Sept 12 (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted five former Memphis police officers in the beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols, accusing them of trying to cover up their unlawful assault by turning away body cameras and lying to superiors about what happened. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/five-former-memphis-police-officers-indicted-over-tyre-nichols-death-filing-2023-09-12/

if you are a retail #investor i believe it would be wise to run fast and far away from ARM. but not just because of this information from Reuters. this ipo is brought to you by the people that wanted to hang a $57 billion valuation on the necks of retail investors (WeWork) that is coincidentally going bankrupt as i post this. the pricingon this offering is artificially propped up by an in-house transaction between Softbank and Vision Fund (which is Softbank!) in addition the companies that "bought in" to the IPO are the exact same corporations fueling the nothingburger that #ai is. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/retail-investors-jumping-arms-blockbuster-ipo-is-risky-business-2023-09-11/

Luis #Rubiales quits in wake of World Cup kiss scandal The president of the Spanish football federation has said he will resign three weeks after he forcibly kissed a member of the country’s World Cup-winning women’s team.

the Guardian

Luis Rubiales quits in wake of World Cup kiss scandal

Spanish football boss forcibly kissed Jenni Hermoso after the final and had previously refused to step down

he should have called a personal foul on himself for grabbing that kid's helmet **************************************** #Referee gets tackled in Navy-Wagner The back umpire finds himself in the middle of a pile during a #Wagner drive against #Navy.

ESPN

Referee gets tackled in Navy-Wagner - ESPN Video

#howitstarted Michigan State football coach #MelTucker is the subject of an ongoing university sexual harassment investigation, sources with knowledge of the pending case confirmed to ESPN.

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Sources: Michigan St.

Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker is the subject of an ongoing university sexual harassment investigation, sources with knowledge of the pen...

today is farewell to #chrome browser day for me. i finally restarted and was bumped to the new super tracking version. i still need to keep it around to cast #dodger games to a big screen but i am OK with that. oddly i am finding that #firefox is just, so much faster than chrome. why didn't i try this earlier?

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#howitstarted “Since the debt limit grenade was diffused [sic], there’s a big chunk of House Republicans who just want to break something,” Gray said. “That’s just how some of these folks define governing. It’s how their constituents define success.”

the Guardian

Kevin McCarthy faces battle with hard-right Republicans as shutdown looms

Far-right wing insists it will not back speaker to avert government shutdown without concessions like Biden impeachment

🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 i'm going to need more 🍿 ******************************** Kevin #McCarthy will return from his August recess on Tuesday facing the latest in a long series of conundrums for the Republican #House leader: should he force a government shutdown, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers without a paycheck, or burn more bridges with the hard-right flank of his conference, risking his speakership in the process?

the Guardian

Kevin McCarthy faces battle with hard-right Republicans as shutdown looms

Far-right wing insists it will not back speaker to avert government shutdown without concessions like Biden impeachment

it's hard to imagine what went on before #police #bodycams. ******************************************** Sept. 9 (UPI) -- #Philadelphia Police on Friday arrested one of their rank for the death of Eddie #Irizarry, a man who was shot dead while he was sitting in his vehicle in August.

Philadelphia Police arrest officer for shooting death of Eddie Irizarry - UPI.com

Philadelphia Police on Friday arrested one of their rank for the death of Eddie Irizarry, a man who was shot dead while he was sitting in his vehic...

TORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - American rapper and song writer #LilNasX hopes his fans get to the "real me," behind the stage persona through his new documentary film, the musician told reporters at the #Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/police-use-water-cannon-climate-activists-block-dutch-highway-2023-09-09/

this is the way to do it! #juststopoil https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/police-use-water-cannon-climate-activists-block-dutch-highway-2023-09-09/

#Wordle 811 5/6* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 streak at 60!

how did #musk know about this drone attack in the first place A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.

the Guardian

Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official

Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’

best #marketing ever WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The family of a teenager who died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip as part of a social media challenge will gather to remember the promising basketball player at a vigil Friday while they await word from Massachusetts authorities about what caused his death.

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Teen's death leads to outpouring of concern over spicy chip challenge as sales are halted

The death of a Massachusetts teenager after his family said he ate an extremely spicy tortilla chip has led to an outpouring of concern about the s...

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ryan #pepiot, #dodger rookie pitcher, pitches seven innings of one-hit ball, perfect game broken up after the first 20 batters great job!

ryan #pepiot doing his best to lay claim to #urias rotation spot #dodgers #mlb

are you #cumbersome? do you think you are?

oh boy here i go on a Pink Floyd slash Roger Waters rant. is there a way to prevent this? can #lucious help? #pinkfloyd #gilmour #lockdownsessions #bravery #pinkyfloyd

Lucius

"New song "Old Tape (feat. Adam Granduciel) out now!"