News That Doesn't Warrant a Thread 2024

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

New Hampshire House votes in favor of bill to legalize brass knuckles, blackjacks, slingshots

The New Hampshire House is once again trying to legalize what have historically been considered street-fighting weapons.

www.wmur.com

@Laz : I got to move back…

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

NH already has the most lax gun laws in New England, but it's good to know I don't have to head up to an Army/Navy surplus and buy a "paperweight."

 

[BruiserBrody]

Propane tank explosion critically injures McCook man

The Red Willow County Sheriff’s Office said Thatcher Skolout was critically injured in a explosion Monday.

panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com

Darwin

 

[BruiserBrody]

La. Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling devastating to child molestation victims

“The organizations that enable and protect child molesters are rejoicing over this ruling,” said attorney Kristi Schubert.

www.wwltv.com

 

[BruiserBrody]

Claude Tiller controversy costs Green Bay School District taxpayers $288,000

With legal fees and payouts to former Superintendent Claude Tiller, the Green Bay School District has shelled out over a quarter-million dollars.

www.greenbaypressgazette.com

Lacy worked for the board on Tiller's investigation for almost two weeks, charging $24,099 for 92 hours of work.

I am in the wrong line of work.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246655366/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-lina-khan

this could have some major effects for people.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-agency-vote-restore-net-neutrality-rules-2024-04-25/

FCC is ona roll.

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1784981694271070442

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

New Hampshire Pol Who Called Teens ‘Ripe’ Won’t Apologize to His ‘Haters’

New Hampshire Rep. Jess Edwards stirred outrage with his explanation for why he opposes raising the marriage age to 18.

www.thedailybeast.com

@Lazgistics Supervisor , your current home state and former home state are getting harder and harder to distinguish.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

There's a reason we always called NH "the Kentucky of the North."

 

[BruiserBrody]

Parishioners Report Priest for Saying Jesus Died With Erection

Father Thomas McHale was reprimanded but not removed.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Kamala Harris jokes about running for CA governor if Biden loses

Vice President Kamala Harris has joked she may return to California to run for governor if she and President Joe Biden lose the 2024 election, according to a new report.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Threat of this is almost enough to bring @909 back to Team Brandon.

 

[AA484]

Car news:

New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit

A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph.

apnews.com

Average US vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer

Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older. A study published Wednesday says U.S. vehicles hit a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their rides largely because new ones cost so much.

apnews.com

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

You mean people a) don't have the disposable income to spend on a new vehicle, and b) prefer older models that are easier to work on in their driveway without paying exorbitant fees at specialty shops?

No fucking way...

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

India election: PM Modi may need coalition allies to secure 3rd term - National | Globalnews.ca

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition led in a majority of seats in India's general election, according to early figures, but faced a stronger challenge than expected.

globalnews.ca

there ware people talking supermajority now he might need a coalition.

 

[Fall of Epic]

Wells Fargo Fires Over a Dozen for ‘Simulation of Keyboard Activity’

(Bloomberg) -- Wells Fargo & Co. fired more than a dozen employees last month after investigating claims that they were faking work. Most Read from BloombergWells Fargo Fires Over a Dozen for ‘Simulation of Keyboard Activity’Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not CashHunter...

finance.yahoo.com

Hey remember that Simpsons episode where Homer goes on disability and gets a wooden bird to press buttons for him? It happened IRL.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Ukrainian Girl, 9, Who Escaped War Is Murdered in Germany

She moved to Germany after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and her father is still back home serving in Ukraine’s military.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable energy floods the grid

French day-ahead power fell to -€5.76 a megawatt-hour, the lowest in four years, in an auction on Epex Spot.

fortune.com

this could be us.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Self-driving cars found to be safer - except at dawn, dusk, or when turning, according to study

Self-driving cars are generally safer than cars driven by humans, according to a new study released on Tuesday. However, the cars were found to be more accident-prone in certain scenarios.

news.sky.com

Based headline

 

[BruiserBrody]

Woman Mauled by Pack of Wolves After She Went for a Jog in Car-Only French Safari Park, in Critical Condition

The woman was attacked by three wolves who bit her in the neck, calf and back while jogging in an area of the Wow Safari Thoiry Zoo, which is restricted only to cars.

www.ibtimes.sg

Darwin

 

[BruiserBrody]

58-year-old grandma makes Team USA for upcoming Paris Olympic Games

A grandmother has made Team USA after qualifying at the Olympic trials on Saturday.

fox11online.com

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right

According to initial estimates, the Nouveau Front Populaire left-wing alliance is projected to win between 177 and 192 seats in France's Assemblée Nationale, ahead of Macron's coalition (between 152 and 158) and the far-right Rassemblement National (between 138 and 145).

www.lemonde.fr

Le Pen's alliance comes in third and France has a hung parliment. Not a great result but considering there was concern she might win this is a much better ending. France keeps flirting with giving her power before coming together in the end and realizing they are fucking up. It's scary to realize they'll fuck up eventually and do it.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

That and UK election (and tbh, maybe that Indian election where Modi lost some power) give reason for cautious optimism for anyone that isn't a conservative moonbat in the fall.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Mother, son and others fired from Burger King after hiring photo goes viral

A former Burger King manager in Mississippi says nepotism is the reason she was fired along with her son and his three friends.

www.wmtv15news.com

Mom hires her son's friends to summer jobs to teach them responsibility. Pic goes viral and Burger King Corp fires them all for her paying them too much as minors. 'Merica

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Mother, son and others fired from Burger King after hiring photo goes viral

A former Burger King manager in Mississippi says nepotism is the reason she was fired along with her son and his three friends.

www.wmtv15news.com

Mom hires her son's friends to summer jobs to teach them responsibility. Pic goes viral and Burger King Corp fires them all for her paying them too much as minors. 'Merica

Oooof...

corderrion admits losing his summer job is heartbreaking.

He said he’s always wanted to be a positive role model and show his generation that it’s OK to work hard and be productive.

All the kid ended up doing was show his generation that corporate America will fuck you any chance they get over any reason they can think of.

 

[tekcop]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1815718250837086418

I hate this with every fiber of my being. The Memphis aquifer supplies the city with some of the cleanest water in the world and we're wasting it on this.

 

[Smues]

Musk is a cancer.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Customers who save on electric bills could be forced to pay utility company for lost profits • Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana utility companies still want to charge customers for the costs of a new energy efficiency program and for the electricity no longer needed due to that program.

lailluminator.com

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Customers who save on electric bills could be forced to pay utility company for lost profits • Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana utility companies still want to charge customers for the costs of a new energy efficiency program and for the electricity no longer needed due to that program.

lailluminator.com

"We want to charge customers for products/services they never ordered" sure sounds like fraud to me

 

[BruiserBrody]

Who is Steven Van de Velde? The Dutch child rapist playing beach volleyball at the Olympics

Steven van de Velde is probably the most controversial athlete to appear at the Paris Olympics. Sky News looks at who he is, what he did and what the reaction has been to his appearance at the Games.

news.sky.com