And the winner is…. Anitoch, Tennessee’s Carmike Hickory 8 Theaters The movie was: Mad Max The shooter is: Dead (shot by police) Shooter characteristics: White male, age 51 Shooter weapons: pepper spray, gun, hatchet, surgical mask and 2 backpacks (possible bombs?) # of victims: 0 dead, 3 treated for pepper spray, 1 with bruises from hatchet Motive: TBD Is he crazy?: TBD … Read More
Jesus. ANOTHER Mass Shooting
Happened within the past few hours. A shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette Louisiana. 2 are confirmed dead. The shooter is dead. 8 appear to be wounded. It happened 20 minutes into the movie “Trainwreck”. Ironically, President Obama had taped an interview for the BBC which was going to air in a few hours. In the interview, President Obama … Read More
Chattanooga Shootings
Well, someone went ballistic (so to speak) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is all unfolding now, but he apparently shot up a Navy Recruitment Center. This pic was posted on Twitter The suspect has been killed. That is confirmed Not much known about him other than he was white and drove a Mustang. A police officer has been shot but … Read More
Are We Under Cyberattack?
Imma just tell this story in Tweets We experienced a network connectivity issue. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience. — United (@united) 9:43 am – July 8, 2015 Flying United Airlines today? All U.S. flights are currently grounded http://t.co/x849t8AQmH pic.twitter.com/VxxHJ4gtIw — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) 10:39 am – July 8, 2015 (1 of 2) We’re experiencing … Read More
Unconfirmed [Now Confirmed] Reports Say Richard Matt, One Of Two Upstate NY Prison Escapees Has Been Shot
Breaking: MALONE – Richard Matt has been shot and may be dead near Malone, a source has told The Buffalo News. Tweets from the Plattsburgh Press Republican said that several trooper cars with lights flashing were headed west in Malone of Fayette Road about 4 p.m.. New York Times confirms: Richard W. Matt, one of the convicted murderers who staged … Read More
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 To End The Sanctity Of Marriage
46 years ago this weekend, police in New York City raided a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. Obviously, this is the end (we hope) of a remarkable civil rights story (despite my snarky headline). Here’s the opinion. Reactions are about what you expect. I will update as the day goes on. But the important thing is that about 3 … Read More
Another Fox News Personality Joins Clown Car
Man, this is getting silly: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) is giving it another go and running for president in 2016, he announced on Tuesday. Before making his announcement at his campaign kickoff event in Hope, Arkansas, Huckabee recounted growing up nearby and attending high school and college in the state. “So it would be fitting that it would … Read More
Charges Brought Against Baltimore Police Officers In Death Of Freddie Gray
Breaking now: The death of Freddie Gray was a homicide, and there is “probable cause” for criminal charges, State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby says, citing her office’s “thorough and independent” investigation and the medical examiner’s report on Gray’s death. Mosby announced a range of charges against several Baltimore police officers, ranging from second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter to assault and … Read More
Tsarnaev Found Guilty On All Charges
Dzokhar Tsarnaev was convicted Wednesday of all 30 charges for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing: Tsarnaev kept his hands folded in front of him and looked down at the defense table as listened to the verdict, reached after a day and a half of deliberations. He was found guilty on charges that included conspiracy and use of a … Read More
Breaking: Tentative Iran Deal Reached
Both Iranian and European Union officials are announcing that a deal has been reached regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The announcement comes as talks in Lausanne, Switzerland between Iran and the P5+1 passed the March 31 deadline to come to an understanding before a final comprehensive agreement is completed by June 30th. Iran President Hassan Rouhani tweeted: ”Solutions on key parameters of … Read More
Arkansas Governor Wisely Seeks To Avoid Same Headache That Indiana Has
Moments ago, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that he does not plan to sign the version of the religious freedom bill that currently sits on his desk and called on the state legislature to make changes before sending it back to him. Hutchinson, who called the issue “divisive” and cited his own son as an example of someone urging him … Read More
Stigmatization Of Mental Illness Begins
So it looks like the copilot responsible for that awful crash was “depressed”. Let the stigmatising of mental illness commence. — Alexa Muir (@awannabe_writer) March 27, 2015 Depression is no excuse to kill 150 innocent people. The copilot was a dirt bag, and deserves to be remembered as one. #Germanwings — Imperious (@Aryte) March 27, 2015 It’s an explanation, not … Read More
Co-Pilot Had Undisclosed Illness
The recent GermanWings crash gets more interesting everyday it seems: …[I]nvestigators had found a sick leave certificate valid for “several days” including Tuesday — the day of the crash. They also found the certificate’s carbon copy, which is supposed to be presented to employers. “It seems clear that he deliberately ignored the doctor’s directive,” a spokesperson said. The revelation came … Read More
Explosion In East Village
Happened about 10 minutes ago (around 3:20 pm). Nothing on news yet, but some tweets. There was just an explosion on 2nd avenue and 7th street east village pic.twitter.com/jvSbfdCSSe — Jonathan (@jmeyers44) March 26, 2015 Huge explosion at 7th St and 2nd ave pic.twitter.com/0fUGs1Jy60 — Erika Eichelberger (@eichelberger_e) March 26, 2015 VIDEO: Explosion in Manhattan #eastvillage pic.twitter.com/RBRCHSp6oB @perrykroll — Breaking … Read More