Things Falling Apart: BAD SIGNS

[armedoldhippy]

how the youngsters can survive a school shooting.

sadly, no matter what we do to make schools safer, those that would harm the innocent will find a way. if not in school, on the bus going home, or gathered at a bus stop. movie theaters & restaurants have repeatedly been targets. no surprise to me if a graduation ceremony is a target soon. too many people in too small a space with too few exits and damn few (if any) LEO there. "worst" thing that ever happened here was chickens released in the crowd. that too, will change.

 

[moose eater]

sadly, no matter what we do to make schools safer, those that would harm the innocent will find a way. if not in school, on the bus going home, or gathered at a bus stop. movie theaters & restaurants have repeatedly been targets. no surprise to me if a graduation ceremony is a target soon. too many people in too small a space with too few exits and damn few (if any) LEO there. "worst" thing that ever happened here was chickens released in the crowd. that too, will change.

I noted that lately a favorite of the Aryan crowd is to assault groups with large automobiles.

And to my dismay, the more recent one was charged only with manslaughter rather than murder.

If the behaviors appear to have been intentional, then it's, in theory, simply a matter of discerning between Murder 1 or Murder 2. Why manslaughter?

I could only guess they were afraid they wouldn't be able to prove premeditation or intent sufficiently to convince a jury to convict.

So, like the hijackers on 9/11 using aircraft as missiles, the Neo-Nazis/Skinheads/White Christian Nationalist/Aryan crowds now use the Chevy Suburban as projectiles.

Aside from my biases toward newer Chevy products in general, which might have them better suited to being reduced to use as projectiles, I see a parallel in lessons and expression now between the Mujahedeen and the White Aryan folks. I guess they all have religion as their motivator, a sense superiority that makes it OK to kill others unlike them,.. and in different degrees, the destruction of otherwise half-decent modes of transportation as methods by which to commit their actions.

Of course, the Mujahedeen are bigger spenders (albeit other peoples' money-OPM), as there's scant comparison in market value of a Boeing 737-800 Series and a 2010 Chevy Suburban.

 

[armedoldhippy]

the Neo-Nazis/Skinheads/White Christian Nationalist/Aryan crowds now use the Chevy Suburban as projectiles.

more efficient. the taller/more powerful vehicle can pile up more victims under the axle/frame before it loses traction and grinds to a halt.

 

[moose eater]

Pastor, son charged with dealing weed, mushrooms out of North Carolina church

Josh Price and Matthew Price were arrested after deputies seized marijuana, mushrooms, and other drugs from the North Carolina church.

www.usatoday.com

And here I'd frequently regarded the Southern Baptists as the Hellfire and Brimstone crowd. At least, the ones I encountered tended to be..

Maybe there's been a secret society within their ranks all along??

Or maybe the 'shrooms really are an alternative pathway to God, as the researchers at Johns-Hopkins plotted years ago with electromagnetic imaging of the brain under the influence of the magic fungi.

 

[armedoldhippy]

they had two lbs of wax ! how much weed would it take to make that much ? dang...i'd like to have gotten my paws on those 'shrooms.

 

[moose eater]

they had two lbs of wax ! how much weed would it take to make that much ? dang...i'd like to have gotten my paws on those 'shrooms.

Sounds like a good church to belong to, and maybe tithe extra heavy... Like, at least 15%.

 

[moose eater]

The first rabid moose has been reported to the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, and has been confirmed to have rabies.

WOW!!

I'm guessing it was bitten by a rabid critter (meat eater), but fox are a bit small to attack a moose, as well as lynx also being on the smaller side. Of course, rabies might skew a critter's perception of its place in the food chain, too.

Maybe a dog? Wolf?

The moose in reference was seen wandering through the Western Alaska village of Teller.

As far as we know, this is truly a first.

First rabid moose reported in Alaska has been confirmed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game

First rabid moose in state history discovered in Western Alaska.

www.webcenterfairbanks.com

 

[armedoldhippy]

Of course, rabies might skew a critters perception of its place in the food chain, too.

we had a spate of rabid animals years ago here. one of the first that was spotted was a red fox out in the road trying to bite cars passing by. so...

 

[moose eater]

we had a spate of rabid animals years ago here. one of the first that was spotted was a red fox out in the road trying to bite cars passing by. so...

Fox have been known to carry rabies here as well, but those that have been captured and confirmed to be infected are usually east toward Tok Junction, or up toward the Brooks Range and North Slope.

But a rabid moose??!!

Now you know the Earth is spinning crooked on its axis.

Fortunately, I believe rabies is spread via saliva and moose are herbivores. But maybe rabies might turn them into a monster moose with a craving for human flesh, in which case not only might they spread rabies, but they might gum us to death, as well.

The zombie moose apocalypse?

I've eaten so many of the buggers, I hope they don't have my address!!

 

[armedoldhippy]

monster moose with a craving for human flesh

dude, you gotta quit binge-watching the "Living Dead" stuff...

 

[moose eater]

dude, you gotta quit binge-watching the "Living Dead" stuff...

I never watch that sort of stuff. It's the 'normal' humans who often frighten the hell out of me.

I frequently tell folks, "Who needs horror movies when there's life right outside one's door?"

 

[armedoldhippy]

I never watch that sort of stuff. It's the 'normal' humans who often frighten the hell out of me.

I frequently tell folks, "Who needs horror movies when there's life right outside one's door?"

yup. that's why i carry my S&W 442 even while mowing the lawn. pisses my wife off because i lock the door behind me if i'm going to be out of sight of it while outside. she likes to go for walks at night while wearing ear buds & listening to an e-book. she will eventually meet the guys she doesn't want to...

 

[moose eater]

yup. that's why i carry my S&W 442 even while mowing the lawn. pisses my wife off because i lock the door behind me if i'm going to be out of sight of it while outside. she likes to go for walks at night while wearing ear buds & listening to an e-book. she will eventually meet the guys she doesn't want to...

Many years of higher profile political action as a primary or secondary actor, with a sizable crop steadily in the ground back then, and the occasional death threats relative to activism, led to nearly ALWAYS railing on those who didn't keep the doors locked and other issues of security covered.

I told my family members and guests that while home invasions here are fairly rare, they happen, and folks intending to do such things don't send postcards of advance notice.

And besides, Murphy seems to like me, but not in a good way..

Been 'cased' several times over the years, and once had a couple of brazen guys on snowmobiles, which they'd left way out at the road, with masked helmets on, come to the front door while I was tumbling hash in the kitchen, with a guest from Southcentral Alaska sitting at the kitchen table, and the folks at the door's story didn't click. I'd answered the door with my S&W 4" 29-2 in my back waistband and my hand on it, which it appeared they noticed my hand being 'glued' to something out of sight.

My guest handled their suspect/questionable 'needs' while I stood watch.

Another time or 2 I've found marks in the exterior door seal indicating (by location and marks) that someone had tried to slip my deadbolt(s) and lock(s); nearly impossible to do at my place, due to the manner in which I intentionally installed them, and knowledge of the workings of locks of that type.

Never had a bear here do any of that shit, though I -have- been charged by a moose in my yard a couple of times and I had one cow moose with calves (calves were in my garden) kick at my now-deceased giant malamute while he was minding his own business out on his line, leashed as he should be. She received a non-lethal dose of what invasive humans would've received, albeit at a greater distance. Thus, she lived to continue on in her parenting, bad example to her calves as she was.

 

[buzzmobile]

The "daringly romantic" and "breezy" look is in this season.

Ivanka Trump Is Daringly Romantic In A Breezy White Babydoll Dress

While it was reported that Ivanka Trump will stay “far away” as her father faces charges in Miami, the mother-of-three has been soaking up the sun on a lavish vacation to Greece. The former first daughter shared a glimpse into her vacay t...

www.yahoo.com

 

[buzzmobile]

Expert entomologist makes disturbing discovery while examining local plants: ‘It’s very worrying indeed’

"Expect some pretty dire consequences."

www.yahoo.com

 

[GOT_BUD?]

Want to quickly spot idiots? Here are five foolproof red flags | Arwa Mahdawi

The governor of Illinois went viral with a speech about seeing idiots in one’s midst. I have a few pointers of my own to offer

www.theguardian.com

 

[CosmicGiggle]

oopsie, not good!

Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California​

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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
Sun, July 30, 2023 at 1:22 AM EDT·2 min read

A zootechnician holds a laboratory rat.FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

• An illegal medical lab was discovered by investigators in a warehouse in Fresno, California.
• The lab was full of bioengineered mice and samples of diseases like COVID-19, HIV, and herpes.
• Roughly 1,000 mice were found, with nearly 200 already dead. The rest were euthanized.

An illegal lab in California containing nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice has officials concerned after improperly stored tissue samples were tested and discovered to contain infectious diseases including HIV and Hepatitis.
"This is an unusual situation. I've been in government for 25 years. I've never seen anything like this," Reedley City Manager Nicole Zieba said, per local news outlet KRON4.
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The makeshift lab contained roughly 30 refrigerators and freezers — some of which were non-operational — as well as incubators, medical testing supplies, and hundreds of mice. Several disease samples tested from the lab included infectious agents like herpes, coronavirus, E. Coli, and malaria, SFist reported.
Wang Zhaolin, a representative of the company operating the lab, Prestige Biotech, told investigators that the mice inside the warehouse had been genetically engineered to catch and spread the COVID-19 virus, according to The San Joaquin Valley Sun.
The warehouse came under investigation in March after a local code enforcement officer discovered a garden hose attached to a back wall of the building. As officials searched, medical devices that appeared to have been created on-site, such as COVID-19 and pregnancy tests, were also discovered, NBC News reported.
"Certain rooms of the warehouse were found to contain several vessels of liquid and various apparatus," NBC reported court documents related to the incident said. "Fresno County Public Health staff also observed blood, tissue and other bodily fluid samples and serums; and thousands of vials of unlabeled fluids and suspected biological material."
Nearly 800 of the mice found inside the warehouse were euthanized by officials, per NBC. An additional approximately 175 mice were already dead when they were discovered.

 

[buzzmobile]

Peanut butter sold separately.

 

[CosmicGiggle]

Would love to trace back who really owns Prestige Biotech.

.......... but whatever, if it's the Chinese, I'm gonna be pissed!

 

[armedoldhippy]

The first rabid moose has been reported to the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, and has been confirmed to have rabies.

do you have the "Ziggy" cartoon in your newspaper up there, Moose? "it's "rabid moose" week on his tv... instead of reality following art, it is art following reality for a change...