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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

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It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."

 

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The band Gun N' Roses who sue a online gun store.

Guns N' Roses Sues Online Gun Store | KFI AM 640 | LA Local News

Los Angeles rock band Guns N' Roses sued an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages Thursday, alleging in federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with the band.

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Guns N' Roses Sues Online Gun Store | KFI AM 640 | LA Local News

Los Angeles rock band Guns N' Roses sued an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages Thursday, alleging in federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with the band.

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LA Local News

Guns N' Roses Sues Online Gun Store​

ByFred Shuster, City News Service
Dec 2, 2022

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Guns N' Roses sued an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages Thursday, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with the rock band.
The lawsuit, obtained by City News Service, alleges that Texas company Jersey Village Florist operates the online store texasgunsandroses.com -- selling firearms, ammunition, scopes and body armor through the mail -- "without GNR's approval, license or consent."
The plaintiffs allege that Jersey Village Florist "selected and adopted defendant's marks for the purpose of confusing consumers into believing that it was connected or associated with, or licensed by, GNR."
Lawyers for Guns N' Roses further allege that the defendant purports to sell roses and other flowers as a contrivance to try and justify the "wholesale appropriation" of the Guns N' Roses trademark. However, Jersey Village Florist does not sell flowers on the Houston-based guns and ammunition website, the lawsuit says.
David L. Clark, a Houston attorney representing Jersey Village Florist, said that while he has not seen the complaint, it appears that GNR's lawyers have filed in federal court because their attempts to persuade the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel texasgunsandroses.com's registration is likely to fail.

 

[AnOminous]

It's not particularly far-fetched as Lanham Act cases go in general, or dilution claims specifically (which this is). The store name literally incorporates their entire mark other than the de minimis change of substituting "and" for the stylized "'n'" in "Guns 'n' Roses."

If they want to keep their trademark at all, they are more or less forced to act on this.

 

[Day of the Cope]

The band Gun N' Roses who sue a online gun store.

Guns N' Roses Sues Online Gun Store | KFI AM 640 | LA Local News

Los Angeles rock band Guns N' Roses sued an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages Thursday, alleging in federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with the band.

kfiam640.iheart.com

Guns N' Roses Sues Online Gun Store | KFI AM 640 | LA Local News

Los Angeles rock band Guns N' Roses sued an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages Thursday, alleging in federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing that the website is associated with the band.

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>GNR being a bunch of douchebags
Nothing new there.

 

[Freshly Baked Socks]

Bethel police release video images of pot robber​

Bethel Police Department has released images from a in-store video camera that show the armed robber of the AlaskaBud cannabis store in Bethel, which may give Bethel residents a clue as to the suspect’s identity.

The suspect is wearing a “Res Alaska” jacket. Res Alaska is a renewable energy company out of Fairbanks. The suspect also has on a “AK” beanie style hat. The suspect has a distinct gait, police said, possibly due to a limp. The duffle bag he carried has a camouflage pattern on it.


Update: Police say the man is left-handed. Only 10% of the population is left-handed.

In the original press release, police speculated that the jerky movements of the man made it appear he may have been intoxicated.

The store was hit on Monday night by a lone gunman with an M-16-style firearm, who fired several shots. One shot ricocheted off the floor and hit the counter, after which two employees at the counter fled, as the man shot at them several times, but missed. One of the shots went through the wall and hit a third employee hiding behind the wall.

The robber fled the store in an unknown direction on a snow machine.

The Bethel Police Department is looking for help from the community in establishing the identity of the suspect. Those with any information may call: 907-543-3781.

source: https://mustreadalaska.com/bethel-police-release-video-image-of-pot-robber/

 

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https://twitter.com/klaus_arminius/status/1599524089386835968

 

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Sky News commentator Kosha Gada says US state-funded education systems are going to see an “exodus” of the “academically-minded people”.

 

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Sky News commentator Kosha Gada says US state-funded education systems are going to see an “exodus” of the “academically-minded people”.

Could we said then nothing of value was lost?

Meanwhile Michael Avenatti should be more careful with the soap bar.

BREAKING: Former Leftist Darling Michael Avenatti Sentenced to Even More Jail Time!

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Remember that smug lawyer by the name of Michael Avenatti? You know, that guy that the liberal media used to fawn over in hopes that he’d bury President Donald Trump? Yeah, that never happened. Trending: Republicans Just INCREASED Their Control Of The House In...

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BREAKING: Former Leftist Darling Michael Avenatti Sentenced to Even More Jail Time!

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Remember that smug lawyer by the name of Michael Avenatti? You know, that guy that the liberal media used to fawn over in hopes that he’d bury President Donald Trump? Yeah, that never happened. Trending: Republicans Just INCREASED Their Control Of The House In...

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Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Remember that smug lawyer by the name of Michael Avenatti?

You know, that guy that the liberal media used to fawn over in hopes that he’d bury President Donald Trump?

Yeah, that never happened.

In fact, Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years in prison last year for trying to extort Nike.

Following that, he was sentenced to an additional four years for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, his former client.

Apparently, things just got worse for him.

Avenatti was just sentenced to an additional 14 years in prison for tax evasion and for stealing MILLIONS of dollars from his clients.

 

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Sky News commentator Kosha Gada says US state-funded education systems are going to see an “exodus” of the “academically-minded people”.

So the public colleges will become even more filled with true believers? Leading to a more politically charged climate? Can’t say I’m too surprised.

 

[Wallace]

Matt Taibbi kicks a bunch of ass in a debate: "Don't Trust Mainstream Media".

Public trust in mainstream media is at an all-time low. Critics point to coverage of COVID-19, the 2020 election, and the Ottawa trucker protest as proof that legacy outlets like the New York Times, The Globe and Mail and CNN can no longer be relied upon to provide unbiased reporting. Activist journalists are using pen and paper to push political agendas while their bosses lean into the profitability of polarization. Mainstream media’s defenders argue that their institutions offer an invaluable public service that alternative outlets are either incapable or uninterested in providing: careful fact-based reporting on important issues and holding the powerful to account. In a brave new world of “fake news” and “drive by” journalism, traditional news organizations are essential to democracy and a bulwark against corruption, misinformation and the private interests of the powerful.




You can watch it here.

 

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AI listens to toilet sounds to guess whether people have diarrhoea

AI listens to toilet sounds to guess whether people have diarrhoea

An artificial intelligence that can detect diarrhoea with 98 per cent accuracy from recordings of toilet sounds could help track outbreaks of diseases, such as cholera

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Rod Stewart's son have a heart attack for his young age. Could we blame the vax?

Sir Rod Stewart reveals his 11-year-old son was rushed to hospital with suspected heart attack

The singer called an ambulance when his son turned ‘blue and unconscious’ after collapsing at a football match

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Sir Rod Stewart reveals his 11-year-old son was rushed to hospital with suspected heart attack

The singer called an ambulance when his son turned ‘blue and unconscious’ after collapsing at a football match

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Sir Rod Stewart has revealed his 11-year-old son Aiden was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack after collapsing at a football match.

The singer, 77, recalled his son going ‘blue and unconscious’ while playing for his Young Hoops Under-12s team.

Although the Maggie May hitmaker didn’t share details of when the incident occurred, he revealed that an ambulance was called.

Stewart told to FourFourTwo magazine: “We thought my boy had a heart attack.

 

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https://www.abc6.com/central-high-school-principal-stabbed-while-breaking-up-fight-student-in-custody/

Central High School principal stabbed while breaking up fight, student in custody​

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Central High School principal stabbed while breaking up fight, student in custody​

November 30, 2022 12:43 pm
Dominique Turner, Heather Sillins

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence police said a high school principal was stabbed while trying to break up a fight Wednesday morning.

Police said Central High School Principal Robert DiMuccio was stabbed in the arm after the fight broke out.

Scott Sutherland, Providence Public Schools chief of staff, said the students involved in the fight were from campus by police.

A student was taken into custody, police said.

The school day continued after police found that there was no additional safety risk.

Sutherland said DiMuccio suffered non-life threatening injuries and will return to work before the end of the day.

The school’s mental health support staff is available to any students that were upset by the incident.

 

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[PS1gamenwatch]

Well

Scientists in Greenland announced a discovery of DNA dating back two million years -- the oldest ever extracted -- in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics.

 

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Cue to Joker saying "you get what you fuckin' desserve".

 

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Next you’ll be telling me that Russia, China, and North Korea are making armies of John Rambo clones. With prime directives installed into them like Robocop.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1601001923578335232

 

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Stuck kitten rescued from pipe in California

Animal rescuers in California came to the assistance of a kitten that stuck its head into a pipe and got stuck on a closing flange.

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Stuck kitten rescued from pipe in California

Animal rescuers in California came to the assistance of a kitten that stuck its head into a pipe and got stuck on a closing flange.

Riverside County Animal Services said off-duty officer Christopher Peck was at his home on standby duty when a call came in about a kitten stuck in a pipe.


Peck grabbed a pipe-cutting tool from his home and responded to the scene in Woodcrest, where he found the kitten had stuck its head into the pipe and got stuck in a closing flange.

The officer used his tool to shorten the pipe and brought the kitten to a nearby shelter, where veterinarians were able to remove it from the remainder of the pipe.

The kitten, named Piper by shelter staff, is now available for adoption from Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.

 

[Wallace]

Markiplier now has an OnlyFans channel, with all proceeds going to charity.