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BlueWaveNeverEnd's JournalNeom's planners are reportedly worried people won't want to live at the bottom of a 1,640-foot horizontal skyscraper
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/neom-s-planners-are-reportedly-worried-people-won-t-want-to-live-at-the-bottom-of-a-1-640-foot-horizontal-skyscraper/ar-BB1m9k9A
Neom planners are worried about The Line as costs skyrocket, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Planners are reportedly concerned the horizontal skyscraper's design might not appeal to some people.
The first 1.5 miles of the megaproject could cost more than $100 billion.
The cost of Saudi Arabia's Neom project seems to be spiraling — and that's not the only issue concerning planners.
According to The Wall Street Journal, they're concerned that The Line's vertical city concept will not appeal to some potential residents, given the levels of natural light likely to reach the lower levels of the parallel structures.
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Even architects working on The Line have questioned the feasibility of the project.
Last year, British architect Peter Cook, who is involved in the project, called the city an "amazing absurdity," adding that the proposed height was "a bit stupid and unreasonable" in comments reported by the Architects Journal.
Ann Coulter tells Ramaswamy she wont vote for him 'because you're Indian', "core national identity" is WASP
video belowMr Ramaswamy welcomed Ms Coulter by telling her that he is a fan.
She replied that he is “bright and articulate” and notes that she wouldn’t be “allowed” to say that to him, if he was “an American Black.”
She goes on to say that, even though she agreed with him more than most other GOP primary candidates, she would not have voted for him to be president because he is Indian.
She said: “I agreed with many, many things you said during your campaign, in fact probably more than most other candidates when you were running for president. But I still would not have voted for you because you’re an Indian.”
She then claimed that the “core national identity” in the United States is a “WASP” - a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
“[That] doesn’t mean we can’t take anyone else in—a Sri Lankan, a Japanese, or an Indian—but the core around which the nation’s values are formed is the WASP”, she continued.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ann-coulter-tells-vivek-ramaswamy-she-would-never-vote-for-him-because-you-re-indian/ar-BB1m7lj2
https://twitter.com/james_jinnette1/status/1788254223915745573
Surveillance video allegedly shows Picataway fire chief vandalizing sports car, facing criminal charges
Fresh Off Defeat in Speaker Fight, Greene Relishes the Chaos She Wrought
Fresh Off Defeat in Speaker Fight, Greene Relishes the Chaos She WroughtThe hard-right congresswoman from Georgia failed spectacularly in her bid to depose Speaker Mike Johnson. But for a figure who sees her power in creating chaos, the loss was the point.
“I’m thrilled with the whole thing,” Ms. Greene said of her failed attempt to oust the House speaker. “Even the booing from both sides, I fully expected it. My district is thrilled.” Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
If Ms. Greene’s goals in Congress were to chair a powerful committee or to build up political capital to drive major policy initiatives — or if she had to worry about drawing a political challenger — this all would constitute a major problem for her. But those have never been the incentives that have driven the gentle lady from Georgia, whose congressional career has been defined by delighting her base and stoking anger on the right more than legislative achievement or political pragmatism.
Ms. Greene hails from a blood-red district where 68 percent of voters supported former President Donald J. Trump in 2020, allowing her to operate with relative impunity in Congress, without fear of a challenge from the right or left. She has further insulated herself politically by donating vast sums to electing Republicans to the House, quietly backing her colleagues even as she picks fights many of them would rather avoid.
So even as it became clear over the last week that she would fail in her quest to depose the speaker, Ms. Greene saw an upside in insisting on the exercise. A vote would offer concrete proof that Mr. Johnson had made himself beholden to the Democrats — a dynamic that has been clear for months as he has partnered with them to pass a host of major bills, including one to send aid to Ukraine — and that many Republicans were going along with what she regarded as a betrayal of the party’s principles.
“I’m thrilled with the whole thing,” Ms. Greene said in an interview on Thursday, sounding upbeat after her spectacular defeat. “Even the booing from both sides — I fully expected it.”
Even if Ms. Greene felt defeated or isolated, she would be exceedingly unlikely to acknowledge it. Her power derives in large part from her irrepressible attitude and her Trumpian instinct to double down rather than retreat in the face of failure.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-johnson.html
Florida HBCU backs away from dubious $237M donation.. donor's business seems too small for such a large donation
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida A&M University is putting an announced $237 million donation from a Texas hemp farming executive “on hold,” as the media and school leaders raise questions about the value and source of the money.
President Larry Robinson announced the decision at an emergency meeting Thursday of FAMU’s fundraising foundation. Board members expressed grave reservations about the donation, which drew national attention as one of the largest ever for one of the country's historically Black colleges and universities.
The gift, which according to an agreement released by the school came in the form of millions of shares of stock, has already been transferred to FAMU, school officials said, so it’s unclear exactly how the university will move forward.
“With regards to the gift and the processing of it and so forth, in terms of future processing, we’ve already decided it’s in our best interest to put that on hold,” Robinson said during the meeting.
The alleged windfall donation to FAMU came from Batterson Farms Corporation's Gregory Gerami and the Isaac Batterson Family 7th Trust and would’ve almost tripled the school’s endowment, helping students and faculty for generations. But after the announcement was made — with major fanfare during a Saturday commencement ceremony — skepticism quickly quelled the celebration.
For one, Batterson Farms Corporation appears to be a relatively small outfit based in Texas selling hydroponic hemp farm products, leading some to question how its stocks could be worth millions. The doubts have been heightened by reports about Gerami’s past dealings, including a $95 million donation to Coastal Carolina University in 2020 that was terminated by school officials only weeks after it was publicly announced.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/florida-hbcu-backs-away-from-dubious-237m-donation/ar-BB1m83VY?
ASU professor aggressively confronts Muslim woman
https://twitter.com/ItsAyaHijazi/status/1787555951215538309An Arizona State University professor caught on video confronting a pro-Palestinian protestor is no longer welcomed on campus, reports 12News.
Video released on X shows shows post-doctorate research scholar Jonathan Yudelman getting into the face of a pro-Palestinian Muslim woman wearing a hijab.
“You don’t like it, go back to Jihad,” an unidentified man is heard saying as Yudelman literally comes within finger-length of the woman. That woman is seeing backing away as Yudelman aggressively walks towards her.
“You are literally…,” she said before being interrupted.
“I am literally in your face, that’s right,” he responds.
“You disrespect my sense of humanity, b*tch.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/asu-professor-resigns-then-confronts-muslim-with-hijab/ar-BB1m7ube?
Florida sheriff deputies burst into wrong apartment and fatally shot U.S. airman, attorney says
A Florida deputy fatally shot a Black Air Force airman last week after forcibly entering the wrong apartment, his family’s attorney alleged in a news release, citing information from a witness.
The witness — who was on FaceTime with Senior Airman Roger Fortson during the incident — said Fortson, 23, was alone in his apartment when the authorities entered, according to the statement released Wednesday by attorney Ben Crump’s office.
Fortson heard a knock at the door and asked who was there, but did not receive a reply, the witness said. After another “very aggressive knock,” Fortson looked out the peephole and could not see anyone. He was concerned, the statement said, and retrieved a gun, which he owned legally.
As Fortson returned to the living room with the gun, the authorities allegedly burst through the door and shot him six times. The witness recalled Fortson saying “I can’t breathe” after he was shot. He died at the hospital.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released Tuesday that a deputy was responding to a “call of a disturbance in progress” when he “encountered an armed man,” whom the deputy shot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/deputy-fatally-shot-black-airman-after-entering-wrong-apartment-lawyer-says/ar-BB1m4W1T
Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was at his home at Chez Elan Apartments, around five miles from the air base, when he was killed.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter.
According to Crump, the woman, whom Crump didn't identify, said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didn't get a response. A few minutes later, there was a very aggressive knock on the door, Crump said in a statement, but Fortson didn't see anyone when he looked out the peephole.
The woman said Fortson was concerned and went to retrieve his gun, which Crump said was legally owned.
As Fortson walked back through his living room, deputies burst through the door, saw that Fortson was armed and shot him six times, according to Crump's statement. Fortson was on the ground, saying, "I can't breathe," after he was shot, Crump said.
Fortson died at a hospital, officials said. The deputy involved in the shooting was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roger-fortson-airman-killed-deputy-wrong-apartment-florida/
I Asked South Dakota Dog Trainers About Kristi Noem
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/dog-trainers-kristi-noem.htmlShe knows that some dogs are “wired inappropriately” and that, sometimes, for the safety of humans and other animals, it can be necessary to euthanize. She knows that not everybody turns to a vet for that task.
“Since I live in a very rural agricultural state, there are people that do that themselves with a firearm,” Davenport told me.
What she does not get, though, is the way the governor of her state, Kristi Noem, talked about shooting her dog Cricket, as well as an unnamed billy goat, in her memoir, “No Going Back,” which came out yesterday.
“I don’t know a single person that would brag about it. Most of the time they feel bad,” Davenport, a Republican, said. “I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t at least be sad.”
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“We don’t go out shooting our dogs. We don’t shoot our goats, either,” Davenport said. When a dog must be put down, she said, “We actually have a mobile vet out here that can come to your house.”
Confetti doesn’t like loud noises, she said, so she’s not much of a hunting dog, but she’s very social. Her youngest dog, she joked, hasn’t been trained as well as her others.
“I think he’s growing up feral,” she said. “He better hope Kristi Noem doesn’t move in next door.”
paywall free article
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/dog-trainers-kristi-noem.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk0.7x6H.P3A2o6J3bazI&smid=url-share
MIT suspends student protesters
Men's rights leader reportedly seeking $5M in suit over free tickets for women
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/fresno-grizzlies-sued-ladies-night-mens-rights-19444333.phpThe head of a national men’s rights group is suing a California minor league baseball team because of its “Ladies Night” promotion.
The current and former owners of the Fresno Grizzlies, who play in the Single-A California League, are being sued in federal court for allegedly committing gender discrimination by giving free tickets to women as part of a promotion last May. The Fresno Bee reported that the plaintiffs are seeking $5 million in damage in the class-action suit.
Plaintiff Harry Crouch is the president of the National Coalition for Men, which says on its website that it is a nonprofit that “raises awareness about the ways sex discrimination affects men and boys.” The lawsuit states that Crouch and co-plaintiff Christine Johnson attended the game together, with Crouch having to pay $18 while Johnson entered the game for free.
Because of that difference in price, the plaintiffs allege the Grizzlies have violated California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, which protects people from being discriminated against by business establishments because of their age, ancestry, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
The plaintiffs have hired San Diego lawyer Alfred Rava, who once sued the Oakland A’s over a Mother’s Day promotion in 2004 and reached a settlement for what the East Bay Times reported was “more than $500,000” for men who attended the game. Rava has been a part of a number of other lawsuits against businesses that ran similar promotions; he told San Diego television station KSND-TV in 2018 that he had been involved in “about 300” cases involving the Unruh Act at that time.
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