SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A wing of a 12-story beachfront apartment building collapsed in a town outside Miami early Thursday morning, killing at least one person while trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Via

Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida. Via

The snap was profane but not harmful or disruptive. Via

If you have the spare cash you can bring home some big pieces of Star Trek history. Via

In a huge upset in the Buffalo mayor’s race, a nurse and community organizer beat out a four-term incumbent Via

A mother is angry and distraught after what she believes was racial profiling of her son when he was tased before being arrested by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Trooper George Smyrnios was caught on surveillance video tasing 16-year-old Jack Rodeman more than once on the back deck of the teen’s girlfriend’s home, where he Read the full article…

California has $5.2 billion in funds to pay off past due rent that has accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Via

Experts hypothesize that a combination of factors linked to COVID is fueling the surge. Via

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Joe Johnston’s handsome and thrilling 30s-set adventure was a disappointment on release but in the years since has found a fervent following Via

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety. Via

AntiVirus Creator John McAfee Found Dead In Catalan Prison Cell. American billionaire tycoon John McAfee, known creating antivirus software Via

California has $5.2 billion in funds to pay off past due rent that has accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Via

Paris Hilton is among thousands who allege abuse at programmes aimed at reforming US teenagers. Via

Whoa, it’s magic.

What do you think about websites that do a complete overnight change of their themes or layouts?  All the examples that I have off the top of my head it went super poorly for them, Digg, Fark, Reddit, they’ve all done huge refreshes and lost nearly all their traffic.  Seems like a convenient jumping off Read the full article…

One person has been arrested and accused of defacing the LGBTQ Pride Intersection in Delray Beach. Alexander Jerich, 20, turned himself in Thursday afternoon. See also: Vandals target new pride intersection in Delray Beach. He is charged with criminal mischief over $1,000, reckless driving, and evidence of prejudice (felony enhancement). Via

The delta coronavirus variant is infecting a mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri. Via

Wendy’s® and Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty are back at it again, to celebrate the Emmy ® Award-winning hit series’ fifth season, premiering this Sunday, June 20, they’ve launched new soft drink flavors inspired by the hit series. The flavors are available in more than 5,000 Coca-Cola Freestyle machines in Wendy’s locations across the country, Read the full article…

The Bidens announced Saturday that Champ, their “beloved” German Shepherd who had been with their family since 2008, has died. Via

“We don’t want you here,” said one bystander. That’s “not how you heal a nation,” complained the conservative senator. Via

“No business should profit from the suffering of desperate people fleeing violence” – Joe Biden, 2020 Biden DOJ Calls California Law Banning For-Profit Immigration Facilities ‘Extreme’ in Appellate Arguments Backing Geo Group joebiden.com/immigration/

The Florida Cabinet’s GOP majority backed Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday in granting pardons to people facing criminal charges for failure to observe local mask- and social-distancing guidelines intended to block transmission of COVID-19. Attorney General Ashley Moody and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis voted with the governor to ratify his promise last month to pardon Read the full article…

A House Democrat slammed his fellow GOP lawmakers on Thursday, saying that some of them who have been downplaying the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 were the most afraid during the actual riot. Via

Directed by Paul Solet. With Marvin Heemeyer, Patrick Brower, Glenn Trainor Jr., Casey Farrell. Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him. The Read the full article…

Rutherford Falls: Created by Ed Helms, Sierra Teller Ornelas, Michael Schur. With Ed Helms, Michael Greyeyes, Jana Schmieding, Jesse Leigh. A small town in the Northeast is turned upside down when local legend and town namesake, Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) fights the moving of a historical statue. A pretty well done story of a man Read the full article…

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Steven Brandenburg, the pharmacist accused of intentionally tampering with nearly 60 vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Grafton hospital, was sentenced to three years in fe Via

Mississippi Rep. Steven Palazzo spent campaign money on attorneys to help fight an ethics investigation accusing him of misspending campaign money. Via

Joe Biden has cancelled almost $3 billion worth of student debt since his inauguration in January of 2021. Via

A man fired at an employee and a deputy shot at the suspect. Via

Directed by Oleg Stepchenko. With Jason Flemyng, Xingtong Yao, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Early 1700: Cartographer Jonathan Green (Jason Flemyng) from Viy (2014) is back to map the Russian Far East. He’s forced on to China, where he confronts the Dragon Master et al. The iron masked Russian Czar escapes the Tower of London to Read the full article…

IN THE DISTANT FUTURE, the entire galaxy has been completely assimilated by the Borg and its King, Locutus. The only hope for the future lies in the past – in the hands of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Written (?) by Brannon Braga, the sum of the book feels like a well done story board for a two Read the full article…

By taking control of elections and voter suppression, Republicans are destroying American democracy Via

Canon is using AI cameras with smile detection technology to ensure that only smiling employees are allowed into its offices in China. Via

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. With Gerard Butler, Frederick Schmidt, Danny Huston, Rocci Williams. Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. Third installment in a big dumb action franchise that’s done perfectly well enough Read the full article…

A rogue comet spears an earth-bound commercial spacecraft, forcing it to plummet to the surface of an unknown planet. With the captain dead, a brave pilot performs a perilous crash landing. Other than three suns-which create perpetual light-and a slight oxygen deficiency, a search party discovers that the planet isn’t much different from Earth…until they Read the full article…

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Workers have had more than a year to reconsider work-life balance or career paths. Via

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges, but the man left the courthouse defiantly pledging to “do it again” if faced with the same circumstances. Via

There’s a vast improvement in what exactly MCS+ is.  Right now it’s open for anyone to check out, you just have to be logged into your MCS account: plus.myconfinedspace.com In theory there’s going to be a TON of new content there, though I just recently hit a huge bottleneck in what the server is able Read the full article…

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff

“After nearly 20 years of fighting for this, we’re finally one step closer to ending forever wars,” said Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, the chief sponsor of the bill Via

The court, including Trump-nominated Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, decided against a case brought by Republican-led states trying overturn the Affordable Care Act Via

Buy Godzilla vs. Kong Mechagodzilla S.H.MonsterArts Action Figure at Entertainment Earth. Mint Condition Guaranteed. FREE SHIPPING on eligible purchases. Shop now! I’m not a fan of how exactly they figured all this out, but the movie itself was fun. Mechagodzilla was …ok. Via

Buy Transformers Premium Finish SS-02 Optimus Prime – Bumblebee Movie at Entertainment Earth. Mint Condition Guaranteed. FREE SHIPPING on eligible purchases. Shop now! Is this the best Prime we’ve seen in over a decade? Maybe! Via

Productivity and quality of life are not mutually exclusive. There are good reasons to let people work from home forever. Via

Directed by Brie Larson. With Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford. Kit, a twenty-something dreamer, receives an invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams. It’s been on my watch list for years and I finally got around to it this last weekend as I was nursing a hangover and was completely bored Read the full article…

All 19 workers at a Johnny & Jugnu fast food restaurant in Lahore were detained for hours. Via

Newly released footage from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol shows former Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher joined a crowd that crossed police barricades, making him the highest profile… Via

Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. “Don’t do it!” a pursuing officer pleaded. The young man complied, releasing the bystander and tossing the gun, which skittered across the city street and then into the hands of police. Via