Nobody Cares: PRS

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I'm gonna miss image uploads on site, alas.

Going back to bed rather than fixing. Zzzz.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Actually.

I think with this behaviour, twitter images might be geolocked. The can't see image complaints usually come from overseas.

 

[Grandma Bates]

I don't know what you posted Kamilah but I only see and empty field.

It probably had something to do with Alberta.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Holy smoke, Tiger Woods just won the 2018 PGA Tour Championship; it's his first Tour win, period, since the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational back in 2013.

 

[Kathryn Elisabeth]

.... Rather, politics is about groups, or coalitions of groups, competing for power, and what is gained in one generation can easily be lost later on. ....

The Grandparents don't wanna focus on the Horrors, they just wanna get on with living.
The Grandkids forget or never learn. So you have to fight it all over.
The Battle of Athens, Tennessee , West Virginia Coal Wars , Homestead strike
and more... and more.. and more

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Джерри Спрингер Москва

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Death

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

So, thread about lynching:


Scrolling up and working down is helpful.

 

[Ava Glasgow]

Hmmm, I thanked you for sharing that, but the happy face icon looks really out of place on a post about lynching.

(Not a new problem, the "thanks" icon was similarly cheery at SLU. It just always feels weird posting a big smile to say thanks for giving me important information about something horrible.)

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Creator of YouTube kids' channel arrested for molesting child actress

For weeks now, SevenAwesomeKids, part of one of YouTube’s biggest and most active tween/teen girl channel networks, has been suspiciously dormant. The reason: Its owner and proprietor, Ian Rylett, was arrested this August in Florida for “lewd and lascivious molestation” involving one of the young girls who makes videos for his channels.

According to an arrest warrant obtained by BuzzFeed News, detectives were called to Rylett’s Orange County hotel room on the morning of Aug. 16, after Rylett allegedly verbally abused the girl, demanding she undress in front of him against her will and “practice wrapping her breasts down, to make them appear smaller for the video shoot.” According to the report, the girl, who is under 16, claims Rylett touched her breasts and fondled her while repeatedly making her undress, eventually attempting to forcefully remove her underwear. The arrest report also alleges that Rylett “threatened to use the contract to fine her if she did not comply with his demand.” Rylett pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment last month. He has surrendered his passport and will stand trial later this year. Rylett’s lawyer did not respond to requests for comment.

Rylett’s channel remains live on YouTube; the streaming video company learned of his arrest in mid-August.

Rylett, a 55-year-old who resides in the United Kingdom, is one of the founders of the SevenAwesomeKids brand. Established in 2008, the franchise boasts a collective 17 million subscribers over seven channels, including SevenPerfectAngels, SevenFabulousTeens, and SevenTwinklingTweens. The largest channel — SevenSuperGirls — currently has roughly 9 million subscribers and 5 billion views. Each features daily videos from a rotating stable of more than 20 young girls, ranging from 8 to 18 years old. Rylett pays them a monthly salary in exchange for filming videos he directs.

Rylett’s arrest is the latest in a series of unsettling revelations involving YouTube content aimed at teens and young children. In 2017, after public outcry, YouTube began cracking down on the child exploitation videos it was hosting, many depicting young kids in disturbing and abusive situations, all with millions of views.

I don't trust any of these people. Between pervs like this, and parents who terrorize their children to tears for ad money, I think YouTube needs to be pressured to ban monetization of all amateur content featuring children. It attracts evil people and so blatantly incentivizes child abuse and exploitation.

 

[Free]

Special counsel Robert Mueller is now investigating his MacBook

Robert Mueller surfaced from the Russia investigation this afternoon to ask for help — tech support, specifically. The special counsel and former FBI director was spotted in the Georgetown Apple store today, working with a Genius bar employee to get help with a MacBook Pro. The photo was taken by Meghan Pianta, who works in communications in DC; we initially caught it via Washington Examiner reporter Kelly Cohen.

In the photo, you can see a pained, confused look on the special counsel’s face. What is he looking at? We tried calling the Apple store to find out, but were stymied by endless phone trees.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Thread that covers a few topics. Particularly about detecting bad faith.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud, according to court documents filed Thursday. Sources close to the company told CNBC the company was also expecting to be sued, though Tesla was not named as a defendant in the complaint.

The SEC complaint alleges that Musk issued "false and misleading" statements and failed to properly notify regulators of material company events. The SEC held a press conference Thursday evening regarding the complaint.

Among other remedies, the SEC is seeking to bar Musk from serving as an officer or director of a publicly traded company if found guilty.

"A chairman and CEO of a public company has important responsibilities to shareholders," Stephanie Avakian, co-director of the SEC's division of enforcement, said during the press conference. "Those responsibilities include the need to be scrupulous and careful about the truth and accuracy of statements made to the investing public, whether those statements are made in traditional forms such as a press release or an earnings call or through less formal methods such as Twitter or other social media."

"Neither celebrity status nor reputation as a technological innovator provide an exemption from the federal securities laws," she said.

In August, Musk tweeted that he was considering taking Tesla private, adding, "Funding secured." The tweet spurred a scandal-ridden fall for Tesla and sent the stock see-sawing for weeks.

In the hours after the initial tweet, Musk doubled down on the proposal in subsequent tweets. The SEC cited those subsequent tweets in the complaint as additional misleading statements.

Musk also failed to properly notify regulators about his plans to take the company private, the complaint alleges.

Tesla's board of directors initially formed a special committee to evaluate the take-private proposal, and Musk said he had hired financial advisors to assist with the plans. Musk ultimately called off the privatization plans on Aug. 24.

Tesla said earlier this month the Department of Justice was also looking into the Aug. 7 tweet.

Lying liar gets busted.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

In Indonesia last night:


Tsunami hits small Indonesian city at dusk; casualties unknown

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A tsunami up to two meters high hit a small city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday after a major 7.5 quake struck offshore, collapsing buildings and washing a vessel ashore, but officials could provide no information on casualties.

The quake hit as dusk fell and communications were down and the airport closed, making it impossible to assess the damage to life and property, officials said.

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said communications had been cut both in the city of Palu, a sleepy but growing tourist resort, and the nearby fishing town of Donggala, closest to the epicenter of the quake 80 km (50 miles) away.

Officials hope to be able to gauge the scale of the damage at daybreak after the strongest of a series of earthquakes that continued late into the evening.

More than 600,000 people live in Palu and Donggala.

BMKG had earlier issued a tsunami warning, but lifted it within the hour.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I feel sorry for the poor woman, but she really should have checked the form more carefully before hitting "Submit," I think: The woman who ticked: 'I am a terrorist'.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I feel sorry for the poor woman, but she really should have checked the form more carefully before hitting "Submit," I think: The woman who ticked: 'I am a terrorist'.

All these new buttons and no idea which one is appropriate here.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Poor Mr Anus, the council candidate given a bum deal by Facebook

So.

You could say.

Facebook told him to bend over?