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-Lurid Crime Tales-
A Spanish Porn Star Killed a Dude While High on Toad Venom
[Right Scoop] The moment you saw this headline, you knew. Without a doubt, this is the most exciting thing you’re going to read all day.

Sure, there are protests and riots going on. There is still a pandemic to worry about. Donald Trump has now claimed he made up Jim Mattis’ "Mad Dog" nickname. There is so much going on in the world that it’s really just overwhelming.

But, in the midst of all this darkness, a headline appeared over here at RedState dot com that made you stop and forget all of the other troubles of the world. For a moment, you forgot all that negativity and saw, for an instant, that there is a God, and he can provide you with a distraction so powerful it is nothing short of a miracle.

A Spanish porn star — that’s right, an adult movie actor from Spain — may have killed someone, and may have done so while high. On toad venom.

There is so much happening in this headline that you have to stop and re-read it a few times just to see if your eyes are playing tricks on you. Dear readers, your eyes are just fine. This precise order of words, "A Spanish Porn Star Killed a Dude While High on Toad Venom", is not your brain trying to function through a ruptured aneurysm. This is a real story that happened, and it is my honor to present it to you.

As I was scrolling through all the negativity on Twitter, I saw this story posted. Immediately, I felt that it was my duty to share it with you all.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/04/2020 09:41 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  More ancient Chinese medicine.

Toad Venom: Weird Trip or Cancer Cure?
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 9:59 Comments || Top||

#2  You don't even have to mouth them, just handle them. Rub in your armpits if your are an experienced skypilot.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 11:16 Comments || Top||


Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19.

The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s permission and after the coroner’s office released summary findings Monday that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25 death as a homicide.

Bystander video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck, ignoring Floyd’s "I can’t breathe" cries until he eventually stopped moving, has sparked nationwide protests, some violent.

The report by Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker spelled out clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic. The report also noted Floyd’s lungs appeared healthy but he had some narrowing of arteries in the heart.

The county’s earlier summary report had listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under "other significant conditions" but not under "cause of death." The full report’s footnotes noted that signs of fentanyl toxicity can include "severe respiratory depression" and seizures.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/04/2020 04:42 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The county’s earlier summary report had listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under "other significant conditions" but not under "cause of death."

Might have explained his removal/exit from the squad car. Having a drug related fit and kicking the windows out could have resulted in the police removing him from the vehicle or Floyd lunging out on his own.

Pre-existing medical conditions led to, or contributed to his untimely death? A murder conviction is likely going to be very difficult.



Posted by: Besoeker || 06/04/2020 4:50 Comments || Top||

#2  Agreed. Murder is going to be a tough sell. So, be ready for another wave of riots in due time.
Posted by: Clem || 06/04/2020 4:57 Comments || Top||

#3  Given that - per our BLM/Antifa-symp mayors and NYT journos - violent destruction of property is not a crime, perhaps Round 2 of the riots will target officially-designated "Free Expression Zones"?
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 5:35 Comments || Top||

#4  I feel like I am in some bizarre movie when I hear politicians saying the destruction of property is not a crime. Rule of law takes yet another hit. And what a precedent being set.
Posted by: Clem || 06/04/2020 6:07 Comments || Top||

#5  Yes, there was a mention of change of venue in another thread. I think all that any change of venue would do is push up the odds of jury nullification. And heavy handed efforts to get a jury that will see it emir Ellison's way will just backfire on appeal.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 7:27 Comments || Top||

#6  Pre-existing medical conditions led to, or contributed to his untimely death?

Dude knelt on his throat for almost 10 minutes.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:06 Comments || Top||

#7  November may well be even bigger for President Trump and Republicans than 2016 was. There is a big enthusiasm gap between Trump voters and Biden voters.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/04/2020 10:12 Comments || Top||

#8  If he goes free we get rioting. It'd be interesting to see Keith Ellison in the middle of all that.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 06/04/2020 11:09 Comments || Top||

#9  ...holding up his Antifa manual?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 11:57 Comments || Top||

#10  #7 tw, agreed. Don't forget the Bradley Effect. Gonna be YUGE this November. Dems will wonder what happened to their great white suburban soccer-mom hope.

Moms are the most conservative voters of all -- security is Job 1 for them.

The Dems' no-longer hidden, open alliance with a violent anarchists movement that's now moving into the suburbs is terrifying to most of these security-minded swing voters.
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 12:08 Comments || Top||

#11  So that means COVID-19 should be listed as the cause of death, right? Then Chauvin can’t be charged with murder.
Posted by: Glenmore || 06/04/2020 17:29 Comments || Top||


Teen involved in Tessa Majors slaying pleads guilty to robbery
Thus fulfilling yesterday’s expectation.
[NYPOST] A teen involved in the slaying of Barnard College student Tessa Majors has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and faces up to 18 months in detention.

Zyairr Davis, 14 — who was charged with murder — copped to the robbery and admitted he helped two pals in the botched mugging of the 18-year-old college freshman in Morningside Park on Dec. 11.

Davis admitted passing a knife to Rashaun Weaver, 15, that Weaver allegedly used to fatally stab Majors — as Luchiano Lewis, 15, allegedly held Majors in a headlock.

From a video call, Davis admitted to a Family Court judge Wednesday, "I was in Manhattan with Rashaun and Hoshie, we went to the park" — apparently referring to Lewis as "Hoshie."

"We went to rob someone in the park. We saw Tessa Majors on the stairs. I picked up the knife and handed it to Rashaun," a fidgety Davis mumbled into the camera.

"Rashaun went over and said something to Tessa Majors on the stairs. After that he stabbed her in the chest. She started yelling for help," he continued.

"Rashaun and I followed her up the stairs. Rashaun used the knife I handed him and stabbed Tessa Majors. I saw blood and feathers coming out of her coat," Davis said.

With the plea, Davis faces up to 18 months in detention at his June 15 sentencing. Davis will get credit for the time he’s already been in jug since his December arrest.

Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Not murder? There is no justice just ritual.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 7:41 Comments || Top||

#2  I got detention once for reading a book in class.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:31 Comments || Top||

#3  14- and 15-year-olds. What on earth?????
Posted by: Tom || 06/04/2020 13:06 Comments || Top||

#4  ..if a pitbull killed her, what would they do to the dog?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 19:11 Comments || Top||


More than 20 shot over 12 hours in Chicago as gun violence remains high for second week
[Chicago Tribune] More than 20 people were shot in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
over 12 hours Tuesday through early Wednesday as gun violence remains high across the city for the second week in a row.

In two of the overnight shootings — on the Far South Side and South Side — three or more people were maimed, according to police.

Shootings started spiking in Chicago over the long Memorial Day weekend, when at least 50 people were shot. The next day, 28 more people were shot, including a 5-year-old girl standing with her family.

Last weekend, as looting and disturbances spread across the city, more than 80 people were shot, nearly 20 of them fatally. At least 15 of the fatal shootings occurred Sunday, requiring the Cook County medical examiner’s office to call in extra pathologists to conduct autopsies.

Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  ..those white supremacists at it again? (so do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 7:42 Comments || Top||

#2  "More than 20 people shot over 12 hours in Chicago"

Unpossible! Chickencago has strict gun control. They never have gun crime there.
Posted by: Barbara || 06/04/2020 10:21 Comments || Top||

#3  Barbara, the obvious answer is that they need STRICTER gun control.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 06/04/2020 16:53 Comments || Top||


-Obits-
Pregnant elephant dies after being fed pineapple filled with explosives
[NYPOST] Indian wildlife officials are mourning the death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala, India, who reportedly died after being fed a firecracker-filled pineapple by an unknown assailant.

"Her jaw was broken and she was unable to eat after she chewed the pineapple and it went kaboom! in her mouth," says chief wildlife warden Surendra Kumar. The outraged official tells local media he’s certain the tampered-with pineapple was meant to kill the animal, reports the Tribune India.

The ill-intentioned feeding reportedly occurred in a remote valley in Attappadi, a forest in southern India, where the 15-year-old elephant had entered a village to forage for food last month, reports the Quint. The beast died a while later in a Malappuram district river, according to a heartbreaking Facebook post by wildlife official Mohan Krishnan, who wasn’t able to rescue her.

"When we saw her she was standing in the river, with her head dipped in the water," writes the bereaved ranger. "She had a sixth sense that she was going to die."

An autopsy revealed that the animal was pregnant at the time of her tragic death.

It’s unknown who committed the vile crime. However,
it was a brave man who first ate an oyster...
Kumar vowed to "punish him for ’hunting’ the elephant" and has reportedly "directed the forest officials to nab the culprit."

In response to the heinous act, the Kerala forest department reiterated the portion of the Indian constitution mandating that citizens be kind to animals.

"Article 51-A (g) of the Indian Constitution says that it shall be duty of every citizen of India to have compassion for living creatures," they tweeted Tuesday.

Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The Kiplingesque language is refreshing. Wish we had a press that felt no hesitation in using phrases like the vile crime, the heinous act, the ill-intentioned feeding.

Aptly describes Russiagate and Deep Swamp behavior.
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 5:42 Comments || Top||

#2  Some level of sophistication in that "remote valley". The perp needs the absolute egesta kicked out of him.
Posted by: Clem || 06/04/2020 6:14 Comments || Top||

#3  #1 The Kiplingesque language is refreshing. Wish we had a press that felt no hesitation in using phrases like the vile crime, the heinous act, the ill-intentioned feeding.

They do.

Whenever somebody says, "I disagree with Obama".

Or "I wish people wouldn't destroy my business and beat me and threaten my family."
Posted by: charger || 06/04/2020 13:58 Comments || Top||

#4  where the 15-year-old elephant had entered a village to forage for food last month

A betting man would wager this elephant has more than 2 (one and a half?) visits to the village, and that there are no witnesses.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 06/04/2020 16:30 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
Smokey Bones creates extreme bacon doughnut for Doughnut Day: 'A love letter to our meat-obsessed guests'
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 09:25 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Should you not want to have your toad licked.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:00 Comments || Top||

#2  I prefer Stubbs Spicy and I'd rather have ribs or a pork steak than a donut, please.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 11:18 Comments || Top||

#3  A donut with pig in it?

I guess we could give these to all the cops taking a knee.
Posted by: charger || 06/04/2020 13:55 Comments || Top||

#4  Maybe they could have a heart attack.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 14:43 Comments || Top||


-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Top Swedish scientist admits country could have battled virus better
[IsraelTimes] Sweden’s chief epidemiologist shows contrition as criticism mounts over the Scandinavian country’s hotly debated method of fighting the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
, which has resulted in one of the highest death rates per capita in the world.

Sweden has stood out among European nations and the world for the way it has handled the pandemic, not shutting down the country or the economy like others but relying on citizens’ sense of civic duty. Swedish authorities have advised people to practice social distancing, but schools, bars and restaurants have been kept open the entire time. Only gatherings of more than 50 people have been banned.

"I think there is potential for improvement in what we have done in Sweden, quite clearly," Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency tells Swedish radio.

Sweden, a nation of 10.2 million people, has seen 4,468 deaths linked to COVID-19, which is far more than its Nordic neighbors and one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. Denmark has had 580 coronavirus deaths, Finland has seen 320 and Norway has had 237, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

"If we were to encounter the same disease again, knowing precisely what we know about it today, I think we would settle on doing something in between what Sweden did and what the rest of the world has done," says Tegnell, considered the architect of the unique Swedish pandemic approach.
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/04/2020 12:11 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Surprise.
Posted by: Woodrow || 06/04/2020 12:29 Comments || Top||

#2  Sweden’s chief epidemiologist shows contrition

Just like Eichmann.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 12:35 Comments || Top||

#3  Chinavirus forever quarantine scam is over. True believers can sign up for psychiatric treatment at CDC, NIH or WHO.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 12:43 Comments || Top||

#4  I'm getting awful tired of 20/20 hindsight.
Posted by: AlanC || 06/04/2020 17:52 Comments || Top||

#5  "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Kierkegaard
Posted by: Clem || 06/04/2020 17:55 Comments || Top||


Africa Subsaharan
Lesotho's former first lady back in custody over murder of PM's ex-wife
[DAILYSABAH] Lesotho's former first lady, Maesaiah Thabane, returned to custody on Wednesday after a court revoked bail that she had been controversially given over the murder of her husband's estranged wife.

The 43-year-old was charged with murder in February after police quizzed her on the brutal killing of former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's wife two days before his inauguration.

She spent one night in jail before a High Court freed her on a 1,000 maloti ($57) bail.

But on Friday the country's Court of Appeal canceled that bail.

Police failed to re-arrest her immediately because she was out of country accompanying her octogenarian husband, who was seeking medical attention in neighbouring South Africa.

On Wednesday she arrived at the magistrate court in Maseru under the escort of armed coppers.

Magistrate Thamae Thamae told her she would be taken to the female correctional facility in fulfilment of the appeals court judgement.

"The decision of the High Court to grant you bail has been set aside by the Court of Appeal," said the magistrate.

"You will remain in the correctional facility. You will report back on 16 June 2020 to find out the progress of your case."

Police officers immediately whisked her away.

She came to court sporting a black-and-olive-green colored tracksuit, a knee-length winter coat, sneakers and a headscarf. She had donned an anti-coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
mask to cover her face, but her slumped posture suggested unhappiness for someone known for self-confidence.

Maesaiah Thabane is suspected of orchestrating the shooting of Lipolelo Thabane, who was bumped off outside her home in the capital Maseru.

Police have also charged her for the attempted murder of Lipolelo Thabane's friend Thato Sibolla, who was maimed at the scene.

Lipolelo and Thabane, now 81, had been embroiled in bitter divorce proceedings when the 58-year-old was killed.

The former premier agreed to step down in January after police linked his mobile number to communication records from the scene of the crime.

He resigned officially this month, bowing to pressure from his rivals who accused him of hampering investigations into Lipolelo's death.

Thabane has denied any involvement in the murder.

His wife initially went into hiding after police first called her in to testify in January.

She has not yet been asked to respond to the charges.
Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:


SPLA-IO kills 15 South Sudanese in Central Equatoria, says NAS
[Sudan Tribune] The SPLA-IO killed 15 civilians in Central Equatoria State three days ago, claimed the National Salvation Front (NAS) in a statement on Wednesday.

"On 31st May 2020, the SPLA-IO force under the joint command of Maj. Gen. John Mabiah and Maj. Gen. Moses Lokujo have carried out summary execution of fifteen (15) innocent civilians in the villages of Loguni, Panyume Payam, Morobo County in Central Equatoria State," reads a statement released by NAS front man.

In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, Suba Samuel Manase referred to the "mysterious disappearance" of the three SPLA-IO commanders In Kajo-Kiji adding that the troops of the First Vice-President Riek Machar continued attack on civilians

"On 29th May 2020, a combined force of SSPDF and SPLA-IO followed the civilians who escaped to Democratic Republic of the Congo
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
(DRC) for safety. They attacked and tortured the civilians in addition to looting their properties," he said.

Last May, the SPLA-IO accused NAS of abducting eight of its military officials including three senior officers at Kansuk in Kajo Keji County on 10 May.

NAS rejected the accusation and described it as a cover-up for internal divisions and "power rivalry" within the SPLA-IO alluding that they had been killed by another general from the area.

On 29 May, the UN Security Council renewed targeted sanctions on South Sudanese official and arms embargo.

The resolution further Expressed "deep concern" at continued fighting in South Sudan and condemned violations of the Revitalised Agreement and the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access (ACOH).

Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under:


Britain
Boris Johnson offers 3 mln Hong Kong residents UK citizenship if China passes new law
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Prime Minister Boris Johnson
...pro-Brexit British prime minister, succeeding no-Brexit Theresa May. BoJo is noted as much for his sparkling personality and his hair as for his Conservative policies....
said he will give as many as three million Hong Kong residents the chance to seek refuge and a new life in the UK if China presses ahead with plans to impose a new security law on the former British colony.

The premier’s intervention marks an escalation in London’s pressure on Beijing over its proposals for a law that democracy advocates say will erode the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong.

"Many people in Hong Kong fear their way of life, which China pledged to uphold, is under threat," Johnson wrote in an article published in The Times of London newspaper. "If China proceeds to justify their fears, then Britannia could not in good conscience shrug our shoulders and walk away; instead we will honor our obligations and provide an alternative."

The Chinese government said Johnson’s comments amounted to foreign interference in internal affairs.

The offer of a path to citizenship, first made by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab last week, had already provoked a stern response from China. While Johnson’s proposal is unlikely to influence Beijing to change its position, a point British officials accept, it will be broadly popular among his Conservative Party colleagues who are increasingly hostile toward China.

Johnson’s government says a re-set of relations with Beijing will be necessary in the aftermath of the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic and officials are re-examining whether to go ahead with Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co. as a provider of equipment for Britannia’s next generation mobile networks.

Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under: Commies


Caribbean-Latin America
Mexico reports 1,092 new coronavirus deaths, more than 100,000 total infections
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 02:11 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Haven't heard much about the border.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:07 Comments || Top||


China-Japan-Koreas
India, Australia seal deal to use each other's military bases
[JPost] - India and Australia sealed a deal on Thursday to get access to each other's military bases, the Indian foreign ministry said - a pact that would clear the way for more military exchanges and exercises in the Indo-Pacific.

The mutual logistic support agreement was signed during a virtual summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

India has a similar pact with the United States which is seen as part of a broader security cooperation to balance China's growing economic and military weight in the region.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 05:06 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


At least 39 injured in knife attack at China kindergarten
[Ynet] A school security guard injured at least 39 people in a knife attack at a kindergarten in southern China on Thursday morning, state media reported. The motive remains unknown.

The local government in the Guangxi region's Cangwu county said 37 students and two adults suffered injuries of varying degrees in the attack.

Chinese state media identified the attacker as a security guard at the school surnamed Li. The suspect had been detained while an investigation was underway, they said.
People frustrated with unresponsive government or feeling suicidal regularly run amok attacking all they can reach in Communist China.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 02:09 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Trump's fault, no doubt...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 8:23 Comments || Top||

#2  No doubt that the school screwed him on his pay, likely due to the Wuhan virus. The school administrators backed him into a corner and felt satisfied they had done a good job. What could he possibly do to strike back? He's in the basket of deplorables.
Posted by: Thurong Whusomp1457 || 06/04/2020 11:15 Comments || Top||

#3  What could he possibly do to strike back?

Knifing little kids isn't the first thing that comes to mind, or even on the list.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 14:12 Comments || Top||


Trump bans flights from China to US amid tensions over coronavirus, Hong Kong
Had a helluva time figuring where to place and classify this one
[American Military News] The Trump administration ordered a suspension of flights on Wednesday from China to the United States as tensions escalate between the two countries over the coronavirus and Hong Kong.

The order, which takes effect June 16, stems from China’s refusal to allow U.S. carriers to resume flying to China. Four Chinese airlines currently fly to China from the U.S.: Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Xiamen.

President Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions on China on Jan. 31 as the coronavirus began to spread early this year. His decision came after Delta, American and United and other major international carriers had stopped flying to China because of the outbreak.

In early January, U.S. and Chinese carriers operated 325 scheduled flights a week between the two countries. By mid-February, four Chinese airlines operated 20 flights per week. In mid-March, the Chinese carriers increased their weekly flights to 34.

In a March 26 decision, China’s civil aviation agency limited foreign airlines to one weekly flight into China, aiming to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Two major American carriers, Delta and United, have been pressing Chinese officials to allow them to resume service, to no avail.

The latest move comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and China, which some have warned amount to a new "cold war" between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump has accused China of a coronavirus cover-up, suggested the government may have allowed the disease to spread and threatened to extract a "substantial" price from Beijing for the pandemic. And last week, Trump blasted China for President Xi Jinping’s move to impose sweeping new restrictions on Hong Kong, aimed a stifling the territory’s pro-democracy movement.

Chinese officials have charged the Trump administration with willful ignorance, dangerous mismanagement and even attempted "blackmail." In response to the Trump administration’s criticisms of its Hong Kong crackdown, Chinese officials have pointed to the unrest in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck.

"I can’t breathe," Hua Chunying, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, tweeted last week, echoing Floyd’s words during the police encounter.

Her tweet came after the State Department’s chief spokeswoman called on the world to "hold to account the Chinese Communist Party, which has flagrantly broken its promises to the people of Hong Kong."

Some experts fear the spiraling tensions could jeopardize the much-touted trade deal that Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Lui He signed at the White House in January — a "phase one" agreement that White House officials said would be followed by a broader pact dealing with more contentious issues.

It’s unclear if China will be willing or able to follow through on its commitments in the phase one agreement, which included a promise to buy an extra $200 billion in American goods and services over the next two years.
Posted by: Frank G || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Looks like Capt. Billy might be busy with evacs again.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 17:44 Comments || Top||


Europe
New Kosovo government formed after months of political crisis
[DAILYSABAH] Kosovo named a new government Wednesday after months of political turmoil in the former Serbian province.Lawmakers voted 61-24 with one abstention to approve the nomination of Avdullah Hoti, 44, of the center-right Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as the new prime minister of the country's sixth government since the declaring independence in 2008.

Members from the left-wing Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje!, that had been governing Kosovo did not participate in the polls.

The new government will have 16 ministries, with seven of them nominated by the LDK, four by Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), two by Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA), two by Serb List, and one by the Ottoman Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo.

There will also be four deputy prime ministers, each representing the coalition partners LDK, AAK, NISMA and Serb List.

By securing the lowest possible number of votes in the 120-seat parliament, Hoti replaces Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whom the LDK party overthrew with a no-confidence vote in late March when it was part of Kurti's coalition government.
Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


Greek protesters hurl firebombs at heavily-guarded US embassy in Athens
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I don't eat Greek food anyway. Too much greece.
Posted by: Dr. Wheat Faartz007 || 06/04/2020 1:32 Comments || Top||

#2  Our embassies should really have Mk-19's and M134's covering the gate, so that any violent attack like this ends in an example of overwhelming firepower.
Posted by: Silentbrick || 06/04/2020 16:37 Comments || Top||

#3  Ergo, the flyby commented on some days ago.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 17:46 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
George Floyd autopsy: Floyd died from heart attack, was coronavirus positive at time of death
Another CoVid19 Victim or WTF? Ima confused? The Baden autopsy differs
[10 News] An autopsy released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Wednesday show that George Floyd officially died from a heart attack. The autopsy also indicated he was positive for the coronavirus based on a postmortem nasal swab collected after his death.

Floyd died on Memorial Day after then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held a knee to Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, likely causing his death. Chauvin has been charged with homicide, and three other officers have been charged with aiding and abetting a homicide.

The Medical Examiner said on Monday that the cause of death was a homicide experienced while suffering from a heart attack while be restrained.

The medical examiner, Dr. Andrew Baker, concluded that Floyd died of a heart attack complicated by restrained and compressed by the neck.

The autopsy showed that Floyd had tested positive for the coronavirus on April 3. The report said that the autopsy result likely reflects an asymptomatic but persistent infection from the virus.

The autopsy also showed that Floyd had a number blunt-force injuries, including to the shoulders, hands, elbows and legs. The report indicated a number of contusions to the head and neck, the report shows.

While the autopsy indicated several blunt-force injuries, the examiner said that there were no life-threatening injuries identified.

The report noted that Floyd had hypertensive heart disease.

It also indicated that Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamines in his system at the time of death.
Goodness. It’s a wonder he stayed alive long enough to be killed.
Posted by: Frank G || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The first autopsy was performed by a medical examiner hired by the family, clearly.

This autopsy was performed by a medical examiner who worked for the local establishment of local law enforcement works for, clearly.

After all of this George probably looks like a black frankenstein!
Posted by: Dr. Wheat Faartz007 || 06/04/2020 1:09 Comments || Top||

#2  Go ahead. Put him down as a CoVid-19 death. I double dog dare ya!
Posted by: SteveS || 06/04/2020 1:38 Comments || Top||

#3  The Baden autopsy differs

There is a Wikipedia article on Baden.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 1:55 Comments || Top||

#4  The dueling coroners. The jury will face reasonable doubt. So lets watch to see change of venue and how they pack the jury.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 3:59 Comments || Top||

#5  When lefty narratives collide...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 6:24 Comments || Top||

#6  Change of venue won't keep the Hennepin County ME's report out. That's not to say Crump might not find another way to have it excluded, but I think it's unlikely it will be disallowed wherever the case is heard.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 7:16 Comments || Top||

#7  Stack the deck, right? Put everything in except a hard kneecap!
Posted by: Shose Grerese8444 || 06/04/2020 9:11 Comments || Top||

#8  So now it's ok to induce a heart attack in a compliant arrestee?
Posted by: gorb || 06/04/2020 10:24 Comments || Top||

#9  So now it's ok to induce a heart attack in a compliant arrestee?

Ignoring the straw man for the moment, I believe a certain lack of compliance was the root of the problem.
Posted by: SteveS || 06/04/2020 11:18 Comments || Top||

#10  Ref #9:. That really is going to leave a mark.
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/04/2020 11:33 Comments || Top||

#11  a certain lack of compliance

Classic. Deserves its own acronym: CLOC

If there's ever a remake of Cool Hand Luke, this phrase deserves to be given to the warden character
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 11:43 Comments || Top||

#12  What we have heah...is a certain lack of compliance [KSSSHHH]
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 11:44 Comments || Top||

#13  fentanyl and methamphetamines

Total news blackout.
Posted by: Woodrow || 06/04/2020 12:31 Comments || Top||

#14  /\ Shocking !
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/04/2020 12:32 Comments || Top||

#15  He was minding his own bidness drinking and taking drugs on the roof of a building. It isn't like he was giving anyone a haircut or anything dangerous like that.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 12:52 Comments || Top||


#17  Meth is bad

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of dealing with such people, there is a meme going about with R2D2 on the left, and an abused roadside trash can on the right. "Meth. Not Even Once."

It is spot. on. Except in this case, the droids will tear your arms off if they lose.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 06/04/2020 15:41 Comments || Top||

#18  I read the full report; he had:

- enlarged heart
- cardiovascular disease (up to 75% blockage of some arteries)
- fentanyl in his system
- meth in his system
- caffeine in his system
- COVID-19 antibodies

what he didn't have:

- bruising around the neck
- petechial hemorrhage (anywhere)
- any other trauma in the neck area (like a broken hyoid bone)

i'm assuming the truth lies in what happened between the time they approached him and when he ended up on the ground.

but with all that stuff in his system, along with everything else stacked against the guy, unless some new information comes to light, those charges against the cops aren't going to stick.
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 || 06/04/2020 15:44 Comments || Top||

#19  He wasn't choked in the video, Bob.
One or both arteries delivering blood to the brain were blocked by the knee. See The Carotid Sinus Strike.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 17:41 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Families of Karachi plane crash victims given Rs1 million ($6100) each: PIA
[The News (Pak)] A Pakistain International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson on Wednesday said it said the company had started to pay compensation to the families of the Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
plane crash victims, reported Geo News.The spokesperson said families of 82 victims of the ill-fated flight have been given Rs1 million (Pak rupee=$.0061) while the two girls who were maimed in the plane crash have been provided Rs500,000 each.

PIA flight PK-8303 suffered a tragic air crash in Karachi last month, killing 97 people on board while two passengers survived miraculously.

During the ill-fated flight, the pilots made a first landing attempt and the plane briefly touched the ground multiple times, before attempting to land for a second time.

Separately, the federal government last month had announced it would bear the expenses to compensate Model Colony residents whose houses and cars were damaged when the plane crashed inside the locality.

The PK-8303 tragedy has become the third most-catastrophic aviation disaster in the country's history.
Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1  So basically about 5x a Chinavirus check. Nice.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 8:31 Comments || Top||


8-year-old domestic worker killed by employers in Rawalpindi for setting birds free
[The News (Pak)] A minor maid was tortured to death by her employers on Tuesday for setting birds free while cleaning the cages.

According to reports, the eight-year-old, who hailed from Muzaffargarh, was hired to look after the child of a man identified as Hassan Siddiqui who worked in buying and selling birds and property.

Police officials told The Independent, Siddiqui confessed that he and his wife beat up the girl, who was working for them as a maid, in a fit of rage.

"[The] maid was cleaning the cage when she inadvertently let the two parrots free," a spokesperson said. "Hassan and his wife got infuriated and brutally beat the maid."

The publication further said the girl was brought to a private hospital on May 31 in an unconscious state and was kept on a ventilator in the ICU but died the next day.

Siddiqui, who had brought the girl to the hospital, had disappeared. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
he was later arrested along with his wife, according to a police report.

The hospital in its medical report said the minor had, "torture marks on her cheek, ribs and thighs." Her body bore older bruises that had still not fully healed. The report also added that she had injury marks in areas suggesting possible rape.
Posted by: Fred || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under:


Science & Technology
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket returns home to Florida port while riding on the autonomous drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You' after historic launch that brought spaceflight back to US soil
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 11:15 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Right up there with old school Buck Rogers.
Posted by: Woodrow || 06/04/2020 12:28 Comments || Top||

#2  Ooh. They did this of times now. So kewel...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 14:41 Comments || Top||

#3  I love the name of that ship. Very Heinlein-like. And while this historic event occurred, the antifa riots are happening. Oh, and Yellowstone doesn't want to be left out. Me too! Me too! Surreal.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 06/04/2020 17:50 Comments || Top||


Gov’ts and WHO changed Covid-19 hydroxychloroquine policy based on fake data
[The Guardian] Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies.

An independent audit of the provenance and validity of the data has now been commissioned by the authors of the Lancet and NEJM studies not affiliated with Surgisphere because of "concerns that have been raised about the reliability of the database".
The World Health Organization and a number of national governments have changed their Covid-19 policies and treatments on the basis of flawed data from a little-known US healthcare analytics company, also calling into question the integrity of key studies published in some of the world’s most prestigious medical journals.

A Guardian investigation can reveal the US-based company Surgisphere, whose handful of employees appear to include a science fiction writer and an adult-content model, has provided data for multiple studies on Covid-19 co-authored by its chief executive, but has so far failed to adequately explain its data or methodology.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 06/04/2020 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Another case of Fusion GPS?
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:11 Comments || Top||

#2  Some numbers are more magic than others.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 11:24 Comments || Top||

#3  Single cash of Lupus virus victims?
Posted by: Woodrow || 06/04/2020 12:32 Comments || Top||

#4  Better an adult content model than an epidemiological one.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 17:35 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Culture Wars
Rioters Deface ‘Glory' Monument to First Black Civil War Regiment
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 06:16 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The black community doesn't grasp they're just being used by those seeking to destroy Western Civ (and all the bennies they enjoy as a consequence). You'll get Caracas and useless social programs that won't feed you or house you. You will still have the one percenters, just new ones like the old ones.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 06/04/2020 7:38 Comments || Top||

#2  Just don't go putting bullet holes in any of those Emmitt Till signs, you rayciss bastiches...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 7:45 Comments || Top||

#3  Caracas on the Bay
Caracas on the Mississippi
Caracas on the Hudson
Posted by: Lex || 06/04/2020 9:38 Comments || Top||


Infectious disease specialists call for an end to tear gas during COVID-19 pandemic: Bee or not?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/04/2020 05:11 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  If lung irritation might increase your susceptibility to the Chinavirus, wouldn't the best advice be to stay away from the riots?
Posted by: M. Murcek || 06/04/2020 6:44 Comments || Top||

#2  The title is too retarded to be "The Bee", IMO.
Posted by: Clem || 06/04/2020 6:58 Comments || Top||

#3  Another esteemed Chinese academic.

The University of Washington created the petition, while University of California at San Francisco infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, helped craft the science behind it.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/04/2020 10:03 Comments || Top||



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