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

[wader]

Astra rocket fails and two NASA satellites are lost​

California-based Astra on Sunday launched two shoebox-size NASA satellites from Cape Canaveral in a modest mission to improve hurricane forecasts, but the second stage of the company's low-cost booster malfunctioned before reaching orbit and the payloads were lost.

"The upper stage shut down early and we did not deliver the payloads to orbit," Astra tweeted. "We have shared our regrets with @NASA and the payload team. More information will be provided after we complete a full data analysis."

It was the seventh launch of Astra's small "Venture-class" rocket and the company's fifth failure. Sunday's launch was the first of three planned for NASA to launch six small CubeSats, two at a time, into three orbital planes.

Given the somewhat risky nature of relying on tiny shoebox-size CubeAats and a rocket with a very short track record, the $40 million project requires just four satellites and two successful launches to meet mission objectives.
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5 out 7 failed?
and NASA still intends to honor the contract??

WTF???

 

[wader]

Cloned crayfish accidentally created in an aquarium are conquering the world

In Jordan Peele’s incredible 2019 horror film Us, an army of human doppelgängers called The Tethered arise to take the place of the existing human population. It hits at some of our core fears, that we might actually be the monsters, and that some other version of ourselves might usurp our...

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[Avenger]

Hope they were Rolls-Royces. Otherwise the government is still way behind the curve.

MTA seizes cars of 2 drivers owing more than $100,000 in unpaid Verrazzano tolls

Two drivers who apparently thought the toll on the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge is too high had their cars confiscated for extreme toll evasion.

abc7ny.com

 

[wader]

this has got to stop

At least 5 dead, 27 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues

At least seven mass shootings have occurred across the country since Friday night, making this the fourth consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple incidents involving four or more victims shot. Shootings this weekend have left at least five people...

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[Rick67]

BLM activist arrested after hundreds of cockroaches released in New York courthouse

 

[wader]

Air pollution cuts life expectancy by more than two years - study

Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism. More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds...

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism.

More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index, which used satellite data to measure levels of PM2.5, hazardous floating particles that damage the lungs.

It said that if global PM2.5 levels were reduced to the five micrograms per cubic metre recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), average life expectancy would rise by an average of 2.2 years.

Air pollution has been neglected as a public health issue, with funding to address the problem still inadequate, the study warned.

 

[wader]

Tennessee sheriff's office warns public to not pick up folded dollar bills: 'Very dangerous issue'

The Giles County (Tenn.) Sheriff's office said on two occasions a folded dollar bill was found on the ground of a local gas station.

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[wader]

New Zealand considers taxing cow and sheep burps to combat climate change

The government of New Zealand has proposed a novel way of fighting climate change: charging farmers for the burps, farts and waste of farm animals.

www.yahoo.com

 

[wader]

Florida Exec Wanted for Fraud Is Nabbed on a Jet Ski Bound for Cuba

Natnan Srisuwan/GettyA Florida man pending trial for allegedly submitting more than $4 million in fraudulent health-care claims was detained on a jet ski as he tried to vamoose to Cuba, authorities said Tuesday. Ernesto Cruz Graveran, a 54-year-old Cuban citizen, owned Xiko Enterprises, Inc., a...

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[Rick67]

A Salute to Rick on this Flag Day.

 

[wader]

This 33-year-old mom of 12 has been pregnant for nearly 17 years

Viral TikTok mom Britni Church from Kansas has had 12 kids. She had her first at age 17 in 2004 and her most recent last year.

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Mom of 12 Britni Church could use a nap.

The 33-year-old gave birth to her first child at age 16 in 2004, and has been pregnant every year since, excluding 2013, 2017 and 2022.

“I think I'm done,” Church told TODAY Parents with a laugh.

 

[jpd]

This 33-year-old mom of 12 has been pregnant for nearly 17 years

Viral TikTok mom Britni Church from Kansas has had 12 kids. She had her first at age 17 in 2004 and her most recent last year.

www.yahoo.com

Mom of 12 Britni Church could use a nap.

The 33-year-old gave birth to her first child at age 16 in 2004, and has been pregnant every year since, excluding 2013, 2017 and 2022.

“I think I'm done,” Church told TODAY Parents with a laugh.

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She lost one - there are only 11 in the picture. I'd imagine that's easy to do.

 

[wader]

She lost one - there are only 11 in the picture. I'd imagine that's easy to do.

can you imagine the noise level in that house?

 

[Aquarius]

The three toddlers look close to the same age. Triplets or some Irish twins?

 

[jpd]

The three toddlers look close to the same age. Triplets or some Irish twins?

Trips per the article - only birth she did C-section

 

[jpd]

School children accidentally served FLOOR SEALANT instead of milk

Twelve elementary school children were accidentally served floor sealant with breakfast instead of milk at an Alaska summer care program, prompting an investigation by the district and police.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[wader]

School children accidentally served FLOOR SEALANT instead of milk

Twelve elementary school children were accidentally served floor sealant with breakfast instead of milk at an Alaska summer care program, prompting an investigation by the district and police.

www.dailymail.co.uk

what?!??!??!

 

[wader]

An Expert Explains What's in Sperm and How It's Digested (Because We're All Curious)

It all started in my group chat, as most questions involving semen do. "You guys, what does sperm come out as after being swallowed?"

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I'm not even remotely curious...................

 

[Rick67]

https://www.cato.org/blog/was-hillary-clinton-fired-nixon-impeachment-inquiry

 

[Roccus7]

https://www.cato.org/blog/was-hillary-clinton-fired-nixon-impeachment-inquiryView attachment 50018

Time for some new false news there Richard...

The claim: Jerry Zeifman fired Hillary Clinton during the Watergate scandal​

On June 17, 1972, five burglars were arrested at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex for attempting to wiretap office communications. The scandal resulted in the resignation of former President Richard Nixon after a series of investigations found he was involved in the operation.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was part of the impeachment inquiry staff. But decades later, some social media users are spreading false claims about her involvement.

A Facebook post shared over three years ago shows a black-and-white photo of Clinton next to other politicians.

"As a 27 year old staff attorney for the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation, Hillary Rodham was fired by her supervisor, lifelong Democrat Jerry Zeifman," reads text above the image.

Clinton not fired from inquiry​

The timeline is key to this claim.

The House Judiciary Committee adopted three articles of impeachment against Nixon on July 27, 1974. However, Nixon avoided impeachment in the House after he resigned from office Aug. 9 of that year. The case ended Aug. 22 when the final impeachment report was published.

In 2016, Washington Post librarian Alice Crites unearthed Judiciary Committee records that show Clinton was paid $3,377.77 from July 1, 1974, to Sept. 4, 1974, which indicates she was active throughout the investigation. Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign said on its website that she was not fired.

Zeifman, who died in 2010, did claim he terminated Clinton in an interview, as the post says.

But there are significant problems with his story.

Zeifman contradicted this claim himself in a 1999 interview with the Scripps Howard News Service, saying, "If I had the power to fire her, I would have fired her," according to PolitiFact. In other words, he's saying he didn't fire Clinton.

And several sources say Zeifman wasn't in a place to make a firing decision on Clinton.

The quote in the post stems from a 2008 column by Dan Calabrese, which was later published by the Canada Free Press in 2013. But John R. Labovitz, a lawyer on the impeachment staff, told Calabrese in the same column that Zeifman did not work "on the impeachment inquiry staff directly."

John Doar, a former Justice Department lawyer, was given the responsibility to direct the impeachment inquiry staff in December of 1973, during which time he assembled a staff, according to the Congressional Quarterly Almanac.

In a 2018 interview with American historian Timothy Naftali, Clinton said Doar invited her over the phone to work on the impeachment inquiry staff, and she accepted.

An impeachment inquiry staff list compiled by Washington Post journalist Glenn Kessler shows Clinton listed as counsel under Doar while Zeifman was listed as general counsel under committee staff, which indicates Doar was Clinton's supervisor.

Fact check: False claim that Hillary Clinton was fired during Watergate resurfaces online

Judiciary Committee pay records indicate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was not fired from her role in the Watergate inquiry.

www.usatoday.com

Even your source, CATO, says it isn't true...

Was Hillary Clinton Fired from the Nixon Impeachment Inquiry?​

By David Boaz

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Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler gives a maximum Four Pinocchios to the claim that Hillary Clinton was fired during the Watergate inquiry, which has gotten a lot of circulation on social media. He makes a detailed case that there is no evidence for such a firing. However, along the way he does note some unflattering aspects of her tenure there:

In neither of his books does Zeifman say he fired Clinton. But in 2008, a reporter named Dan Calabrese wrote an article that claimed that “when the investigation was over, Zeifman fired Hillary from the committee staff and refused to give her a letter of recommendation.” The article quoted Zeifman as saying: “She was a liar. She was an unethical, dishonest lawyer. She conspired to violate the Constitution, the rules of the House, the rules of the committee and the rules of confidentiality.”…


In 1999, nine years before the Calabrese interview, Zeifman told the Scripps‐Howard news agency: “If I had the power to fire her, I would have fired her.” In a 2008 interview on “The Neal Boortz Show,” Zeifman was asked directly whether he fired her. His answer: “Well, let me put it this way. I terminated her, along with some other staff members who were — we no longer needed, and advised her that I would not — could not recommend her for any further positions.”

So it’s pretty clear that Jerry Zeifman, chief counsel of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate inquiry, had a low opinion of the young Yale Law graduate Hillary Rodham. But because she reported to the chief counsel of the impeachment inquiry, who was hired separately by the committee and did not report to Zeifman, Zeifman had no authority over her. He simply didn’t hire her for the permanent committee staff after the impeachment inquiry ended.


Kessler also notes that Clinton failed the D.C. bar exam in that period. She never retook the exam (passing the Arkansas exam instead) and concealed her failure even from her closest friends until her autobiography in 2003.


And then there’s this:

Zeifman’s specific beef with Clinton is rather obscure. It mostly concerns his dislike of a brief that she wrote under Doar’s direction to advance a position advocated by Rodino — which would have denied Nixon the right to counsel as the committee investigated whether to recommend impeachment.

That brief may get some attention during the next few years, should any members of the Clinton administration become the subject of an impeachment inquiry. Also in Sunday’s Post, George Will cites James Madison’s view that the power to impeach is “indispensable” to control of executive abuse of power.

https://www.cato.org/blog/was-hillary-clinton-fired-nixon-impeachment-inquiry

Now, I have great disdain for her also, but she has more than enough baggage to weigh her down without additional fallacies...