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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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William Tyndale said:
Tranny or nigger? Place your bets here, folks.
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I bet 50 dogecoins on a black tranny. I either win both or lose both.

A lot of twitterfags and unverified reports are claiming that it was a former employee of the bank. Some have claimed it was Connor Sturgeon but so far I haven't been able to find any reliable proof of this yet.
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I bet 50 dogecoins on a black tranny. I either win both or lose both.

A lot of twitterfags and unverified reports are claiming that it was a former employee of the bank. Some have claimed it was Connor Sturgeon but so far I haven't been able to find any reliable proof of this yet.
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Your screenshot is broken, but his account is now gone on linkedin, which is a strong indicator that was the shooter.
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Archive: https://archive.is/G4r0i
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Looks like he worked there four years and it was his first job out of college, as well as where he interned during the summers.
 
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Family of man shot by Fresno Police want ‘justice for Corchado’ (Archive)​

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – For the first time, the family of the man killed by Fresno Police protested outside of the Fresno Federal Courthouse calling for justice.

“Justice for Corchado,” and “Hands up don’t shoot” Those were the words on signs held by friends and family of 29-year-old Roberto Corchado.

“I want justice for my brother,” said Roberto’s sister Alysha Corchado.

The Corchado sisters, Alysha and Alynna wore shirts during the protest with a photo of their brother with his hands up.

“To me, he was my brother that is my brother. The police overkilled him,” said Alynna. “There are videos. He was down and he was still being shot at, why?”

Exclusive witness video shows the moment officers shot at Corchado back on March 4.

He gets out of the car with his back to the officers, with hands up, he looks back, his hands go down, and he goes forward. At that point in the video, the camera loses him in the bushes.

Kevin Little is representing the Corchado family. He said it was the witness video that got him to get involved.

“My reaction was how many times is this going to happen in Fresno?”, questioned Little. “Officers have to be held accountable the same way citizens are held accountable. This was clearly an unlawful shooting, this was a homicide.”

Within earshot of the protest, Fresno police officers stood nearby.

Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama declined to comment on the rally and the case.

However, last week Balderrama released a statement that said Corchado shot at officers back on the day of the shooting. The Chief shared these photos, the first of the police cruiser with bullet holes in the front, and the second of an officer’s vest with a mark in the center. The Chief says that mark is where a bullet hit.

Police also said that two guns were found near or in the Corchado’s car, which Balderrama said Corchado was prohibited from having the guns because he was a felon.

The California Department of Justice has taken over the case, stating initially it appears Corchado was unarmed at the time he was shot.

The Corchado family has not filed a suit yet, but Little says his clients do plan to sue the city.
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tl;dr Spic shoots at cops, hits one, runs out of boolets, then gets shot while running away. And now the family wants to sue the cops because they think they won the ghetto lottery despite evidence.

Video of the shooting, yes I found the article above because I wanted to confirm the race.
 
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RuPaul want to introduce his show drag race in Uganga, Iran and Russia.
https://inews.co.uk/news/media/tv-mogul-ru-paul-drag-race-wants-show-uganda-russia-iran-2258676 ( https://archive.is/skyFR )

Fenton Bailey is one of the most influential people in the world you’ve (probably) never heard of. His production company, World of Wonder, is responsible for RuPaul’s Drag Race, the now global force in television that over the last 14 years has catapulted a once niche form of entertainment right into the mainstream.
But the backlash to drag has been explosive, fusing with online conspiracy theories, political scapegoating, and the ever-widening anti-trans movement. Gender expression is the new front line in the culture wars. Republicans are banning LGBTQ books; mobs are protesting drag queens reading stories to children; and hundreds of anti-LGBTQ laws are being introduced in America — with even worse ones in Russia, Hungary and Uganda.
Not so long ago, to see a drag queen perform (aside from Lily Savage or Dame Edna Everage), you’d have to schlepp down to a smoky gay bar and clutch an overpriced pint, but in 2023, drag queens grace prime time TV from Britain to Thailand to Argentina. They’re being invited to the White House, hosting drag brunches and drag bingo from major cities to small-town suburbia, while many of the biggest names in entertainment desperately jostle to be part of the action – to be drag-adjacent.

That trajectory can all be traced back to RuPaul’s Drag Race. In the UK, it’s on the BBC. Separate versions of it broadcast in 17 countries, with endless spin-off shows, massive audiences online and huge ratings on TV. It’s an industry. Behind it looms British-born Fenton Bailey who founded World of Wonder in 1991 with his business partner, Randy Barbato — and who continues to executive produce the show.
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Sorry RuPaul, but this is the kind of drag race I like and not yours, so FY!
 
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i guess it comes from living in tornado alley most of my life, but i love this story so much...now days, the government would come in and seize their underground bus shelter because it wasnt up to code or something
 
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i guess it comes from living in tornado alley most of my life, but i love this story so much...now days, the government would come in and seize their underground bus shelter because it wasnt up to code or something
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Seems sensible enough. kind of wary about the ventilation with a bunch of people, but it's not like the prefab shelters that are sold are much better, none of them are meant for long term habitation after all.
 
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Seems sensible enough. kind of wary about the ventilation with a bunch of people, but it's not like the prefab shelters that are sold are much better, none of them are meant for long term habitation after all.
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definitely...i would rather have that than nothing at all during a tornado, a trailer is a lousy alternative.
 
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definitely...i would rather have that than nothing at all during a tornado, a trailer is a lousy alternative.
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I just wonder though, with all the money and effort spent putting the bus underground, why not buy a proper shelter?
 
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I just wonder though, with all the money and effort spent putting the bus underground, why not buy a proper shelter?
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Because the bus was cheaper. They still would’ve needed to bury a “proper” shelter, so that cost is pretty much baked in, but the bus itself was something like half the cost of an equivalent shelter. Just a quick glance shows most shelters are meant for a single family, not a whole trailer park, so I bet a custom one that would be big enough would cost a fortune.
 
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Watch: Pig runs next to highway after being freed from pen by a bear - UPI.com

A pig found trotting alongside a British Columbia highway was found to have escaped from a farm when a hungry bear broke through a fence.
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A pig found trotting alongside a British Columbia highway was found to have escaped from a farm when a hungry bear broke through a fence.

The Dewdney Animal Hospital posted a video to YouTube explaining a couple driving home from Mission spotted a pig running alongside the westbound lanes of Lougheed Highway.


The couple contacted Dewdney Animal Hospital veterinarian Adrian Walton and the pig was sedated while awaiting a team from British Columbia SPCA Maple Ridge.

The pig was loaded into a crate and an SPCA truck carried the porker to the animal hospital, where it was examined for injuries and illness.

The 1-year-old pig, named Brenda, was found to be in good health. Owner Irene Francis revealed Brenda had escaped from her pen when a bear tore through the fence in an apparent search for food.
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