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  1. More of a Pebbles guy, sorry
  2. And if his name was Michelle Brandi, she would be a hot slut.
  3. Nursing Student Killed in Roommate Cat Dispute May 5, 2025 by David Jones A Texas nursing student, just days away from her graduation, was tragically killed in a dispute over pets with her roommate, according to law enforcement officials. Chester Lamar Grant, 40, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Tamilore Odunsi, a 23-year-old originally from the U.K., on April 26 in Houston. Police were called to an apartment on the south side of the city for a welfare check in the late afternoon. Upon arrival, they received no response at the front door. A subsequent search of the premises led them to the back of the apartment where they discovered blood on the concrete patio. Upon entering the apartment, officers found Odunsi in the kitchen, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Grant was also located in the bedroom, with at least one stab wound. Odunsi was pronounced dead at the scene, while Grant was transported to the hospital with critical injuries. Local law enforcement informed CBS affiliate KHOU that the pair had been living together for a few months and had been arguing over their cats. The disagreement escalated, resulting in Grant allegedly stabbing Odunsi and then attempting to take his own life. Grant was later transported to the Harris County Jail and is currently being held on a $500,000 bond. Odunsi’s family has set up a GoFundMe account in her memory. Known as Tami Dollars or TD on TikTok, Odunsi was described as a “beautiful soul, full of light, ambition, and kindness.” A devout Christian, she was actively involved in her church community and was known for her service to others. Odunsi had aspirations of becoming a nurse and had a particular interest in working with children. Her family expressed their grief over her untimely death, describing it as “an unimaginable loss at a moment that should have marked the beginning of a bright and promising future.” Grant is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday.
  4. It’s all a lie!
  5. Russia has lost 956,810 troops in Ukraine since the start of the war in Feb 2022, according to a report by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Russia has lost : 10,758 tanks 22,403 armored fighting vehicles 27,327 artillery systems 1,376 multiple launch rocket systems 1,155 air defense systems 372 airplanes, 335 helicopters 34,860 drones 28 ships and boats, and one submarine
  6. Looks like a nickel take to me. He is pretty fast and does well with run support.
  7. What do you mean by fabulous, oilcan Harry?
  8. The tables have turned, and Putin’s Russia is now in dire trouble Story by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have together pulled off a remarkable feat of high statecraft. They may have averted a strategic debacle of the first order in Ukraine, and with it irreparable damage to the credibility of the West. The long-fraught US-Ukraine minerals deal signed in Washington – actually a shale gas deal – is a radically different document from Donald Trump’s original demand for $350bn (£262bn) of war debt “reparations” and the US colonial takeover of the country’s infrastructure. The full story behind Trump’s Damascene conversion will emerge over time, but Ukrainian officials say the British and French leaders played a critical role in steering the US president away from his pro-Kremlin infatuation, as did Boris Johnson. It was this patient whispering that paved the way for the Trump-Zelensky tête-à-tête on the marble floors of St Peter’s in Rome. Jonathan Powell, Downing Street’s unflappable national security adviser, will deserve his knighthood when the time comes, and something more than bachelor grade if this is indeed the turning point after weeks of diplomatic calamities. The tables have turned: it is suddenly Vladimir Putin who is in trouble, trying to hold together an exhausted war economy as the price of Urals crude crashes to $56 a barrel – from $77 in mid-January – and as the global economic downturn tips the whole commodity complex into a cascading bear market. The spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia has fallen 30pc over two months. It comes as China tries to charm Europe, urgently seeking to preempt any EU moves to raise its own barriers against a diversionary flood of Chinese exports shut out of America. Xi Jinping may have to dial down his “no-limits friendship” with Putin – and reduce his covert help for Russia’s war – if he wants a serious hearing. The minerals accord remains a bitter pill for Kyiv to swallow, but at least it is plausibly compatible with the Ukrainian constitution and does not obstruct EU membership. Deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko says Ukraine retains full ownership of “all resources on our territory”. Ukraine will be able to purchase US weapons on a quasi “lend-lease” basis. The first $50m tranche of military support was approved last night. The debt clock starts ticking from today, wiping the slate clean on the $120bn in total American aid since the war began, most of which was spent on production within the US or consisted of semi-obsolete inventory due to be scrapped. Neither side will have a controlling vote over the investment fund. The US pledges to help Ukraine mobilise capital via the Development Finance Corporation, the geopolitical arm of the US treasury and commerce departments. This opens the way for serious investment in the shale gas resources of the Yuzivska field. As I reported earlier this month, an internal study by Ukrainian experts concluded that the carbon ratio, porosity and thickness match the best US shale basins in the Marcellus and Permian. “We could replace half the lost Russian gas exports to Europe,” said Andríy Kóbolyev, ex-head of Ukraine’s energy giant Naftogaz. If so, Russia can kiss goodbye to its European gas market forever. Ukrainian pipeline gas and American LNG will suffice. Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, warned Putin that the deal committed Washington to “a peace process centred on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine”. One never knows quite whom to believe when the Trump administration speaks, but the Kremlin has clearly overplayed its hand, miscalculating how far it could push its maximalist demands and how long it could keep stringing along a prickly and impatient US president. Republican senator and Trump golf partner Lindsey Graham is going for the jugular. He may soon have a veto-proof 67 votes in the Senate for legislation that imposes 500pc punitive tariffs on any country that buys Russian energy or strategic minerals, if the Kremlin “refuses to negotiate a peace agreement, violates a peace agreement or invades Ukraine again in the future”. Russia’s “hot Keynesian” war machine is now in the same state of exhaustion as the imperial German war machine in 1917. Germany had been able to preserve something close to a normal civilian economy over the early years of the First World War but the Allied blockade, chronic shortages, lack of manpower and money eventually forced the military to take over the whole productive apparatus. That too failed, and ultimately incubated Weimar hyperinflation. Russia has depleted the liquid and usable reserves of its rainy-day fund. Military spending almost certainly exceeds 10pc of GDP in one way or another and it is being funded off-books by coercing the banks into lending some $250bn to defence contractors, storing up a crisis for the banking system. Is that what Anton Siluanov, Russia’s finance minister, was referring to this week when he advised Russians to read Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls and Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, the first about fraudulent finance, the second about crippling debts? He has already introduced a string of new taxes this year. He is now drawing up fresh emergency measures. The trade-off between guns and butter can be postponed no longer. Serious austerity is coming for the first time since Putin launched his fateful misadventure. Russia is no longer the proverbial “petrol station masquerading as a country” but it still relies on raw material exports to fund a quarter of the budget. Oil exports fund the war. Kirill Bakhtin, from BCS, says tighter US and UK sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet – Biden’s parting shot – have pushed the discount on Urals crude to around $15. That lowers the de facto market value of Russian crude exports to $45. Another big drop from here, which may well happen as Saudi Arabia keeps adding barrels to an oversupplied market, would make it extremely hard for Russia to keep prosecuting the war beyond the summer. The latest Russian offensive has largely petered out, at terrible human cost. Russia is not close to conquering the four oblasts so presumptuously annexed. “The movements on the map are tiny, and have nothing of strategic value. Ukraine is big enough to trade space for time,” said a Western military expert on the ground. “The Ukrainians can’t take back lost territory, but they’re not going to get rolled over either. This has come down to a war of economic attrition. It’s what’s happening in the Russian rear that decides this.” Trump may change his mind again. The mineral deal does not give Ukraine a bankable security guarantee. Europe is fractious and weary. But the balance of probability is that Vladimir Putin will now fail to turn Ukraine into a castrated vassal state along the lines of Belarus. He may keep the land he already holds and win legal recognition of Crimea, at least from Washington. But if the far-Right ultranationalist hawks in Russia compel him to hold out for total victory, he may not even keep that.
  9. Broughton is friends with Sweat so he saw what hard work can do.
  10. tiburon
  11. Sounds like a shitty prom, then. I wonder how their dates got home.
  12. 100K is a lot more money than most college kids get coming out of school and an athlete's expenses are a lot less than recent graduates. So if you get 5 paydays, basically you can get out of school with a $500K bank account provided you are smart with your money and don't spend it on hookers and blow.
  13. I wonder if pool builders will switch to fiberglass reinforced rebar (GFRB) or graphite reinforced rebar (FRP) and if it would solve the problem of pool cancer. It just seems like the lack of fly ash (or whatever they blame the problem on) is a bit distorted. On the other hand, it doesn't seem like concrete along the coast has consistent problems holding up over the years even though you would think salt water would seep into the rebar reinforced concrete.
  14. Southwest Airlines Passenger Strips Naked Then Poops on Seat Summarize April 27, 2025 by David Jones A Southwest Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Chicago was disrupted when a female passenger reportedly disrobed and defecated on her seat as the plane was landing. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, prompted police to be called to Chicago’s Midway Airport upon the arrival of flight 418. The shocking behavior of the passenger left fellow travelers in disbelief. Southwest Airlines has since reached out to those onboard to apologize for the incident and any resulting travel delays. The airline issued a statement emphasizing the importance of customer and employee safety and commending the professionalism of the flight crew. The airline did not provide details about what happened to the passenger following the incident. However, the plane was taken out of service for cleaning, as per standard procedure in such cases. This incident is not the first time Southwest Airlines has made headlines in relation to Chicago’s Midway Airport. Last month, a more serious incident occurred when a Southwest jet landing at the airport narrowly avoided a collision with a taxiing jet. The National Transportation Safety Board attributed the near-miss to possible sun glare. Southwest Airlines, known for its commitment to customer service and safety, has assured passengers that it is taking the necessary steps to prevent such incidents in the future. The airline’s swift response to both incidents underscores its commitment to maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for its passengers and crew. The airline’s handling of these incidents serves as a reminder of the unpredictable nature of air travel and the importance of maintaining safety and professionalism in the face of unexpected challenges.
  15. Yeah about as bad of a call as a fade route. As much as we like to blame the QBs and the O-line, a lot of the blame really needs to go on the offensive coordinator.
  16. When reeling a fishing rod, rod guides should generally face down on spinning rods and face up on baitcasting rods. This orientation helps ensure proper line flow and line lay on the reel, especially on spinning rods where the reel is mounted below the rod. With that said, look at the rod and reel again - It looks like a baitcasting setup to me, Ted.
  17. Mertz should have gone undrafted.
  18. Man Arrested for Alleged Mass Shooting Plot Summarize April 26, 2025 by David Jones A 24-year-old Minnesota man, Mohamed Adan Mohamed, was apprehended on April 17, following a shoplifting incident that police believe was part of a larger, more sinister plot. Authorities allege that Mohamed was planning to execute a religiously-motivated mass shooting within a day of his arrest. Mohamed was arrested after he fled from a Mankato sporting goods store with over $2,000 worth of ammunition magazines, body armor, and bear spray, as per the charging documents from Blue Earth County. Store employees reported that Mohamed had been wandering around the store in an oversized jacket, medical mask, and hat, and was seen taking expensive items from the shelves without checking their prices. When confronted by the store staff, Mohamed claimed he was purchasing supplies for his AR-style rifle. Police were alerted about a suspicious individual at the store, but before they could arrive, Mohamed had already fled the scene with the stolen items. He managed to evade store security, jumped into a license plate-less minivan, and sped off, narrowly missing a pedestrian, according to the charging documents. Mohamed left behind a shopping list titled “Survival Gear List with Alternative” at the scene. The list included items such as a sleeping bag, gun magazines, pepper spray, knives, lighters, and bow and arrows. One of the officers who responded to the call recognized the list as similar to one from a recent investigation involving a local man who had been posting videos of himself brandishing firearms at the camera. The hashtags on these videos, allegedly posted by Mohamed, included “deathtoamerikkan&israelliImperialism,” as per the police report. Investigators traced a Sienna minivan, similar to the one seen at the crime scene, to Mohamed’s residence in St. Peter. They concluded that there were strong indications that Mohamed was preparing to carry out an attack within the next 24 hours, potentially resulting in mass casualties. Upon searching Mohamed’s residence, investigators discovered an assault rifle and two 3D-printed guns. Mohamed was subsequently arrested at his home. Neighbors expressed sadness but not surprise at Mohamed’s arrest. A former classmate remembered Mohamed as having struggled with mental health issues since high school. One neighbor, Dunia, told CBS Minnesota, “We grew up in St. Peter together, and it’s heartbreaking. We just started seeing Mohamed talking to himself, not socializing with us, with the kids.” She added, “He has a very beautiful heart. He’s a really good guy. It’s just, he’s not mentally, physically there right now at the moment.” Mohamed has been charged with felony theft and threats of violence, both of which could result in sentences of up to five years in prison.
  19. I know who I would go after if I was Sark:
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