most outspoken officials responsible for brutal COVID restrictions and mandates suddenly don’t want to talk about the last few years, and are wishing the growing scandal will go away. Leftist news outlets are even asking for "pandemic amnesty," which would absolve government, Big Pharma and the mainstream media from any legal consequences resulting from their actions.
Not only has the economic and mental health damage been of immense dimensions, but so has the loss of life resulting from the measures, especially the vaccines. Excess mortality has skyrocketed.
[Republic Brief] Pope Benedict XVI died on New Year’s Eve at the age of ninety-five, impacting the worldwide Catholic Church and its more than 1.3 billion members.
"HIS HOLINESS’ WISHES: Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral," media reports show, in a blistering story that is going viral on Wednesday and Thursday, humiliating Democrat Joe Biden for love of and promotion of aborting for 5 decades from DC, while calling himself a faithful Catholic believer. Just like Pelosi
The pope is a world leader and dignitary, also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome, head of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later the Vatican City State since the eighth century.
So it is odd for the sitting US President not to pay his respects, especially if that POTUS calls himself a faithful Catholic.
And suspicion arises when a Catholic sitting POTUS is not invited to a world event, a funeral for a Pope, as in the case of Biden being snubbed on a world stage.
[Breitbart] Chinese scientists are reportedly looking at a technique for using mosquito bites to distribute vaccines. The experiment was conducted on animals, but the possibilities for human exposure are obvious and ominous.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Wednesday quoted a paper from the Chinese Academy of Sciences that described a plan to send genetically-modified mosquitoes into the wild, where they would bite animals to trigger a “strong, long-lasting immune response.”
The authors of the paper said their trials had been successful at making animal subjects more resistant to viral infections, most notably Zika, which was the big viral panic in the late 2010s before a certain other organism emerged from Wuhan, China, to rampage across the world.
Zika is spread primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a wide-ranging pest that breeds in swamps around the world, including the United States. The Zika crisis was particularly acute in Brazil, where pregnant women feared a mosquito bite could lead to birth defects or miscarriage from the virus.
Several proposals made over the past decade to fight Zika involved genetically modifying mosquitoes, usually with an eye toward neutering them and causing the populations to collapse as they stopped breeding.
The Chinese researchers essentially combined Zika with another virus called Chaoyang or CYV, which thrives in mosquitoes but not in larger animals, producing a harmless hybrid virus that tricks the immune systems of animals into thinking they have been infected with Zika. The animals would then develop immunity to Zika and related viruses without ever actually suffering an infection.
According to the paper cited by the SCMP, the team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences fed blood laced with the inert CYV-Zika hybrid to mosquitoes, which proceed to bite laboratory mice, passing the virus to them through the saliva. The mice developed useful antibodies that lasted for more than five months, allowing them to survive normally fatal doses of Zika virus injected by the research team. Also, the mice did not pass Zika back to “clean” mosquitoes that bit them after they were infected.
“Each mouse was bitten up to three times by 30 different mosquitoes, to simulate natural conditions,” the SCMP noted. This exposure is roughly equivalent to the experience of a human playing tennis in Florida for half an hour on a summer afternoon.
The Chinese team anticipated using their mosquito inoculation technique for “control of zoonotic diseases infecting domestic animals and humans,” as well as for “protection of endangered wildlife, such as ruffled grouse decreased by West Nile virus.”
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" bitten up to three times by 30 different mosquitoes, to simulate natural conditions,” the SCMP noted. This exposure is roughly equivalent to the experience of a human playing tennis in Florida for half an hour on a summer afternoon"
I knew there was a good reason to live in Wisconsin.
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Sounds like WW2 Japanese germ warfare experimentation!
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.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] 
[Blacklock's Reporter] The compact fluorescent bulb once touted by cabinet as a climate-friendly energy saver will be phased out within a year due to mercury pollution. Environmentalists and regulators 20 years ago praised the bulbs as essential in addressing global warming: "The status quo was not considered to be a viable option."
[Worldometers] While we see headlines citing MILLIONS infected 10s of 1,000s being cremated and even burned in the streets by family members because the crematories are overloaded.
