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  • 'Creed' actor Jonathan Majors arrested in domestic dispute for strangulation, assault and harassment: police

    03/26/2023 6:50:02 AM PDT · by Rastus · 15 replies
    Fox News ^ | March 26, 2023 | Caroline Thayer
    Jonathan Majors has been arrested in connection with a domestic dispute, Fox News Digital can confirm. The "Creed III" actor was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment according to a police report. He was transported to Manhattan Central Booking on Saturday, an NYPD Detective told Fox News Digital. "On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at approximately 1114 hours, police responded to [a] 911 call inside of an apartment located in the vicinity of West 22nd Street and 8th Avenue, within the confines of the 10 Precinct. A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male was involved in a domestic dispute with...
  • Advice needed on compression valve

    03/11/2023 4:52:41 PM PST · by Rastus · 53 replies
    March 11, 2023 | Self
    I installed a compression shut off valve for a toilet supply line for the first time. I had plenty of pipe, so I cut off the old soldered valves and then used Emory cloth and a deburring tool to prep the pipe. I didn’t expect the hard part to be putting the nut on the pipe. I had a hell of a time, but I finally got it on and tight with no leaks. But, I ultimately have nine valves to install and would like to know if there’s an easier way. Maybe some kind of lubricant that won’t compromise...
  • Furious Mandalorian fans accuse Baby Yoda of committing GENOCIDE for eating eggs in recent episode of the show

    11/15/2020 10:29:34 AM PST · by Rastus · 56 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | Nov. 13, 2020 | Carly Stern
    For some fans of the Disney+ hit The Mandalorian, the love affair with Baby Yoda is decidedly over. Fans have gone wild for the character since the show's debut last year, fawning over his cute features. But following the last week's episode, Baby Yoda's actions have left some viewers absolutely horrified and furious, with some threatening to burn their merch and accusing Baby Yoda of committing genocide. ... But Baby Yoda is hungry. And throughout the episode, he tries to eat Frog Lady's eggs. While some of his attempts are thwarted, he does manage to devour some of the eggs....
  • Netflix casts Jaden Michael as young Colin Kaepernick

    10/27/2020 8:35:47 PM PDT · by Rastus · 24 replies
    The New York Post ^ | October 27, 2020 | Lauren Sarner
    Netflix has found its young Colin Kaepernick: Jaden Michael. Michael will play the NFL quarterback and civil rights activist in the upcoming series “Colin in Black & White,” and Ava DuVernay will direct the first episode. The six-episode series will follow Kaepernick’s childhood as a young African-American teen growing up in a white adoptive family and how his experiences shaped both his football talent and his activist work.
  • Elisabeth Moss to Play Former Congresswoman Katie Hill in Blumhouse TV Project

    10/07/2020 2:14:12 PM PDT · by Rastus · 25 replies
    Variety ^ | 10/06/20 | Will Thorne
    Elisabeth Moss has found her next role, and it’s one which is sure to cause a stir. The “Handmaid’s Tale” star has signed on to play former Congresswoman Katie Hill in a streaming film adaptation of her forthcoming book “She Will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality.”
  • Sue Bee Honey changing longtime logo

    09/15/2020 8:56:21 PM PDT · by Rastus · 62 replies
    Siouxland News ^ | 09/03/20
    SIOUX CITY, Iowa — After nearly one hundred years in business, Sue Bee Honey is changing its longtime logo. The cooperative of beekeepers from across the nation is painting over the wall of its headquarters on Lewis Boulevard where an image of a Native American girl with a feather in her hair and wings has been featured for years. The president of the Sioux Honey Association says the change has been in the works and isn't linked to recent concerns by some companies about racial insensitivity. "We have moved away from that logo with any of our labels and consumer...
  • Joe Biden launches digital campaign yard signs for Animal Crossing

    09/01/2020 7:36:00 PM PDT · by Rastus · 16 replies
    CNET ^ | Sept. 1, 2020 | Corinne Reichert
    The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign for the US presidential election in November has moved into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players of Nintendo's social game can choose from four digital yard signs as of Tuesday. One of the yard signs is decked out with the Biden-Harris logo, one features three pairs of aviators in red, white and blue, one says "Joe" with a rainbow E and the final sign says "Team Joe." . . . Animal Crossing sold 13 million copies in its first six weeks. It launched in March on the Nintendo Switch during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
  • Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree dies at age 194

    08/25/2020 2:55:14 PM PDT · by Rastus · 19 replies
    The Columbian ^ | June 27, 2020 | Patty Hastings
    Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree, believed to be the oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest, has passed into history. Its death was announced Saturday. It was 194 years old. Dying leaves suddenly appeared throughout the tree last week, which prompted the city’s Urban Forestry staff to do a quick checkup. Arborists then conducted a thorough evaluation, and they found that the vascular system or cambium layer of the tree — which transports water and nutrients to the canopy — had shut down. Charles Ray, urban forester with the city, said this was largely attributed to a spiral crack in the...
  • Prayer request for my dad

    04/29/2020 8:40:03 AM PDT · by Rastus · 54 replies
    April 29, 2020 | Self
    My dad, Tom, has been having back pains for a while now. He had an MRI yesterday and today it came back as cancer. I don't know much right now, but he and the family could use your prayer.
  • Report: Actor Robert Conrad Dies At Age 84

    02/08/2020 3:29:49 PM PST · by Rastus · 176 replies
    LA CBS ^ | Feb. 8, 2020
    Actor Robert Conrad has died at the age of 84, according to a report. The exact cause and location of his death were not immediately confirmed.
  • Orson Bean Dead at 91, Struck and Killed by Car

    02/08/2020 12:43:23 AM PST · by Rastus · 109 replies
    TMZ ^ | Feb. 8, 2020
    Actor and comedian Orson Bean is dead after being struck by a car while crossing the street ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bean was allegedly jaywalking in Venice Friday night when he was clipped by one vehicle and then struck by another. We're told Bean died at the scene and both vehicles stayed after the incident. Cops are currently investigating whether the collision was criminal or an accident.
  • Rush drummer Neil Peart dead at 67

    01/10/2020 1:20:35 PM PST · by Rastus · 180 replies
    CBC ^ | Jan 10, 2020
    Neil Peart, the drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush, has died at age 67. The influential musician and lyricist died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after having been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by family spokesperson Elliot Mintz.
  • STAB ATTACK Horrifying moment crazed knifewoman randomly stabs boy [trunc]

    09/01/2019 9:35:49 PM PDT · by Rastus · 9 replies
    The Sun ^ | 28 Aug 2019 | Guy Birchall
    THIS is the horrifying moment a woman randomly stabbed a three-year-old boy in the street. Distressing footage captured the assault on Pekini Street in Tbilisi, Georgia, while the boy was walking with his parents and little brother. CCTV from a nearby pharmacy shows the family calmly walking along the street when an unknown woman approaches them and runs her knife across the child’s face. After that, she goes for the kid again but his parents stop her from striking him for a second time, Jam News reports. The boy’s parents say they’ve never seen the attacker before. She managed to...
  • Tyler Skaggs, Los Angeles Angels pitcher, has passed away

    07/01/2019 2:10:19 PM PDT · by Rastus · 44 replies
    Lone Star Ball ^ | July 1, 2019 | Adam J Morris
    Tyler Skaggs, Los Angeles Angels pitcher, passed away this morning, the team announced. Skaggs was in Texas, where the Angels were scheduled to begin their four game series against the Texas Rangers today. Tonight’s game between the Rangers and Angels has been canceled. This is tragic news for the Angels and the MLB community. Skaggs, 27, was a Southern California native who was born in Woodland Hills and graduated from Santa Monica High School. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but returned home to the Angels in a trade in the 2013-14 offseason. He has spent parts of...
  • Roseanne possible heart attack [false alarm]

    11/24/2018 8:17:07 PM PST · by Rastus · 48 replies
    Lee Stranahan ^ | 11/24/18
    𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚑𝚊𝚗 ⏳ 𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚑𝚊𝚗 ⏳ @stranahan 25m I was doing a call-in segment about Zionism on Periscope when the phone rang, saying it was my friend @therealroseanne. I was surprised but it's a topic she's interested in so… It was her assistant, saying she'd had a heart attack. This went out live. I don't know her status.
  • 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Negative Buzz Amplified by Russian Trolls, Study Finds

    10/02/2018 2:07:11 AM PDT · by Rastus · 57 replies
    The Hollywood Reporter ^ | October 1, 2018 | Graeme McMillan
    An academic paper finds that half of criticism aimed at director Rian Johnson was politically motivated. Did Star Wars: The Last Jedi destroy the franchise and permanently rupture the fandom as its critics (melodramatically) have accused it of doing? According to a new academic paper by researcher Morten Bay, the answer is clearly no. The paper, titled Weaponizing The Haters: The Last Jedi and the strategic politicization of pop culture through social media manipulation, examines the online response to 2017’s Last Jedi, a movie that has come to be considered controversial amongst the larger fanbase of the franchise. Bay suggests...
  • Healthline Says 'Vagina’ Is No Longer Gender Inclusive Will Start Using “Front Hole” Instead

    08/21/2018 2:29:41 AM PDT · by Rastus · 184 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 8/21/2018 | Jim Hoft
    This is your brain on liberalism. Healthline is one of the most trafficked websites in the United States. As of Aug 2018, it had a global ranking by Alexa of 614 and a United States ranking of 237. This much respected online health journal announced a major shift this week in an attempt to be more inclusive to the LGBTQIA community. From now on “front hole” will be used on the site instead of “vagina” so that some nutcase who identifies as a teapot or a rake will feel included. Women are reduced to front holes. Caldronpoll.com reported: --- Healthline...
  • The Bush Center's Forum on Leadership: 'When we invite, the world comes'

    04/15/2018 9:21:33 PM PDT · by Rastus · 63 replies
    The Dallas Morning News ^ | Apr. 15, 2018 | Dalton LaFerney
    When the George W. Bush Presidential Center sends invitations to a three-day conference on some of the world's most pressing issues, people like Jeff Bezos, Bono, Condoleezza Rice, Ben Bernanke and John Boehner RSVP yes. ... The CEO of Amazon, the lead singer of U2 and former leaders of the U.S. State Department and Federal Reserve Board will speak at the Forum on Leadership along with other notables including Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. ... Bono, lead singer of U2, will receive the inaugural George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership for his lifetime of...
  • R. Lee Ermey died

    04/15/2018 3:57:13 PM PDT · by Rastus · 107 replies
    April 15, 2017
    R. Lee Ermey died according to a tweet from Donald Trump Jr.
  • Garland clerk killed in robbery at Exxon station

    01/21/2018 1:44:16 PM PST · by Rastus · 39 replies
    Dallas Morning News ^ | 01/21/18 | Dana Branham
    A store clerk was fatally shot at an Exxon station in Garland during a robbery about midnight Saturday, police said. A pedestrian alerted officers on Broadway Boulevard near Oates Road that there was a gunshot victim inside the station, police said. Inside, officers found the clerk, 35-year-old Manish Panday, dead of a gunshot wound. Surveillance video shows two men entered the station with guns drawn. Panday was shot during a struggle.