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Andy Fletcher dead at 60
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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.
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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
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.
2022-05-10
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.
Dave Chappelle attacked on stage but is fine
A knife wielding man attacked Dave Chappelle with a knife but was detained by security before hurting anyone.
2022-05-05
Anti freedom ISPs lose again in court
California’s net neutrality law has been upheld a third time in US courts. The three ISPs that brought the suits have given up trying to litigate its repeal.
Bird Flu ravaged poultry industry in USA
36 million chickens and counting have been killed or culled due to the multi year bird flu epidemic. This flu poses very little threat to humans.
US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade effectively criminalizing abortion federally. The ruling also is a blow to individual privacy rights for all Americans.
2022-05-03
Elon Musk buys Twitter
Twitter has confirmed they are allowing Elon Musk to purchase Twitter with 43 billion US dollars. Musk says he will create an era of openness and eliminate spambots and non humans from the platform.
2022-04-25
Macron wins French Presidency
Macron has won the French Presidential election.
2022-04-24
Diane Feinstein has late stage dementia
Many of Diane Feinsteins colleagues have come foward to confess she cant function in a meaningful way due to her dementia. She is running for re-election.
Orin Hatch dies
Orin Hatch retired Utah Senator died. He was 88 years old.
Man self immolates in front of US Supreme Court
A man set himself on fire in front of the US Supreme Court building and died.
2022-04-23
DisneyWorld loses special Florida tax haven
Disney co. lost a special tax status they have enjoyed since 1967 because they criticized a law limiting teaching of sexual matters to children in public schools. The republican controlled legislature passed the bill without the usual discussion during a special session.
2022-04-21
Mike Tyson punches aggressive airline passenger
Heavyweight champ Iron Mike Tyson punched an aggressive fellow passenger on a flight. The passenger had allegedly thrown a water bottle at the Champ and was reportedly intoxicated.
Elon Musk attempts hostile takeover of twitter
Elon Musk has risked $43 billion dollars to try and wrest twitter away from its board of directors.
2022-04-14