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He needs a reliable daily driver for his business travel. Buy once cry once might as well get a nice car right?
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This isn't a real Florida Man story unless he was using that Lambo to run meth or something. Large businesses have already been caught fraudulently making aid claims they shouldn't. Really don't see how this guy is any different other than having a bit of fun with his payout.
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I've always found hilarous how pedos, rapist and killers get like 10 to 20 years, but dont you dare steal a single cent from big brother or you are gonna rot in jail.
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Campaign Barbie launches, is already being accused of orchestrating voter fraud
Mattel's Campaign Team Barbie launches on Twitter, inspires jokes and ideas to improve the line with new dolls and accessories.
www.dailydot.com
The makers of Barbie have rolled out a new line: Barbie Campaign Team.
“The Barbie Campaign Team set features four diverse dolls that inspire girls to see themselves in the roles that make up a winning campaign: Candidate, Campaign Manager, Fundraiser and Voter,” Barbie tweeted yesterday.
The jokes started immediately. Many wanted to know where some of the other campaign team members were, such as dirty tricks Barbie, lobbyist Barbie, digital director Barbie, Super PAC Barbie, and field organizer Barbie.
“Where’s the oppo team! You gotta know what those Bratz dolls are up to,” said @BrynnMcDonnell.
One person pitched “an accompanying collection of emotionally drained campaign spouses/partners and attention-starved children.
“Accessories include therapy bills, a GrubHub gift card, and one hundred tissue boxes,” @msmarfinkle added.
Others had suggestions to improve the existing line.
“Missing a lot of caffeine, Zantac and visible regret in the campaign staff here,” said @EmilyHarris.
“Organizer Barbie needs 10 coffees in hand and eyebags though,” offered @malihaeza.
Republicans tried to bring their own jokes to the party, but mostly succeeded in major cringe.
“Someone at Mattel finally got around to watching Season 1 of House of Cards,” was one of their better efforts.
“So white barbies getting the Black female Barbie elected? Stop pandering. Truly pathetic,” tweetedone.
Fresh off his suspension for sharing coronavirus misinformation, Donald Trump Jr. weighed in, tweeting, “‘Voter’ Barbie must be a Democrat because she’s already wearing an ‘I Voted’ sticker and yet she’s got another ballot in her hand.”
Mattel, the maker of Barbie, said they hope to inspire the next generation of leaders with this line.
At a minimum, they’ve succeeded in inspiring a whole lot of laughs.
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"Republicans tried to bring their own jokes to the party, but mostly succeeded in major cringe."
Translation
"Stop making fun of us, shitlords!"
Translation
"Stop making fun of us, shitlords!"
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I love modern journalism. Get paid for a 10 paragraph article, but you only have to write 2 of them yourself.
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The Daily Dot makes HuffPost look professional.
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Hey, that was actually funny.
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Yeah write a couple paragraphs consisting of nothing but woke buzzwords and quote 8 tweets and you're done.
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A priest in Queens was arrested by the FBI Wednesday for allegedly sharing sexually explicit texts and photos with a 15 year-old boy, including alleged attempts to meet the underage teen for sex.
"How would you like to be spoiled by your grandpa?" Rev. Francis Hughes allegedly wrote in texts to the teen that included exchanges of photos. "We can try to make it a regular thing."
Hughes, 65, faces child pornography related charges. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss called the allegations "chilling and frightening to any parent."
In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, federal prosecutors said Hughes admitted to FBI agents that he knew the teen was underage and that he had sent the pictures and messages.
According the criminal complaint, Hughes admitted having a sexual encounter with a teen boy on school grounds in Queens and that he had made numerous previous attempts to meet other teens for sex.
"We expect adults, especially those in positions of trust like Francis Hughes, to protect our children, not victimize them," FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said, adding that any other potential victims of Hughes should contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. "Sadly, these allegations demonstrate there are still predators out there who abuse this trust."
Father Hughes is listed as the pastor of the St. Pancras Roman Catholic Church in Glendale. A receptionist at the church said there was no comment on the charges. A spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn said that Hughes had been removed from his post.
Hughes is expected to appear via remote feed in federal court later Wednesday. His defense attorney was not immediately known. If convicted, Hughes faces at least five years, and as much as 20 years, in prison.
The teen lives in Westchester County. The FBI says at least half a dozen photos were shared between the priest and the teen since February. The pair at times connected over the social networking app "Grindr."
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A bombshell report from ESPN claims that well before the league sided with China against Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, the league was fully aware of systemic and rampant abuse at their academies inside the communist country.
According to Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN:
Still, despite the Chinese government betrayal of the the educational component of their deal along with the multiple and serious allegations of player abuse and harassment of American coaches, the NBA’s Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum, declined to directly criticize China and described the problem as merely a lack of “oversight.”
“We were somewhat humbled,” Tatum said of the academy fiasco in China. “One of the lessons that we’ve learned here is that we do need to have more direct oversight and the ability to make staffing changes when appropriate.”
ESPN launched their investigation into the NBA-China relationship shortly after Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators in October.
Fainaru and Fainaru-Wada continue, “The ESPN investigation, which began after Morey’s tweet, sheds new light on the lucrative NBA-China relationship and the costs of doing business with a government that suppresses free expression and is accused of cultural genocide. It illustrates the challenges of operating in a society with markedly different approaches to issues such as discipline, education and security. The reporting is based on interviews with several former NBA employees with direct knowledge of the league’s activities in China, particularly the player-development program.”
A particularly troubling aspect of the report is the claim that the NBA knew about the abuses at the academy in China and not only failed to take substantive action, but directed their current and former employees to not speak with ESPN about the story. Moreover, the league took the extra step, reportedly, of telling those current and former employees not to say that the league had told them not to talk to ESPN.
“Most of the former employees spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared damaging their chances for future employment,” Fainaru and Fainaru-Wada wrote. “NBA officials asked current and former employees not to speak with ESPN for this story. In an email to one former coach, a public relations official added: ‘Please don’t mention that you have been advised by the NBA not to respond.'”
“One American coach who worked for the NBA in China described the project as ‘a sweat camp for athletes.'”
The complaints from the coaches, many of whom either left their positions or requested transfers after no longer being able to deal with watching the abuse, apparently went to league officials responsible for overseeing international operations in China.
Though, it’s unclear where the complaints went from there.
“Not long after the academies opened, multiple coaches complained about the physical abuse and lack of schooling to Greg Stolt, the league’s vice president for international operations for NBA China, and to other league officials in China, the sources said. It was unclear whether the information was passed on to NBA officials in New York, they said. The NBA declined to make Stolt available for comment.”
Though, Tatum described the complaints as amounting to only a mere “handful,” and was quick to say that none of them had reached him or the commissioner.
“I will tell you that the health and wellness of academy athletes and everyone who participates in our program is of the utmost priority,” Tatum said. “We did everything that we could, given the limited oversight we had.”
However, three sources who worked for the NBA China claim that the abusive incidents at the academy were far more prevalent than Tatum suggests.
Fainaru and Fainaru-Wada describe an incident witnessed by one of the coaches at the academy.
“The NBA brought in elite coaches and athletic trainers with experience in the G League and Division I basketball to work at the academies. One former coach described watching a Chinese coach fire a ball into a young player’s face at point-blank range and then ‘kick him in the gut.'”
“Imagine you have a kid who’s 13, 14 years old, and you’ve got a grown coach who is 40 years old hitting your kid,” the coach said. “We’re part of that. The NBA is part of that.”
The NBA recently closed its academy in Xinjiang province, a police state where Uighur Muslims toil in slave labor camps. Though, in closing the academy, the league wouldn’t even say that the abuse led to the closure. Instead, Tatum merely said the closure was the result of “many factors.”
The NBA season restarts on Thursday night when the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz tip-off from the bubble in Orlando. Both teams are expected to engage in social justice protests prior to the game.
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"Only a handful of complaints, but I never heard of them. Everything is great and if they tell you differently we'll burn the traitors to the motherfucking ground."- Tatum
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This is retarded. No actual filipinos give a shit and it's just whining for woke points. If this was a place named "Amigos", I guarantee there'd still be whining.
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Gym first...Governor's mansion next:
Atilis Gym owners break into their own business to let in customers, again violating N.J.‘s coronavirus orders
Owners of the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr kicked down the plywood boards covering their business’ doorway Saturday morning and ushered in dozens of clients for workouts, the latest move in a months-long standoff with government officials over New Jersey’s coronavirus-related restrictions.
Owners Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti allowed 40 to 50 customers to work out in the gym at once, which Smith said was less than 25% of the building’s capacity. As customers waited in line Saturday morning, many said they couldn’t wait to get back to their regular workouts.
Smith acknowledged it was likely that law enforcement would soon arrive to force them to close again, as has happened several times since Atilis reopened in May. At a meeting Tuesday, Bellmawr officials will consider revoking the gym’s business license, according to a letter Smith received.
“Gov. Murphy has weaponized the police force against us over and over,” Smith said. “I think he looks foolish, the way he’s treating us — he’s pulling out all the stops. You have to ask, How far will one man go to destroy a small business?”
YONG KIM / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Members of the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr enter the gym to work out on Saturday.
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Atilis, which has become a symbol of the frustration some residents and small-business owners feel over the state’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, closed in March along with other gyms, restaurants, and a range of businesses that were ordered to cease operation to control the virus’ spread.
In May, riding a wave of publicity from a tour of several Fox News appearances and support from Atilis members, the owners opened the gym. The fight has escalated: Last month, they were held in contempt of court after a Superior Court judge in Camden ruled that Atilis must comply with an executive order by Gov. Phil Murphy that limits indoor gym use to individual training sessions.
Smith and Trumbetti took the doors off the hinges to prevent the state from changing the locks again. On Monday they were arrested, each charged with contempt, obstruction, and violation of a disaster-control act. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office boarded up the entrance to the gym.
Around 8 a.m. Saturday, Smith and Trumbetti kicked and forced in the boards as supporters and gym members cheered them on, then replaced the doors on their hinges.
DAVE HERNANDEZ
Atilis Gym supporters gather as the owners force entry back into the facility Saturday morning.
Several dozen people watched from the parking lot, many waving American flags and listening to patriotic music blasting from speakers in front of the gym. Several attendees had traveled from other parts of New Jersey, and some waved anti-Murphy signs or wore pro-Trump accessories.
At one point, after a song expressing support for President Donald Trump, Smith asked a supporter who was managing the music to ensure that no partisan music be played. “Not everybody is on the same page,” he said. “We don’t talk politics in the gym.”
Smith said he and Trumbetti spent thousands of dollars implementing safety regulations based on what other gyms have been asked to follow. Inside the air-conditioned facility, clients receive contactless temperature screenings, are asked to sign waivers, and are given their own bottles of spray disinfectant to use while moving among machines.
Masks are not required, unlike in gyms that have reopened in neighboring states such as Pennsylvania. Smith said that an air purifier has been installed and that no COVID-19 cases have been traced to the facility despite logging more than 13,000 visits from members in recent weeks.
“You can do this safely,” he said. “You can’t say that all gyms have bad ventilation. Some might — but to put them all in one category shows you don’t understand discrepancies and nuance. It shows you’re not actually interested in helping small businesses.”
Atilis members who used the gym Saturday said the owners were doing a good job of managing the health risks of working out. Joe Wickersham, who worked out Saturday morning, said it was big enough inside for members to keep their distance.
“It’s great what they’re doing, and it’s a shame it came to this,” he said. “Obviously, the governor is just picking and choosing what businesses can open.”
Atilis Gym owners break into their own business to let in customers, again violating N.J.‘s coronavirus orders
Owners of the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr kicked down the plywood boards covering their business’ doorway Saturday morning and ushered in dozens of clients for workouts, the latest move in a months-long standoff with government officials over New Jersey’s coronavirus-related restrictions.
Owners Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti allowed 40 to 50 customers to work out in the gym at once, which Smith said was less than 25% of the building’s capacity. As customers waited in line Saturday morning, many said they couldn’t wait to get back to their regular workouts.
Smith acknowledged it was likely that law enforcement would soon arrive to force them to close again, as has happened several times since Atilis reopened in May. At a meeting Tuesday, Bellmawr officials will consider revoking the gym’s business license, according to a letter Smith received.
“Gov. Murphy has weaponized the police force against us over and over,” Smith said. “I think he looks foolish, the way he’s treating us — he’s pulling out all the stops. You have to ask, How far will one man go to destroy a small business?”
YONG KIM / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Members of the Atilis Gym in Bellmawr enter the gym to work out on Saturday.
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Atilis, which has become a symbol of the frustration some residents and small-business owners feel over the state’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, closed in March along with other gyms, restaurants, and a range of businesses that were ordered to cease operation to control the virus’ spread.
In May, riding a wave of publicity from a tour of several Fox News appearances and support from Atilis members, the owners opened the gym. The fight has escalated: Last month, they were held in contempt of court after a Superior Court judge in Camden ruled that Atilis must comply with an executive order by Gov. Phil Murphy that limits indoor gym use to individual training sessions.
Smith and Trumbetti took the doors off the hinges to prevent the state from changing the locks again. On Monday they were arrested, each charged with contempt, obstruction, and violation of a disaster-control act. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office boarded up the entrance to the gym.
Around 8 a.m. Saturday, Smith and Trumbetti kicked and forced in the boards as supporters and gym members cheered them on, then replaced the doors on their hinges.
DAVE HERNANDEZ
Atilis Gym supporters gather as the owners force entry back into the facility Saturday morning.
Several dozen people watched from the parking lot, many waving American flags and listening to patriotic music blasting from speakers in front of the gym. Several attendees had traveled from other parts of New Jersey, and some waved anti-Murphy signs or wore pro-Trump accessories.
At one point, after a song expressing support for President Donald Trump, Smith asked a supporter who was managing the music to ensure that no partisan music be played. “Not everybody is on the same page,” he said. “We don’t talk politics in the gym.”
Smith said he and Trumbetti spent thousands of dollars implementing safety regulations based on what other gyms have been asked to follow. Inside the air-conditioned facility, clients receive contactless temperature screenings, are asked to sign waivers, and are given their own bottles of spray disinfectant to use while moving among machines.
Masks are not required, unlike in gyms that have reopened in neighboring states such as Pennsylvania. Smith said that an air purifier has been installed and that no COVID-19 cases have been traced to the facility despite logging more than 13,000 visits from members in recent weeks.
“You can do this safely,” he said. “You can’t say that all gyms have bad ventilation. Some might — but to put them all in one category shows you don’t understand discrepancies and nuance. It shows you’re not actually interested in helping small businesses.”
Atilis members who used the gym Saturday said the owners were doing a good job of managing the health risks of working out. Joe Wickersham, who worked out Saturday morning, said it was big enough inside for members to keep their distance.
“It’s great what they’re doing, and it’s a shame it came to this,” he said. “Obviously, the governor is just picking and choosing what businesses can open.”
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/wozniak-sues-youtube-for-hosting-bitcoin-video-scams-exploiting-his-image
Considering Youtube's half-assed system that only seems to target conservatives, this doesn't shock me much.
It'll be interested to see how much flesh the Woz carves off the bastards.