She wore scrubs. She held his chart. And while he lay in that hospital bed weak, dying, she reached over and took his Rolex.
$45,000 gone in one quiet swipe. From a man who probably fought in a war, raised a family, paid his taxes, and trusted the woman in pink scrubs to care… pic.twitter.com/PbEhDfs7l1
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If the underlying story is real, prison seems appropriate. Wearing a Rolex in an unresponsive state is also not recommended.
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"Wearing a Rolex in an unresponsive state is also not recommended." An unresponsive state can happen to anyone at any time, it's not a choice unless it was self-induced. Wearing a Rolex at any time IS a choice.
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...This, ladies and gentlemen, is karma in all its full, unfettered glory. I follow Free Press on X, and it's always thoughtful and honest even if I don't necessarily agree with it. The CBS staff is already freaking out (and that's not an understatement) so it will be a joy to see who makes their performative exit...or who swallows their pride, shuts up, and keeps coloring.
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It is interesting to consider the reactor core of the conservative internet in the years directly after 9-11. It sort of like paging through my high school year book. I read LGF, Donald Sensing, Belmont Club, Winds of Change and Samizdata. It is impossible to go back. My hero’s were Bolton and Rumsfeld. I remember when I thought Tulsi Gabbard was my enemy because I thought she would become what AOC is. I may take a trip back to the beginning of Rantburg to visit my old self and our friends.
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I had forgotten about them. They were sort of in the AOL zone for me.
You mean Free Press or CBS?
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I think people should have the right to choose for themselves what they want to eat, provided lab grown meat poses no health problem and is clearly labeled as such. And I doubt this thing will ever taste like a prime rib steak, so I don't see the problem.
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...clearly labeled as such. That is the quandary. My nephew is allergic to soybeans and finding something that doesn't have 'textured vegetable protein' (AKA soya) added somewhere in the list of ingredients is a chore.
[IsraelTimes] In apparent demotion, top UK diplomat slated for justice ministry after deputy PM resigns for underpaying taxes; will be replaced by Cooper, who proscribed Palestine Action
Britannia’s David Lammy is being removed from the role of foreign minister, UK media reported Friday, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshuffles his cabinet following the resignation of deputy premier and housing minister Angela Rayner.
Rayner, a figurehead among Labour’s left-wing base, quit after an investigation found that she had underpaid property tax on a new home, in the latest blow to Starmer’s flagging 14-month-old premiership.
According to UK media, Lammy will become deputy prime minister and justice minister, and be replaced as foreign minister by current Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
According to Sky News, the move is seen as a large blow for Lammy after Starmer apparently promised him five years in the position as recently as November. The move is the most significant in Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle.
Lammy has recently assailed Israel over the war in Gaza. Speaking to the UK parliament earlier this week, he accused Israel of fomenting "man-made famine" in the Strip, a charge Israel has angrily denied.
As home secretary, Cooper has angered pro-Paleostinian activists in Britannia by proscribing the organization Paleostine Action after members of the anti-Israel group vandalized planes in a Royal Air Force base. Hundreds of people have been detained in London at demonstrations in support of the banned group.
Cooper is expected to be replaced by Shabana Mahmood, the current justice minister.
Cooper is one of Labour’s most senior figures, having served under former prime minister Gordon Brown ... the gormless former British PM ... . Her appointment will be seen as a promotion of sorts after overseeing the government’s often-criticized policy to tackle illegal migration.
Mahmood is also seen as a "safe pair of hands" in Labour, a no-nonsense politician who has not been scared to take bold action while running the justice system.
Loyalty is seen as vital by Starmer, who has suffered the most ministerial resignations — outside government reshuffles — of any British prime minister early in their tenure in almost 50 years.
Rayner, 45, was the eighth, and the most senior, ministerial departure from Starmer’s team, and the most damaging yet for the premier.
"Angela is a ’big beast’ and hard to replace," said one Labour politician, adding that the three new appointments were "sound" if not overly exciting.
Starmer offered Rayner support when she was first accused of avoiding 40,000 pounds ($54,000) in tax. In her resignation letter, Rayner apologized to the premier.
"I deeply regret my decision not to seek additional specialist tax advice," she said, adding she would also be stepping down as deputy leader of the Labour Party.
In his reply, Starmer told Rayner he was "very sad" to lose her from government, but added: "You will remain a major figure in our party."
Rayner’s resignation has put more pressure on Starmer, with Labour trailing Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform UK in the polls.
In a letter to Starmer, UK ethics chief Laurie Magnus wrote that Rayner had failed to "heed the caution" of legal advice she had received about the purchase of a home in south England, so he considered the UK ministerial code breached.
The 45-year-old Rayner has three sons, one of whom was born prematurely and is registered blind with lifelong special needs.
She said that after her 2023 divorce, she sold her part of the family home to a trust fund set up for her son to secure the specially-adapted house for her child’s future. She then used the money to help buy the £800,000 ($1.08 million) flat in Hove.
Rayner paid less tax because she claimed the flat was her main home rather than a second home. She later conceded this was wrong since her son is under 18 and therefore she was deemed to still have an interest in the former family home.
The ethics chief said the rules "entailed a considerable degree of complexity" and recognized that Rayner had twice been advised that the lower rate of stamp duty was applicable.
That advice, however, was qualified by the admission that it did not constitute expert tax advice. Rayner’s failure to seek further guidance meant she "cannot be considered to have met the highest possible standards of proper conduct," said Magnus.
Rayner had been tipped as a potential future Labour leader and has been a top target for political attacks by the opposition Conservatives and right-wing media.
She left school with no qualifications after becoming pregnant at age 16, and has a straight-talking style that has proved popular with working-class voters.
She grew up in Stockport on the outskirts of Manchester in northwest England, living in one of the area’s most deprived social housing complexes.
Update at 4:30 p.m. EDT: Woodrow submitted a post from Gateway Pundit on the subject with commentary, to whit:
In early 2019, SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron embarked on a covert mission that fell apart and cost lives, deep into North Korean territory to place a covert communications listening device, one of the riskiest operations in recent U.S. military history, the New York Times reported on Friday.
The goal was to plant a communications-interception device to monitor the country’s dictator Kim Jong-un’s private communications. The mission was, according to the Times, personally approved at the highest levels, with then-President Donald Trump allegedly giving the green light.
The covert mission was happening at the same time that Washington was seeking peace deals with the Communist country.
The goal was to plant a communications-interception device to monitor the country’s dictator Kim Jong-un’s private communications. The mission was, according to the Times, personally approved at the highest levels, with then-President Donald Trump allegedly giving the green light.
The covert mission was happening at the same time that Washington was seeking peace deals with the Communist country.
The operation was born out of frustration within U.S. intelligence circles. Despite years of sanctions and surveillance, obtaining reliable intelligence on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs remained difficult to obtain. Planners believed that a direct insertion of highly trained operatives might succeed where satellites, drones, and other remote methods had failed.
Despite the meticulous planning, the mission quickly went wrong. As the SEALs approached the shore, a North Korean fishing boat came into view. Believing they had been spotted, the team opened fire. What they encountered, however, were not armed soldiers but unarmed civilians diving for shellfish. Reports indicate that two to three civilians were killed instantly.
Allegedly, Congress was never told about the mission.
President Trump has said to reporters, as well, that he was not told of the operation. Trump, when asked about the operation after reports surfaced, denied prior knowledge. "I’m hearing it now for the first time," he told reporters.
The White House and Pentagon have largely declined to comment. Some SEALs involved in the mission reportedly received promotions despite the catastrophic outcome.
Yes it's the Times... Christmas of 88 I met Commander Donald Eiben (Chagrin Falls Ohio)a WWII and Korean war UDT. His team went deep into North Korea and grabbed a ChiCom general. "We lost a lot of good men but we got it done". Unfortunately he killed/drowned himself on the way to the submarine.
Donald also took part in Operation "Fishnet" 1952. "They didn't have air tanks so we cut the Korean diver's ligaments, then drag them down.
Eiben was one of the calmest toughest men we had the honor of knowing.
Summary:
Employer reported jobs up 22k,
adjustment to June and July down about that much
Average wages up as is productivity
Major annual adjust based on state unemployment tax reports will be made mid Sept (the previous two adjustments revised employment way down)
Federal employment down 90k+ since 2024 (which is a GDP loss in the short term but may be beneficial in the long term)
The bond market thinks a decrease in the Federal Funds rate is almost a lock for Sept 16-17 (not in BLS report but look at the action on rates of T instruments).
Washington, September 5, 2025, 23:44 — IA Regnum. The US Department of Defense may shift priorities from “containing” China and Russia to internal threats and the Western Hemisphere. This is reported by Politico, citing informed sources.
“The latest draft of the National Defense Strategy, which landed on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s desk last week, prioritizes domestic and regional objectives over countering adversaries like Beijing and Moscow, according to three people familiar with early versions of the report,” the publication says.
As the publication’s sources note, this calls into question the traditional foreign policy promises of the United States.
Earlier, the US Secretary of Defense reported that US President Donald Trump had ordered preparations to contain Russia and China, which had become closer. According to Hegseth, the US intends to rebuild its troops and restore their fighting spirit, but this does not mean that Washington is preparing for conflicts.
The head of the Pentagon specified that the United States will maintain its military capabilities “in space, in the sky, at sea, under water,” in this regard mentioning the “Golden Dome” system, which, in his opinion, “China cannot reproduce.”
[NYPOST] Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D) warned in an email sent to thousands of recipients that President Donald Trump could target Portland, Ore., next if they don't fix their homelessness crisis, according to OregonLive.
''Recent events in Washington, D.C., show us what will happen to Portland if we don't move with speed, purpose and compassion to address the humanitarian crisis on our streets,'' Wilson wrote, according to OregonLive.
''The federal administration deploys bulldozers and mass arrests by masked agents; the opposite of our outreach worker and emergency shelter strategy.''
Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., to crack down on crime in the city and said he planned to send troops to Chicago as well.
''Let's work together by volunteering and donating, and prove the administration's heavy-handed tactics are not needed in our city,'' the email continued, according to OregonLive.
The White House told Fox News Digital getting homeless people off the streets is ''commonsense.''
''All local leaders should see the tremendous results achieved by President Trump in DC and look to emulate them in their own cities. President Trump's actions to get homeless people off the street makes the city safer for residents, visitors, and the homeless people themselves. This is commonsense and should be embraced by others around the country,'' White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
Wilson's email reportedly included information about how people can help nonprofit organizations that run homelessness programs in the city.
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Be nice if they could take out Wilson and most of the city council along with the homeless. I hear they found a neat little place in Africa that agreed to take Maryland man, should have room for a few more on the plane?
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make a nice cozy place for them near Steens Mtn
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Wilson is not able to make significant progress regarding homelessness due to his political ideology. All the effective tools are off-limits to him. The most likely outcome of the memo is a strategy to collude together with media allies to change statistics, stage fake photo ops and lie in general. His message is basically, “Let’s fabricate together to change people’s perception that our city is a reeking hellhole of Antifa thugs, druggies and the homeless.”
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Portland spent $724 million on the homeless last year. With a gravy train like that you have to wonder whether anyone actually wants to solve the problem.
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^ That $724 million went somewhere but it's for damn sure the homeless never saw a penny of it.
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[American Rifleman] While the MP5, HK33 and G3 are still very effective platforms, firearms have gained innovations over the past half century that don’t easily fit within the constraints of these legacy designs. Modern manufacturing techniques mean that machined billet aluminum alloy is lighter and more affordable than steel stampings. Modularity can be built-in, rather than requiring some type of adapting interface for mounting optics and other accessories, allowing a firearm to be tailor fit to the shooter. The market is dominated by certain patterns of furniture, magazines and fire control components, meaning that compatibility with these formats allows for the end user to easily upgrade and customize their own firearms. Zenith Firearms has attempted to offer the best of both worlds—a traditional roller-delayed blowback operating system in a firearm with the latest 21st century features with its Modern Roller-Delayed System (MRDS).
[Jerusalem Post] The $9.8 billion contract with the US Army will see Lockheed Martin produce nearly 2,000 Patriot Advanced Capability–3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors.
As demand for missile defense interceptors continues to rise around the globe, the US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion contract for Patriot missiles, the largest in the company's history.
It is the largest order ever of Patriot missiles, covering close to 2,000 missiles and related hardware. Lockheed is manufacturing the newest version of the interceptors that arm the Patriot, known as PAC-3 MSE, which costs about $4 million each, according to Army budget documents.
The Navy also anticipates integrating the Lockheed Martin-made missiles with ships' air defenses.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Gordon Brown
[NYPOST] Portland Mayor 
