Lots of interesting news today

[VortecJeep]

FDA Finally Outlaws Soda Ingredient Banned Around The World

This article has been amended to reflect an update on the FDA decision in July 2024.

www.sciencealert.com

Wonder when my Diet SunDrop will give up the BVO?

 

[kaiser715]

Michigan DOT still has a Model T active in their fleet. And not for parades....

Here's Why Michigan Still Uses A Ford Model T For Official Government Business - The Autopian

Michigan's Department of Transportation still uses a Model T as a service vehicle, and it's for a really good reason.

www.theautopian.com

 

[mommucked]

SC man dead from fireworks explosion on head

Dorchester County said Allen Ray McGrew ignited a large firework device and set it on his head on a neighborhood street near Summerville.

www.wral.com

 

[justjeepin86]

SC man dead from fireworks explosion on head

Dorchester County said Allen Ray McGrew ignited a large firework device and set it on his head on a neighborhood street near Summerville.

www.wral.com

That's a Darwin award. Feel bad for his family though.

 

[RatLabGuy]

That's a Darwin award. Feel bad for his family though.

yeah.
On one hand - that's Mr. Darwin, the gene pool boy doing his regular maintanance.
On the other - that had to be a miserable, aweful evening for a whole neighborhood of people.

 

[RatLabGuy]

related

Mass Casualty Incident on Crescent City Beach After Fireworks Accident Yesterday

14 injured. One 3-year-old medevacked with life-threatening injuries.

kymkemp.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

related

Mass Casualty Incident on Crescent City Beach After Fireworks Accident Yesterday

14 injured. One 3-year-old medevacked with life-threatening injuries.

kymkemp.com

I love explosions and don’t trust people. Who the fawk takes their kid to this uncontrolled shit show?

 

[LT1JEEP]

We had 2 here in Harlan lose fingers and major hand damage. one was a teenager who had a promising career playing basketball. The other guy works for a local coal company.

 

[benXJ]

i mean, there are far more lasting, tangible, needed things to honor Officer Byrd than a stupid bridge sign. the gov't gets him killed and this is all he gets? what a joke.

Wake County commissioners approve naming bridge after fallen Deputy Ned Byrd

Wake County commissioners on Monday approved naming a bridge after a Wake County deputy killed in the line of duty.

www.wral.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

i mean, there are far more lasting, tangible, needed things to honor Officer Byrd than a stupid bridge sign. the gov't gets him killed and this is all he gets? what a joke.

Wake County commissioners approve naming bridge after fallen Deputy Ned Byrd

Wake County commissioners on Monday approved naming a bridge after a Wake County deputy killed in the line of duty.

www.wral.com

Be a lot more honorable if they’d build a gallows with a live feed.

 

[mommucked]

Breeder arrested after seven puppies left inside hot car in Apex

Authorities arrested a dog breeder over the weekend in Apex after they said she left seven puppies in a hot car.

www.wral.com

Asshole!

 

[justjeepin86]

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[awheelterd]

MSN

www.msn.com

That's wild. The company I buy cooking oil from drives their trucks back to the plant empty, 2 states away, after delivering to me. The tank is then kosher washed prior to being refilled every time.

 

[CLRracer]

That's wild. The company I buy cooking oil from drives their trucks back to the plant empty, 2 states away, after delivering to me. The tank is then kosher washed prior to being refilled every time.

It's not that wild. Disturbing/disgusting/etc for sure, but it's happened here, and probably still does.

TANK TRUCKS CARRIED JUICE ONE WAY, CHEMICALS ANOTHER, DRIVERS SAY

Tanker trucks that carry orange juice, milk and cooking oil coast-to-coast are also used to haul caustic chemicals and are sometimes cleaned poorly between trips, truck drivers told Congress yester…

www.google.com

Toxic Water, OJ Trucked in Same Tankers

LAKELAND -- Government officials are investigating whether Para Marine Inc., a trucking subsidiary of Indian River Transport Co., violated any federal laws or state procedures when it allowed truck t…

www.theledger.com

Duane

 

[mommucked]

Feds: Durham attorney sentenced to prison for falsely obtaining COVID relief funds, creating fake Social Security numbers

A Durham attorney was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Wednesday for charges related to filing false tax returns, creating false social security numbers and using COVID-19 relief money to pay for extravagant properties, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

www.wral.com

 

[Southern_Transplant]

Shit, there goes my dream of being a judge...

Florida judge faces suspension again after swearing in court

A state agency charged with investigating allegations of judicial misconduct has once again recommended suspension for a judge's "intemperate conduct," including raising his voice and using profanity.

www.clickorlando.com

 

[Andy J.]

CMPD: 16-year-old, 18-year-old arrested for ‘brazen’ Charlotte shooting spree

In a news conference Thursday, CMPD Deputy Chief Tonya Arrington said the arrests were a result of “good old-fashioned police work.”

www.wsoctv.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

This is why you don't trust your friends

TSA removes 2 grenades from bag at Pittsburgh International Airport

The traveler told officials that his friend said he could take them on a plane, but the TSA spokesperson says grenades — live or inert — cannot fly.

www.wpxi.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

This is why you don't trust your friends

TSA removes 2 grenades from bag at Pittsburgh International Airport

The traveler told officials that his friend said he could take them on a plane, but the TSA spokesperson says grenades — live or inert — cannot fly.

www.wpxi.com

Someone that dumb needs to also not trust themselves.

 

[mommucked]

Drone video shows manatees at Topsail Beach Sound

A Spring Hope man visiting Topsail Beach Sound on Thursday afternoon spotted a herd of manatees, prompting him to fly his drone over the area.

www.wral.com

 

[skyhighZJ]

No more sweatin to the oldies:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/entertainment/richard-simmons-death/index.html

 

[CasterTroy]

Trump just got shot

Shots Fired at Trump Rally

Gunshot fire is heard at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is escorted off the stage.

www.c-span.org

 

[justjeepin86]

Trump just got shot

Shots Fired at Trump Rally

Gunshot fire is heard at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is escorted off the stage.

www.c-span.org

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That's not good

 

[JSJJ388]

Trump just got shot

Shots Fired at Trump Rally

Gunshot fire is heard at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is escorted off the stage.

www.c-span.org

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Came here to post that!

 

[RatLabGuy]

Obviously this is a very serious issue and time for our country...

... But the memes are about to be cranked up to 11