Joe the Plumber Has Died (RIP)
He got famous when Obama was running and became a bit of a conservative influencer for a while there.
Sadly, he has died of pancreatic cancer.
Praggnanandhaa: India chess prodigy's 'remarkable' impact on the sport
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66613182
Looking forward to seeing him dethrone Magnus soon.
White Supremo Florida Shooting
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66633186
There is some sign that this is not really about ideology:
>Mr Waters said Palmeter had been briefly detained for 72 hours in 2017 under the Baker Act, mental health legislation that allows the involuntary detainment of an individual for treatment.
Of course, there is ideology, so to some extent it is inescapable, and the disgusting ideology that allowed him to act out like this, so violently, is reprehsensible...
But there are drunk drivers who kill more people and the media is never eager to sharpen its ax against alcohol.
Honestly, I enjoy French Toast's responses to him so I have not blocked him.
The big threat is if the charges themselves are not overturned in time to steal the election from him - which is effectively just as bad for the country as an outright election steal, though would be less bad for Trump as an individual...
Looks weak; looks like bad endurance.
I could use a grand.
Bring it on, Chris.
... and many think they are doing the right thing as they stumble into Tindr hookups.
"Whatcha talking about - I get LAAAIIIDDD..." - sterile 38 year old male with no children but think he has won in life because he has breezed through 78 different thin roasties in the last 2-3 years.
Yes
So theoretically we could have a news subsection and a meme subsection like at lemmy eh
The coffee is really a lot better when you buy it whole bean and grind it yourself
At least for this brand
Charles Sobhraj, convicted murderer, has a new story to tell
Interesting story:
>It was not his first time in prison. Sobhraj has spent more than 40 years in different prisons, including in Athens and Tehran, and 21 years in India on charges including murder. It was during his time in Delhi’s high-security Tihar Jail in the 1990s when I first met Sobhraj. Back then I was a crime reporter in the Indian capital and would often interview him.
Carlos Santana apologizes for anti-trans comments he made during a recent concert
>Carlos Santana faced criticism on Thursday when a video of the musician making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media.
>“When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are,” the guitarist is seen saying in the clip.
>He continued, “Later on when you grow up, and you see things and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good but you know it ain’t right, because a woman is a woman and a man is a man — that’s it.”
>“Whatever you wanna do in the closet, that’s your business, I’m OK with that,” Santana added, before mentioning his closeness to his “brother Dave Chapelle,” who also faced criticism for anti-LGBTQ comments made in his 2021 Netflix comedy special “The Closer.”
>The criticism Santana faced on Thursday prompted the “Smooth” singer to release a statement on his Facebook page, where he wrote, “I am sorry for my insensitive comments.”
>“They don’t reflect that I want to honor and respect all person’s (sic) ideals and beliefs. I realize that what I said hurt people and that was not my intent. I sincerely apologize to the transgender community and everyone I offended,” his statement continued.
... I don't really get it..?
Doesn't bro have enough money to ignore whatever blowback?
Weak.
Thousands of penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66492767
>A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed.
>The sea-ice underneath the chicks melted and broke apart before they could develop the waterproof feathers needed to swim in the ocean.
>The birds most likely drowned or froze to death.
>The event, in late 2022, occurred in the west of the continent in an area fronting on to the Bellingshausen Sea.
RIP, muchachos.
Gone too soon.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky receives $338m payout
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66612769
>The owner of OnlyFans, the online platform used by sex workers, musicians, celebrities and more, has been paid $338m (£268.5m) in dividends.
>Its parent company, Fenix International, says annual profits jumped to over half a billion dollars.
>The platform says it now hosts more than three million creators, serving almost 240 million users, or "Fans".
It's a billion dollar industry.
Far-right extremist Vaughn Dolphin is to be sent young offender institution
>A white supremacist who built a crude gun in his garden shed and accidentally set off a fireball in his family’s kitchen while manufacturing gunpowder has been ordered to be detained in a young offender institution for eight and a half years.
>Vaughn Dolphin, 20, who had described himself as a “dangerous lunatic” in private internet chatrooms, was found guilty last month of 11 counts relating to possession of articles useful for terrorism, disseminating terrorist material, possessing explosive substances and possession of a firearm.
>Birmingham crown court heard how he had ranted about his desire to shoot ethnic minorities living in the UK and had converted his family’s shed into a munitions factory for the manufacture of homemade explosives while keeping bags of bomb-making chemicals in a fridge in his bedroom.
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>The encrypted files were found in electronic folders with the name Boogaloo, which the prosecution said was significant as it was used as a reference to “race war” in far-right circles.
Average U.S. Home Seller Profits Hit $65,500 in 2019; Home Prices Increase Dramatically
>The U.S. median home price increased 6.2 percent in 2019, hitting an all-time high of $258,000. The annual home-price appreciation in 2019 topped the 4.5 percent rise in 2018 compared to 2017, but was down from the 7.1 percent increase in 2017 compared to 2016.
Others have observed:
>The median U.S. home price was $258,000 in 2019. But the median home price is now $436,800 as of 2023. That's a 69% increase.
>Average price of car as of May 2019 - $36,718
>Average price of car as of March 2023 - $48,008
>That's a 30.7% increase.
Honestly an impressive showing from the GOAT at that age.
MLS is a serious league.
Seven-times Ballon d’Or winner Messi has now scored 10 goals in seven games in the pink shirt of his new club and on Wednesday has the chance to reach another final when his team takes on Cincinnati in the semifinal of the US Open Cup.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/8/20/messi-magic-leads-inter-miami-to-first-trophy-leagues-cup
