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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
A while back, there was a big bit about Eric Adams (NY Mayor) being the future of the Democratic Party. I didn't really get it, but now I do.

He doesn't actually do loving anything!

https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1542820773315973123

quote:

On June 27, the same day Adams said his response to a citywide lifeguard shortage would be a public-awareness campaign about drowning, the Post published an interview in which he boasted about a new system he had devised for the police to track homeless encampments. It’s a shared Google doc.

also I will laugh every time I see "fingat" used

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Watch: Georgia sheriff and city sergeant threaten to arrest each other

https://twitter.com/BrendanKeefe/status/1542947231728373760

quote:

The Towns County Sheriff’s Office and the Hiawassee Police Department have been in an ongoing dispute over Hiawassee officers pursuing violators and suspects outside the city limits. Hiawassee is a city in Towns County, on Lake Chatuge near the North Carolina border.

As an elected official, the sheriff answers only to the voters of Towns County. The sergeant answers to the city police chief who in turn answers to the mayor. While the two agencies use the same dispatch center, Towns County 911, they do not have any overlapping chain of command.

putting the dick in jurisdiction

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Not really finding out how the hell this happened over in Battle Creek, MI as there has been nothing worse than a minor thunderstorm here:

https://twitter.com/WillWWMT/status/1543319607787790336

every now and then, videogame physics doesn't seem that far out

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Everyone's ok!

https://twitter.com/BrianMFloyd/status/1543603146395508736?t=BQWYZZdA0npF3EdeccKyFA&s=19

https://twitter.com/Benfthomas_10/status/1543603612382896129?t=KTAx_Km_HEVaEhG55D0DeQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/lgbtqfc/status/1543604117876006912?t=ohUA1QalgH-3pkFH41RDJA&s=19.

Drivers have a love/hate relationship with that halo device that goes around the open cockpit, but it just saved a driver's head from becoming hamburger, plus the stands' safety fence saved gently caress knows how many.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

AreWeDrunkYet posted:



(he was fine)

https://twitter.com/F1Subreddit/status/1543615999605456905?t=cosETDDx4GBhKhOe_1Ba5g&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Flikken posted:

Indycar had to reintroduce gasoline into the fuel so that it was visible when the car was on fire.

Rather than link some of the "invisible fire" videos throughout racing history, here's an example:

https://youtu.be/1ZEEuCHdWFA

The Ricky Bobby gag isn't far from the truth, it looks like people are under attack by a swarm of invisible bees.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Rather than link the videos of people running at the parade:

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1544003651378757633?t=VsJYShWj8skDaAfpFjjZ3g&s=19

https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1544001511864295424?t=Ath0LTe27-fKkgD4ymDKGg&s=19

He still won by 20!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

M_Gargantua posted:

Expose Mithfield Deathstar?

It's apparently a Smithfield Foods pork processor protestor. Not finding anything about a Death Star!

Also the parade shooting was premeditated and the dude left the gun behind:

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1544018331325591553

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I'm going to post the dude's picture because 1) whoa, 2) apparently he had a school shooting music video up on youtube for a year (40K views), and 3) cops want to find him

https://twitter.com/anthonyponceTV/status/1544081008626176000

https://twitter.com/AmandaVinicky/status/1544078058264698881

also y'all know extremist poo poo better than I do, who the gently caress's in the picture at the lower-left



dude's father ran against the mayor and lost, among other weird poo poo

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Jul 4, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

What's that rune there?

The logo thingy appears to be his own creation, as he's on youtube and other weird poo poo as "Awake the Rapper" and there's a wikitubia page on him. Really weird poo poo.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
One more white mass shooter that ended up getting arrested instead of killed.

https://twitter.com/victorjacobo_/status/1544103552129409024

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Looking like he gave up in a... traffic stop?!?

https://twitter.com/TreWardTV/status/1544107721653379073

probably only had the one gun

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/Hardporecorn69/status/1544104354302504961

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-shooting-person-interest-left-online-trail-violent-imagery-rcna36628

quote:

Crimo had his own Discord server, where fans and people who knew him would chat. The community featured a politics board filled with nihilistic political memes. The most recent post before the shooting, which was posted in March, was a picture of Budd Dwyer, the Pennsylvania state treasurer who shot and killed himself on live television, along with the caption “I wish politicians still gave speeches like this.”
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After Monday’s shooting, 4chan trolls invaded the community, using it as a meeting point to laud the shooter and post memes about the attack. The Discord channel was shut down around 6 p.m. ET on Monday, just hours after Crimo was named as a person of interest.

Crimo also posted frequently to a message board that discussed graphic depictions of murder, suicide and death. Crimo’s most recent post to that message board came last week, where he posted a video of a beheading.

There is a LOT going on here and none of it is particularly good! Whole lot of internet leaking throughout this whole thing (and note the anime sticker in the likely non-working toyota)!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Kazinsal posted:

the other day c-spam was praising marjorie taylor greene for her hardline stance on ukraine and were preemptively making "mtg was right" gang tags

they should all be bludgeoned over the head with a horseshoe

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

Do I dare ask what mtgs stance is

Kazinsal posted:

"pull out of nato and let god russia sort out eastern europe"

https://twitter.com/KareemRifai/status/1543626117222899714

There's an argument to be made that while America/NATO supplying Ukraine is moral, there's a lot of danger that America/NATO is trying to do another Vietnamese Proxy War that doesn't help anyone. I think that kind of argument is defused by America pulling every goddamn lever to say "hey, the Russians are going to invade, we don't loving want it, we're pubbing the intel now" all throughout the pre-war phase, while Russia has clearly been the aggressor throughout.

But there's not much point in a rational argument about it, because MTG/GG et al are just going America Bad [BLANK] Good. And it's always weird how the [BLANK] ends up always being Russia because of Hunter Biden, Snowden, Assange, [BLANK]!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
In Orlando, someone tossed some firecrackers behind a bunch of people watching the fireworks show, so it set off a panic from a mass shooter that didn't exist.

In Philly, two cops got shot (one grazed) at some 4th celebration thing and that's still ongoing:

https://twitter.com/DaveBondyTV/status/1544144884973592577

Also when I tried to search "Philly" on twitter to get more information, I got gay porn, so ymmv.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
It's really something that this is the best footage I've seen of a news event in quite a long time, to the extent I thought it was a CGI or movie thing, and instead it's just Philly footage.

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1544154007379247104?t=_TsVTLo4oTZYjlaSknA4cg&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

pantslesswithwolves posted:

Nah, gently caress that. To borrow a catchphrase from 20 years ago, don’t let the terrorists win. Statistically speaking the odds of you getting caught in an active shooter incident are astronomically low. I get that everyone’s nerves are fried from the past however many years of what the gently caress ever it is we’re living through, but there’s still a lot of good in the world and happy memories to be made. Go out and make them and gently caress anyone who’d try to take that chance from us.

Correct.

Also, check out what Philly PD is trying to make us believe from that shooting last night:

https://twitter.com/SharifaJackson/status/1544167574837100544?t=t_xlEtYz8aUjrA8NlVqkGA&s=19

https://twitter.com/6abcDan/status/1544175887771467776?t=RzaMB4CFKFBwmkSrlTFdyg&s=19

It's not enough to tell the truth that "cops got ambushed, didn't hear the shots, and everyone got loving lucky", it's instead time to print unconfirmed police union copaganda that police hats are like bullet dreamcatchers

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Update: it wasn't enough to just have a Magic Bullet

https://twitter.com/JoeHoldenCBS3/status/1544166990734139392?t=4S8cqx1IxuzuJnVthoBkCA&s=19

One of the few times I've enjoyed the Twitter replies

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

That Works posted:

I know full well that this is not a "Good thing" but the 12 year old part of my brain is watching the opening 30s just going "holy poo poo this rules"

loving hell that looks like a Saints Row 3/4 / Red Faction Guerrilla joyride


Also, serious, no-bullshit subpoenas are flying in the Georgia election grand jury - all of the Donnie usuals, plus Senator Graham

https://twitter.com/TamarHallerman/status/1544369535205113856?t=xTWzVIA4t1zOb1XLakMZsw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/AmandaVinicky/status/1544420677096460289?t=1DXdFqnT73wmVoz-yC3UeA&s=19

Pretty clear that all the locals, mental health folks, family members, and staties didn't have a loving clue about what purestrain, distilled internet with a dash of 4chan and the 2nd amendment can do to someone like Bobby Crimes. They took his steel NOW EVERYONE MUST DIE [epic le meme] etc

Edit: like any internet-knower can basically tell you that this is loving bad news when taken even close to collectively and it's time to drop whatever hammer you have in close proximity:

https://twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/1544431454536564741?t=jDLENwNyY3uhVS5Ptv3J2A&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jul 5, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Gun culture means sponsoring your son for guns three months after he threatens to kill a member / members of your family and gets his knives/sword confiscated:

https://twitter.com/monicaeng/status/1544464578909708289

Edit: And what drives me nuts about Democratic Leadership right now is that they're not driving home what to do to fight back (it's a lot of vote harder). Like "Hey, qualify for as many ballot initiatives as you can with the time allotted, and if not, your next chances are x y z if we've lost your faith."

So Michigan has a bunch of progressive-friendly ballot initiatives that you need to collect 425K signatures to get on the 2022 General ballot for. I signed the batches like ~3 months ago picking up prescriptions and one's to codify Roe in the state constitution. And so, a few weeks after Roe died:

https://twitter.com/samueljrob/status/1544484488247447553

And that's how you loving fight back *and* make sure you're avoiding an on-alert elections commission wary about fraudulent signature sheets. Tell people what to do! They're angry and they'll do it!

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Jul 6, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Best 4th of July fireworks video that I've seen in 10 years:

https://twitter.com/new_orleansjazz/status/1544490105636671488?t=nc6ruL8WVp38OlzweNTq0g&s=19

you gotta put it in the chute

And from 10 years ago (warning: loud)

https://youtu.be/ndVhgq1yHdA

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Police chase livestream as of 1:10 PM EST [Edit: now done]:

https://www.wsoctv.com/video/live-stream/wsoc-breaking-news/502e439d-b83b-428f-9d20-118c20e4597d/ / https://www.wsoctv.com/video/

Charlotte area, guy in a white pickup truck pulled over, stole a running tan sedan, crashed it, then carjacked a blue SUV. Station is cutting in/out to avoid showing the good stuff.

Edit: LOCKERUP

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Jul 6, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Mr. Nice! posted:

Wow thanks for that - that was loving insane.

So... apparently some rando non-police truck road raged after the guy and hosed up his own truck?

This was apparently dude's stolen car #4 and he finally wrecked it into someone else, right in front of cops, and that was that.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Mr. Nice! posted:

Yeah vigilante truck was nuts.

I'm guessing meth is the cause of this.

So this dude:

- runs from cops in a truck
- steals an uber eats driver's car in a parking lot, TV station interviews her
- wrecks the car going the wrong way, runs around on foot, steals SUV of person that got out but didn't turn off car
- pisses off the grey pickup truck dude, who backs off and/or wrecks
- T-bones a truck in an intersection right in front of a cop and gives up

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
..... probably not an ideal time for this one to happen

https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/1544748398154219520?t=9uZi4qd7VgnS5ZyXROYVrA&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
or... not?

https://twitter.com/haynesdeborah/status/1544767154721099779

LongDarkNight posted:

Late to insurance chat but that's my job, I investigate and handle auto claims.

It's both hilarious and scary how many industries and government institutions are now goon-infested.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I have a vague-ish understanding of how a parliamentary system melts down when a PM outright refuses to see the writing on the wall, but this appears to be the proper frame:

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1544755958072614914

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Comrade Blyatlov posted:

he hired a dude knowing said dude had a history of formal complaints of the groping nature against him, lied to everyone about it and sent his ministers out to defend him on false pretences

they were understandably loving livid when they found out

https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/1544719063192059909

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/world/europe/chris-pincher-boris-johnson.html

https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1544795598838272007

Levelling Up

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Platystemon posted:

The Daily Mail ran this headline:



The Sun:

https://twitter.com/BBCHelena/status/1544799194032087040?t=1iaWXVUm3pZbYsUI5uWBMw&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1545055876456669186?t=7umtUpev1wx0mX1NjWVI1g&s=19

His own campaign busted him on one secret kid, which he lied about, then another secret kid came up through the media. Herschel Walker really is just trying to Elon himself into a Senate seat because Donnie liked that he was good at football!

And his campaign is leaking like crazy because they're pissed about it :v:


quote:

“A campaign’s worst nightmare,” the source said. “It’s like a shitshow on a train in the middle of a wreck.”



and real hoopers know

https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1544984519157104640?t=Ihif9QwmkP0I_d2ST4IcgQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/pblest/status/1545024536885731328?t=-p8Rpj1V_vYOqYybfniVCA&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Jul 7, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/Runk138/status/1545159616962650120?t=4q8i81o__ddzDWPajafr7Q&s=19

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Handsome Ralph posted:

Seeing Japanese Twitter say Shinzo Abe was shot

Regular Twitter too, shot from behind on a campaign stop

https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1545241894984323072?t=f654PIfPPPRIU2-fCV49kw&s=19

https://twitter.com/myhlee/status/1545243955360452608?t=8kESsutXUL-eSZecq2g_Vw&s=19

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Jul 8, 2022

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The #1 thing most probably remember Abe for in America:

https://youtu.be/l-8zQC-9Iok

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
what a fuckin idiot

https://twitter.com/evanmcmurry/status/1545522626478620675

Someone's gonna be paying billions of dollars and the only winner will be the lawyers :v:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

fknlo posted:

Uh, can't he not actually do this?

CommieGIR posted:

Yeah, Twitter has enough cause to ream him in court, it may take years and only benefit the lawyers, but what do we care, it'll be funny.

https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1545537973990543360

Here's an actual lawsplainer thread, which more or less adds up to "lol"

https://twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1545521987526746112

quote:

That says twitter can withhold information so long as, in the Company's "reasonable judgment" the information could harm Twitter if the deal isn't done.

And in any event, this kind of information provision isn't usually a termination event... I'll check, but I'm skeptical.
So, probably Musk is saying that this is a material breach of the agreement, which is a reason not to close under Section 7.2, which is a termination event under 8.1(d) (below).
But all of that is a pretty tenuous reason to terminate an M&A deal!
In his letter, Musk also says that Twitter breached the agreement by misstating things on its SEC reports (the spam stuff) but as someone who reads lawyer's arguments for a living... there's a reason counsel put that at the end.
The question is, who sues who when? One has to assume Twitter will sue Musk very soon, seeking specific performance of the deal (i.e., you must buy us at the price you agreed). Presumably Musk is about to file the opposite suit.
This is going to get teed up *very* fast.

Everyone involved deserves each other :toot:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Terrifying Effigies posted:

Sri Lanka's effectively had a non-functional government for the past few months - the country is out of money, food, and fuel, their prime minister resigned back in May when protesters burnt down a bunch of politicians' homes, and the president has been trying to use his remaining supporters and military loyalists to crack down on the population even though they're grossly outnumbered at this point.

This article is crowed by the hard-right of America, but it does have a lot of interesting tidbits that's a contributor to all this:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farming-crisis/

The government apparently tried to pitch itself to the Davos Elites (think like pitching WE ARE A BITCOIN NATION) by completely abandoning regular farming and mandating 100% organic farming. It was partly to go all green/the Davos pitch, and partly to save the currency as they were going broke.

Then whoopsiedoodles, the country wasn't ready for it, agricultural yields plummeted, and now the country added starvation to their problems! It's not great!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
donnie won't be getting his twitter account back, and so

https://twitter.com/aaronlarnavarro/status/1545948863638413314

(also elon's gonna back desantis)

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Texas: Well, our grid is set up to deal with the Texas heat, you can't possibly blame us for dealing with massive winter colds!

Also Texas:

https://twitter.com/PhilJankowski/status/1546320921312600064

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