“Good evening Mr. Walrus. Got something a little bit different for you today.”
“And what would that be, pray tell.”
“Well, we are using actual cartoons this time around.”
“About time.”
Winner
This week.
Suspect ID’d in fatal shooting of title-winning college gymnast Kara Welsh
NY Post | 9/3/24 | Isabel KeaneThe man accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast Kara Welsh has been identified as a former wrestler at the college, police said.
Chad T. Richards, 23, of Loves Park, Illinois, was arrested Friday night after allegedly shooting the award-winning gymnast multiple times at an apartment about a block from the university’s main campus, the Whitewater Police Department said.
Whitewater police have requested charges from the district attorney’s office of first-degree intentional homicide,
endangering safety by the use of a dangerous weapon and
disorderly conduct while armed,
cops said.
It’s Murder! With a gun! “Endangering safety”?? “Disorderly conduct”??
What you should know about Russia’s new nuclear cruise missile
Cinecitta Obernai | 9/3/24 | Weston[Odd source; odd author. — Oppo]
On Monday, Reuters reported on my discovery that Russia appears to be building the first launch facility for its experimental Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, which the United States calls the SSC-X-9 Skyfall. The facility is nearly complete, suggesting that the new missile could soon enter service with Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces.
[One does not actually have to capitalize everything for emphasis. — Oppo]
There is a lot of hype surrounding the Burevestnik: US authorities have denounced Russia’s development of “radiation-emitting, nuclear-powered cruise missiles” and called the system a “flying Chernobyl.” Unlike conventional cruise missiles, which are powered by jet engines, the Burevestnik is powered by an unprotected nuclear reactor. This means it can – at least in theory – travel almost unlimited distances.