Isn't Stevie bright enough to hire a security consultant to develop a more robust safety strategy than "off with their heads?"
Not an endorsement of harassment but Stevie seems like a target rich environment. Ask a DV survivor how hard it is to nail suspects sometimes
Stevie, harassing phone calls? That pesky #RuleOfLaw stuff. Possibly everyone swept up in ICE nonsense is thinking "karma's a bi*ch"
I hope the fired agents sue everyone they can.
Someone needs to get Stevie a copy of ne of Gavin DeBecker's books.
Stevie and his wife should get new VERY private phone numbers. Then they should let the old number collect whatever comes in so MAYBE there would actually be enough to prosecute.
There are some passing references here to things that can come up in domestic violence situations so RantWoman is sticking in a shout out that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Wherein Sammy Obeid schools about the difference between cancel and boycott as well as other matters of culture, performance, and intellectual property / copyright.
Look. RantWoman is still waiting for the check that was supposed to come from the Soros foundation for protests in 20 so RantWoman is happy to put President #StableGenius blatant on camera bribe offer on her list of sure, of course payments.
But blatantly offering bribes for votes on camera goes WAY beyond any outer limit of presidential duties and RantWoman would SO like to see a whole bunch of attorneys general immediately file attempted bribery charges.
Suffocating another country under the US flag, even symbolically, is so far beyond the Icelanders' usual list of "Tourists, please don't do that" behaviors that one has no idea where to begin.
RantWoman would HAPPILY sign #DonSnoreleone up for one of those stay free in Iceland and tend some farm animals for a while gigs she has seen advertised during her fitful interactions with Instagram.
Fortunately for everyone, Iceland probably does not have to deal with this offer because the President is having trouble walking and speaking so probably his doctors and the Secret Service would discourage him from tending farm animals. Probably
Please enjoy (?) the video that caused RantWoman to blurt out the above offer.
This video is a very clear explanation of LOTS of problematic behaviors in US economic policy.
RantWoman would dearly love to follow the video to recommendations about which candidates running in November are most likely to be able to protect ordinary US workers from all of this. ALas, that direction is probably not to be had.
But RantWoman finds this video VERY clear and helpful.
Who says President #StableGenius gets to be the only US public figure antagonizing Canada, HOEPFULLY still one of the US closest allies and trading partners?
Look! Here comes Pete Hegseth, strong competitor if not champion "Worst #SecDef ever dissing girls and young women at summer camp!
So manly. Such strategery! Excellent way to win friends and influence people.
RantWoman is heartened by all the local communities rising up and fighting to keep data centers AWAY.
Aside from general peeves about electricity and water demands, noise and pollution, RantWoman has the following serious beefs with AI showing up EVERYWHERE.
--A lot of the time, RantWoman does not, Not, NOT want multiple lines of description pablum. She just wants a direct link to what the organization she is searching for chooses to say THEMSELVES.
--RantWoman already has plenty to read / filter in her email. RantWoman does not, Not, NOT need Gemini adding more verbiage to wade through.
--RantWoman does not, Not, NOT want AI help in composing obituaries about RantMom. RantWoman wants clear pricing based on word counts and the time and space to edit her own dang postings and / or more importantly to experience the thrills of sibling bonding while collaborating with Little Sister.
And one more thing: rare books are ARTIFACTS in their own right and deserve protection from the barbarians at Amazon who cut them apart to feed into their AI models.
RantWoman does NOT like to wake up to items like this in the morning newsfeed.
RantWoman is also a judgmental witch: was the person on the eBike doing ANYTHING to be visible to motorists? It's a tragedy all around but RantWoman has to ask.
Even if your vehicle is not a car, you better understand STOPPING DISTANCE for vehicles of different sizes. The bus is A LOT bigger than an e-bike or e-scooter. It takes longer to stop, and it can do even more damage than a car.
Sincerely hoping for this guy's recovery.
DO NOT cross against the light. DO NOT even try to beat the light.
RantWoman is NOT nostalgic for the late summer of 1991 when the Soviet union was falling apart, much less for the Soviet history of many measures just like this.
RantWoman cannot speak for everyone who probably felt understandable panic at the #BiteOfSeattle during the recent mass shooting. RantWoman and a friend were on our way home from a weekend trip when two police vehicles went screaming past us about 6 pm. Very quickly there was a post on Twitter / X "shooting at Seattle Center. Please avoid the area." That was all the info RantWoman needed for the moment.
Now, aside from police chief exit and transition drama, RantWoman is curious about LOTS of details. Investigators so far say the bullets fired by the 15-year-old arrested on the scene are not the bullets that killed the people who died. It is not clear based on information released so far how many bullets were fired from which guns and who fired the guns.
RantWoman is wondering: did some of the gunfire hit people who were just bystanders? Was the possible third shooter an armed civilian or somehow involved in whatever led up to the gunfire. RantWoman has no basis for speculating and will be very interested to see whether anything useful gets uploaded to the Seattle PD information portal.
In the meantime, just down the road, another mass shooting at the new #In-N-Out burger in Twin Falls, complete with an armed, and apparently well-trained civilian in the picture.
Readers absolutely are likely to find some of the perspectives in this video challenging.
RantWoman HAS OPINIONS on the other side.
RantWoman's opinions:
1. As with the Seattle Center shooting, RantWoman wants to know who fired the fatal bullets.
2. RantDad would not be the sort of father who would hand his daughter a handgun and tell her how to handle things. RantWoman really also considers it impractical even to make use of the provision in WA state law that allows legally blind people to get concealed carry permits.
3. RantWoman finders herself wondering whether there would be less gun-related STUPIDITY if EVERYONE were forced, say in high school, to take a gun safety class.
4. RantWoman recently received email from a Jewish friend who lives in a Southern state. Ahead of the coming High Holy Days, this friend's synagogue is offering training training basically about first aid for gunshot wounds. RantWoman so wishes that were not necessary.
5. Ditto for the gun check RantWoman and a young student visiting Seattle for a summer internship encountered when we went to a neighborhood Juneteenth celebration. RantWoman follows enough news to understand why, and yet...
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