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nbaoffseason:

If you missed the last minute of the Bulls/HEAT game, LeBron & DWade’s exchange of glances say it all.

Heat 97 - Bulls 93

1 day ago by brandonjb 109 notes

thedailywhat:

This Is Funny, You Should Listen To It of the Day: The James Bond theme song lyrics tell you pretty much everything you need to know about Her Majesty’s secret arsehole.

(NSFW, International Man of Misogyny.)

[thr.]

2 weeks ago by brandonjb 519 notes
thedailywhat:

To Serve And Protect During Business Hours of the Day: Despite being declared America’s Most Dangerous City by Forbes magazine for having the highest violent-crime rate in the country, Detroit will no longer make its police department precincts and districts available to the public after 4 PM due to budget cuts.
The Detroit Police Department announced yesterday that all eight precinct and district stations will shut down for the day at 4 PM, reopening at 8 AM the following morning.
In addition, many positions, including vehicle and building maintenance, law enforcement information network operation, and other “desk jobs” will be cut in order to move officers from the precincts to the streets.
“I think it’s going to work,” said Detroit police Cmdr. Steve Dolunt. “I think it’ll get the officers more involved [with citizens].”
Some 100 officers will be laid off in order to allow the department to receive federal grant money. There are 3,000 officers currently on the payroll.
Replacing public access will be “virtual precincts” — online tools the department says will help citizens get the help they need. “This is insanity. This is preposterous,” said Minister Malik Shabazz, a community activist.
“I think the public really rely on them a lot,” said Joseph Stokes Jr., who lost a son to gun violence in Detroit. “They have nowhere else to go to, they have nowhere else to turn to, especially when something happens to them.”
[freep / tribune.]
UPDATE: Alex Ogle tips us to this frightening companion video to the post above: A story filed by a straight-shooting Fox 2 reporter about a broken-down Detroit ambulance stranded in the line of gunfire.


So what happens when people start breaking into stores every day at 4:30?

thedailywhat:

To Serve And Protect During Business Hours of the Day: Despite being declared America’s Most Dangerous City by Forbes magazine for having the highest violent-crime rate in the country, Detroit will no longer make its police department precincts and districts available to the public after 4 PM due to budget cuts.

The Detroit Police Department announced yesterday that all eight precinct and district stations will shut down for the day at 4 PM, reopening at 8 AM the following morning.

In addition, many positions, including vehicle and building maintenance, law enforcement information network operation, and other “desk jobs” will be cut in order to move officers from the precincts to the streets.

“I think it’s going to work,” said Detroit police Cmdr. Steve Dolunt. “I think it’ll get the officers more involved [with citizens].”

Some 100 officers will be laid off in order to allow the department to receive federal grant money. There are 3,000 officers currently on the payroll.

Replacing public access will be “virtual precincts” — online tools the department says will help citizens get the help they need. “This is insanity. This is preposterous,” said Minister Malik Shabazz, a community activist.

“I think the public really rely on them a lot,” said Joseph Stokes Jr., who lost a son to gun violence in Detroit. “They have nowhere else to go to, they have nowhere else to turn to, especially when something happens to them.”

[freep / tribune.]

UPDATE: Alex Ogle tips us to this frightening companion video to the post above: A story filed by a straight-shooting Fox 2 reporter about a broken-down Detroit ambulance stranded in the line of gunfire.

So what happens when people start breaking into stores every day at 4:30?

3 weeks ago by brandonjb 605 notes
thedailywhat:

Do The Ewww of the Day: Defending itself against a lawsuit that claims a Mountain Dew can contained a dead mouse, PepsiCo issued a motion to dismiss on the grounds that there is no way that happened because “the mouse would have dissolved in the soda” long before consumption.
A man in Illinois claims he sent the mouse in to Pepsi for testing, but the company destroyed the evidence. Pepsi countered by citing expert testimony that says any mouse caught inside a can would have transformed into a “jelly-like substance” somewhere between bottling and the plaintiff’s purchase of the beverage.
Sure, PepsiCo might win the case, but will it matter when there’s no one around willing to drink Mouse Jelly Soda?
[atlanticwire.]

thedailywhat:

Do The Ewww of the Day: Defending itself against a lawsuit that claims a Mountain Dew can contained a dead mouse, PepsiCo issued a motion to dismiss on the grounds that there is no way that happened because “the mouse would have dissolved in the soda” long before consumption.

A man in Illinois claims he sent the mouse in to Pepsi for testing, but the company destroyed the evidence. Pepsi countered by citing expert testimony that says any mouse caught inside a can would have transformed into a “jelly-like substance” somewhere between bottling and the plaintiff’s purchase of the beverage.

Sure, PepsiCo might win the case, but will it matter when there’s no one around willing to drink Mouse Jelly Soda?

[atlanticwire.]

3 weeks ago by brandonjb 925 notes
nbaoffseason:

Michael Jordan is engaged to longtime girlfriend and *hothothothothot* Cuban-American model Yvette Prietto, reminding us once again why he’s the greatest scorer of all time.

nbaoffseason:

Michael Jordan is engaged to longtime girlfriend and *hothothothothot* Cuban-American model Yvette Prietto, reminding us once again why he’s the greatest scorer of all time.

1 month ago by brandonjb 262 notes
thedailywhat:

This x That:
Know This:
Report: Kim Jong-un to share power with uncle, military.
Read This:
Egypt’s military regime apologizes to “the great women of Egypt” for its “transgressions.”
Matt Damon to Elle: “A one-term president with some balls” would be better than Obama.
Countdown To Doomsday: Mayan calendar ends a year from today.
Vin Diesel says sixth and seventh installments of Fast and Furious to be shot back to back.
Look At This:
The Big Picture: The year in Pictures: Part II.
Miley Cyrus exchanges some expletives with a few ticked off fans.
The Other:


NewsFeed: A Brief History of Eggnog.
Tea x Time List: Top 10 Failed Assassinations That Would Have Changed History.
Above: Prince William does the “swag dance” with trainee nursery nurse Vanessa Boateng.
[today / laughterkey / ratsoff.]

thedailywhat:

This x That:

Know This:

Read This:

Look At This:

  • The Big Picture: The year in Pictures: Part II.

The Other:

[today / laughterkey / ratsoff.]

1 month ago by brandonjb 5,548 notes