Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread

[SDHornet]

Frame by frame photos of that shooting at the protest in Denver over the weekend.

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/10/12/d ... -sequence/

Couldn't get by the paywall - any synopsis?

Trump supporter shot at near point blank range in the face and died on the spot. Shooter was supposedly a security contractor hired by a local news station. More idiots being idiots.

[JohnStOnge]

Just saw something interesting. White watching TV I saw it stated that Barack Obama has more Twitter followers than Trump does. The numbers given were 123 million vs. 87 million. So I looked it up to confirm it's true. It's true. But, beyond that, while Obama is #1 on the Twitter followers list, Trump is not #2. He is #7. Here are the others he's behind:

#6 Taylor Swift
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo (never heard of him)
#4 Rihanna
#3 Katy Perry
#2 Justin Bieber

I must admit that, if you'd asked me to guess before I saw the numbers, I'd have guessed Trump. But no.

List is at https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/most-twitter-followers/.

[JohnStOnge]

Couldn't get by the paywall - any synopsis?

Trump supporter shot at near point blank range in the face and died on the spot. Shooter was supposedly a security contractor hired by a local news station. More idiots being idiots.

True. One DOES have to be an idiot to attack somebody with mace when they have a gun.

[JohnStOnge]

Here's another good one:

https://taxfoundation.org/tariffs-trump-trade-war/

We estimate that the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs, along with retaliatory actions taken by our trading partners, will reduce economic output, income, and employment.

BTW, the source I use to check on bias and accuracy has "Tax Foundation" as a "Right-Center bias" source with a "High" accuracy rating.

See https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/tax-foundation/.

[SDHornet]

Trump supporter shot at near point blank range in the face and died on the spot. Shooter was supposedly a security contractor hired by a local news station. More idiots being idiots.

True. One DOES have to be an idiot to attack somebody with mace when they have a gun.

That's not exactly how it went down. Mace dude was in an argument/confrontation with another person. Gun dude and "reporter" walks up on mace dude, mace dude slaps gun dude. gun dude draws concealed gun and caps mace dude in the face. No idea if a a slap is reason to shot someone, maybe someone who knows a bit of CO law can fill us in.

[GannonFan]

Just saw something interesting. White watching TV I saw it stated that Barack Obama has more Twitter followers than Trump does. The numbers given were 123 million vs. 87 million. So I looked it up to confirm it's true. It's true. But, beyond that, while Obama is #1 on the Twitter followers list, Trump is not #2. He is #7. Here are the others he's behind:

#6 Taylor Swift
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo (never heard of him)
#4 Rihanna
#3 Katy Perry
#2 Justin Bieber

I must admit that, if you'd asked me to guess before I saw the numbers, I'd have guessed Trump. But no.

List is at https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/most-twitter-followers/.

If you don't know who Cristiano Ronaldo is then you shouldn't be commenting on topics like social media presence and pop culture. You're too old.

[BDKJMU]

Just saw something interesting. White watching TV I saw it stated that Barack Obama has more Twitter followers than Trump does. The numbers given were 123 million vs. 87 million. So I looked it up to confirm it's true. It's true. But, beyond that, while Obama is #1 on the Twitter followers list, Trump is not #2. He is #7. Here are the others he's behind:

#6 Taylor Swift
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo (never heard of him)
#4 Rihanna
#3 Katy Perry
#2 Justin Bieber

I must admit that, if you'd asked me to guess before I saw the numbers, I'd have guessed Trump. But no.

List is at https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/most-twitter-followers/.

If you don't know who Cristiano Ronaldo is then you shouldn't be commenting on topics like social media presence and pop culture. You're too old.

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

[GannonFan]

If you don't know who Cristiano Ronaldo is then you shouldn't be commenting on topics like social media presence and pop culture. You're too old.

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

[CAA Flagship]

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

Honestly, Obama is the only one I can pick out of a lineup. I have seen pics of the rest, but when put up against a wall with other similar looking people, I would be guessing. And I consider that a badge of honor.

[GannonFan]

Honestly, Obama is the only one I can pick out of a lineup. I have seen pics of the rest, but when put up against a wall with other similar looking people, I would be guessing. And I consider that a badge of honor.

Dear lord, do you guys leave the house or turn on a tv or read anything? Pick up a People magazine at least once a year and maybe click on ew.com every now and then, you'll be amazed at the world that's out there.

[CAA Flagship]

Honestly, Obama is the only one I can pick out of a lineup. I have seen pics of the rest, but when put up against a wall with other similar looking people, I would be guessing. And I consider that a badge of honor.

Dear lord, do you guys leave the house or turn on a tv or read anything? Pick up a People magazine at least once a year and maybe click on ew.com every now and then, you'll be amazed at the world that's out there.

That's the world I choose to avoid.

[CAA Flagship]

Honestly, Obama is the only one I can pick out of a lineup. I have seen pics of the rest, but when put up against a wall with other similar looking people, I would be guessing. And I consider that a badge of honor.

Dear lord, do you guys leave the house or turn on a tv or read anything? Pick up a People magazine at least once a year and maybe click on ew.com every now and then, you'll be amazed at the world that's out there.

That's the world I choose to avoid.

[UNI88]

If you don't know who Cristiano Ronaldo is then you shouldn't be commenting on topics like social media presence and pop culture. You're too old.

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

But you would recognize this guy ...

[BDKJMU]

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

So I looked this Rianna up. I don't listen to R&B/rap/hip hop. So why would I have heard of her?

The main reason I've heard of Bieber is because of my niece and nephew from like a decade ago.
I don't watch soccer other than a little world cup every 4 years if the US is in it. As I recall, the US wasn't in it in 2018, so its been since the 2014 World Cup since have watched any soccer. But I have heard of the soccer player from Spain.
Heard of Katy Perry but couldn't tell you a single song or what if any TV/movies she was in.

Taylor Swift is the only one I could definitely pick out of a lineup.

[BDKJMU]

Dear lord, do you guys leave the house or turn on a tv or read anything? Pick up a People magazine at least once a year and maybe click on ew.com every now and then, you'll be amazed at the world that's out there.

That's the world I choose to avoid.

Exactly.

[GannonFan]

So I looked this Rianna up. I don't listen to R&B/rap/hip hop. So why would I have heard of her?

The main reason I've heard of Bieber is because of my niece and nephew from like a decade ago.
I don't watch soccer other than a little world cup every 4 years if the US is in it. As I recall, the US wasn't in it in 2018, so its been since the 2014 World Cup since have watched any soccer. But I have heard of the soccer player from Spain.
Heard of Katy Perry but couldn't tell you a single song or what if any TV/movies she was in.

Taylor Swift is the only one I could definitely pick out of a lineup.

She (Rihanna) was featured on that TI song ("Live Your Life") that ESPN played all during the NFL Draft maybe 3-4 years ago. And she's had like 14 different #1 singles in the US over the past decade. I think Forbes has her as the richest female musician in the world today. So yeah, she's fairly well known.

[Baldy]

Apparently, the Russians have also hacked Jeffrey Toobin's Zoom.

[JoltinJoe]

On that list I hadn’t heard or #4 (or don’t know who she is)..

Amazing, isn't it.

Maybe if you just said "Ronaldo?"

[JoltinJoe]

So I looked this Rianna up. I don't listen to R&B/rap/hip hop. So why would I have heard of her?

The main reason I've heard of Bieber is because of my niece and nephew from like a decade ago.
I don't watch soccer other than a little world cup every 4 years if the US is in it. As I recall, the US wasn't in it in 2018, so its been since the 2014 World Cup since have watched any soccer. But I have heard of the soccer player from Spain.
Heard of Katy Perry but couldn't tell you a single song or what if any TV/movies she was in.

Taylor Swift is the only one I could definitely pick out of a lineup.

Ronaldo is from Portugal and he plays in Italy now.

[Gil Dobie]

According to ESPN, Renaldo is the most famous Athlete in the World. Lebron James #2.

[Pwns]

I had never heard of Ronaldo then Wiki'd him and then it made sense. Soccer is probably one thing I know even less a out than pop culture.

[Hambone]

I had never heard of Ronaldo then Wiki'd him and then it made sense. Soccer is probably one thing I know even less a out than pop culture.

For my money Ronaldinho is better than Ronaldo......although I'm not a soccer fan so may not know what the hell I'm talking about.

[GannonFan]

I had never heard of Ronaldo then Wiki'd him and then it made sense. Soccer is probably one thing I know even less a out than pop culture.

For my money Ronaldinho is better than Ronaldo......although I'm not a soccer fan so may not know what the hell I'm talking about.

Ronaldinho was good (he's retired now, think he's about 40 years old), but Ronaldo is in a different class. Think Ronaldo is second to only Messi in the Ballon d'Or award (given to the best soccer player that year).

Interesting note to this thread, from 2016 to 2019, Ronaldo was voted the most famous athlete in the world by ESPN. Apparently the voting bloc did not lean heavily on posters from this message board.

[HI54UNI]

For my money Ronaldinho is better than Ronaldo......although I'm not a soccer fan so may not know what the hell I'm talking about.

Ronaldinho was good (he's retired now, think he's about 40 years old), but Ronaldo is in a different class. Think Ronaldo is second to only Messi in the Ballon d'Or award (given to the best soccer player that year).

Interesting note to this thread, from 2016 to 2019, Ronaldo was voted the most famous athlete in the world by ESPN. Apparently the voting bloc did not lean heavily on posters from this message board.

Did ESPN allow women to vote? That probably swings the vote some. My wife would know who Ronaldo is but not because she watches soccer.

[BDKJMU]

I had never heard of Ronaldo then Wiki'd him and then it made sense. Soccer is probably one thing I know even less a out than pop culture.

Same here. Damn commie sport.