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Today in History

1775		George Washington takes command of the Continental Army.
1790		In Paris, the Marquis of Condorcet proposes granting civil rights to women.
1844		American ambassador Caleb Cushing successfully negotiates a commercial treaty with China.
1863		Confederate forces attack the center of the Union line at Gettysburg, but fail to break it.
1878		John Wise flies the first dirigible in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
1901		The Wild Bunch, led by Butch Cassidy, commits its last American robbery near Wagner, Montana, taking $65,000 from a Great Northern train.
1903		The first cable across the Pacific Ocean is spliced between Honolulu, Midway, Guam and Manila.
1944		The U.S. First Army opens a general offensive to break out of the hedgerow area of Normandy, France.
1945		U.S. troops land at Balikpapan and take Sepinggan airfield on Borneo in the Pacific.
1950		U.S. carrier-based planes attack airfields in the Pyongyang-Chinnampo area of North Korea in the first air-strike of the Korean War.
1954		Food rationing ends in Great Britain almost nine years after the end of World War II.
1962		Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
1967		North Vietnamese soldiers attack South Vietnam’s only producing coal mine at Nong Son.

California Tells NRA To Fuck Off, Passes Several Gun Reforms

Watch the wingnuts and the NRA (is there a difference) implode in 3…2…1…

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N.C.'s Moron McCrory wants $500,000 in disaster relief funding to defend anti-trans law

N.C.'s Moron McCrory wants $500,000 in disaster relief funding to defend anti-trans law

“The moron asked for it,” said state Senate Budget Chair Harry Brown (R).

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This foul piece of inhuman excrement will soon be gone!

ChristianMingle slapped with fine and ordered to no longer exclude same-sex dating ads

BUSTED: ChristianMingle slapped with fine and ordered to no longer exclude same-sex dating ads

The dating website ChristianMingle.com will now have to let people seeking same-sex relationships post ads.

Macy’s forced Muslim woman to pay ‘ransom’ after bogus shoplifting bust:

Macy’s forced Muslim woman to pay ‘ransom’ after bogus shoplifting bust: lawsuit

A class action lawsuit filed against Macy’s claims that the retailer detained at least two women suspected of shoplifting for hours in the basement of its New York store.

Minneapolis students wounded after drunken gunman opens fire while screaming ‘fuck Muslims’

Minneapolis students wounded after drunken gunman opens fire while screaming ‘fuck Muslims’

TV Reporter Arrested and Chained to Bench When Trying to Investigate Suspicious Police Practices

TV Reporter Arrested and Chained to Bench When Trying to Investigate Suspicious Police Practices

Disabled woman beaten bloody by TSA agents after becoming confused and afraid at security checkpoint

Disabled woman beaten bloody by TSA agents after becoming confused and afraid at security checkpoint

Man arrested after mistaking water treatment plant for a meth lab

A man who mistook a rural water treatment plant in New Zealand for a methamphetamine production laboratory, and detained two workers for three hours while he searched the facility for meth, has been sentenced to home detention. Michael James Roy Turner, 29, appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Friday charged with two counts of kidnapping, one charge of burglary, and two counts each of assaulting police and resisting police.

All the charges related to an incident on February 26 when, at 8.30am, he broke into the Waitomo District Council-owned plant in Benneydale under the illusion that it was a sophisticated methamphetamine operation.In doing so, he activated an alarm and two workers from the infrastructure management company Veolia​ Water went to investigate. On entering, the pair were confronted by Turner, who was armed with a large hunting knife in a sheath attached to his belt.
Although he did not brandish the knife, he was acting in an erratic and irrational manner and demanded they make him some meth. The pair felt compelled to stay where they were to avoid upsetting him. According to the police summary of facts, at one point Turner began licking some of the glassware in the facility and snorted chlorine from a container, evidently under the impression that the residue and powder were methamphetamine. After being detained for three hours, the two workers escaped and called the police. Turner fled into an area of bush behind the plant and was soon tracked down by two constables and a police dog.

Turner struggled violently as the two police officers attempted to arrest him and managed to get hold of one of the constable's batons, which he used against both officers before eventually being restrained. Although shaken, the two workers were unharmed. They declined an invitation to take part in a restorative justice meeting with Turner. Judge Kim Saunders sentenced Turner to seven months of home detention, with conditions including not to possess or consume alcohol or drugs that were not prescribed to him. Before sentencing, Turner's counsel Jarom Keung said Turner had been in custody since his arrest and asked for that to be taken into account. An additional charge of aggravated burglary was withdrawn by the Crown.

This Amazing Photo of a Breastfeeding Bride Has Gone Viral

This Amazing Photo of a Breastfeeding Bride Has Gone Viral

Cult tries to punish girls who sued over sex abuse by outing them

Cult tries to punish girls who sued over sex abuse by outing them: ’They should not be able to hide’

Kessler Lichtenegger, a former volunteer at Westside Family Cult, pleaded guilty last year to attempted rape and attempted electronic solicitation involving two girls who attended the cult.

Man acquitted of rape told he must notify cops 24 hours before having sex

Man acquitted of rape told he must notify cops 24 hours before having sex — or go to prison for 5 years

A man who was acquitted on rape charges following a retrial in 2015 claims he is going on a hunger strike after being informed he must notify the police 24 hours before having sex.

Woman accused of assaulting partner with a toilet roll

A woman from Cockenzie in East Lothian, Scotland, has appeared in court accused of assaulting her partner with a toilet roll. Karen Cosgrove, 38, is said to have attacked Stephen McKinnon with the roll of paper during an incident at her home address last month.
Cosgrove is also alleged to have shouted out that Mr McKinnon was hitting her when in fact he was not.
It is alleged Cosgrove was being watched by neighbors when she made the false attack comments. Cosgrove denies the charges and will return to court on August 3.

Man arrested for allegedly grabbing women's buttocks after 'trying to get his heart rate up'

When police in Indianapolis first spotted him on Monday night, George Owens had just finished sprinting down Massachusetts Avenue, scaling lamp posts like some kind of urban Tarzan. The first officer on the scene then watched as Owens raced down the middle of the street and ducked into the Ball & Biscuit, a popular bar known for its craft cocktails.

A minute later, according to court documents, Owens was back out into the street, but not before grabbing and squeezing the buttocks of two women in the bar. As police questioned Owens, 35, they learned he'd been running around "trying to get his heart rate up." Owens told officers that running and displaying his energy is his "mating call," and that he was out that night looking for a mate.
Two women, who were inside Ball & Biscuit when Owens rushed in, accused him of grabbing their buttocks as he made his way back toward the bathrooms. Owens denied the accusation, and said he merely brushed passed the two women on his way to the bathroom. Earlier this month, Owens was accused of grabbing a woman's breast as she was walking.
The woman told police, according to court documents, Owens approached her and, while trying to reach for her purse, grabbed her breast. In that incident, Owens was charged with misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury. He pleaded guilty, was given a year's probation. This latest incident violated that probation, and the Marion County prosecutor's office is asking that Owens be held in custody for at least seven days. He has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery and remains in the Marion County Jail on a $500 bond.

There's a Tibetan dialect called 'Mustang'

There's a Tibetan dialect called 'Mustang' -- and it's staying alive in the US  

Prehistoric Cave Contains a Hidden, 6,000-Year-Old Telescope

Prehistoric Cave Contains a Hidden, 6,000-Year-Old Telescope

The telescope was used by prehistoric people to predict the changing of the seasons.​​

Scientists discover gut bacteria that influences mood by ‘eating’ brain chemical

Scientists discover gut bacteria that influences mood by ‘eating’ brain chemical

The discovery of this relationship between the gut biome and brain chemistry could lead the way to new treatments for depression and a host of other disorders.

Two men face several charges following moose riding incident

A year after a video was posted to YouTube showing a man riding a moose, two men from Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, have been charged under the Wildlife Act.

The video, shot from a motor boat, shows a moose being chased across a shallow body of water, before a man jumps onto the animal and rides it for 15 seconds before falling off. Others on the boat can be heard laughing.
The Conservation Officer Service says that a year long investigation has led to two suspects being charged with three counts, including harassing wildlife, attempting to capture wildlife and hunting big game while the animal is swimming.

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The men were tracked down after the body of water in the video was identified as Tuchodi Lakes near Fort Nelson. The men, who were not named, are due to appear in court in Fort Nelson on Aug. 8.

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