On the day of the shooting, Armstrong’s mother had called police pleading for help, saying her son was suffering a mental health crisis. A standoff ensued as Armstrong stood on the porch of his mother’s home in the Model City neighborhood near Liberty City, facing at least a half-dozen officers with guns drawn.

A video that captured the events showed police shot him twice with a Taser to subdue him, and he fell off the porch and toward the officers. Officer Mercado then opened fire.

These cops are the dumbest fucks to ever have lived.

ACAB.

https://archive.is/5WcRT

I would go so far to say ALL plastics need to be banned … with exceptions made for medical, military and space applications.

ATC towers were staffed by non-striking ATCs, along with military personnel and retired ATCs who agreed to return to work.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Professional_Air_Traffic_Controllers_Organization_strike

Because Trump already got what he he wanted, and Zelenskiy doesn’t have anything else to trade with.

Trump and Putin are the lying assholes here.

No. You simply chose to misunderstand what was originally posted.

It’s funny how I can understand how capitalism has warped our understanding of work, where putting my life, my mental health and/or the lives of others on the line is accepted practice?

Not at all. It just takes some reading and understanding of history.

No. It’s saying that the person who stayed behind to do their job (like a hero would do) should have just walked out the door … because if there had been any plane crashes (that killed passengers) that person would have been blamed for them.

Trump stayed away as well.

Zelenskiy is screwed, all because the rest of the world doesn’t care enough to stand up to either Putin or Trump.

I thought Trump et al. were supposed to drain the swamp.

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When there are only two shitty options to choose from, picking the least shitty option doesn’t mean they were the ‘good’ one.

No, it’s not.

The inference from the article I posted is that the piton had been placed there by a climber some time ago. It was not placed by this crew.

Pre-Bezos it was, but the darkness is taking over now.

I think we forget that the peace/love hippie generation is the same one that’s been leading America for the last 30 years.

The original article stated the piton looked old.

“It looked old and weathered, and the rest of their equipment looked newer, so we are making the assumption that it was an old piton,” Woodworth said.

https://apnews.com/article/climbing-deaths-north-cascades-national-park-washington-d547355a0dabfccb2175e14246536c31

So much for politicians working for their constituents. 🙄

The healthcare-fraud unit of the Justice Department’s criminal division is overseeing the investigation, the people said, and it has been an active probe since at least last summer.

While the exact nature of the potential criminal allegations against UnitedHealth is unclear, the people said the federal investigation is focusing on the company’s Medicare Advantage business practices.

UnitedHealth didn’t respond to written questions Wednesday. A DOJ spokesman declined to comment.

The probe adds to a list of government inquiries into the company, including investigations of potential antitrust violations and a civil investigation of its Medicare billing practices, including at its doctors offices.