Miscellaneous News Thread

[HecticArt]

Then there are the bots. They don’t all show up as bots.
We get a TON of them that show up as guests, so I’d guess that would skew the traffic results too.

 

[Channel98]

Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 115 Justices have served. One huindred eight have been white men. Jackson will be the first black woman to serve. She will replace Stephen Breyer, who will retire at the end of the Court's current term in June or early July.

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court - AOL

The Senate on Thursday voted 53-47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will become the first Black woman ever to serve on the nation’s highest court.

www.aol.com

 

[JHDK]

To me this stuff is always interesting to think about:

 

[JHDK]

Ha! He's doing it. It will be fun to watch this all shake out.

Elon Musk tries to buy Twitter for $41billion

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter in a $41.39 billion all-cash deal that would take the company private, telling the board chairman in an offer letter: 'Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[sadchild]

To me this stuff is always interesting to think about:

Nothing to worry about. It's not like we just had a pandemic that killed 6 million people or anything.

Ha! He's doing it. It will be fun to watch this all shake out.

41 billion?? SOLD! Bring a coupon, I'll give you 50% off! AND I'll throw in Periscope. Everything must go!

 

[JHDK]

41 billion?? SOLD! Bring a coupon, I'll give you 50% off! AND I'll throw in Periscope. Everything must go!

No matter how it goes, it will be delightful to watch the Twitter employees freak out.

 

[sadchild]

Twitter executive to do list:

Monday: Buy a Tesla
Tuesday: Explain to media why owner said he used to be an alien
Wednesday: Pay $20M fee to SEC over another 'funding secured' joke
Thursday: Explain to media what a cyborg dragon is
Friday: Colonize Mars

 

[JHDK]

Hahah it has begun!

 

[Channel98]

The Companies Market Cap website values Twitter at $36.7 billion as of April 13, 2022. The avereage valuation for the month of April is $34.49 billion. Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter for $43 billion in cash. I thought he said he was "smart" and a "shrewd businessman." Oh, wait. No, I'm thinking of somebody else.

Twitter (TWTR) - Market capitalization

On October 28, 2022 Twitter had a market cap of $41.09 Billion USD.

companiesmarketcap.com

 

[Channel98]

The old expression is true: "Money talks."

Elon Musk to buy Twitter in $44 billion deal | CNN Business

Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a roughly $44 billion deal that has the potential to expand the billionaire's business empire and put the world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential social networks.

www.cnn.com

 

[Channel98]

Oh boy, ain't progress wonderful!

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit features 1st model with a visible C-section scar - AOL

"Let’s give some love to all our moms out there to acknowledge the power of the female body and the beauty of motherhood!"

www.aol.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

Oh boy, ain't progress wonderful!

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit features 1st model with a visible C-section scar - AOL

"Let’s give some love to all our moms out there to acknowledge the power of the female body and the beauty of motherhood!"

www.aol.com

I bet there's a Barbie doll like that too!

 

[HecticArt]

As long as the kids are at her moms for the night, who cares?

 

[sadchild]

"Put some cellulite on them ... Give them, like, corns on their toes. Pimples on their butt. Saggy breasts ... I want to see the cottage cheese thighs on those mannequins ... I want to see scars from a C-section ... I want to see a mole with a hair coming out of it."

 

[sadchild]

Further expanding my Elon Musk post:

Twitter executive to do list
Monday: Buy a Tesla
Tuesday: Explain to media why owner said he used to be an alien
Wednesday: Pay $20M fee to SEC over another 'funding secured' joke
Thursday: Explain to media what a cyborg dragon is
Friday: Colonize Mars
Saturday: Explain to media that re-adding cocaine to Coca Cola was sarcasm

Sunday:

Confirm this: "Elon Musk tweets that his $44B deal to buy Twitter temporarily on hold pending more details on spam accounts."

Deny this: "Of course Elon Musk put the Twitter deal on hold after yesterday. Why yesterday? Musk used Tesla stock as collateral to purchase Twitter shares. So long as Tesla stock remained above $740, he didn't have to dig into his cash. Guess where Tesla stock closed yesterday? $728."

 

[JHDK]

This seems like justice working out the way it should. She was guilty of criminally negligent homicide but didn't get any prison time. It was a mistake she was guilty of making but clearly it was a mistake and she's no angel of death type nurse.

 

[Channel98]

The United States is the land of the guns and the home of the shootings. This is the worst mass shooting so far this year:

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

Authorities say a white, 18-year-old gunman in military gear who was livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in New York state, killing 10 people and wounding three others.

apnews.com

 

[Channel98]

Good news! Three shootings in Milwaukee injured 21 people. I consider this to be good news because nobody died. Just another typical weekend
in the United States of America.

Milwaukee declares partial curfew after 21 people injured in 3 separate shootings

None of the injuries from the shootings are believed to be life-threatening.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[sadchild]

Twitter executive to do list
Monday: Buy a Tesla
Tuesday: Explain to media why owner said he used to be an alien
Wednesday: Pay $20M fee to SEC over another 'funding secured' joke
Thursday: Explain to media what a cyborg dragon is
Friday: Colonize Mars
Saturday: Explain to media that re-adding cocaine to Coca Cola was sarcasm
Sunday: Confirm Elon put deal on hold to look into spam accounts, not because Tesla stock fell

Monday: Fire two top execs.

Musk fallout continues as Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal fires executives

Musk claimed Twitter told him he is in violation of an NDA while the site's 'lame-duck' CEO addressed personnel changes at the company.

www.zdnet.com

 

[HecticArt]

I’m glad I’m not a Twitter user.
It’s a digital dumpster fire.