Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

[Grizalltheway]

You can sleep when you're dead Flaggy. Get out and experience all that St. Louis has to offer.

I already did. It took 17 minutes.

[Chizzang]

I already did. It took 17 minutes.

I kinda liked that Bowling Alley in down town (Flamingo Bowl)
That was nice...

[CAA Flagship]

I kinda liked that Bowling Alley in down town (Flamingo Bowl)
That was nice...

You apparently weren't wearing your glasses. There is no "o" at the end. It is a gay bowling alley.

[Ivytalk]

I kinda liked that Bowling Alley in down town (Flamingo Bowl)
That was nice...

You apparently weren't wearing your glasses. There is no "o" at the end. It is a gay bowling alley.

Bet they loved his pressed jeans.

[Skjellyfetti]

PA Supreme Court redraws district map from:



To:







Hope similar happens nationwide.

[dbackjon]

PA Supreme Court redraws district map from:



To:







Hope similar happens nationwide.

[GannonFan]

PA Supreme Court redraws district map from:



To:







Hope similar happens nationwide.

If politicians and political parties would get out of the business of setting political boundaries, I'm sure it would. I don't see Dems or GOP'ers eager to do so anytime soon so hopefully we find a way to keep them out of it.

[Chizzang]

I kinda liked that Bowling Alley in down town (Flamingo Bowl)
That was nice...

You apparently weren't wearing your glasses. There is no "o" at the end. It is a gay bowling alley.

Hmmm...
The did seem overly helpful and kind

[AZGrizFan]

You apparently weren't wearing your glasses. There is no "o" at the end. It is a gay bowling alley.

Hmmm...
The did seem overly helpful and kind

Did they keep asking if they could push in your stool?

Or help wash your balls?

[Skjellyfetti]

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted and taken into custody Thursday on felony invasion of privacy, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner's office announced Thursday afternoon.

About 3:45 p.m., on the first floor of the Carnahan Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, a Post-Dispatch reporter saw Greitens being led down a hallway by several St. Louis city deputies.

Officials later confirmed Greitens was taken into custody and then booked at the St. Louis Justice Center.

Gardner's statement said a grand jury found probable cause to believe Greitens violated a Missouri statute that makes it a felony if a person transmits the image contained in the photograph or film in a manner that allows access to that image via a computer.

The indictment apparently stems from allegations made in media reports last month that, during the course of an extramarital affair, took a photograph of his bound and partially nude lover and threatened to publicize it if she exposed the affair.

Greitens has admitted the affair but has denied the alleged threat.

"As I have stated before, it is essential for residents of the city of St. Louis and our state to have confidence in their leaders," Gardner said in a written statement.

http://www.stltoday.com/missouri-gov-er ... ign=LEEDCC

[JohnStOnge]

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted and taken into custody Thursday on felony invasion of privacy, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner's office announced Thursday afternoon.

About 3:45 p.m., on the first floor of the Carnahan Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, a Post-Dispatch reporter saw Greitens being led down a hallway by several St. Louis city deputies.

Officials later confirmed Greitens was taken into custody and then booked at the St. Louis Justice Center.

Gardner's statement said a grand jury found probable cause to believe Greitens violated a Missouri statute that makes it a felony if a person transmits the image contained in the photograph or film in a manner that allows access to that image via a computer.

The indictment apparently stems from allegations made in media reports last month that, during the course of an extramarital affair, took a photograph of his bound and partially nude lover and threatened to publicize it if she exposed the affair.

Greitens has admitted the affair but has denied the alleged threat.

"As I have stated before, it is essential for residents of the city of St. Louis and our state to have confidence in their leaders," Gardner said in a written statement.

http://www.stltoday.com/missouri-gov-er ... ign=LEEDCC

And I'm guessing White Evangelical Christians in Missouri voted overwhelmingly in his favor during the last election.

[Ibanez]

In a surprising show of discontent with one of California’s most enduring political leaders, the state Democratic Party declined to make an endorsement in this year’s U.S. Senate race on Sunday, snubbing Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her bid for a fifth full term.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/25/ ... ction-bid/

[93henfan]

Basketbrawl! Who says high school basketball outside Indiana can't be fun?

http://www.wboc.com/story/37579235/arre ... asketbrawl

[css75]

Basketbrawl! Who says high school basketball outside Indiana can't be fun?

http://www.wboc.com/story/37579235/arre ... asketbrawl

Not bad, but the Hickory High fight was better and broke the trophy case glass.


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[Col Hogan]

Federal judge rules against challenge to Trump border wall

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against an environmental challenge to President Trump’s border wall, delivering a win to the Trump administration in a decision that allows construction plans to move forward.

In a 101-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel wrote that both Congress and the executive branch “share responsibilities in protecting the country from terrorists and contraband illegally entering at the borders.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02 ... -wall.html

[kalm]

Lol.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.co ... index.html

[kalm]

Washington State hippies at it again. It makes total sense and I'm sure pisses off the hang 'em high badasses.

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[Gil Dobie]

Well, I think teachers should be able to touch snow, just in case a student does.

Link

A head teacher has been labelled a “snowflake” for banning pupils from touching the snow.

Ges Smith, of the Jo Richardson Community School in Dagenham, east London, said that he had stopped his pupils from having snowball fights amid fears they would get hurt and he would face litigation claims.

[GannonFan]

Well, I think teachers should be able to touch snow, just in case a student does.

Link

A head teacher has been labelled a “snowflake” for banning pupils from touching the snow.

Ges Smith, of the Jo Richardson Community School in Dagenham, east London, said that he had stopped his pupils from having snowball fights amid fears they would get hurt and he would face litigation claims.

Eh, Europeans, calling them snowflakes is just redundant.

[Silenoz]

Washington State hippies at it again. It makes total sense and I'm sure pisses off the hang 'em high badasses.

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Funny, one of my family members is one of the directors

[kalm]

Washington State hippies at it again. It makes total sense and I'm sure pisses off the hang 'em high badasses.

phpBB [video]

Funny, one of my family members is one of the directors

Missoula hippies...even worse!

[Col Hogan]

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a free speech case from Minnesota on Wednesday...

When was the last time a T-shirt or button influenced the way you voted?

Probably never—but the state of Minnesota thinks its citizens are much more impressionable, so it banned voters from wearing items that could be construed as “political” at polling places.

In addition to prohibiting express advocacy on behalf of a political candidate or ballot question, Minnesota’s law also bans “issue oriented material designed to influence or impact voting” and “material promoting a group with recognizable political views,” such as a “Don’t Tread on Me” T-shirt.

http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/01/supre ... rts-polls/

So, in the Gopher State, government feels the need to closely control what a person wears into the polling place...never mind banning shirts supporting candidates on the ballot like are banned in other states...but they need to act as thought police to protect the weak...

Daniel Rogan, assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota, represented the state. When he stepped up to the podium, Justice Samuel Alito jumped in with a list of political symbols and messages, asking which would be allowed at the polls:

A rainbow flag? Rogan replied, “Yes, unless there was a gay rights issue on the ballot.”
Parkland Strong? “Yes.”
NRA? “No.”
The text of the Second Amendment? “No.”
The text of the First Amendment? “Yes.”
Colin Kaepernick? “Yes.”
All Lives Matter? “Maybe. It’s a close case.”

Any bets on how the Justices rule on this one???

[Skjellyfetti]

I don't understand how SCOTUS chooses cases to hear. Seems there are more important ones.

[GannonFan]

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a free speech case from Minnesota on Wednesday...

When was the last time a T-shirt or button influenced the way you voted?

Probably never—but the state of Minnesota thinks its citizens are much more impressionable, so it banned voters from wearing items that could be construed as “political” at polling places.

In addition to prohibiting express advocacy on behalf of a political candidate or ballot question, Minnesota’s law also bans “issue oriented material designed to influence or impact voting” and “material promoting a group with recognizable political views,” such as a “Don’t Tread on Me” T-shirt.

http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/01/supre ... rts-polls/

So, in the Gopher State, government feels the need to closely control what a person wears into the polling place...never mind banning shirts supporting candidates on the ballot like are banned in other states...but they need to act as thought police to protect the weak...

Daniel Rogan, assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota, represented the state. When he stepped up to the podium, Justice Samuel Alito jumped in with a list of political symbols and messages, asking which would be allowed at the polls:

A rainbow flag? Rogan replied, “Yes, unless there was a gay rights issue on the ballot.”
Parkland Strong? “Yes.”
NRA? “No.”
The text of the Second Amendment? “No.”
The text of the First Amendment? “Yes.”
Colin Kaepernick? “Yes.”
All Lives Matter? “Maybe. It’s a close case.”

Any bets on how the Justices rule on this one???

Yeah, the state didn't hold up well to the questioning from the bench. It's a noble idea in terms of keeping the election space clear of influence, but impossible to actually do without discriminating one way or the other.

[Gil Dobie]

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a free speech case from Minnesota on Wednesday...



http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/01/supre ... rts-polls/

So, in the Gopher State, government feels the need to closely control what a person wears into the polling place...never mind banning shirts supporting candidates on the ballot like are banned in other states...but they need to act as thought police to protect the weak...



Any bets on how the Justices rule on this one???

Yeah, the state didn't hold up well to the questioning from the bench. It's a noble idea in terms of keeping the election space clear of influence, but impossible to actually do without discriminating one way or the other.

I knew about the law, but I usually don't see many people wearing shirts and buttons. It's usually lawn signs and bumper stickers, of which there were considerably less in 2016.