[EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] Three people were killed and three others were maimed Saturday night when a person got out of a vehicle and opened fire on a group of people on a street in northwest Washington, D.C., police said.
The dear departed was described as a young adult, said Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee at a news conference. The survivors, described as adults, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
Contee said a police security camera nearby captured imagery of a vehicle used in the attack.
He said multiple suspects were in the vehicle, and multiple people opened fire, but it wasn’t clear if there was a shootout between those in the vehicle and those on the street. A gun was recovered at the scene, Contee said.
"We believe that more than one person was definitely firing," he said.
A motive was under investigation.
Contee asked anyone with information to come forward.
"Right now I’m pleading for the community’s help," he said.
The chief called this kind of gun violence "very frustrating."
"We know that this issue is not unique to Washington, D.C.," he said. "I think it speaks to the overall sickness that we’re seeing in our community and that sickness being gun violence."
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Authorities have identified the man suspected of killing three adults and a three-month-old baby in their home as Bryan Riley, 33, of Brandon, Florida
Riley is a former Marine sharp-shooter who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials said
His girlfriend of four years reportedly told authorities he thought he could talk to God, and had been given a vision that a girl was going to commit suicide
Riley allegedly visited the house of the shooting nine hours before and told a man that his daughter, who he called Amber, was going to commit suicide
The man, named by a sheriff as Justice Gleason, 40, told Riley that he did not have a daughter named Amber, and asked him to leave
The next morning a lieutenant responding to another call nearby heard a volley of gunfire coming from the area of the house
They found a man wearing full body armor who did not appear to have a firearm rushing back into the home, before more gunfire was heard
The suspect later came out with his hands raised and was taken into custody
Officials later found an 11-year-old girl shot multiple times who told them that three other people were dead inside the house
A man, woman and a baby in the woman's arms were all found shot to death
The baby's grandmother was also found fatally shot in the house behind them
The 11-year-old girl is now recovering at Tampa General
Another 10-year-old related to the family was not home at the time of the killings
Officials do not believe Riley had any connection with the family
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Riley, a United States Marine who served as a sharp-shooter for four years in active service in Afghanistan and Iraq before being honorably discharged, reportedly suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and had a job as a security guard.
He described himself as a 'survivalist' and told police that he was high on methamphetamines at the time of the shooting.
He had a concealed weapons license and 'virtually no criminal history,' according to the sheriff. He turned himself into authorities following the shooting.
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From NN2N1’s Heavy (5 Fast Facts) link, which has lots of photos of the gentleman:
Riley served in the United States Marine Corps from January 2007 to March 2011, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was in the 1st Battalion 6th Marines and the 1st Battalion 9th Marines, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina at one point. He was deployed to Ramadi in Iraq in 2008 and Marjah in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, according to his LinkedIn.
After he was honorably discharged from the Marines he spent time in the Reserves, and was also a guard team supervisor for Academi, a private military contractor originally founded by retired Navy SEAL Erik Prince as Blackwater, from 2013 to 2014, he said on LinkedIn. He then worked as an executive protection agent for ESS Global Corp from August 2017 to February 2019, where he said he, “Provided close protection for clients in various countries.”
Riley’s most recent employer is listed on his LinkedIn as Griffin Defense, where he said he has been a protection specialist since August 2017. He wrote that he, “Performed close protection in areas such as Mexico, Nigeria, Paris, and Peru.”
Riley, who used a pseudonym on his Facebook profile, shared a fundraiser for “Stop Soldier Suicide” in March 2021. His Facebook page shows him while in the Marines and while working private security around the world. Riley’s girlfriend posted photos showing he proposed in July 2021 and they were engaged. Her profile also shows him with her young children.
Riley’s girlfriend told investigators that last week he told her, “God told him to go to the hurricane relief and to take supplies, so all through the week he was buying supplies so that he could make a trip to provide hurricane relief from Hurricane Ida. She said he came home on one day, he was becoming more erratic. He wasn’t sleeping at night. And he bought $1,000 worth of cigars to take as a relief present. And he said that God said he should do that,” Judd said.
[FOX] Fox News host Dana Perino announced Saturday that her dog Jasper, who she has often featured on television over the years, has passed away.
"It is its deep sadness that I have to let you all know that Jasper passed away today," Perino tweeted on Saturday about the 9-year-old canine’s passing.
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Speaking from a Political image point .
Given the memes's floating around comparing Hitler and his shepherds, who knows how it died and why it wasn't MSM front page 2.5 months ago.
SICK HUMOR
I wonder how many days Biden forgot to feed it? Before it died back on June.
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Juan Williams, Donna Brazile, Bob Beckel, and Jasper; all reasons why I stopped watching The Five. Now that they are all gone, if Kimberly Guilfoyle were to return I might give it another shot.
[thenationalpulse] U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have seized several counterfeit Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration badges shipped from China.
As an agency press release notes, "officers at the Chicago International Mail Branch (IMF) recently seized several packages all arriving from China that contained counterfeit Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) badges." FBI and DEA worried about more-competent competition?
In the following week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials busted additional shipments containing over two dozen counterfeit DEA badges.
"These counterfeit badges could have led to disastrous consequences if our officers had not found them," said LaFonda Sutton-Burke, Director of Chicago CBP’s Field Operations. "Criminal organizations could have used these badges for their illicit activity under the guise of federal agents. Our CBP officers were able to identify these very realistic counterfeits and stop them from reaching their destinations."
A 28-mile stretch of the River Merced in California was closed Friday after water samples revealed the presence of the algae
The closure will affect campgrounds and hiking trails between the towns of Briceburg and Bagby
Has raised speculation British engineer Jonathan Gerrish, his wife Ellen Chung their dog and one year-old daughter Muji may have been killed by the bloom
They were discovered dead along the trial in August. Investigators say they weren't killed with a weapon or by mine gas, with toxicology reports pending
Sierra National Forest in California closed more than a dozen trails, campgrounds and picnic areas, citing 'unknown hazards' on Tuesday
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Weren't these the sort of people who were totally hipped to The Science™?
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I still can't help thinking that the area was called 'Devil's Gulch' for a reason. You know, one of those cliche things, like bad stuff has been known to occur there?
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[NYP] Comedian Kate Quigley told a friend she is doing "ok" after she was hospitalized after reportedly taking a tainted batch of cocaine that resulted in three deaths.
"I’m alive. I’m not great. But I’m ok," Quigley texted her comedian pal, Brian Redban, after he asked how she was following the tragedy at a Venice home on Friday night.
Redban shared a screenshot of the Saturday night text exchange on Instagram, captioning the story: "I have had a bad month.. And this just ruined me.. Hug everyone you love." "I have had a bad month...oh yeah, and some people died. But more about my bad month..."
Sources told TMZ that a batch of fentanyl-laced cocaine was to blame for the death of Fuquan Johnson, writer for "Comedy Parlour Live," and two other unidentified victims.
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I'm going out on a limb here and guess that Kate Quigley won't grace the cover of the Rantburg Defender-Simitar and Time-Picayune.
So here is a Mini-page 4U
Kate Quigley is an American actress, standup comedian, and writer. She is best known for her roles in the television series “Star Trek: Hidden Frontier” (2000), “My Super-Overactive Imagination” (2013), “Apartment 9” (2014), and “Add-TV” (2017). Kate hosted the AVN Awards on Showtime in 2016, Playboy TV’s Undercover, and Hollywood Pool Party.
"The Drugs" were a very stupid move on her part; hope she makes it - survives.
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She looks a lot better without the blue skin and foam on her mouth
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at some point, many folks in show biz get the idea that cocaine is as safe as beer
for at least 5 years fentanyl has been mixed with cocaine
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Unless you're a chemist, you have no way to know what that white powder is. Sure, the guy who sold it to you claims it is the purest cocaine. But for all you know it could be rat poison. Well, cocaine, fentanyl, rat poison...what difference does it make?
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[Zero] Update (1155ET): Rolling Stone has issued an 'update,' not a correction, or a retraction, by appending the hospital's statement to the top of the article.
After Joe Rogan announced that he'd kicked Covid in just a few days using a cocktail of drugs, including Ivermectin - an anti-parasitic prescribed for humans for over 35 years, with over 4 billion doses administered (and most recently as a Covid-19 treatment), the left quickly started mocking Rogan for having taken a 'horse dewormer' due to its dual use in livestock.
Rolling Stone's Jon Blistein led the charge:
On Friday, Rolling Stone's Peter Wade took another stab - publishing a hit piece claiming that Oklahoma ERs were overflowing with people 'overdosing on horse dewormer.'
It was suspect from the beginning.
The report, sourced to local Oaklahoma outlet KFOR's Katelyn Ogle, cites Oklahoma ER doctor Dr. Jason McElyea - who claimed that people overdosing on ivermectin horse dewormer are causing emergency rooms to be "so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting" access to health facilities.
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What we have here is a what I call the flocking effect. When one horse kicks and bucks then runs madly the others follow. It is an insanity as infectious as any cold virus. Pass the popcorn. The show must go on. A new power play toy to play with. Then for as long as people have interest in the game.
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Rachael Madcow was almost gleeful when "reporting" this. Have yet to read of a retraction from it despiye her assertion that she fact checks everything.
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even the most credulous would be suspicious of the accompanying photo showing people standing in line in heavy coats in presumably August.
but the dimwits got their next 'trumpsters are injecting bleach!' story and that's all that matters
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Note how inbred the media can be:
[Katelyn Ogle Bio]: "...She is the granddaughter of the late Jack Ogle, one of Oklahoma’s most famous broadcast journalists and member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
Her father, Kevin Ogle, and uncle, Kent Ogle, are anchors at KFOR-TV, while her sister, Abigail Ogle, is an anchor and reporter for the local ABC affiliate. Her other uncle, Kelly Ogle, is an anchor at the local CBS affiliate."
"May the Force Nepotism be with you, Always." --fractured Star Wars saying
[CNBC] Social Security’s latest report on the status of the trust funds on which it relies to pay benefits has both good and bad news.
The good news is that the funds have not been as hard hit by the Covid-19 as was initially feared, due the economic recovery that has taken place.
The bad news is that the funds’ depletion dates have moved up sooner, prompting a chorus of calls for Congress to act swiftly to correct the problem.
"If this report does not trigger a pretty serious and swift discussion on Capitol Hill among lawmakers about what needs to be done to put Social Security back on a financially sustainable track, it’s really hard for me to imagine what could," said Charles Blahous, who served as a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare from 2010 to 2015 and is now a senior research strategist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
This year’s annual report moved up the projections for when the combined trust funds that pay retirement, survivors and disability benefits will deplete their reserves to 2034, one year earlier than had been projected last year. At that point, 78% of benefits would be payable.
The concept is similar to running out of money in a savings account, said Social Security Administration Chief Actuary Stephen Goss. At that point, the program would only have money to pay benefits based on the payroll taxes coming in at the time.
"The meaning of this is simply to tell Congress that we have shortfalls, that we will deplete our reserves if you don’t act, so act," Goss said of the annual trustees report.
Changes to fix the program could include tax increases, benefit cuts or a combination of both.
But so far, Republicans and Democrats have not agreed on a way to approach the issue.
One plan on the Democratic side, called the Social Security 2100 Act, was last introduced in 2019 and had 209 co-sponsors. Notably, all of that support was from Democrats.
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There is no 'trust fund'. It's a tax. Period. That's the rationale SCOTUS accepted from the FDR administration in ruling on the constitutionality of the program. Everything else is accounting games. As long as the government owns the printing presses, it'll continue to pour out money.
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if anyone in the private sector created a ponzi scheme like social security, they would long ago be in club fed, breaking big rocks into small rocks
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..got to remember the Donks named it like so many other of their Acts that were the actual opposite of what was implemented. BTW why would anyone 'trust' the government - even its currency says 'In God We Trust', they know better XD
[JPost] The United States condemned events on Sunday in the Guinean capital Conakry, where special forces soldiers appeared to oust the country's long-serving president.
In a statement, the US State Department said violence and any extra-constitutional measures would only erode Guinea's prospects for peace, stability and prosperity.
"The United States condemns today's events in Conakry," the statement said. "These actions could limit the ability of the United States and Guinea's other international partners to support the country as it navigates a path toward national unity and a brighter future for the Guinean people."
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Violence and extra-constitutional measures, by the fraudulent so-called biden "administration", have only eroded the USA's prospects for peace, stability and prosperity.
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Timing, timing, timing.
Not too long ago Rantburg was talking about Turkey starting relations with Ghana. There is a longstanding relationship with Ivory Coast. Turk Mercs departed Libya for parts unknown, Algeria and Morocco are butting heads with the Islamists about to be voted out.
[All Africa] Authorities in South Sudan's Western Equatoria region have discovered at least 50 bodies following weeks of deadly violence in Tambura, County Commissioner Charles Babiro has said.In a phone interview with the Nation on Wednesday, Mr Babiro revealed that the bodies were found in the villages of Bangaza, Mooboywhoku and Azama in Tambura County.
"In our last five days' search, we managed to collect at least 50 dead bodies. However, some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... we today couldn't continue with the search because of security concerns. The bodies are mostly those of children and the elderly, but children were the majority," said Mr Babiro.
Mr Babiro linked the conflict that erupted months ago to differences between peace parties. He accused the opposition group - the Sudan People Liberation Army-in Opposition (SPLA-IO) of being behind the attacks that have left hundreds of civilians displaced in the Tambura area.
"The SPLA-IO forces which came from Bhar-el-Ghazel region organised an attack on some villages in Tambura and started killing civilians who went farming, killing others in their houses for no clear reason," the commissioner alleged.
MOVE SPLA-IO FORCES
Last week, the government resolved to move SPLA-IO forces out of Tambura County in order to quell the conflict. This was arrived at after many locals complained that the national government was not doing anything about the deadly violence.
A week ago, the national government sent a delegation to Yambio town on a peace and reconciliation mission. But Commissioner Babiro said since its arrival, the delegation has done nothing, except spending time in the luxurious hotels.
"The committee which was sent in is now staying in lodges, they haven't settled issues. No clear plan on the way forwards has been developed and they continue to pay deaf ears on the situation when the killings are still ongoing," Mr Babiro added.
According to the commissioner, the conflict that has lasted for about two months now has left at least 170 people dead.
Efforts to reach SPLA-IO for comments were not successful.
But national religious leaders those and in Western Equatoria State have called on the national government to address the issue before it goes out of hand.
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[ESPN] Morocco's national team are set to be evacuated from the Guinean capital Conakry and their World Cup qualifier against Guinea has been postponed because of a coup d'etat in the West African country.
A source close to the Morocco camp told ESPN that the team are preparing to exit Guinea imminently. "The Moroccan delegation are doing well and they are waiting to be evacuated," the source said.
Morocco goalkeeper Anas Zniti, who is with the team in Conakry, has corroborated to ESPN that the squad are doing well, although they have witnessed the deteriorating security situation in the city, with midfielder Sofyan Amrabat sharing footage of military forces on the streets in his Instagram story.
The Morocco team have been told to remain inside their residence for the time being, and to stay away from windows and doorways.
"The current political and security situation in Guinea is quite volatile and is being closely monitored by FIFA and CAF," the Confederation of African Football said in a statement. "To ensure the safety and security of all players and to protect all match officials, FIFA and CAF have decided to postpone the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying match Guinea vs. Morocco, which had scheduled to be hosted in Conakry, Guinea, on Monday Sept. 6 Rescheduling information will be made available at a later date."
Morocco trained in Guinea on Saturday shortly before the reported coup d'etat began, with hours of gunfire being heard in Conakry -- in the vicinity of the presidential palace -- according to the BBC.
Before the postponement was announced, Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic told French newspaper L'Equipe: "We're at the hotel, gunshots can be heard nearby all day. We're waiting for permission to leave for the airport but we're stranded for now.
"A plane is waiting for us, but we are not allowed to leave. And to get to the airport, it takes between 45 minutes to an hour. When you hear gunshots outside, safety is not 100% guaranteed."
He added: "I was told there was a possibility that the game would be played in Morocco, but I don't know. For now we're stuck there, let's see how it goes. We wait. I hope we get back to Morocco before the end of the day."
While Guinea's defence minister has said that the coup d'etat has not been successful, the fate of President Alpha Conde remains uncertain. ESPN have seen verified images from the Guinean capital which depict corpses on the city's streets. A statement sent to ESPN issued by the "National Front for the Defence of the Constitution" -- the coalition of parties opposing the ongoing presidency -- has confirmed that the president has been detained.
Residents in the district of Kaloum have been told to remain indoors, while the military are still present in the streets and have taken control of the country's land and air borders.
Army colonel Mamadi Doumbouya goes on TV to declare Guinea government is dissolved in coup
National Committee of Gathering and Development vowed to restore democracy and also ordered the closure of the country's borders
President Alpha Conde, 86, is seen detained and surrounded by coup's soldiers
But Defence Ministry claims that the attack on presidential palace was repelled
Conde’s popularity plummeted since he sought a third term last year, saying that term limits did not apply to him
According to TASS:
Guinea’s defense ministry said on Sunday an operation was conducted against rebels who has attacked the presidential palace in the capital city of Conakry.
"The presidential guards repelled the rebels’ attack on the presidential palace," the ministry said on its website. According to the ministry, operations to restore law and order continue.
"President of the republic and commander-in-chief, Alpha Conde, and the government call on people to stay calm and be vigilant during the entire military operation," it said.
The ministry however said nothing about the president’s whereabouts. Meanwhile, rebel leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya said the president had been arrested by units under his command.
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Speaking strictly on a sporting level, the African league should make Guinea forfeit the game; Morocco 1, Guinea 0. Repeat as necessary for other games Guinea's supposed to host; like they're gonna qualify for the World Cup in any event, because they suck like Gibraltar and the mighty Lichtenstein.
#Venezuela this week will receive the first #coronavirus vaccines obtained via #COVAX, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday, following months of stalled attempts to obtain inoculations through the global #vaccine program.https://t.co/s0lW6Q90Ni
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[KP] 30 years ago, the city on the Neva was given its historical name back
The city itself, it seems, did not notice these changes. The leaden Neva was still splashing, and there was no such city dweller in nature who, at least once in his life, would not want to drown in these indifferent icy waters. As before, every autumn, because of the baric saw, the whole city could not wake up, and when he woke up, it was hard for him to live on.
"Just got up - already tired" These are the lines of the St. Petersburg singer and poet Fyodor Chistyakov.
But anemia and weakness proved to be deceiving. Probably, Peter himself did not believe that Petersburg was gaining world fame for itself.
First, as a city of three revolutions. And then it will go down in history as a symbol of courage and self-sacrifice: the besieged Leningrad.
Petersburg, although originally conceived as a complex of sea fortresses, but for a good two centuries, all the cannons of the forts rusted on the bastions. All, except one - the one that hits every day at noon from Petropavlovka, reminding the enemies that our gunpowder is dry and the gunners are not extinct. The enemies stayed at a reasonable distance from Petersburg, only the British wanted to show us something in the 19th century and during the Civil War, but they were afraid to climb into the Gulf of Finland, under the crossfire of the Kronstadt forts.
Leningrad as a special person
But by a strange whim of fate, it was the nation that had invested so much labor and intelligence in Petersburg, came under its walls in 1941 and tried to destroy the city for 900 days. And then she ran after three years.
German propagandists, trying to save face, commented on this half-panic retreat of the Wehrmacht from Leningrad to Narva and further: "Our troops withdrew to prepared positions, having made a maneuver, the meaning of which remained unknown to the enemy." But the enemy knew everything, the bronze Peter knew everything, pointing with his hand to the West, from where for centuries sorrow and suffering came to Russia.
In the post-war period, the word "Leningrader" acquired an unexpected meaning. The implication was that the Leningrader had natural courage and at the same time cultured. I remember how a neighbor scolded me in a distant southern city for some kind of prank: "Shame on you, you are a Leningrader!" And I was really very ashamed. I even tried to fix it as much as possible.
Solzhenitsyn offered St. Petrograd
In the 80s, I traced this moment, the word "Leningrad" was gradually replaced by the familiar "Peter". The first time, in second grade, when I heard the word "Peter", I didn't even know what it was about.
The obvious was explained to me. In "Peter" was hidden some kind of inner protest, a kind of Voltaireanism-freethinking. From "Peter" was clearly drawn by the Senate Square, circles of People's Will, plundered wine warehouses and palace curtains, torn into velvet cloth for the finishing polishing of soldiers 'boots and sailors' boots. Fried chicken walking along the Nevsky was drawn from this Peter. Although the bunch of "besieged Leningrad" was still inviolable and holy. For "they would drink Bavarian" without talk and discussion, they simply uncivilizedly poked the speaker in the face until he was completely brought to his senses.
But it was felt: changes were inevitable. For Leningrad, they meant a complete revolution of the wheel of history, a return to the source. There were attempts to come up with something else instead of St. Petersburg. For example, Solzhenitsyn's St. Petrograd. Or born in the bowels of the city party committee: "Let a new name, like a banner, rise up - Petro-Leningrad!"
All these attempts in the face of history looked ridiculous. On September 6, 1991, the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet convocation returned its historical name to the city. St. Petersburg has finally turned into the Eternal City, solid and unshakable, measuring time for centuries, living outside of political passions.
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One of my favorite moments was in St P at the Winter Palace when a guide referred to an obnoxious security guard as 'is gift from Soviet Period of our history, a big man over a small space'.
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Visited there in 1997. For my money still the most beautiful city on earth.
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tom,
I also like the imperial city which is the inner core but outside that is a Soviet city with institutional grey apartments and ugly commercial structures but then outside of that is an art deco post Soviet city that reminds me of Coral Gables Florida except for the snow
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Some passages translated through Google Translate.
[LUGINFO] Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) aerial drones are being jammed by Ukrainian military units in Lugansk People's Republic, according to data supplied by the Lugansk military and from Russian language online publications.
Electronic warfare jamming stations located in Gorskoye and Luganskoye were engaged in jamming the control channels of OSCE drones. The jamming was localize as being in the area of operations of both Ukrainian 24th and 30th brigades, according to Lugansk major Ivan Filiponenko.
The news release identified the electronic warfare unit as the Ukrainian 20th Electronic Warfare Battalion.
Both sides in the conflict, Russian speaking separatists and Ukrainian military use drone as well as the OSCE.
[National Pulse] A former lead scientist for Corning Inc. — a technology company manufacturing glass vials for COVID-19 vaccines — was indicted for stealing company technology for use in China, including Chinese Communist Party-sanctioned business ventures.
Corning’s Wang Ji was indicted on charges of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and unlawful exports. Wang, who worked for the company from 1998 to 2019, was a lead scientist on a Corning project developing optical laser fibers to attack hostile drones, which counted $16 million in funding from the U.S. government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
He allegedly stole files relevant to the project to set up a business using the same technology in China and was in negotiations with several Chinese Communist Party authorities in the city of Tianjian to set up the company.
The indictment follows Corning, which supplies pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. government to manufacture glass vials for COVID-19 vaccines.
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If you read the story, it didn't have anything to do with vaccines, except that they made the bottles. It's about fiber optics for lasers.
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But, they don't seem to be able to steal the secret of the vaccine itself.
No Chinese well placed at Moderna or Biontech?
It's about fiber optics for lasers.
Very serious. From defense against UAVs and arty to speed of light offensive/defensive weapons on aircraft. Then there are industrial uses such as materials processing/manufacturing.
It's like the elites who run this country are purposely trying to crash this country and make us subservient to the Chinese.
[National Pulse] National Institutes of Health officials and researchers funded by Anthony Fauci are contributing to documentaries produced by Chinese Communist Party-run media outlets seeking to absolve the regime of blame for COVID-19.
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Among Western experts appearing in the documentary are two researchers that counting sizable funding from Fauci: Dr. Robert Garry and Dr. Frederic Bushman. Garry has received 70 grants from NIAID, with several sums totaling over $1 million in taxpayer funds. Recently, Garry was selected as a lead investigator for an $8.9 million NIAID-funded program to combat the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses with pandemic potential globally. Bushman has similarly received nearly 90 grants from NIAID.
[CNN via Weasel Zippers] New York, General Motors will shut production at most of its North American plants for a week or two starting next week as the worsening chip shortage takes another bite out of its plans.
GM and other automakers had hoped the chip shortage would be mostly behind them by now. But the surge in Covid cases, especially in Southeast Asia where many of the chip manufacturers are based, has actually created a worsening problem for automakers.
Only a small handful of GM’s plants will remain in operation during the pause. Those plants make full-size SUVs and pickups, as well as some of its sports cars, such as the Camaro and Corvette. That’s because GM is prioritizing the chips it does have on hand for its most popular and profitable vehicles.
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Been hearing the rumor for several weeks in the Gray back channels. So watch as Electronic equipment prices jump going into Christmas.
Side Note: Despite NAFTA and the newer USA–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). When adjusted for inflation US MSRP Vehicle pricing has been running 15% to 20+% higher than the inflation adjusted pricing?
eg.
1994 Ford F-150 MSRP Short Bed MSRP $12,866
2020 F-150 MSRP basic model price of $28,940,
Adjusted for inflation the MSRP should have been closer to $23,700 or about $5,200 lower.
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After the grief I've gone through finding a used ABS modulator for my 2008 Jeep Liberty, I've decided my next vehicle will be very old-school and stripped down. When you need to clear a diagnostic code because the dome light throws a VIN mismatch code, things are waaaaay overcomplicated.
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/\ things are waaaaay overcomplicated.
Points, condenser, and rotor worked fine for a 100 years or so WITHOUT a computer, or chips.
No specialty tools required. If you had a good ear, you could generally get them to run fairly well without a timing light. A feeler gauge was handy, but you could use a matchbook cover to get em going.
We've come a long way. Not certain what direction however.
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I'm thinking 60's-70's Wagoneer with a straight six, standard shift (Love to have a 6 speed Richmond) and crank windows. A little lift and a mutha aftermarket AC setup.
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When I lived in PeeAye, a very common thing if you had a long driveway was to buy a completely hogged out CJ for about $400. It had to start and run, transfer case had to work, at least some brakes and maybe headlights. Only new parts on it was the plow kit. It was never going on the road (well, maybe to the neighbors' houses after a big storm) so it was not registered or inspected. But it got the job done.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
09/06/2021 8:26 Comments ||
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The US is either going to go on a long-term project to be self-sufficient, or we are not. Needless to say, the gerbalists don't want that. I think we start fixing the problem right there.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
09/06/2021 8:58 Comments ||
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I own several vehicles, which have minimal, or no "chips" - A perspective for this 'current event", where the "chips & semiconductors" may be used in a vehicle:
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I miss my '51 Ford pickup with the flathead V-8. Had to sell it when in college to pay bills. Easy to work on.
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
09/06/2021 12:45 Comments ||
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I heard Ford was in serious trouble. I believe Scotty Kilmer said they were shutting down. I know they are purging older workers to cut payrolls. Bet you CEO's given raises or bonuses. The mechanics I know prefer older vehicles. Easier to work on and fewer problems to operate. I see Biden stopping that. I say go horse and buggy.
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Ford is taking a week off producing F-150's cuz of chips. I imagine that will continue off and on
Posted by: Frank G ||
09/06/2021 14:03 Comments ||
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1964 Chevy Impala V8. Manual Transmission. No key - just turn the ignition without one. Remember replacing the U joints on the side of the freeway. Good times... Good Times...
Someone did steal it at one point. But only drove to about a mile before abandoning it - probably in frusration.
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Mine was a 1970 Dodge Super Bee 4dr (Coronet) with a 440 purchased used in 1975 for $2,495.00 it got <6 to 8 avg mpg. Really Enjoyed the BIG back seat ☺
I blew the 440 motor in under a month at the old Augusta National Drag strip and then "I" installed a used 318 from a totaled wreck for $150.00 10-14 mpg. Took 2 1/2 hours.
My purchased new Dodge Journey now has 32,000+ miles 4 oil changes No Tune ups and had the faulty computer replaced at 14,300.00. I was told if it had not been a warranty replacement it would have been close to 1/3 the cost of my $17,000 car.
While I miss Old school in only some ways, but not many others.
[You.Tube] Possibly more than 50,000 in the streets of Amsterdam! That's just under 9% of the population! This is INSANE! Shoulder to shoulder for 3km.Police and former police lead the march of tens of thousands against the Green Pass and lockdowns here in Amsterdam!
In the city, there were clashes between nationalists and the police. The instigator of the riots was the adviser to the President Milo Djukanovic, Veselin Veljovic.
Local "patriots" so vehemently oppose the enthronement of Ioannikius, believing that this will strengthen Serbia's influence in the country. In their opinion, they need to separate the Montenegrin church and achieve its autonomy.
Radicals rushed at law enforcement officers and blocked the entrances to the city. Thus, they hoped to disrupt the ceremony. To take the situation under control, the authorities had to use special forces.
Nevertheless, the enthronement took place anyway: Ioannikius and other clergymen had to be transported to the place of celebration by helicopter. However, none of the believers was able to witness the event.
It is known that at least four people were injured during the riots. In addition, the police managed to detain several people who provoked the clashes. Prime Minister of Montenegro Zdravko Krivokapic accused them of attempting terrorism.
The president of the largest ethnic Serbian political party in Montenegro, New Serbian Democracy, Andrija Mandic, said the president was behind the organization of the riots. He equated recent events with an attempted coup d'état.
Posted by: Boss Tholurong7001 ||
09/06/2021 8:06 Comments ||
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Israel is planning to administer FOURTH Covid shot which could be adjusted to fight new variants as country battles wave of infections despite hugely successful vaccine roll-out
Appears as successful as Biden's 'hugely successful' evacuation of Kabul
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
09/06/2021 10:36 Comments ||
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Looks like Israel's current wave of covid cases is peaking, at a slightly higher level than the winter 2021 and the summer 2020 waves. Deaths should peak shortly, and at a level similar to summer 2020 and slightly lower than winter 2021. The current case rate for Israel is about 2.5 times that for the US. I don't have any idea why.
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#6-#7 Yes, six but more certainly to follow. I recall J&J has a BID pill( plus jab and booster) also to be taken daily. Well they are working on that.
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.
[NYP] Comedian Kate Quigley told a friend she is doing "ok" after she was hospitalized after reportedly taking a tainted batch of cocaine that resulted in three deaths.
[Zero] Update (1155ET): Rolling Stone has issued an 'update,' not a correction, or a retraction, by appending the hospital's statement to the top of the article.
Morocco's national team are set to be evacuated from the Guinean capital Conakry and their World Cup qualifier against 
