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Supreme Court Justice Breyer steps down
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US Supreme Court Justice Breyer is officially leaving the Court this week. Having already been replaced by willing corporate stooge Jackson.
2022-06-29
53 dead in human trafficking accident
53 people, some covered in steak seasoning, died in the trailer of a semi. They succumbed to heat. 4 arrested.
R Kelly sentenced to 30 years
R&B musician R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking minors.
Russia frees itself of western debt
Russia, flush with wealth due to the market dominance of the ruble, has decided to default on its western debt instruments. Russia has agreed to pay the debt with rubles as a hilarious sarcastic LOL to the western leaders.
2022-06-27
Train derails after hitting truck. Multiple deaths.
A train derailed in Missouri after hitting a truck killing multiple people.
Supreme Court rules firearm concealed carry protected
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down a New York law regulating concealed carry. The ruling stated the 2nd and 14th amendment protect an Americans right to conceal carry in public.
2022-06-23
6.1 quake kills at least 1000 in Afghanistan
A massive 6.1 richter earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan leveling entire villages and killing at least 1000 people.
2022-06-22
Face mites found to have anuses
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Demodex mites, skin mites that live and feed off human skin including your face, have been found to have anuses thanks to a team of scrappy dedicated scientist rebels who have sequenced the genome for the cute little guys. Science marches ever onward. And hopefully upward.
FDA targets Juul but not other e-cig companies
The US FDA is forcing Juul to stop selling vape products but continue to let other tobacco companies do the same. It is hard to spin this any way other than the govt is picking winners and losers in the market. This kind of obvious corruption will destroy any market economy and lead to a massive depression due to loss of confidence in consumers.
Gmail business email goes pay
If you have been using gmail free for your business or use your own domain instead of @gmail.com you are going to have to pay. Gmail is going back on their promise of free email to those olden days legacy gmail accounts.
CloudFlare outage takes down internet
An undisclosed issue on CloudFlares networks caused a global outage of many popular but mostly useless websites. Internet was restored eventually.
2022-06-21
Boris Johnson faces no confidence vote
British Prime Minister faces a no confidence vote that could oust him from power.
2022-06-06
Andy Fletcher dead at 60
Keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode, Andy Fletcher has passed away at the age of 60. No cause of death given.
2022-05-27
Ray Liotta dead at 67 from natural causes.
Ray Liotta dead at 67 from natural causes. No further information available.
2022-05-26
Texas school shooting
A mentally ill person shot up an elementary school in Texas. Still no talk about mental health reform.
2022-05-25
Monkey Pox not that dangerous
A scary sounding disease has struck a couple of people and might strike several more before it is done. It is not very infectious and easily treatable, not a danger to most people but it does have a clickable name and so is making a lot of news.
2022-05-24
US Supreme Court degrades Bill of Rights
Shinn v Martinez Ramirez has effectively destroyed the sixth amendment to the US constitution. This guarantees a competent defense in court. The Court has ruled justice is only for the wealthy.
Vangelis, legendary musician dead at 79
Historically important musician Vangelis has died at the age of 79. The musician was known for his soulful and melodic music, winning an Academy award for his soundtrack for the movie Chariots of Fire. He was also known for his soundtrack for the movie Bladerunner.
2022-05-19
Fred Ward died
Legendary actor Fred Ward star of Tremors and Remo Williams has passed away at the age of 79.
2022-05-13
Tourist murdered in Colombia
A prosecutor from Paraguay was murdered while on vacation in Colombia. He was crusading against drug gangs in his home country.
2022-05-12
F5 BIG-IP appliances have a critical bug
F5 BIG-IP appliances have been found to contain a critical and easily exploitable vulnerability allowing root access. A patch has been released.
2022-05-11
Cuba hotel collapse kills at least 40
An explosion at a Cuban hotel caused its complete destruction. The explosion was caused by a heating gas system.
2022-05-10
Officer involved in inmate escape, Vicky White, killed
Vicky White, the law enforcement officer involved in the escape of a violent inmate she had a romantic relationship with, was killed in the pairs apprehension. The escaped inmate, Casey White, is in custody.