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FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer
The FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Mrs Whitmer has become a target of coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict mitigation measures that were overturned by a judge last week. Officials say the kidnapping plot involved six men who planned to hold a "treason trial" for her. Mrs Whitmer's office has yet to comment. In May, armed protesters opposed to lockdown stormed the state capitol. According to a sworn FBI affidavit, an undercover law enforcement source attended a June meeting in Dublin, Ohio, where a group of Michigan-based militia members discussed overthrowing state governments "that they believed were violating the US Constitution". -
White House hosted Covid 'superspreader' event, says Dr Fauci
Top US virus expert Dr Anthony Fauci has criticised the White House for hosting a gathering last month that has been linked to an outbreak of Covid-19.
Dr Fauci, a member of the White House's coronavirus task force, said the president's unveiling of his judicial nominee was a "superspreader event". Dozens of White House aides and other contacts were reportedly infected. President Donald Trump's doctors have just cleared him to hold public events as he himself recovers from Covid-19. Mr Trump - who was discharged from hospital on Monday after three nights - plans to hold a medical "evaluation" on Fox News on Friday night. He is expected to host an in-person White House event on Saturday and a rally in Sanford, Florida, on Monday. -
Library employee accused of stealing $1.5 million in toner
Not all heists are glamourous, action-packed affairs resulting in velvet bags full of diamonds, priceless paintings sold to shady collectors, or men in ski masks rappelling down the side of a skyscraper. Sometimes they're quiet operations that last for years and involve printer toner, videogames, and at least one robotic vacuum cleaner. -
Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say.
The findings from Australia's national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer than thought. However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill the virus. Some experts have also thrown doubt on the actual threat posed by surface transmission in real life. The coronavirus is mostly transmitted when people cough, sneeze or talk. But there is also evidence that it can also be spread by particles hanging in the air. It is also possible someone could get Covid-19 by touching infected surfaces such as metal or plastic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. This is believed to be much less common, however. -
WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed. About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie. The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow. Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment. The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air. The bomb was 6m (19ft) long and weighed 5.4 tonnes, nearly half of which was its explosives. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed. About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie. The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow. Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment. The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air. The bomb was 6m (19ft) long and weighed 5.4 tonnes, nearly half of which was its explosives.that is just crazy, that thing was huge.
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@scottalanmiller the fact that it was still live all this time at the bottom of the ocean is even more insane.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller the fact that it was still live all this time at the bottom of the ocean is even more insane.
75 years!!!
So crazy.
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Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
"The RAF dropped it in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow."
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
"The RAF dropped it in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow."
Yeah, that thing was so big it'll go right through a ship!
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Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
lol - a bit different, this thing was seamingly super sealed... no seawater damage, I'm guessing.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
lol - a bit different, this thing was seamingly super sealed... no seawater damage, I'm guessing.
haha well yeah, of course this is different, but its still very much a mechanical item that worked as intended after 75 year under the sea (after sinking a german boat none the less).
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Quake school owner jailed for 31 years in Mexico
A Mexican court has sentenced the owner of a school where 19 children died in a 2017 earthquake to 31 years in prison for culpable homicide.
Mónica García Villegas had illegally built an apartment on top of Mexico City's Enrique Rébsame primary school. The weight, over 200 tonnes, is thought to have contributed to the school's collapse. Seven adults also died. García Villega, who was on the run for a year, maintains her innocence and plans to appeal against the verdict. The collapsed school was the most harrowing symbol of the 7.1-magnitude quake. The tremor left more than 360 people dead and caused major damage across states in central Mexico. -
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
That is not what the article said. A bombing run would drop more than one bomb per plane.
Specifically this bomb was dropped in the raid that that sank the Lützow. Nothing states this bomb sank said ship.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
(after sinking a german boat none the less).
No it did not.
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Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: Mexico's ex-defence minister arrested in the US
A former Mexican defence minister has been arrested on drugs charges at Los Angeles airport in the US.
Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was detained on Thursday, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard tweeted. Gen Cienfuegos was arrested on a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warrant, the Mexican government confirmed for the BBC. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday the general had been accused of drug trafficking. "Hopefully this serves to illustrate that the main problem in Mexico is corruption," the president said, before praising Gen Cienfuegos' successor at the head of the army and his counterpart in the navy. President López Obrador, who was elected on an anti-corruption platform in 2018, has accused his predecessors of running a "narco-government" that allowed corruption. He is seeking to lift the immunity of former leaders from prosecution.
