the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread

[longcast]

Randi Weingarten gets educated about exactly who is to blame for the rise in homeschooling

American Federation of Teachers president, Randi Weingarten, was blamed for the rise in homeschooling by X users who blasted her lack of introspection.

www.foxnews.com

 

[longcast]

Admission issues?

Funding from Arab countries to US universities raises questions: 'Almost always come with strings attached'

Foreign influence expert Ben Freeman offers insight into donations to American universities from Arab countries and how that could influence campus policies and responses.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[wader]

who the f buys hormel??

Me why?

 

[Old Mud]

Yeah. All good.

View attachment 70751

For $ 39.96 a lb. I should give up Bluefin fishing and go Salmon fishing. Hell i could even go Haddock fishing and make more money.

 

[Roccus7]

For $ 39.96 a lb. I should give up Bluefin fishing and go Salmon fishing. Hell i could even go Haddock fishing and make more money.

You above all of us, should know better that the person making the money here sure isn't the aquaculture people or fishermen, or probably even the smoke house for this, but the distributor...

 

[Rick67]

Oh look at that. He’ll probably get a medal and his own sneaker line.
Still hiding the color. How bazar.

Adam Johnson: Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over death of ice hockey player, police say | CNN

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson last month, South Yorkshire Police said in a statement on Tuesday.

amp.cnn.com

 

[Chevy1]

Todays Newsday
This is bad ?

 

[longcast]

FBI Director Wray says border gotaways a source of 'great concern' for agency

The head of the FBI on Wednesday told lawmakers that the number of migrants evading Border Patrol at the southern border is a source of "great concern" for his agency.

www.foxnews.com

 

[longcast]

Bahamas tour boat sinks, leaving 1 dead as passenger records terrifying ordeal

Videos posted to social media show a Blue Lagoon Island tour boat sinking in the Bahamas Nov. 14, as people jump off the boat with life vests in attempts to get to safety.

www.foxnews.com

 

[dsedy]

FBI Director Wray says border gotaways a source of 'great concern' for agency

The head of the FBI on Wednesday told lawmakers that the number of migrants evading Border Patrol at the southern border is a source of "great concern" for his agency.

www.foxnews.com

Hahaha... Chris Wray.

 

[longcast]

Hahaha... Chris Wray.

Just going on record that there is "concern".

So "when", not "if" it happens he is on record "warning" someone. CYA

 

[longcast]

Company behind Miss Universe files for bankruptcy after accepting transgender contestants

The company behind the Miss Universe pageant shared an open letter to the Stock Exchange of Thailand declaring bankruptcy, but will nonetheless still hold the event.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[wader]

Iran tells Hamas it will not enter the war with Israel

Iran’s supreme leader told the head of Hamas in a face-to-face meeting in Tehran that his country would not enter the war with Israel and accused the terror group of not giving any prior warning of the Oct 7 attacks.

www.yahoo.com

With all of the firepower we've dumped into that area I'm not surprised.

 

[Chevy1]

I can’t wait to leave this Island ?

 

[wader]

I can’t wait to leave this Island ?View attachment 70981View attachment 70982

you gotta be kidding me?

I sold my house in Kings Park to the ex at too low a price then....

She got a deal @ $459,000.

 

[longcast]

I bet most of us could answer this question. Sorry Oklahoma. You ever appear in that court, you in deep trouble.

Biden judicial nominee appears stumped by basic legal terms: 'I'm not sure'

President Biden's nominee for a federal judgeship, Sara E. Hill, struggled during her nomination hearing on Wednesday to define basic terms for orders issued regularly by judges.

www.foxnews.com

 

[longcast]

They are taking a "little" because they are HUNGY. This new economy is not working.

Boxes of beef stolen from truck in South Philadelphia near Eagles stadium

Philadelphia police are looking for five suspects who stole boxes of beef from the back of a truck.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[jpd]

They are taking a "little" because they are HUNGY. This new economy is not working.

Boxes of beef stolen from truck in South Philadelphia near Eagles stadium

Philadelphia police are looking for five suspects who stole boxes of beef from the back of a truck.

www.foxbusiness.com

The new normal. A FedEx tractor trailer was stopped and emptied in Memphis, and this Amazon truck in Atlanta.

Helpless Amazon driver watches as group of looters raid her truck

A group of thieves ransacked an Amazon delivery van as the helpless driver looked on stunned during the brazen daylight robbery in Atlanta in the latest string of attacks on delivery trucks.

nypost.com

 

[longcast]

The new normal. A FedEx tractor trailer was stopped and emptied in Memphis, and this Amazon truck in atlanta.

Helpless Amazon driver watches as group of looters raid her truck

A group of thieves ransacked an Amazon delivery van as the helpless driver looked on stunned during the brazen daylight robbery in Atlanta in the latest string of attacks on delivery trucks.

nypost.com

Atlanta, I get it.

Would have to look closer in Memphis.

Did not take long.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party.[1][2] Republicans currently hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, a majority of Congressional seats, and the state legislature. Democratic strength is largely concentrated in Nashville, Memphis, and parts of Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, and Jackson. Several suburban areas of Nashville and Memphis also contain significant Democratic minorities.

 

[longcast]

Inflation is falling, but Americans are still paying an extra $680 a month due to high prices

Inflation has fallen considerably from the highs of mid-2022, but price gains are still costing Americans an extra $680 a month compared with two years ago.

www.foxbusiness.com

In the three-month period from July to September, total credit card debt rose to $1.08 trillion, an increase of $48 billion, or 4.6% from the previous quarter, according to the report. It marks the highest level on record in Fed data dating back to 2003 and the eighth consecutive annual increase.