@sciencegirl They should have let him walk the cat walk. Mildly amusing.
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Larry
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This man simply walked into the fashion show wearing a garbage bag - and no one thought it was strange until security found him
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@elia_mafhh He had to be making Minimum wage? Social Security and FICA from each paycheck. He was WAY better off than someone without a job. Was he also full time? 40 hours a week. I think he was too busy comparing himself to others.
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This is the Chevron gas station at Najah’s Desert Oasis, California
The price for a gallon of regular gas is $9.79
The gas station is remote in Route 66 but that’s not the only thing that makes this gas expensive. The gas station increases their prices to this level because they are the only gas station within 50 miles. This lack of competition allows them rip off Americans this bad
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@Bubblebathgirl Nobody lost their life? So he was the only one watching this huge warehouse?
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UPDATE ON ONTARIO ARSON: “The paper product alone that was inside of the warehouse was worth $500 million. The building itself was worth $150 million.”
Chamel Abdulkarim is first facing state charges and then a federal arson charge for his Tuesday act.
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced that the federal arson charge against Abdulkarim carries a minimum of 5 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.
Essayli confirmed that Abdulkarim posted Instagram video showing himself lighting the fires and saying, “You know, if you’re not going to pay us enough to effing live, or afford to live, at least pay us enough to not do this.”
Combined with the state charges and over $500 million in damages, Abdulkarim is potentially facing life in prison. He’s lucky nobody lost their life as a result of him creating that massive inferno.
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Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸@Bubblebathgirl
Mugshot released of Chamel Abdulkarim, the man accused of starting the Ontario, California, fire that burned down the 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center on Tuesday, causing an estimated $500 million in damages. The 29-year-old Abdulkarim invoked Luigi Mangione during his confession, say feds. He also allegedly filmed himself on Tuesday lighting the fires while complaining about not being paid enough for his work. He was arrested two miles from the scene, soon after the six-alarm fire brought 175 firefighters to battle the inferno. Abdulkarim faces federal arson charges in addition to state counts of aggravated arson. He could face anywhere from 10 years to LIFE IN PRISON due in part to the huge cost of damages to the property (which was a total loss) and the combination of federal and state charges. He’s a Highland resident and employee of NFI Industries, the logistics provider for the warehouse. A federal filing came late Thursday for him, after an ATF and FBI investigation, and a state arraignment is expected Monday. The federal affidavit alleges Abdulkarim filmed and posted video of himself setting fire to multiple pallets of paper goods inside the warehouse. The DOJ also alleges Abdulkarim sent communications boasting about the destruction. One message read, “I just cost these [expletive] billions.” Abdulkarim is being held without bail and will appear Monday for his state arraignment.
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Given the extremely high rate of recidivism, this is important for community safety
The Rabbit Hole@TheRabbitHole
Murder registry is a good idea from Elon. People should know if they are close to a murderer so proper precautions can be taken.
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NEW: The man who is accused of setting a 1.2M square foot warehouse on fire in California was apparently inspired by Luigi Mangione.
29-year-old Chamel Abdulkarim is now facing federal arson charges on top of state charges.
According to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, Abdulkarim sent a text message to a co-worker just an hour after the fire.
"All you had to do was pay us enough to live. Pay us more of the value WE bring. Not corporate. Didn’t see the shareholders picking up a shift," he allegedly said.
Essayli says Abdulkarim allegedly "compared himself to Luigi Mangione" on a phone call.
Collin Rugg@CollinRugg
NEW: Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot warehouse in Ontario, California. 29-year-old Chamel Abdulkarim was arrested on arson charges for setting a Kimberly-Clark warehouse on fire. Abdulkarim apparently filmed himself on Instagram setting toilet paper packages in the warehouse on fire. "You may not pay us enough to f*cking live, but these b*tches dirt cheap... There goes your inventory," Abdulkarim apparently said. "All you had to do is pay us enough to live. All you had to do was pay us enough to f*cking live." The warehouse is the size of 11 city blocks. In total, 175 firefighters and 20 engines were on the scene trying to put the fire out. No one was injured.
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🚨ABSOLUTE INSANITY: Footage shows the devastating aftermath of the massive fire that completely destroyed a 1.2 million sq foot Kimberly-Clark tissue paper warehouse in Ontario, CA
A mad employee destroyed the whole building over his pay.
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An American showed what his local Krispy Kreme does with unsold donuts at night.
Straight into the trash.
After private equity took over, the price of a dozen climbed to $22.
And instead of selling them cheaper…
They’d rather WASTE the food than lower the profit margin.
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#BREAKING: Sen Whitehouse: “…today Donald Trump issued an executive order to the postmaster general and DHS, his DHS, ordering the postmaster general, who he appointed, to seize control of mail-in ballots and invent a method with DHS, for delivering mail-in ballots only to people Donald Trump’s DHS believes should receive mail-in ballots. Yes, you heard that correctly.”🤦♀️
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@DesireeAmerica4 If the suggested tip is way off, just tip zero like in Reservoir Dogs.
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A new tipping scam is spreading across the country, and this is just one example.
Look closely: A $60 check demands a $30 tip for "18%".
Why? The fine print admits the machine secretly calculates your tip AFTER tax and BEFORE discounts.
Several restaurants are quietly adopting this to double-dip.
Are we seriously supposed to tip on the government's dime now?
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@unlimited_ls So a photo can match two faces? Or maybe the problem is how ID's are checked, too casually - maybe a computer scan should always check an ID vs. the person's face who is presenting the ID?
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NEW: Tennessee grandmother spends five months in jail after facial recognition links her to crimes in North Dakota, a state she says she never visited
Angela Lipps, 50, was arrested at gunpoint by U.S. Marshals at her home in Elizabethton while babysitting four children
She was held in jail for 108 days without bail and later flown to North Dakota on felony fraud charges
The case stemmed from a Fargo investigation into someone using a fake U.S. Army ID to withdraw money
Her attorneys provided records showing she was in Tennessee at the time of the alleged crimes. Lipps said it took five minutes of questioning for the case to fall apart
She was released on Christmas Eve after charges were dismissed without prejudice. Fargo’s police chief later admitted investigators made multiple errors but did not apologize
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San Francisco's latest law could put food vendors out of business
“Data team found out of 88 inspections of mobile food vendors in 2025, there were 60 health violations”
The new requirements passed means street vendors must
- Have a built-in handwashing station
- No more home cooking
- Vendors must rent time and space in approved kitchens for prep work
- Carts must meet state and local health codes for sanitation, meaning they must proper sinks, temperature controls, overhead protection and access to restrooms
One Spanish street vendor interviewed says she’s been operating for 14 years without any of these requirements
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There should be a new third type of IRA, not traditional, not Roth. You don't pay any tax contributing OR withdrawing. You wait until you're 70 to make withdrawals, which have limits on the monthly amounts. Any residual at death goes to the state, to pay off the national debt.
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@sciencegirl What about the whole body of the car is a "force field", like in Star Trek.
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A 2000s concept car with doors that vanished into the body
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@sciencegirl Have AI generate the strike. Wow, those canonballs carried a lot of momentum! Nowadays, seems like all projectiles explode.
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Armour of a cavalryman struck by a cannonball while serving Napoleon
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@fandompulse Action and special effects are most intriguing and fun to watch. The visuals give you a thrill. Audiobooks play second fiddle, but you learn alot more...
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George Lucas on the state of film and TV today:
"Nobody knows what to do. The stories they're telling are just old movies. Let's do a sequel. Let's do another version of this movie. And it's not just in movies, but in almost everything, there's no original thinking. It's like I saw something, let's do something like that."
Is he on to something here?
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Why does it cost less to build a base on the moon than high speed rail from sf to la
Kalshi@Kalshi
JUST IN: NASA announces $20 billion plan to build permanent moon base
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@GeriPerna UPS driver, Amazon warehouse.... got to keep up with the times.
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When I worked at Macy's back in the 80's, people who worked there raised families on what they made. It was their career. I remember the guy in electronics retired after 30 years, and my boss in the cash office did the same. The guys who worked in the suit department did very well for themselves. Despite that, the store profited greatly every year, and we were given a beautiful Christmas party in appreciation. What changed in this country? When did it become nearly impossible to support oneself at a job that didn't require a degree or technical school?
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