WTF Sh*t's F*cked Up and Bullsh*t - a "Who Cares" thread for news

[detrius]

And the vice president makes excuses. Every person in that chat was between 25-35 - they are not kids. I am so sick of this - I mean at what age does a man stop being "a kid?" When he's 70?

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans group chat as 'stupid' jokes from 'kids'

70 is when they call it "locker room talk".

 

[Free]

They love Hitler, and they renege on their bills. The true embodiment of the newest generation of Trumps!

NY State Young Republicans stiffed Syracuse hotel for lavish party before racist chat ended their run (archive.today)

When the New York State Young Republicans Club disbanded Friday amid an uproar over its racist and antisemitic rhetoric in a group chat, the club left behind unpaid bills from extravagant social gatherings.

At two of those events, the club ran up bills of more than $23,000 over a weekend at a Syracuse hotel – spending big on a three-course plated dinner with filet mignon and open bars – but then didn’t pay, records obtained by syracuse.com show.

 

[Free]

I'm hoping that stunts like this show how ultimately doomed the current Republican Party is. But my hopes have been dashed many times before.

Republican Candidate "Debates" Opponent By Sincerely Arguing With AI Deepfake For Nearly an Hour

John Reid, a Republican candidate in the Virginia lieutenant governor race, streamed a "debate" with an AI deepfake of his Democrat opponent.

futurism.com

You’ve probably heard of a “straw man,” a fallacy in which you misrepresent an opponent’s argument so it’s easier to refute. Put up a false impression of what they’re saying, and then knock ’em down. We all do it.

But what we all probably don’t do is create a full-blown AI-generated deepfake of our opponent and then sincerely try to argue with it for nearly an hour. And we probably aren’t running for public office, either.

Credit where credit’s due, though. John Reid, a Republican candidate in the Virginia lieutenant governor race, went ahead and did just that, seemingly not stopping to ask questions like, “will this make me look insane?” or “does this count as spreading misinformation?” — because he is, you must understand, on the cutting edge of the AI straw man.

 

[Ellie]

Andrew Cuomo Turns To Shockingly Racist Attacks On Zohran Mamdani In NYC

 

[Isabeau]

Well, that’s a Halloween headline.

Kentucky woman expecting meds in mail gets box of human hands, fingers instead

"The box was intended to be delivered for surgical training but was somehow delivered to her front porch," a coroner said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Well, that’s a Halloween headline.

Kentucky woman expecting meds in mail gets box of human hands, fingers instead

"The box was intended to be delivered for surgical training but was somehow delivered to her front porch," a coroner said.

www.nbcnews.com

hey sourtoe cocktails use toes not fingers and just because the kentucky bourbon industry is suffering under tariffs and hostile trade wars is no reason to

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Well, that’s a Halloween headline.

Kentucky woman expecting meds in mail gets box of human hands, fingers instead

"The box was intended to be delivered for surgical training but was somehow delivered to her front porch," a coroner said.

www.nbcnews.com

There's something messed up about that, but I just can't put a finger on it.

 

[Casey Pelous]

There's something messed up about that, but I just can't put a finger on it.

Allow me ....

 

[Lexxi]

Not sure which thread to put this story:

Cruise cancelled following death of woman left behind on island

The Coral Adventurer was just two days into a 60-day voyage at the time of Suzanne Rees' death.

www.bbc.com

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Allow me ....

Always there to lend a hand

 

[Ellie]

I'm still shocked by how quickly the UK followed the US down this rabbithole, and appreciate all attempts to understand the horrors we all now face.

To grasp how politics turned into personality, one must see belief less as a position than as a shelter. The ordinary citizen, disoriented by change and wearied by complexity, seeks not understanding but something that feels solid beneath shifting ground. Authoritarian movements thrive on this ache for stability. They sell the comfort of belonging over the burden of comprehension, promising that loyalty can do the work of thought.

The Vacancy of the MAGA Mind

 

[Free]

ffs...

Man Seen On Video Groping Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped by a man as she talked to residents Tuesday on the streets of Mexico City.

Video of the incident shows the man, who was allegedly drunk, sauntering up to Sheinbaum and draping an arm across her shoulder. He can be seen on video attempting to kiss Sheinbaum and then can be seen lifting his other hand to her breast.

Government officials quickly stepped in to stop the man. A visibly uncomfortable Sheinbaum said, “Don’t worry,” as he was escorted away.

You can be president of your country and still have to put up with shit like this. Sheinbaum is pressing charges against the pendejo, of course.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Family sues after finding giant swastika-tiled floor under rug in newly bought Pa. home - silive.com

 

[Free]

Family sues after finding giant swastika-tiled floor under rug in newly bought Pa. home - silive.com

The state Superior Court has ruled that homeowners do not have a duty to disclose offensive imagery in the properties they sell.

I guess those images of Richard Nixon I had carved into the cement walls of the basement at my last place can go without a mention, then.

 

[Noodles]

I guess those images of Richard Nixon I had carved into the cement walls of the basement at my last place can go without a mention, then.

Nothing wrong with a big dick emblazened on the wall.

 

[Lexxi]

Nothing wrong with a big dick emblazened on the wall.

Quite popular in the UK as I understand it.

Spoiler

As aside, if you recall the big dick dude as being 'big dick dude in uk', don't use that as the search term to find an image of the big dick dude carving in UK (unless you include 'carving').

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

I mean at least it wasn't a smoking pentacle that bled decayed blood and emitted low painful moans.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

From The Guardian, in the aftermath of the controversy on the right about Tucker Carlson's chummy interview with Nick Fuentes, a lengthy and alarming survey of how the extreme right has taken over the old US Republican Party and how ideas and figures who would have been beyond the pale ever a few years ago are now mainstream.

Tucker Carlson’s interview with the activist revealed the mainstream right is being flooded by extremism – and it’s now impossible to contain

 

[Free]

a lengthy and alarming survey of how the extreme right has taken over the old US Republican Party

Some of them already know this.

 

[Free]

Uhm, WHAT?

Prosecutors say 2 Texas men made plans to take over a Haitian island

Federal prosecutors say two Texas men were making plans to take over a Haitian island, kill all of the men and then use the women and children for sex

abcnews.go.com

Federal prosecutors say two Texas men plotted to take over a Haitian island, one going so far as joining the U.S. military to acquire training for an armed attack, with the goal of killing all the men and using the women and children for sex.

Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, who are from the Dallas area, were indicted Thursday on charges of conspiracy to murder, maim or kidnap in a foreign country, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Texas. They were also charged with production of child pornography over allegations they persuaded a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.