News bits

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Brains of people who hoped to be brought back to life stolen from lab

A SCORNED wife raided her ex-husband’s cryogenics lab and stole the frozen brains of people who hoped to be brought back to life. Valeria Udalova, 59, and staff from her company grabbed the r…

www.thesun.co.uk

Disclaimer: this is "The Sun" so...

 

[satanboy]

Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.

www.reuters.com

 

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Mountain Goat vs Grizzly bear

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mountain-goat-kills-grizzly-bear-1.6184779

 

[scudsucker]

Conceptual Art.

 

[satanboy]

US military vessel in Cape Town to promote security ties

The first US warship permanently assigned to the US Africa Command area of responsibility, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB), has arrived in Cape Town for a scheduled port visit to promote security ties.

www.iol.co.za

 

[satanboy]

Facebook is back online after a massive outage that also took down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus

It’s always DNS.

www.theverge.com

 

[satanboy]

Man armed with bow and arrow kills five people in Norway attacks, police say

A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others in a series of attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said.

www.reuters.com

 

[Düber]

Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says

Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.

www.bbc.com

 

[satanboy]

Best work perks ever? Spanx CEO gives employees free first-class trip, $10K

In celebration of selling the shapewear brand for a cool $1.2 billion, Blakely, 50, surprised each of her Spanx employees with insane bonuses.

nypost.com

 

[satanboy]

Marilyn Manson's appearance at Kanye West's Sunday Service receives mixed reaction from Christians

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson s appearance at Kanye West s Sunday Service is receiving mixed reactions from Christians in light of his controversial music career, apparent embrace of satanism and the ...

www.christianpost.com

 

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Research indicates why SoliderBoy likes guns:

Belief in supernatural evil is a strong predictor of pro-gun beliefs

It is partially paywalled, but the gist is

A survey of 1,572 American adults found that, apart from religious denomination or religious conservatism, belief in the devil, demons and hell is a strong predictor of eight pro-gun beliefs, including arming teachers, carrying concealed firearms and bearing high-capacity defensive weapons. A Catholic who believes in supernatural evil is more likely to hold pro-gun views than a Protestant who does not believe that Satan is corrupting souls, and vice versa.

 

[satanboy]

Houston festival: Crowd Surge at Travis Scott Concert Leaves at Least 8 Dead (Published 2021)

Dozens were injured at the performance, part of a two-day music festival in Houston. According to the mayor’s office, the injured included a child as young as 10.

www.nytimes.com

 

[satanboy]

Elon Musk asked in Twitter poll if he should sell Tesla stock to pay taxes. People said 'Yes'

The Tesla CEO posted a yes-or-no poll amid ongoing talk about a "billionaire's tax."

www.cnet.com

 

[satanboy]

Musk Asks Twitter Followers For Financial Advice, Tesla Stock Drops - Stuff South Africa

Who needs financial advisers when you’ve got Twitter followers? 62.8 million followers, in Elon Musk’s case. The CEO created a poll on his Twitter profile,

stuff.co.za

 

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Former president FW de Klerk, 85, has died | News24

FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa and a key actor in the country's transition to democracy, has died.

www.news24.com

 

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Former president FW de Klerk, 85, has died | News24

FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa and a key actor in the country's transition to democracy, has died.

www.news24.com

I remember 2 Feb 1990 very well. Had just started my first company a few weeks before, was reading the newspaper in the lift going up the old Trust Bank building in Cape Town (now the ABSA building).

You can criticize him for all you like, but he started the process of the new SA. Took courage back then.

 

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I remember 2 Feb 1990 very well. Had just started my first company a few weeks before, was reading the newspaper in the lift going up the old Trust Bank building in Cape Town (now the ABSA building).

You can criticize him for all you like, but he started the process of the new SA. Took courage back then.

I was a Kid wasn't even in school yet, I only have vague memories of a lot of unrest around that time.

 

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I was a Kid wasn't even in school yet, I only have vague memories of a lot of unrest around that time.

I had just turned 21. Was still busy ducking the army by "studying".

 

[EADC]

I had just turned 21. Was still busy ducking the army by "studying".

Well at least you managed to avoid it.

I always find it hard to reconcile my own upbringing being majority in a free South Africa vs my parents who had these barriers.

 

[satanboy]

US blocks export of quantum computing tech to Chinese organizations

Quantum computers could crack government communications and make the US military's jets and submarines more vulnerable, the Commerce Department says.

www.cnet.com