CBH1926 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 7:00 PM, SilentSam said: .. I think you’ll like this .. Trump is such piece of shit that sometimes he makes Dick Cheney palatable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 hours ago, BPA said: The FBI raided somebody’s resort today… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Not much is known at this point, but Salman Rushdie has been taken to hospital with what are thought to be stab wounds to the neck, after being attacked while giving a lecture in New York.... https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/salman-rushdie-attacked/index.html Quote Salman Rushdie -- a celebrated author and winner of the world's top literary prizes whose writings generated death threats -- was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on stage Friday before giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, State Police said. A state trooper at the scene took the suspect into custody, police said. Rushdie was airlifted to a local hospital, police said. His condition is unknown. An interviewer also suffered a minor head injury, police said. A man on the stage was seen "punching or stabbing" the novelist before the event, according to an AP reporter who witnessed the attack. Medical staff and police were called to the amphitheater, according to a Chautauqua spokesperson who would not elaborate or confirm details about the incident. A witness in the audience told CNN he saw Rushdie attacked on stage. The witness could not confirm what was used in the attack, adding that he was 75 feet from stage. More in the link.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Not much is known at this point, but Salman Rushdie has been taken to hospital with what are thought to be stab wounds to the neck, after being attacked while giving a lecture in New York.... https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/us/salman-rushdie-attacked/index.html More in the link.... Muslim attacker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, Alflives said: Muslim attacker? Most likely.....but so far, they haven't said anything about the attacker, other than the fact that he is in custody.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Most likely.....but so far, they haven't said anything about the attacker, other than the fact that he is in custody.... Crazy Christian, extreme Muslin, right wing whacko, or left wing nut job. We live in a world where violence seems to too often supersede thought. I remember when that crazy person murdered John Lenin. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/saudi-woman-sentenced-to-34-years-in-prison-for-her-twitter-activity/ar-AA10NTjP?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4c96fcd1c5e944a8810a497b498a80f5 She went home for a vacation. Now a Saudi woman is facing 34 years in prison for sharing her views on social media, human rights groups say, in a case they have condemned as the latest worrying sign of the kingdom's crackdown on dissent. Salma al-Shehab, a 34-year-old mother of two, was an active user of Twitter while studying for a PHD at the University of Leeds Medical School in the United Kingdom. She posted her own tweets about human rights issues as well as retweeting activists. Al-Shehab, who is a Saudi citizen, was arrested while visiting her home in January 2021, according to multiple human rights groups based in Europe and the United States. After initially being sentenced to six years in jail, the sentence was increased to a record 34 years earlier this month following her appeal, the rights groups said. Al-Shehab was also slapped with a 34-year travel ban that will take effect following her release, they said The charges against her included sedition and spreading false and malicious rumors on Twitter, according to the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, a Berlin-based group critical of the Saudi government. “They charged her for 34 years over 280 characters,” Nada Zamel, ESOHR’s head of advocacy, told NBC News. She said the tweets that got al-Shehab into trouble were relatively anodyne, expressing support for freedom of speech and the lifting of rules that limit freedom for women in Saudi Arabia. Zamel added that the sentence raises concerns about other activists facing similar charges. Given the harsh sentence for an account with only around 2,000 followers, Zamel said, “imagine what will happen to other activists who were arrested in the same period.” Though she noted al-Shehab can still appeal to the Saudi supreme court. The Saudi Embassy in London and the Saudi Ministry of Media did not respond to requests for the details of and comment on al-Shehab’s case. A spokesperson from the University of Leeds said in a statement, “We are deeply concerned to learn of this recent development in Salma’s case and we are seeking advice on whether there is anything we can do to support her. Our thoughts remain with Salma, her family, and her friends among our close-knit community of postgraduate researchers.” 'Getting worse by the day' Bethany Alhaidari, the Saudi case manager at the Freedom Initiative, a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates for prisoners in the Middle East and North Africa, described al-Shehab’s tweeting style as “sweet and diplomatic” rather than fiery or aggressive. One of the causes al-Shehab supported was that of imprisoned women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who drew global headlines for her campaign to get women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul’s sister, Lina, was one of the activist accounts that al-Shehab retweeted in the months before her arrest. She’s now Head of Monitoring and Communications for ALQST, a group that focuses on human rights in Saudi Arabia. In an interview she said the sentence shows “that Saudi Arabia’s promises on women’s rights reforms are only words, it’s ink on paper, and that the situation of women and women’s rights activists is not improving, but getting worse by the day.” Al-Hathloul said it’s difficult to know how al-Shehab will be treated in jail, but that “we have heard of many cases of women’s rights activists being tortured in prison, being held in solitary confinement, and threatened with rape.” Alhaidari said her organization was seeing a shift toward harsher penalties for dissent in Saudi Arabia, which she attributes to Western countries welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman back into the fold following a period of estrangement after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. “This is a new shift that is a consequence, a direct consequence, of the international community kind of brushing aside horrible human rights violations,” she said. President Joe Biden bumped fists with the crown prince during a visit to the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah last month that outraged critics of the desert kingdom’s de facto ruler, while former President Donald Trump recently hosted a Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour event at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Asked about al-Shehab’s case during a briefing Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that “exercising freedom of expression to advocate for the rights of women should not be criminalized, it should never be criminalized.” Price added that “far from I think, giving Saudi Arabia license to act with greater impunity, our engagement” with the Saudi government has made clear “the fact that human rights is central to our agenda. It is always on our agenda, and it is always high on our agenda.” A White House spokesperson said, “We are studying the case and the sentence. As a general matter, exercising freedom of expression to advocate for the rights of women should not be criminalized.” The spokesperson added that while in Saudi Arabia in July “the president privately and publicly underscored the United States’ conviction that respect for and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms promotes stability and strengthens national security.” Twitter declined to comment on al-Shehab’s case. The lengths that Saudi Arabia appears willing to go to use social media to crackdown on criticism were also on display last week, when a jury in California found a former Twitter employee guilty on charges relating to him helping Saudi Arabia access dissidents’ personal information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 If I was still drinking, I would be stocking up right now... B.C. Liquor Stores now limiting purchases as strike hits shipments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liquor-store-limits-strike-bcgeu-1.6556192 And, yes it will affect private shops... https://upjobsnews.com/liquor-store-purchases-limited-in-b-c-amid-strike-more-latest-news-here/ Guignard said private liquor stores won’t be forced to introduce limits. However, Legacy Liquor Store implemented new limits Friday, including 12 bottles of wine and 6 bottles of spirits per day. Legacy Liquor Store general manager Kieran Baldwin says some items won’t last long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, bishopshodan said: If I was still drinking, I would be stocking up right now... B.C. Liquor Stores now limiting purchases as strike hits shipments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liquor-store-limits-strike-bcgeu-1.6556192 And, yes it will affect private shops... https://upjobsnews.com/liquor-store-purchases-limited-in-b-c-amid-strike-more-latest-news-here/ Guignard said private liquor stores won’t be forced to introduce limits. However, Legacy Liquor Store implemented new limits Friday, including 12 bottles of wine and 6 bottles of spirits per day. Legacy Liquor Store general manager Kieran Baldwin says some items won’t last long. This is going to hit Warhippy hard.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Hard landing of a passenger ferry in Toronto, a few taken to hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/us/dog-attacks-postal-workers-state-rankings/index.html This piece was written in response to a story about a US Postal worker being mauled to death by 5 dogs in a northern Florida neighborhood. One line stood out to me: Quote The assault on Rock was especially gruesome, with authorities not ruling out criminal charges against the owner of the dogs. ....."not ruling out"? A women is dead, because these people didn't keep their dogs contained......criminal charges should be automatic, FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 The firing of Lisa Laflamme by Bell Media seems to be backfiring quite spectacularly....Bell gave some vague excuse about "changing viewer habits" or something, but it's since come out that Laflamme was let go because she stopped dyeing her hair.... It's already prompted an article about ageism and sexism in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/23/lisa-laflamme-gray-hair-workplace-sexism/ .....and an ad campaign by Dove Soap https://torontosun.com/news/national/dove-soap-winks-at-lisa-laflamme-debacle-in-new-campaign ....and now Wendys is getting in on the action: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/wendy-s-canada-backs-lisa-laflamme-swaps-mascot-s-red-hair-for-grey/ar-AA116wM7?cvid=644299839e35436f9c15b711655ccab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 4:17 PM, RUPERTKBD said: The firing of Lisa Laflamme by Bell Media seems to be backfiring quite spectacularly....Bell gave some vague excuse about "changing viewer habits" or something, but it's since come out that Laflamme was let go because she stopped dyeing her hair.... It's already prompted an article about ageism and sexism in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/23/lisa-laflamme-gray-hair-workplace-sexism/ .....and an ad campaign by Dove Soap https://torontosun.com/news/national/dove-soap-winks-at-lisa-laflamme-debacle-in-new-campaign ....and now Wendys is getting in on the action: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/wendy-s-canada-backs-lisa-laflamme-swaps-mascot-s-red-hair-for-grey/ar-AA116wM7?cvid=644299839e35436f9c15b711655ccab1 CTV executive Michael Melling taking a leave after Lisa LaFlamme’s dismissal Michael Melling, the vice-president of news at Bell Media, is taking a leave effective immediately, after two weeks of tumult around his role in the dismissal of marquee anchor Lisa LaFlamme. In a memo sent to staff Friday evening, Karine Moses, Bell Media’s senior vice-president of content development and news, said Mr. Melling was making the decision to spend time with his family. “His decision reflects our shared desire to support the newsroom and do what’s best to help the team move past the current circumstances to focus on delivering the stories that matter to Canadians,” she wrote. However, later Friday evening, Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic put out a statement saying that Mr. Melling “is on leave effective immediately, pending the outcome of the workplace review that is proceeding.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-michael-melling-stepping-down-ctv-laflamme/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Breaking News&utm_content=2022-8-26_19&utm_term=CTV News executive taking a leave after ouster of Lisa LaFlamme &utm_campaign=newsletter&cu_id=t7%2BP3rI%2Bt%2FYx5Iui%2B6yRZxVYYZ6TE%2BGK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Beered Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) https://twitter.com/MarinSanna/status/1563949239092355075?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1563949239092355075|twgr^3194eed71730f905cc9f3ec2c63f6843b4e5cb1e|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FMarinSanna2Fstatus2F1563949239092355075widget%3DTweet Edited August 28, 2022 by Playoff Beered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Beered Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Last member of indigenous tribe dies in Brazil after resisting contact for decades https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/28/americas/brazil-indigenous-man-in-the-hole-death-intl-hnk/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Beered Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Biden administration to ask Congress to approve $1.1B arms sale to Taiwan https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/29/biden-taiwan-arms-sales-congress-00054126 This is going to piss off West Taiwan. Biden is making America great again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playoff Beered Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 4:17 PM, RUPERTKBD said: The firing of Lisa Laflamme by Bell Media seems to be backfiring quite spectacularly....Bell gave some vague excuse about "changing viewer habits" or something, but it's since come out that Laflamme was let go because she stopped dyeing her hair.... It's already prompted an article about ageism and sexism in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/23/lisa-laflamme-gray-hair-workplace-sexism/ .....and an ad campaign by Dove Soap https://torontosun.com/news/national/dove-soap-winks-at-lisa-laflamme-debacle-in-new-campaign ....and now Wendys is getting in on the action: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/wendy-s-canada-backs-lisa-laflamme-swaps-mascot-s-red-hair-for-grey/ar-AA116wM7?cvid=644299839e35436f9c15b711655ccab1 On 8/26/2022 at 10:04 PM, UnkNuk said: CTV executive Michael Melling taking a leave after Lisa LaFlamme’s dismissal Michael Melling, the vice-president of news at Bell Media, is taking a leave effective immediately, after two weeks of tumult around his role in the dismissal of marquee anchor Lisa LaFlamme. In a memo sent to staff Friday evening, Karine Moses, Bell Media’s senior vice-president of content development and news, said Mr. Melling was making the decision to spend time with his family. “His decision reflects our shared desire to support the newsroom and do what’s best to help the team move past the current circumstances to focus on delivering the stories that matter to Canadians,” she wrote. However, later Friday evening, Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic put out a statement saying that Mr. Melling “is on leave effective immediately, pending the outcome of the workplace review that is proceeding.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-michael-melling-stepping-down-ctv-laflamme/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Breaking News&utm_content=2022-8-26_19&utm_term=CTV News executive taking a leave after ouster of Lisa LaFlamme &utm_campaign=newsletter&cu_id=t7%2BP3rI%2Bt%2FYx5Iui%2B6yRZxVYYZ6TE%2BGK They tried to use the ACTUAL Wendy Thomas in their commercials a while back, but there were problems, either with her age or her weight, giving the wrong messages for a fast food chain, so they quickly replaced her with a young, attractive redhead. But now Wendy's Canada is turning their mascot's hair grey as a supposed show of support for a very distinguished female news anchor that was fired because she wouldn't dye her hair to hide her grey. Brands are not your friends, everything is marketing. Every recolored logo, every sassy Tweet. BRANDS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petesake Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Iraq is on the verge of civil war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Playoff Beered said: They tried to use the ACTUAL Wendy Thomas in their commercials a while back, but there were problems, either with her age or her weight, giving the wrong messages for a fast food chain, so they quickly replaced her with a young, attractive redhead. But now Wendy's Canada is turning their mascot's hair grey as a supposed show of support for a very distinguished female news anchor that was fired because she wouldn't dye her hair to hide her grey. Brands are not your friends, everything is marketing. Every recolored logo, every sassy Tweet. BRANDS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. I remember those ads....I had no idea why they stopped using her, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 6:13 AM, bishopshodan said: If I was still drinking, I would be stocking up right now... B.C. Liquor Stores now limiting purchases as strike hits shipments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liquor-store-limits-strike-bcgeu-1.6556192 And, yes it will affect private shops... https://upjobsnews.com/liquor-store-purchases-limited-in-b-c-amid-strike-more-latest-news-here/ Guignard said private liquor stores won’t be forced to introduce limits. However, Legacy Liquor Store implemented new limits Friday, including 12 bottles of wine and 6 bottles of spirits per day. Legacy Liquor Store general manager Kieran Baldwin says some items won’t last long. Good news, workers are going back to the warehouses while in negotiations. Liquor and Cannabis shall flow again through the province. Ldb back to work tomorrow. Thank goodness! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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