The unimportant news thread

[drogulus]

I read about that.  Really sad.  Also, apparently it's become a thing in NYC for some men to go around slugging a woman who they don't know out of the blue.  So, now it's been extended to men too???      Sad world.

PD

     Buscemi is a hero in NYC for showing up at his old firehouse on 9/11, suiting up and joining the rescue and recovery operation at the WTC.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Buscemi is a hero in NYC for showing up at his old firehouse on 9/11, suiting up and joining the rescue and recovery operation at the WTC.

Thank you for sharing that.  I didn't know that about him.  What a classy, brave, compassionate and selfless thing to do...not enough words here.

Just found this article:  https://allthatsinteresting.com/steve-buscemi-firefighter

PD

[Todd]

From CBS: Boeing could be criminally prosecuted after it allegedly breached terms of 2021 agreement, feds say

Things are starting to look up for Boeing.  Oh, wait, no, that's not right.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, picked up a guitar and performed Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World".

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/world/video/secretary-state-blinken-ukraine-sings-guitar-ldn-digvid

[Karl Henning]

Mass. Overdose deaths dropped 11% in 2023, according to the CDC.