Watch the guy who disarmed one of the shooters

Real fucking hero. He was shot twice during the scuffle and was in surgery expected to survive.

His name is Ahmed al Ahmed. Found the footage of his relative being interviewed and he is named. Saw it early in Aussie news, can’t remember if it was 9 News or ABC (Australia Broadcasting)

Edit: updated link

How sweet he’s letting them be close and feel warm and secure, albeit still hungry.

Lord of the Rings Online (2008)

Made so many lasting friends over the years. Great community.

Three Arrested in HK High Rise Fire

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.

Police had arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with fire which began Wednesday afternoon in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories. By Thursday morning local time, the fire was yet to be put out and rescues continued.

Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex, as bright flames and smoke shot out of windows.

Forty of the 44 fatalities were declared dead at the scene, officials said. At least 62 others were injured, many suffering from burn and inhalation injuries.

Authorities suspected some materials on the exterior walls of the high-rise buildings did not meet fire resistance standards, as the rapid spread of the fire was unusual.

Police also said they found Styrofoam materials – that are highly flammable – outside the windows on each floor near the lift lobby of the one unaffected tower, believed to be installed by a construction company.

“We have reason to believe that those in charge of the construction company were grossly negligent,” said Eileen Chung, a senior superintendent of police. The three men arrested, aged 52 to 68, are the directors and an engineering consultant of the firm.

The fire at four of the buildings was “coming under control” by Thursday morning, according to the Fire Services Department.

Article continues.

Several other articles linked here as well. Videos were horrifying. Seven of the eight towers went up. Immediately reminded me of the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire

An old quote I remember often: “the best thing to come out of his mouth will be his last breath”

Calzonius

The lineup features Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari and Jo Koy, among many others who are all taking their fees directly from the Saudi government.

Burr being on that list surprises me, but it said he’s also been to UAE. Davidson is pissing on his father’s grave.

They have also taken flak from their peers. “The same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase,” said Marc Maron in a standup clip posted on his Facebook.

Exactly.

Greedy fucks, all of them.

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Further reading about this scumbag (AP article)

Democrats are “apoplectic right now” because the right is winning, Roberts told former U.S. Rep. Dave Brat, one of the podcast’s guest hosts as Bannon is serving a four-month prison term. “And so I come full circle on this response and just want to encourage you with some substance that we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

Emphasis mine. Article from July 2024

Those socks look like dyed TEDs (high compression socks)

Pack the bowl and fire it up.

Tass is Russian state owned propaganda

My bathroom was right at the top of a long staircase. When I’d be putting makeup on in the morning, Gilligan would bring me one of the small sponge balls from the living room and drop it just inside the door. I’d flick it down the stairs and he’d leap down 2-3 stairs at a time, find the ball and bring it back for the next round. He’d do it over and over again, every day. Miss that boy. Great post!

Yes! Got a lot of mislabeled songs I ended up really liking and expanded my tastes quite a bit. Fun times

A whole new wave of going postal

Exactly! Every time they report this bs, I think “how many provide a living wage?” Hope you find something soon

Waiting for someone to do a slow mo version of the vid with a soundtrack. Alas, I suck at such things.

Making sure there’s no traceable evidence of any of the nightmares they’re cooking up. But that’ll never happen anyway, fucker’s going to get away with it all. But I’m sure Vlad’s guys hooked him up nicely, perhaps as a welcome back gesture.

Stuff like this made me take a break from it all for a while. I figure, as exhausted as I am, best be resting up bc this is the last chance for a bit of peace and quiet for the next 4 years or whatever. Still feel the gut punch daily though.