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  • The Real Heroes Are Dead A love story.

    09/11/2024 9:21:27 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 1 replies
    x ^ | 3 Feb 2002 | James B. Stewart
    Hill could hear Rescorla issuing orders through the bullhorn. He was calm and collected, never raising his voice. Then Hill heard him break into song: Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming; Can’t you see their spearpoints gleaming? See their warriors’ pennants streaming To this battlefield. Men of Cornwall stand ye steady; It cannot be ever said ye for the battle were not ready; Stand and never yield! Rescorla called his wife, telling her, "Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made...
  • CTA Shooter Motive "Unknown"

    09/05/2024 7:04:10 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 17 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 5 Sept 2024 | Second City Cop
    One merely has to travel 419 miles to Nashville to discover a probable motive (or surf the internet), a motive prevalent in so many shootings where the shooter is "trans" (which the CTA shooter is). This might get us in trouble with the eBlogger people, so if we disappear again, you know why. mental illness runs rampant in this segment of society Colorado Springs. Denver. Aberdeen. The Highland Park shooter, too. Hell, there's even a picture of the Trump shooter in a dress. It is something that deserves an unbiased scientific exploration, but unfortunately, the left won't permit it.
  • Lawsuit for What?

    08/24/2024 6:12:44 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 7 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 23 Aug 2024 | Second City Cop
    Two women in the ballpark (White Sox) stands were hurt in the incident in August 2023. Video from that day shows the reaction as the two women realized they had been shot. In defiance of the laws of physics, two bullets fired within a second, traveled in exactly the same parabolic arc for nearly a mile, surmounting a one-hundred-plus foot wall. Said bullets then dropped at a precipitous angle (unexplainable by ballistic science by the way) with enough generated force to (A) penetrate the flesh of one victim, and (B) enough re-entry heat to leave a scorch mark on the...
  • Switzerland offers cash prize to get munitions out of lakes

    08/18/2024 3:38:16 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 14 replies
    BBC ^ | 17 Aug 2024 | Imogen Foulkes
    Some munitions are at depths of 150 to 220 metres, but others in Lake Neuchatel are just six or seven metres below the surface. Now, the Swiss defence department is offering 50,000 francs (£45,000) in prize money for the best idea to get it out. The munitions pose two risks, he said. First, despite the fact it is underwater, there is still a risk of explosion, because in many cases "the army did not remove the fuses before dumping the munition".
  • A non-lethal automated paintball / nylon bullet / pepper-ball / beanbag gun?

    08/18/2024 3:26:21 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 18 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 18 Aug 2024 | Second City Cop
    Sublethal developed the non-lethal remote-control gun that fires standard .68 caliber paintballs with solid nylon bullets or pepper balls. "The remote gun will not autonomously shoot anyone. The gun is controlled either from a control center or from the user's cellphone. Either way, there is a human who decides when to shoot."
  • Can Harris and Walz Keep Hiding Who They Are?

    08/11/2024 11:14:41 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 17 replies
    John Kass News ^ | 11 Aug 2024 | John Kass
    But nagging questions persist. Chief among them: Will Harris and Waltz continue to hide their true selves as what is left of a broken media covers for them? Currently, the true nature of the Democrat Party remains hidden. The Jacobins could not win election if their first promise was to crush freedom and lop off the heads of the nobles. It all remains obscure, like their smiles. Have you forgotten the BLM riots to glorify the criminal George Floyd, the thug who held a loaded to the abdomen of a pregnant woman? Those the leftist riots in his name destroyed...
  • Tesla Owner Catches Car and House on Fire After Plugging Directly Into Power Line

    08/11/2024 5:59:26 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 12 replies
    The Drive ^ | 10 Aug 2024 | Beverly Braga
    Being “first” isn’t always the flex that you think it is. A Tesla Model S owner in Mexico recently earned the distinction of being the first reported Tesla EV fire in Tijuana. But they also burned down a neighbor’s house in the process. Oops, my bad. According to Carscoops, the Model S was plugged directly into a utility pole via an illegal hookup. Referred to as diablito, or “little devil,” these unauthorized connections and other avenues of electricity theft cost Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission about $2.5 billion annually. Sometimes it works, and sometimes, well, one’s potential savings go up in...
  • Huge Fire Sparked by a Mercedes-Benz EV Adds to Safety Concerns Dogging Industry

    08/07/2024 4:06:54 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 25 replies
    WSJ ^ | 7 AUG 2024 | Jiyoung Sohn
    Blaze in South Korea prompts debate over whether electric vehicles should be allowed in the country’s ubiquitous underground parking lots The blaze incinerated dozens of cars nearby, scorched another 100 vehicles and forced hundreds of residents to emergency shelters as the buildings above the parking lot lost power and electricity. Nobody died, but the fire took eight hours to extinguish. Outdoor residential parking lots are relatively uncommon. The nation’s ubiquitous high-rise apartments often feature underground parking, where firefighters must contend with restricted access. One of the country’s largest telecommunications firms, KT, has held discussions about barring EVs from parking underground....
  • Turkish sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec took the internet BY STORM at the Paris Olympics

    08/02/2024 8:18:06 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 20 replies
    Youtube ^ | 2 Aug 2024 | Youtube
    and by 3/10 will take the two points they're not they're fighting they're not going to give this up willingly and Serbia makes history with its first shooting gold the two friends embracing in Victory
  • Italian gymnast posing with wheels of cheese is the Olympic hero the internet needed

    08/01/2024 6:54:35 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 61 replies
    CBC ^ | 1 Aug 2024 | Natalie Stechyson
    Giorgia Villa is sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano. Her cheesy photos have taken the internet by storm "Some of the products brought by Parmigiano Reggiano were inserted and attempts were made to reproduce pre and post sport consumption opportunities," he wrote. Now, fresh off her medal in Paris, those photos are going viral. Villa helped the Italian team win silver Tuesday in the all-around final, coming in second to the U.S.
  • Feds Continue to Lie

    08/01/2024 6:12:05 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 14 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 1 Aug 2024 | Second City Cop
    And by "feds," we mean all of them. And then, the FBI finally tracks down a social media account of the would-be-assassin and releases a description that he had posted anti-immigrant comments six years ago, the implication being he was an extreme Trump supporter. Again, not even twenty-four hours later, the owner the social media site (Gab.com), posted the FBI's request for info AND the last few years of the shooter's comments showing the shooter to be a radical anti-Trump pro-Biden supporter. Remember, this happened days after the head of the feebs lied under oath about "questions" if Trump was...
  • Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river

    07/31/2024 9:00:40 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 46 replies
    Unilad ^ | 31 July 2024 | Joe Yates
    Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine ...the Canadian - who finished in ninth place - was the only athlete to be seen throwing his guts up, Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Updated 15:19 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Published 14:31 31 Jul 2024 GMT+1 Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk was seen violently throwing up after swimming through the River Seine Joe Yates Joe Yates An Olympian...
  • South Korea, China separated by ONE TENTH in women's air rifle final

    07/29/2024 7:41:48 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 9 replies
    youtube ^ | 29 July 2024 | NBC
    A shootout decides the women's 10m air rifle final between South Korea and China
  • Cars Are Now Rolling Computers, So How Long Will They Get Updates? Automakers Can’t Say

    07/27/2024 12:16:15 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 128 replies
    Spotify ^ | 25 July 2024 | AArian Marshall
    Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road. In 2022, the automaker told drivers of the affected cars, some only three years old, that a technical solution was delayed by the pandemic. Now, more than two years later, those drivers still don’t have access to telematics services. A recent report found that cars and trucks just reached a new record average age of 12.6 years, up two months from 2023. “Whatever anybody is saying right now, it will...
  • How an NBA sixth man built a $600M empire

    07/26/2024 9:36:34 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 24 replies
    Former NBA center Vin Baker lost more than $100 million in career earnings and later became a Starbucks barista. Former NBA guard Kenny Anderson made $63 million and filed for bankruptcy the year he retired. Former NBA MVP Allen Iverson made more than $200 million but said during a 2012 divorce proceeding that he didn't have enough to afford a cheeseburger. Former All-Star Latrell Sprewell lost more than $97 million.
  • In Jaw-Dropping Video, 12-Foot Long King Cobra Rescued And Released In Karnataka Forest

    07/19/2024 6:04:09 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 28 replies
    NDTV ^ | 19 July 2024 | Ritu Singh
    Mr Giri rushed to the location with his team, while instructing locals over the phone on the dos and don'ts involving the snake. After a quick inspection, the officials quickly got to work, using a rod to carefully bring the snake down from the bush. They then placed the cobra into a rescue bag and released it into the wild in the presence of the locals and forest department officials. ''What a gorgeous cobra. Thank you for saving him.'' Another wrote, ''So professionally done as compared to so many videos online!!'' A third commented, ''it is so satisfying to watch...
  • Why Europe’s Mandatory Speed Limiters Mean The End Of Driving As You Know It

    07/08/2024 4:26:55 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 95 replies
    The Autopian ^ | 8 July 2024 | Matt Hardigree
    If you’re in Europe, it’s now a choice that the government makes. As of July 7th, all new cars sold on the continent or in Northern Ireland have to have a mandatory speed limiter installed. The system is generally known as Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and it’s probably going to show up on a lot of vehicles in the United Kingdom as well because the country basically shares a car market with the rest of its neighbors. ...drive 88.5 and live on the continent this is your new reality, though there are a couple of ways around it. ...“Arguably ISA...
  • Why I'm embarrassed to be German

    07/06/2024 9:03:29 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 46 replies
    Youtube ^ | 6 july 2024 | Sabine Hossenfelder
    Germany is not the well-functioning, environmentally super-conscious, high-tech nation it used to be. You go to a train station, half the trains are cancelled, the other half is delayed, the escalators are broken, the announcements are barely audible, and in the unlikely event that you can connect to the wifi it’s so slow that by the time the news is streaming it’s become a historical documentary. Or maybe it’s quantum wifi, collapses the moment you touch it
  • What Are You Doing?

    07/05/2024 8:28:29 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 39 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 5 July 2024 | Second City Cop
    The report also shows that police continue to stop Black and Latino drivers at disproportionate rates and that dozens of police agencies fail to report traffic stop data, as required by state law. ...The statistical BS continues with the "disproportionate" meme getting beaten to near-death. Until they give police a list of offenses that minorities are allowed to commit with impunity, traffic stops should be a figment of their imagination. In fact, the FOP (local, state and national) should declare a moratorium on all traffic stops until such time as there is an active and updated list of stops that...
  • Bus Driver Gently Escorts A Passenger Off Off The Bus

    06/29/2024 8:44:29 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 21 replies
    X ^ | 13 June 2024 | X
    Somewhere in Europe, a poor unfortunate migrant entered the wrong door.