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ABC reporter, 45, who broke story of secret tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch dies in 'apparent suicide'
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Gunman shoots at least 13 in 'pre-pandemic' size Austin crowd
[NYPOST] A gunman opened fire early Saturday in a "pre-pandemic" sized crowd in the entertainment district in downtown Austin, Texas, wounding at least 13 people before slipping away from the scene undetected.There were no fatalities, but at least two victims were fighting for their lives, police said.

It was unclear what sparked the shooting. The shooter, believed to be a Black man with dreadlocks, appears to have fired randomly into the crowd at the 400 block of East Sixth Street, a popular entertainment district lined with bars and restaurants. The shots sent thousands scrambling for their lives. He manage to leave amid the confusion.

Police quickly began combing through video shot by bystanders and security cameras in the area, searching for more details about the shooter, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
From MSN at 8:00 p.m. ET
One suspect is in jug and a second remains on the lam after a mass shooting that left 14 people injured in Austin's downtown entertainment district early Saturday.

After the gunfire was reported at 1:24 a.m. local time, "a large crowd" dispersed, police said.

The shooting appeared to be an isolated incident between two parties, Chacon said at a news conference, adding that most victims were "innocent bystanders.”
Posted by: Fred || 06/13/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Black man with dreadlocks. No apparent motive? But isn't that the motive ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 06/13/2021 2:40 Comments || Top||


#3  All it takes is a blue vote, for evil to win.
Posted by: Dron66046 || 06/13/2021 2:59 Comments || Top||

#4  BTW, when I went to school in Austin, on Fri and Sat nights 6th Street was packed shoulder to shoulder with people, inside and outside. Worse than fish in a barrel.
Posted by: Butch Crilet2385 || 06/13/2021 3:00 Comments || Top||

#5  13 wounded. . . Sailer's Law applies
Posted by: Juque Brown1057 || 06/13/2021 6:44 Comments || Top||

#6  Defunded Austin police is working nicely for gangs.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 || 06/13/2021 14:25 Comments || Top||


Man, 20, caught urinating in Houston street is shot dead after being confronted by large group of angry residents
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • After getting into an argument, both the victim and and at least one suspect drew guns on each other, Houston police said

  • The victim has been identified as Lester Fuentes-Buezo

  • Fuentes-Buezo's death was one of three shootings in a 24-hour span in Houston

Fox26 Houston adds:
Preliminary information from Lt. Willkens with HPD suggests the unidentified man first arrived at the location to buy drugs from someone. However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
at some point, the man began urinating in the middle of the roadway, resulting in a large confrontation with the area residents.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  What was it you were never supposed to bring to a gun fight?
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 || 06/13/2021 0:10 Comments || Top||

#2  both the victim and and at least one suspect drew guns on each other

Posted by: Dron66046 || 06/13/2021 0:22 Comments || Top||

#3 
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 || 06/13/2021 14:37 Comments || Top||

#4  Nah - they just helped him with his bladder control problem. All fixed now!
Posted by: CrazyFool || 06/13/2021 15:31 Comments || Top||

#5  Toto, we’re not in San (don’t call it Frisco) Francisco anymore.

Ahhh, Rosebud.
Posted by: KBK || 06/13/2021 19:02 Comments || Top||


-Obits-
Porn star Dakota Skye, trolled for nude pic at George Floyd mural, found dead
[NYPOST] Porn star Dakota Skye died Wednesday — just weeks after being trolled online over posing topless at a George Floyd mural. She was 27.
Another pretty girl with no brains.
The Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, resident — whose real name was Lauren Kaye Scott — was discovered dead in her Los Angeles motorhome by her unnamed husband, who identified the body to authorities, the Sun reported. The coroner’s office has yet to confirm a cause of the death.

The Tampa Bay, Florida, native, who also performed under the alias "Kota Sky," faced backlash online over a pic posted to her now-deleted Instagram page. It showed the blond bombshell flashing the camera at the Santa Barbara mural of George Floyd, who was killed by police last year.

According to the Toronto Sun, the one-time Pornhub favorite had posted the scandalous snap May 4 with the caption, "Happy #GeorgeFloyd day in #santabarbara
Posted by: Fred || 06/13/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1 

Went you stick it out there be prepared for someone to cut you off.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 06/13/2021 8:10 Comments || Top||

#2 
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 || 06/13/2021 14:30 Comments || Top||


-Great Cultural Revolution
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer
[BostonHerald] Unvaccinated students ‘branded’ at New Hampshire prom.
Posted by: BrerRabbit || 06/13/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  “Students who were unable to provide a vaccination card because they did not have or share a card or had not completed the full vaccination process had a number written on their hand”

When attending the prom without your shots is as stupid as expecting to vote without an ID.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 11:33 Comments || Top||


-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Moscow orders 'non-working week' to stop the spread of Covid-19 as infections spike by 130% in a WEEK
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 03:54 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Brazilians flying to the US for vaccines.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 06/13/2021 4:58 Comments || Top||

#2 


As of 6/13/2021, 10:23 AM (GMT)

MOSCOW
1yr. 6 months of C-19/21.
Population - 12,700,000 (2020 est)
Infections - 1,234,717
infection rate 9.722%

Deaths - 20,907
death rate IF Infected 1.69%
deaths based on population - 0.164% of 1%
=========================================

NYC
1 yr. 6 months of C-19/21
Population - 18,823,000 (2021 est)
Infections - 952,210
infection rate - 5.058%

Deaths - 29,170
death rate IF Infected - 3.063%
deaths based on population - 0.154% of 1%
==========================================

I'll let everyone draw their own conclusions.
But keep in mind NYC is 32.52% bigger than MOSCOW in population.



Posted by: NN2N1 || 06/13/2021 8:03 Comments || Top||

#3  the big difference between NYC and Moscow re Covid is that infections and fatalities in the former have significantly decreased in the past few months whereas in Moscow (and probably elsewhere in Russia) new infections and fatalities are remaining relatively high

not only is the vaccinated share of the population higher in the US (by at least 3 times), the US vaccinations were done w Pfizer or Moderna and in Russia by Russian vaccines
Posted by: Lord Garth || 06/13/2021 8:09 Comments || Top||

#4  Diamond Princess infection rate 18%, fatality rate 1.8%, with an overwhelmingly older population and occurring before anyone had a clue there was a problem.
Posted by: Glenmore || 06/13/2021 10:06 Comments || Top||

#5  /\ And according to Wikipedia, over half of those that tested positive were asymptomatic.

3,700 folks of which 286 got sick and tested positive. 14 died.
Posted by: Bobby || 06/13/2021 12:31 Comments || Top||

#6  The virus clearly prefers vodka drunks.
Posted by: Woodrow || 06/13/2021 20:12 Comments || Top||


Delta passengers and crew are forced to subdue off-duty flight attendant who seized the intercom and 'vowed to bring jet down'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The man, whose name was not revealed, was on Delta Flight 1730 from Los Angeles to Atlanta when he allegedly took over the intercom

  • He then allegedly assaulted two flight attendants and 'was going to take the plane down,' police said

  • The plane was forced to land in Oklahoma City on Friday and no passengers or crew were injured

  • Other passengers on the packed flight described the man as 'strange' and told the outlet that he was 'dressed quite oddly'
A pack, not a herd:
Passenger Benjamin Curlee, 29, recalled another passenger who was seated next to the off-duty flight attendant alleging that the 'very weird' man had even scribbled a note to flight attendants accusing the other passenger of being a hijacker.

Curlee recalled that passenger saying he 'felt very uncomfortable with the guy' who asked 'a lot of very personal questions' such as his name and the spelling, CNN reported.

When the plane was still two hours from its destination, Curlee recalled the captain asking over the intercom for 'all able-bodied men please come to the front of the plane for an emergency.'

'I feared the worst. I prayed that God would protect my family in case I was gone,' Curlee told the outlet.

Curlee and a passenger next to him jumped from their seats to help but did not get because 'basically every man on the plane stepped up and was in the aisle,' he said.

'It was very tense, very adrenaline fueled,' Curlee said.
And testosterone. Bless them all for “hypermasculinity”.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 03:50 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 || 06/13/2021 14:39 Comments || Top||

#2  Not a herd, a pack.
Posted by: CrazyFool || 06/13/2021 15:33 Comments || Top||

#3  Can we stop the TCA theatre at this point? It’s obviously not necessary.
Posted by: KBK || 06/13/2021 18:58 Comments || Top||

#4  ^ Pack, attack this terrorist! ;-)
Posted by: Jeremiah de Medici9220 || 06/13/2021 19:18 Comments || Top||


Sex-ed teacher out at Dalton after 'masturbation' lesson for first graders
[NYPOST] A teacher who taught controversial sex-education classes that included cartoon videos on masturbation for first graders at the posh Dalton School has resigned, The Post has learned.Justine Ang Fonte, who also taught a one-day workshop on "porn literacy" to juniors at Columbia Grammar & Prep School last month that angered some parents, will not return to the school next year, according to an email Dalton’s head of school, Jim Best, sen to parents Friday. Best also will not be returning to Dalton next year.

"Throughout her tenure at Dalton, Justine Ang Fonte has helped to develop an exemplary K-12 Health and Wellness program. Dalton — our faculty, staff, administration, and trustees — continue to stand firmly behind this program and those who teach it," Best wrote.

"At faculty and staff meetings this week, Justine announced her decision to leave Dalton to focus on her work as an independent Health Educator. She has been working toward this goal for over a year. We support Justine’s aspirations and look forward to honoring her accomplishments as the academic year comes to a close."

Fonte is the third high-profile Dalton staffer to leave the school this year as the school struggles with a simmering conflict between the faculty and parents over its progressive agenda. Domonic Rollins, the school’s director of DEI, ("Diversity, Equity and Inclusion") left in February to "pursue other opportunities," the school said at the time.

Best, Dalton’s headmaster for 16 years, announced in April he was resigning to pursue "other exciting and inspiring opportunities."

One parent said Friday she was not impressed with the school’s statement about Fonte. "This inability to admit a mistake or acknowledge misstep is strange," she said. "It shows a real lack of emotional intelligence and self awareness on behalf of the leadership team."
Posted by: Fred || 06/13/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  $53k / year: definitely sounds like self-abuse
Posted by: Jiggs Trotsky5818 || 06/13/2021 6:50 Comments || Top||

#2  Here's the grifter website for this perverted loon.
Bio:
"...born on Ohlone Territory, living on Lenape Territory, and learning how to indigenize the lands I am on ..."

"Framing my pedagogy through the lens of Kimberlé Crenshaw's teachings on intersectionality, I interrogate how our multifaceted identities shape how we experience health...."

"I have reveled in disrupting health education for 10 years. ...When I'm building with schools, I develop health programs that are intersectional, anti-racist, sex-positive, multidisciplinary, stigma-busting, and relevant."


Posted by: Omolunter Unush2565 || 06/13/2021 7:04 Comments || Top||

#3 

"Parents at the $55,000-per-year school"

So the Uber-Rich are upset that their kids are being taught the same things the NEA is trying to teach nationwide now?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 06/13/2021 8:09 Comments || Top||

#4  It's so much easier to teach what you know.
Posted by: Matt || 06/13/2021 9:54 Comments || Top||

#5  An opposing viewpoint. I think I'm in love.

Posted by: Matt || 06/13/2021 11:24 Comments || Top||

#6  Wonder if she used visual aides.
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 11:30 Comments || Top||


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Putin's show of strength to Biden: Russian forces hunt 'enemy' submarine in largest naval exercises in the Pacific since the end of the Cold War before meeting with US President next week
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 10:04 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I've seen this movie! It ends with a Los Angeles breaching like a killer whale and Sam Neil never being able to see Montana!
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 06/13/2021 18:55 Comments || Top||

#2  Sam Neil is a closeted gay. His friends and family are trying to convince him to come out. Same goes for Vlad Putin.
Posted by: jpal || 06/13/2021 20:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Uh huh. Cut back on the late cocktails and deep-seated spank dreams. Neil and Putin...
Posted by: Frank G || 06/13/2021 20:51 Comments || Top||

#4  "One ping and one ping only, Comrade Rob."
Posted by: SteveS || 06/13/2021 21:20 Comments || Top||

#5  As newts to stout Gussie Fink-Nottle
Were grapes to Sam Neill! And a bottle.
Of manly pursuits
Was he fond... [worn-out boots]
And Mel, dressed up as Quetzalcoatl.
Posted by: Jeremiah de Medici9220 || 06/13/2021 22:34 Comments || Top||


Cyber
Ransomware 'business' is hot as attacks surge
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 10:56 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Windows 10 has built-in ransomware protection: how to use it
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 11:03 Comments || Top||

#2  Lock down your phone from snoops and hackers
Posted by: Skidmark || 06/13/2021 11:04 Comments || Top||

#3  Get a "burner" debit card if this sort of thing worries you -- they can only steal what you put in it.
Posted by: magpie || 06/13/2021 19:44 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
FDA approves new drug to treat smallpox
[6/4/2021] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tembexa (brincidofovir) to treat smallpox. Although the World Health Organization declared smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease, eradicated in 1980, there have been longstanding concerns that the virus that causes smallpox, the variola virus, could be used as a bioweapon.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 || 06/13/2021 03:45 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:



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Sun 2021-06-13
  ABC reporter, 45, who broke story of secret tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch dies in 'apparent suicide'
Sat 2021-06-12
  ISIS member Abu Mohammed Al-Muhajir carried out suicide attack in Sebha, Libya.
Fri 2021-06-11
  Chinese miners kidnapped in Niger
Thu 2021-06-10
  France suspends aid, military support for Central African Republic
Wed 2021-06-09
  Hundreds arrested in 'staggering' global crime sting
Tue 2021-06-08
  Four suspects tried in Paris over 2017 jihadist murder of cop
Mon 2021-06-07
   More than two dozen Antifa rioters charged for Portland mayhem
Sun 2021-06-06
  Flight From LAX Diverted After Flight Crew, Passengers Take Down Loon Allegedly Attempting To Break Into Cockpit
Sat 2021-06-05
  Al-Qassam Brigades signing up new members during open recruitment in the northern Gaza Strip
Fri 2021-06-04
  Niger State Govt Confirms 136 Pupils Kidnapped From Islamic School
Thu 2021-06-03
  9 Killed in Protests against Kurdish Administration in Aleppo Countryside
Wed 2021-06-02
  Iran Rearming Hamas with ‘Thousands of New Rockets'
Tue 2021-06-01
  At least 39 dead in two attacks in eastern DR Congo
Mon 2021-05-31
  ISIS suffers blow in Somalia's Puntland as forces kill Pakistani Jihadist
Sun 2021-05-30
  Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah coordinated Gaza fighting in joint ops room


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