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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

My current blessing is "May you have fewer problems than I've had."

It used to be "May you be in Heaven for an hour before the Devil knows you're dead." Not received well.

Seems kinda self-centered.

Boru

[brewer]

It's been announced that Princess Kate is undergoing treatment for cancer.  Though not a big fan of the royal family, I hope the outcome is good for her.  Dealing with cancer is rough and she has three young children to try to be there for.  

Just out of being human I hope she has a full recovery and doesn't suffer too much from the chemo.

I wonder if they are regretting chasing Harry away? I hear that Camilla is handling a lot of duties.

[Fake Messiah]

Putin's incompetence is at fault here

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in busy Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 40 dead

According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the attack and is being kept updated on measures on the ground.

Earlier this month, the US embassy in Russia said it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow,” including concerts. The embassy warned US citizens to avoid large gatherings.

In a speech Tuesday to Russia’s federal security agency, Putin called the embassy’s warnings about potential terror attacks in Moscow “provocative,” saying “these actions resemble outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.”

The US embassy in Moscow on Friday said it was “aware of reports of an ongoing terrorist incident at Crocus City Hall” and advised US citizens to not travel to Russia.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/22/europ...index.html

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Putin's incompetence is at fault here

ISIS claims responsibility for attack in busy Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 40 dead

According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the attack and is being kept updated on measures on the ground.

Earlier this month, the US embassy in Russia said it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow,” including concerts. The embassy warned US citizens to avoid large gatherings.

In a speech Tuesday to Russia’s federal security agency, Putin called the embassy’s warnings about potential terror attacks in Moscow “provocative,” saying “these actions resemble outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society.”

The US embassy in Moscow on Friday said it was “aware of reports of an ongoing terrorist incident at Crocus City Hall” and advised US citizens to not travel to Russia.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/22/europ...index.html

Not sure you can pin this one on Putin. The notion terrorist attacks are completely preventable - even with actionable intelligence - is a fantasy.

Boru

[Fake Messiah]

If Putin did not ignore the warning given to him by the US intelligence maybe he could have prevented it.

He called called warnings of terror attacks "Western blackmail".

Hello. In any normal country, such a statement followed by an actual attack resulting in hundreds of victims would have led to an immediate resignation and criminal investigation for failing to carry out the responsibilities of protecting the country's citizens.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Not sure you can pin this one on Putin. The notion terrorist attacks are completely preventable - even with actionable intelligence - is a fantasy.

Boru

He's free to choose who to believe.

[Belacqua]

Hello. In any normal country, such a statement followed by an actual attack resulting in hundreds of victims would have led to an immediate resignation and criminal investigation for failing to carry out the responsibilities of protecting the country's citizens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Ladin_...0aircraft.

[Ravenshire]

Hello. In any normal country, such a statement followed by an actual attack resulting in hundreds of victims would have led to an immediate resignation and criminal investigation for failing to carry out the responsibilities of protecting the country's citizens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Ladin_...0aircraft.

Yeah, and Dubya should've resigned. Do you have a point here, other than your daily dig at all things American?

[Pat Mustard]

Kyle Rittenhouse Flees Stage After Face-Off With Booing Protesters

Kyle Rittenhouse, who became a darling of the right after shooting three protesters in 2020, hightailed it off a stage at the University of Memphis on Wednesday night as a crowd of demonstrators booed him.

Video from the event showed several protesters in black T-shirts in attendance. One of them stood up and questioned Rittenhouse about Charlie Kirk, the far-right conservative activist whose youth organization, Turning Point U.S.A., sponsored Rittenhouse’s appearance.
When the protester alleged that Kirk has “said a lot of racist things,” Rittenhouse immediately grew defensive.

“Like what? What racist things has Charlie Kirk said?” he fired back from the podium. “We’re gonna have a bit of a dialogue of what racist things Charlie Kirk said.”

The protester was unfazed.

“He says that we shouldn't celebrate Juneteenth, we shouldn’t celebrate Martin Luther King Day—we should be working those days. He called Ketanji Brown Jackson an affirmative action hire, he said all this nonsense about George Floyd, and he said he’d be scared if a Black pilot was on a plane. Does that not seem racist?”

“I don’t know anything about that,” Rittenhouse said, prompting jeers from the room.

“After all the things I just told you, would you consider that hate speech?” the protester asked.

“I’m not gonna comment on that,” Rittenhouse answered, as the room once again erupted in boos. Rittenhouse waited on stage for a beat, but stormed off after he was approached by one of the event’s organizers. He did not look back or make any other comments as he left the stage.

The boos turned to cheers as he walked off.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kyle-ritte...protesters

Serves him right, the shitty little murderer that he is.

[Pat Mustard]

Toddler Dies - Left Alone While Mother Went On Holiday

Warning: This is a really hard read.

Boru

Yeah, saw that one when it popped up on the Guardian. Just to add to everybody's nightmare fuel, though, it's not actually the worst thing I've read happen to an infant.