[NYP] Pedophile and disgraced British rock star Ian Watkins was slaughtered in his jail cell Saturday.
Another convict ambushed the singer and used a shank to slash the 48-year-old’s throat after the cells at HM Prison Wakefield were unlocked for the morning, sources told The Sun.
The ex-Lostprophet frontman’s jugular was severed and he succumbed to blood loss.
"Watkins has been killed in the most brutal way possible — and the attack was shocking, even by prison standards," the source told the outlet. I can think of more brutal ways...
[Atlanta News First] A Burger King employee was shot on Friday night after a fight over a food order turned violent, according to police.
Officers responded to the fast food restaurant at 1130 Moreland Ave. SE at around 8 p.m., where they found the 35-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. She was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
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I once bought a six pack of Micky’s Malt Liquor illegally in Detroit in 1984. The entire transaction was transacted through a bank teller style box. All the employees were behind bullet proof glass. I saw the same setup st a Church’s Chicken, I am not sure where or when. We may see more of that. Drive thru windows are generally safer although my daughter was dating a manager at a local DQ that had to save a petite female employee from being dragged out the window and abducted. Another customer tried to climb in through the window to choke him out in an instance where a promotional cotton candy flavoring was out of stock because meth.
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a promotional cotton candy flavoring was out of stock because meth
Huh? Maybe you could expound a bit on that one.
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[Regnum] An unknown gunman opened fire in the central square of the German city of Giessen, injuring several people. This was reported on October 11 by the German news agency DPA, citing a police spokesperson.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:10 PM local time (4:10 PM Moscow time). The suspect managed to escape, and an operation to apprehend him is currently underway.
A police spokesperson also stated that there is no danger to the public. Officers have cordoned off the area near the crime scene.
According to law enforcement, the incident may be related to a bookmaker's office.
Three people were injured after a person fired shots into a betting shop in the town of Giessen in central Germany on Saturday afternoon, police said, adding that the suspect was later caught and detained.
"Three people were injured inside the shop. Emergency services took them to hospitals for treatment," a police statement said.
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Chain Gangs and Death Sentences executed in less than 5 years would greatly help. Instead of semi-Cozy Prison with FREE Room and board, 3 squares, TV and snacks.
🚨 Secret Service & NYPD Raid NYC Bodegas Stealing EBT Funds and Debit Card Info 🚨
Federal agents and NYPD officers carried out multiple raids across New York City after uncovering a major skimming operation targeting low-income families. Several bodegas were caught using fake… pic.twitter.com/2P9eJ8Xe4H
…caught using fake card readers to steal EBT food stamp funds and debit card PINs, draining victims’ accounts without their knowledge.
Officials say these devices looked almost identical to real machines, making them nearly impossible to spot. The stolen data was allegedly used to clone cards and make illegal withdrawals.
Authorities are warning the public that similar scams are happening nationwide — not just in NYC. If you use EBT or debit cards, check your balance often, report strange activity, and cover the keypad when entering your PIN.
This bust is part of a growing effort to stop financial crimes targeting working families.
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The last time I went into a Golden Corral I saw a scruffy looking dude standing at the buffet feeding his face with his bare hands. None else seemed to notice the spectacle. I won't ever return.
[Daily Caller] Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to President Donald Trump for his "decisive support" of their cause.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee (NNC) granted the prize Friday to Machado for "promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," according to a press release. Machado promptly dedicated her prize to "the suffering people of Venezuela" and the American president.
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DJT is the ultimate troll. I predict that he will have himself introduced at some MMA event as “Nobel Prize Not Winning, Two Time President, Donald J Trump.”
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[Regnum] A rat scared a news anchor and nearly disrupted Al Jazeera's live broadcast from London. A video of the October 11 broadcast was published online.
The anchor was reading from the teleprompter when a rodent scurried across the table. The journalist screamed and jumped from her chair, interrupting the broadcast for a few seconds. She then returned to her seat, apologized to the audience, and continued presenting the news.
The video went viral on social media and garnered a strong response from viewers. Comments noted that the Al Jazeera studio is located in one of London's most prestigious areas.
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[Regnum] At least seven people were killed and 11 more were injured in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of the Philippines, Reuters reported on October 10. 7.4 is a pretty good shake
"Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the southern Philippines on Friday [October 10], killing at least seven people," the publication said.
In addition, cities located in the immediate vicinity of the earthquake's epicenter suffered significant damage: the tremors damaged infrastructure and resulted in significant destruction of buildings and structures.
According to preliminary information, approximately 8,500 people were affected by the disaster, a significant number of whom were quickly evacuated to safe areas by rescue services. The threat of a tsunami and earthquake has been removed. A TASS source at the Russian Embassy later reported that the diplomatic mission had not received any information about Russian citizens injured in the disaster.
On September 30, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines. The earthquake, of tectonic origin, originated at a depth of 5 km, approximately 20 km northeast of Bogo City in Cebu Province. The earthquake killed at least 60 people.
[GEO.TV] The Bangladesh army on Saturday said that arrest warrants issued against senior officers had affected troop morale ahead of elections, but pledged to uphold justice amid rising tensions.
On Wednesday, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued warrants for two dozen military officers over their alleged role in enforced disappearances during ousted premier the loathesomeSheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and now exiled former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She was President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia showed such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums. That is probably because Khaleda's late husband was the Pak tool who had Mujib assassinated... 's rule.
The tribunal is prosecuting former senior figures connected to Hasina's ousted government and her now-banned Awami League party.
The warrants followed an inquiry commission's verification of more than 250 cases of disappearances, allegedly carried out by security forces, spanning the 15 years that Hasina's Awami League was in power.
Major General Md Hakimuzzaman, the army's adjutant general, acknowledged the impact of the tribunal's move.
"I can't deny that the arrest warrants against military officers are affecting us, but we will remain steadfast in ensuring justice," Hakimuzzaman told news hounds in Dhaka.
The interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, has formed the commission to investigate cases of disappearances and has received around 1,700 complaints so far.
Hakimuzzaman said 15 serving officers had been taken into custody following the warrants.
"They are detached from their families and are being held in high-security detention with guards and other necessary arrangements," he said.
The officers are expected to appear before the ICT on October 22.
"There are certain issues that need to be resolved soon, and we will seek answers from the appropriate authority," Hakimuzzaman added.
This marks the first time such a large number of senior-ranking former and serving security officials are likely to face civilian trials in Bangladesh.
[Royal Air Force] Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft fly 12-hour mission along Russian border to monitor NATO’s eastern border. Joint mission saw US Air Force air refuelling tanker provide support in demonstration of trans-Atlantic NATO unity. Mission will boost national security, delivering on government’s Plan for Change.
Two of the Royal Air Force’s most advanced surveillance aircraft flew a 12-hour mission yesterday (Thursday 9 Oct 25) as they patrolled the border of Russia along NATO’s eastern flank.
Demonstrating the UK’s operational readiness and the collective resolve of NATO, a RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence surveillance aircraft and P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft collectively flew nearly 10,000 miles from the High North along the border with Russia, down past Belarus and Ukraine.
The mission was supported by a United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refuelling Wing, which extended the operational reach of the two RAF aircraft, in a display of trans-Atlantic unity between NATO allies.
[CSIS] Russia is conducting an escalating and violent campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence (the GRU), according to a new CSIS database of Russian activity. The number of Russian attacks nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024. Russia’s primary targets have included transportation, government, critical infrastructure, and industry, and its main weapons and tactics have included explosives, blunt or edged instruments (such as anchors), and electronic attack. Despite the increase in Russian attacks, Western countries have not developed an effective strategy to counter these attacks.
INTRODUCTION
Russia is engaged in an aggressive campaign of subversion and sabotage against European and U.S. targets, which complement Russia’s brutal conventional war in Ukraine. The number of Russian attacks in Europe nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, after quadrupling between 2022 and 2023. Russia’s military intelligence service, the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (or GRU), was likely responsible for many of these attacks, either directly by their own officers or indirectly through recruited agents. The GRU and other Russian intelligence agencies frequently recruited local assets to plan and execute sabotage and subversion missions. Other operations relied on Russia’s "shadow fleet," commercial ships used to circumvent Western sanctions, for undersea attacks.
The data indicate that Russia poses a serious threat to the United States and Europe and that the Russian government, including President Vladimir Putin, cannot be trusted. Roughly 27 percent of the attacks were against transportation targets (such as trains, vehicles, and airplanes), another 27 percent were against government targets (such as military bases and officials), 21 percent were against critical infrastructure targets (such as pipelines, undersea fiber-optic cables, and the electricity grid), and 21 percent were against industry (such as defense companies). Many of these targets had links to Western aid to Ukraine, such as companies producing or shipping weapons and other matériel to Ukraine. Russia also used a variety of weapons and tactics. The most common (35 percent) involved explosives and incendiaries. Other weapons and tactics included blunt or edged instruments (27 percent), such as anchors used to cut undersea fiber-optic cables; electronic attack (15 percent); and the weaponization of illegal immigrants (8 percent).
The increase in attacks indicates that the West has failed to coerce Russia from stopping its campaign of sabotage and subversion. Russian attacks are not just a European problem, but a U.S. problem as well. The GRU and other organizations have conducted operations against U.S. targets, such as U.S. bases in Germany. The United States and European countries, including the European Union and NATO, have largely focused on defensive measures to counter Russian actions, such as sharing intelligence and strengthening resilience (including cyber defense). While these efforts are necessary, they are not sufficient. NATO countries should develop a calibrated offensive campaign against Russia that includes several components: escalating sanctions against Moscow; targeted offensive cyber operations against important Russian military and commercial targets; information and influence operations targeting the populations of Russia and its partners, such as Belarus; and more aggressive actions against assets valuable to Russia, such as its shadow fleet. In short, NATO should design a campaign to escalate the costs on Russia should the country continue such operations.
To better understand Russian actions, this brief asks several questions. What are Russian objectives in conducting these attacks? What are the main tactics and targets of Russian actions? And what should the United States and other Western countries do to better deter and counter Russian activity?
To answer these questions, the analysis utilizes several sources of data. Most importantly, it builds and analyzes a database of Russian destructive attacks and plots between January 2022 and March 2025, including date, location, target, weapon, and other information.1 In addition, it supplements this database with an overview of historical Russian and Soviet activity. It also utilizes data from other sources, such as CSIS’s database of hundreds of cyber incidents since 2006. Finally, it uses information from interviews with U.S. and European government officials.
The recent explosion at the munitions plant in Tennessee needs further examination. Did intelligence intercepts prompt the Hegseth meeting with the nation's top military leaders ?
See a brief follow up report about the munitions plant here.
[ZERO] China's latest decision to expand rare earth export controls, adding holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, and ytterbium to the restricted list just days ago, serves as yet another wake-up call for the Trump administration and Washignton as a whole. The U.S. remains dangerously dependent on China, the world's largest producer of rare earths, for these critical minerals that are essential inputs into the manufacturing of drones, humanoid robots, EVs, and advanced weaponry.
Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey sat down with Bloomberg on Friday to discuss how America's defense supply chains are dangerously reliant on China. He said the U.S. must urgently "reindustrialize" and rebuild its capacity to produce rare earths, semiconductors, and advanced computing hardware domestically if it wants to survive the 2030s.
"I mean, the reality is that our interests are relatively divergent at this point," Luckey said, referencing President Trump's late tariff threats (read here) against Being. "We need to make our own chips, our own computers, our own products downstream. China has a lot of leverage right now, and that makes it very hard to negotiate. They do have a lot of leverage right now, and so it's very hard to make deals with them. I think it's actually healthy for the US-China relationship for it not to be so dependent on China right now."
Luckey noted that Anduril, one of the fastest-growing defense technology startups in the U.S, has been heavily sanctioned by China, forcing it to eliminate all supply chain exposure in China.
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EG.
Accurate Energetic Systems LLC.
The Tenn explosives plant that blew up Oct 10th is a good example.
They purchase a lot of raw and pre-finished materials from Russia and China, to make US DOD used items.
Maybe the DC Swamp should require DOD vendors to source US ONLY materials, or look for, or develop NEW weapons to use.
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I would like to see more in-sourcing and reinfustrializatiinninstead of logistics folks whining.
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This has been a problem for decades. I never could understand why we let China manufacture our computers. I understand their labor is dirt cheap but that's not a good enough reason control production of such important items. It was like letting them hold our short hairs. Just stupid. And you don't even know what they might embed in some of that firmware.
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...not enough reason to let them control...
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BREAKING Minnesota is ending healthcare to illegals
Resident got her benefits renewal and “Changes to Minnesotacare — Beginning January 1st, 2026 Undocumented non-citizens who are 18 years or older are not eligible Minnesota Care”
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.
