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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Gunman kills THREE and leaves another hurt in terrifying rampage at Texas Target store
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Three people have died after a gunman opened fire at a Target parking lot in Austin on Monday afternoon - and the suspect was detained after crashing a hijacked vehicle.

The unnamed attacker, who was described as white and wearing a Hawaiian shirt, fired at shoppers at the store on Research Boulevard in Texas shortly after 2pm, with police saying they received an initial report about a shooting at 2.15pm.

When Austin police then arrived at the scene, they found three people shot in the parking lot. Medics pronounced two of the victims dead at the scene, while a third succumbed to their injuries en route to a local hospital.

One other victim suffered unrelated injuries and was treated at the scene, authorities said.

The suspect, identified only as a 32-year-old white male with a known mental health issue and prior criminal history,
Another known nut job? Dammit. We need to be able to lock these people up before they kill instead of being forced to wait until afterward.
fled the scene in a stolen vehicle.

He promptly crashed the car, at which point he hijacked another vehicle from a local Volkswagen dealership, Police Chief Lisa Davis said at an evening news conference.

But officers were quickly able to track down the suspect about 18 miles south of the shooting.

Police then tazed him and took him into custody, though the suspect has not yet been charged and a motive remains unclear.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/12/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [38 views] Top|| File under: Nut Jobs

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Africa Subsaharan
Zambia Insists Chinese River Poisoning ‘Under Control' as U.S. Orders Personnel Away
[Breitbart] The U.S. embassy in Zambia has ordered all U.S. government personnel to avoid the area around the Chinese-owned mine near the northern city of Kitwe because “hazardous and carcinogenic substances” released during an accident six months ago may have polluted the atmosphere.

The embassy’s August 6 health alert cited “threats posed from the widespread contamination of water and soil by toxic heavy metals stemming from the Sino Metals Leach Mine dam spill.”

The toxic spill occurred on February 18 at one of many copper mines in Zambia owned by Chinese companies. These Chinese mines have frequently been cited for poor safety and environmental standards plus abusive labor practices, but the Zambian government takes little action against them.

Critics say the government is reluctant to penalize Chinese mine operators because Zambia is over $4 billion in debt to Chinese banks. Sino Metals Leach Zambia is a division of a Chinese state-owned enterprise called the China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group.

The February incident involved the collapse of a dam holding extremely toxic “tailings” from the copper mining operation. Some 50 million liters of toxic slurry poured into a stream that led to the Kafue River, a major source of water for plants, fish, animals, and humans in the area. Environmentalists called it a “disaster of catastrophic consequences” and feared the toxins would effectively destroy the Kafue River.

The U.S. Embassy instructed American government personnel to avoid the towns of Chambishi and Kitwe, along with the Mwambashi River area, and the confluence between the Mwambashi and Kafue rivers.

Kitwe is one of the largest cities in Zambia, with a population of over 700,000. The embassy health alert instructed U.S. personnel to avoid any travel to Kitwe that “renders them dependent on drinking, or eating food cooked with municipally available water.”

“Beyond contaminated water and soil, contaminants from the spilled mine’s tailings may also become airborne, posing a health threat if inhaled,” the embassy advised.

The Zambian government pushed back against the U.S. Embassy health alert, scrambling to absolve the Chinese mine of causing any lasting damage to the local environment.

Zambian government spokesman Cornelius Mweetwa insisted on Thursday that “laboratory results show that PH levels have returned to normal” in the area around the copper mine and that the water is safe to drink.

“There is, therefore, absolutely no need to press the ‘panic button’ today to alarm the nation and the international community,” Mweetwa said.

“The immediate danger to human, animal, and plant life has been averted as we speak today. All serious implications on public health, water safety, agriculture, and the environment have been brought under control,” he said.

Mweetwa added that Sino Metals Leach Zambia was fined about $65,000 for the toxic tailing spill, and has agreed to pay another $600,000 in compensation to farmers in the affected region.

Other Zambian ministers claimed the water in the disaster area has been tested constantly and meets World Health Organization safety standards. Opposition party leader Peter Sinkamba wondered why it took the U.S. Embassy so long to declare its health alert while remaining silent about reports of contamination linked to Western mining companies in Zambia.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/12/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under: Commies



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Chinese Navy ships ram EACH OTHER as they intimidate Philippine boat in waters Beijing claims it owns
Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment two Chinese vessels smashed into each other while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea.
Three words: "Har har har!"
The navy and coastguard ships collided today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon and more than 500 miles southeast of Hong Kong.
The official word Chinese word for their country is "Chung Guo," which means "Central Kingdom." That seems to give them title to whatever strikes their fancy.
The collection of reefs, rocks and a lagoon - covering around 58 square miles - has historically been claimed by both China and the Philippines.
Not too sure why they're entitled to something 500 miles south of Hong Kong and almost within walking distance of the Phillipines, but what do I know?
The crash happened as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area, PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said.
Ahah! I got it! The Chinese were delivering Admiral Tso's Chicken to the fishermen and didn't want to be interrupted.
He added the Chinese Coastguard (CCG) vessel 3104 was 'chasing' the Philippine craft, known as the BRP Suluan, 'at high speed'.
It was a rush order, y'see.
It soon 'performed a risky manoeuvre' from the starboard side of the Philippine vessel, he continued, 'leading to the impact with the PLA [People's Liberation Army] Navy warship'.
"Starboard" is navy-speak for "right hand."
CCG crew members were visible on the front of the craft - the section that hit the battleship - just moments before the collision, he said. Their fate is not known.
Sounds (briefly) painful though.
The CCG vessel was 'rendered unseaworthy' in the smash, which appeared to happen incredibly close to the PCG craft.
"Rendered unseaworthy" sounds a lot like "totaled."
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/12/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [75 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  BBC wants video to be AI fake

Viral Gaza video is an AI fake and South China Sea ship collision assessed
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/11/2025 9:23 Comments || Top||

#2  More Chinese collisions please, and faster.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/11/2025 9:46 Comments || Top||

#3  Not fake and funny as hell
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/12/2025 0:12 Comments || Top||

#4  "We need another ship. Check TEMU"
Posted by: Frank G || 08/12/2025 0:16 Comments || Top||

#5  Actually kinda surprising how well the Chinese ship held up after that type of impact. Still able to limp back to port under its own power with the bow stove in. Good compartmentalization for a vessel that size. Prudent folk would consider this as free insight into battle damage assessment and adjust their plans accordingly
Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 || 08/12/2025 6:14 Comments || Top||

#6 
Somewhat of a CCP ramming CCP better Video
Posted by: NN2N1 || 08/12/2025 6:16 Comments || Top||



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