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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Father in ICU after group brutally attacks him and his daughter at Georgia campground — 4 arrested
[X]
…and his 20-year-old daughter were camping

Four suspects — Krista Wilson (44), Joshua Wilson (42), Joshua Miller (32), and Charles Miller (39) — have been arrested

All four face charges of aggravated assault and battery

Waldon’s family says the attack came from behind and was completely unprovoked


White County deputies say a 22-year-old woman and her 58-year-old father from Waco, Ga. were camping at the Low Gap Campground over the weekend.

They say the woman was attacked by 44-year-old Krista Wilson. During the assault, the victim stabbed Krista Wilson in self-defense,

While his daughter was being attacked, her father was hit in the throat by a glass beer bottle, causing a severe cut. After he fell to the ground, his attackers continued assaulting him.

Both were rushed to Northeast Georgia Medical Center where the father remains in critical condition and the daughter is in serious condition.

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Posted by: Fred || 08/01/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [94 views] Top|| File under:



Smokey the Bear arrests man for allegedly stealing his signs in Florida to sell on Facebook: 'Dumb criminals'
[FoxNews] Smokey the Bear helped law enforcement arrest a man for stealing his signs from across Florida and selling them on Facebook Marketplace.

The suspect was posting the signs on Facebook Marketplace for $1,900 apiece, according to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson.

"What happens when dumb criminals poke the bear?" Simpson wrote Wednesday on social media.

"Our Ag Law Team has a suspect in jug who traveled from Pensacola to Orlando stealing Smoky Bear signs from our state forests and selling them on Facebook Marketplace for $1,900 each," he continued. "Big thank you to Smokey the Bear for personally assisting in the arrest."

The suspect, whose identity was not released, was transported to jail following his arrest.

Simpson said the suspect could face jail time, although criminal charges are still pending, according to Fox 13.

"Smokey is always around our forest and just got lucky today that he saw the bad guy and got him handcuffed," Simpson told the outlet. "What an idiot, what an idiot."

"[Smokey] goes to schools, he's known by our children, he's known by our families, he is known throughout the United States," Simpson added. "Who goes and steals an image of Smokey the Bear and then tries to profit off of that?"

The state has boosted efforts to prevent forest fires, which destroyed 24,000 acres last year.

The Agriculture Department, which has a law enforcement division, did 277,000 acres of controlled burns last year, spent $93 million on upgraded equipment and dispatched Smokey to remind residents how they can prevent forest fires, according to Fox 13.


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Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [33 views] Top|| File under:


Reno, Nevada casino shooting remains a mystery as police reveal suspect fired 80 shots
[FoxNews] The gunman who shot up a Reno casino on Monday fired 80 shots during a deadly rampage that left three people dead and several others injured, authorities said Tuesday, though the shooter’s motive remains unclear.

The suspect, identified as Dakota Hawver, 26, of Reno, is at death's door after being shot by police during a shootout outside the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, according to the Sparks Police Department, which is leading the investigation.

Investigators have found no connection between Hawver and the Grand Sierra Resort or any of the victims, and his motive remains unknown, according to the department.

Hawver walked on foot to the valet area of the casino just before 7:30 a.m. and opened fire on a group of victims using a 9mm handgun and multiple magazines, officials said.

Investigators determined Hawver legally purchased the gun about two years ago and purchased the ammunition recently. He has no criminal history and no history of mental health problems, officials said.

Two of the victims — Justin Aguila, 23, and Andrew Canepa, 33 — were fatally shot from behind while waiting in the valet area for a ride to the airport, police said. Both men were in town from Southern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, for a bachelor party with friends.
police investigating outside casino

A third victim, 66-year-old Reno resident Angel Martinez, was driving his car through the parking lot away from the casino when the suspect jumped out from behind another vehicle and shot Martinez several times, killing him, police said.

Two other victims maimed in the shooting remained hospitalized but were expected to make a full recovery, police said.

When the shooting began, the suspect’s gun initially malfunctioned before he was able to get it to shoot multiple times on the group outside the casino, police said Monday. He then ran through the parking lot, where he encountered an armed security guard.

The gunman shot at the guard, who returned fire, before continuing to run, police said. The suspect eventually encountered responding coppers and was shot in an exchange of gunfire.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [54 views] Top|| File under:


-Short Attention Span Theater-
LATAM Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner landing on LAX runway 25L with its RAT (Ram Air Turbine) deployed

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Posted by: badanov || 08/01/2025 09:06 || Comments || Link || [123 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Where is the RAM located on a 787? It seems to be kinda hard to see in the choppy video.
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 08/01/2025 10:20 Comments || Top||

#2  It's under the fuselage, between the main landing gears, but I couldn't see it either.
Posted by: EMS Artifact || 08/01/2025 10:27 Comments || Top||

#3  Ah, it is behind the two back gears. Small but can be seen deployed.
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/01/2025 11:54 Comments || Top||

#4  Air India Boeing 787 Crash: What Exactly Is Ram Air Turbine?
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 13:09 Comments || Top||

#5  Thank you Skid.

The Cliff Notes is emergency wind driven power generator which can auto-deploy in case of power outage, and keeps the important stuff working.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 08/01/2025 15:20 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Navy confirms F-35 fighter jet went down near California base, pilot safely ejected
[FoxNews] The F-35 was associated with the VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" out of Naval Air Station Lemoore

A Navy pilot is safe after an F-35C fighter jet went down near Naval Air Station Lemoore in Southern California, causing a fiery crash and prompting a response from CAL Fire.

NAS Lemoore said "an aviation incident on the operations side of the installation" took place at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The jet crashed in a field near the intersection of South Dickenson Avenue and West Cadillac Ave and burst into flames, a California Highway Patrol report stated.

"We can confirm the pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel," NAS Lemoore confirmed via Facebook.
That’s the important thing.
The crash caused a small grass fire spanning about ten acres, according to a CAL Fire incident report. It was completely contained by 8:32 p.m. local time.

Details surrounding what caused the crash were not immediately available.

NAS Lemoore is the Navy's largest Master Jet Base and is home to more than a dozen squadrons – training and operational.


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Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [48 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Reworked F-35 Pitched As ‘Bridging Fighter’ Ahead Of F-47
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 9:45 Comments || Top||


Arabia
One of Yemen’s last remaining Jews moves to Israel
[IsraelTimes] One of the last remaining Jews in Yemen has immigrated to Israel, according to Hebrew media reports.

Badra Ben Youssef left Yemen in June, a year after her husband Yahya passed away, Ynet reports, citing a source in Yemen. The couple had no children, and Yahya was buried by his Muslim neighbors, the report says.

Only four Jews now remain in Yemen, including one who was arrested in late 2015 on accusations of smuggling a Torah scroll to Israel, the report says.

Jews have lived in Yemen for over 2,000 years, with some traditions claiming that Jewish settlement in the region dates back to the time of King Solomon (10th century BCE) or shortly after the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE.

About 49,000 Yemeni Jews were airlifted to Israel during Operation Magic Carpet in 1949–1950.

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Posted by: trailing wife || 08/01/2025 2025-08-01 02:40 || Comments || Link || [20 views] Top|| File under:


Economy
The American Dream Is Being Bought Out‐One Rental at a Time
[ZERO] Private equity isn’t just moving into housing—it’s taking over. With 30 percent of U.S. home sales now going to corporate investors, the idea of owning a home is slipping further out of reach for everyday Americans. They’re not buying to sell. They’re buying to hold, to rent, and to control.

This isn’t a housing cycle. It’s a strategic seizure of the foundation of middle-class wealth. And if Wall Street’s leverage dries up, the resulting crash could be faster and more brutal than 2008. In this video, Taylor Kenney breaks down how it’s happening, why no one is stopping it, and what you can still do to protect yourself before the next domino falls.
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Posted by: Besoeker || 08/01/2025 00:05 || Comments || Link || [138 views] Top|| File under:

#1  This is where the usual white supremacist suspects start blaming DA JOOOOOOZ!
Fact check: Blackrock is not owned by Jews, it's owned by whoever wants to buy shares. So go get some.
Posted by: Elmomoter Mussolini9149 || 08/01/2025 5:03 Comments || Top||

#2  A Levittown home was about 1000 square feet. Three bedrooms, a bath, small kitchen, living/dinning room with water heater and furnace (no A/C). Based on a 1950s silver dollar now worth $28 dollars, that would be $280K for the same today. Developers want to build HGTV tricked out homes. Governmental people prefer those too for property tax returns all the while talking about 'affordable' housing. It's greed and envy all around.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/01/2025 7:44 Comments || Top||

#3  we need more large employers to move to places in the US that have lost population in the past 50 years

there are lots of these and they already have roads, water, sewer and gas infrastructure

e.g., Pottsville, PA which has about half the population it did in 1930

Posted by: Lord Garth || 08/01/2025 10:26 Comments || Top||

#4  Wait — Pottsville is real? I thought it was just an imaginary location for the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon. My learning for today, for sure!
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/01/2025 11:28 Comments || Top||

#5  This might explain California's astronomical housing costs. I need an explanation because so many people are leaving the state that I'd expect costs to decline. But then I still don't know why the traffic is so bad and it's completely beyond me how anybody can pay the rent for some of these places.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/01/2025 12:54 Comments || Top||

#6  Pottsville sounds like a great alternative to Temecula, CA.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/01/2025 12:57 Comments || Top||

#7  Pottsville, PA also has the Yuengling Brewery - a great place to visit.

It is also about 100 miles from Philadelphia and about 120 miles from NYC.

It is in Schuykill county which, over the past 100 years lost coal, railroad and textile industries. Population has decreased from about 240k to 130k in the past 100 years.

I am not a paid marketing agent of the county.

There are quite a few other counties like this in the US where corporations could find lots of affordable housing for their employees.
Posted by: Lord Garth || 08/01/2025 17:39 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
President Trump announces the new tariffs

…South Korea: 15%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 15%
🇮🇱 Israel: 15%


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Posted by: trailing wife || 08/01/2025 2025-08-01 04:25 || Comments || Link || [115 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Uh, excuse me? Can we not tariff a nation that's in a fight for its life?
Posted by: Elmomoter Mussolini9149 || 08/01/2025 5:05 Comments || Top||

#2  It's OK Duce. 15% won't hurt Israeli exports.
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 08/01/2025 5:21 Comments || Top||

#3  IIRC 15% was suppose to be the standard baseline.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/01/2025 7:34 Comments || Top||

#4  Sorry man, I think Canada is already cooked.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 08/01/2025 11:16 Comments || Top||


#6  That include Nestle?
Posted by: swksvolFF || 08/01/2025 12:05 Comments || Top||

#7  Switzerland, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey... Yep the gangs all here.
Posted by: Regular joe || 08/01/2025 16:01 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
China's New Drone Wingmen Look Set For Military Parade Unveiling
[TWZ] Satellite imagery of preparations for a major upcoming military parade in China shows that new ‘loyal wingman’ type drones, or at least mockups thereof, are set to be revealed. A video clip has now emerged that is also drawing new attention to Chinese crewed-uncrewed teaming developments.

Google Earth recently updated its library to include a satellite image taken on June 11, 2025, of a military base in Yangfang, a suburb northwest of the Chinese capital of Beijing. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regularly uses the facility to stage assets and train for large-scale parades. In June, Chinese authorities announced that a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s victory over Japan in World War II would be held on Sept. 3, and that it would feature unspecified “new-type combat capabilities.” Nearly two weeks ago, video also emerged showing mysteriously unidentified vehicles concealed underneath large, box-like structures, prompting speculation that a new armored vehicle will also be unveiled at the event.
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Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 02:19 || Comments || Link || [29 views] Top|| File under: Commies


China's star wars arms race with the West: Beijing scientists draw up list of ways to hunt and destroy Elon Musk's armada of Starlink satellites amid mounting tensions with America

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Posted by: Skidmark || 08/01/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [42 views] Top|| File under: Commies




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