I’m going to be building LEGO #75218 X-Wing Starfighter tonight on twitch.tv/tgiokdi from 8pm until either finished or 10pm rolls around. I think I have EDM selected from the copyright free music people as background music. [twitch-player channel=”tgiokdi” chat=”true”]

One law enforcement official said that agents guarding the president were warned not to speak about co-workers who caught the virus for fear of angering Trump Via

The unpaid workers with Seattle-based Riot Kitchen were in “suspicious vehicles,” authorities said. Via

In his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, Barack Obama said: ‘There is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America — there’s the United States of America.’ If it was true Read the full article…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel of New York said Friday that the panel will prepare a contempt resolution for what he called Pompeo’s “unprecedented record of obstruction and defiance.” Via

Chairman Robert Duncan is just one of the members of the board with deep ties to Republicans and Trump. Via

Sex workers say Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans scam may have cost them tips, payment withdrawal, and more. Via

Over 170 countries are involved in the plan, which is like a vaccine insurance plan. Via

This is the way. New episodes of ‘The Mandalorian’ hit streaming service Disney Plus on Oct. 30, announced the series’ official Twitter account on Wednesday. No new trailer has dr… Via

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two deputies fatally shot a black man who scuffled with them after they tried to stop him for riding a bicycle in an unlawful manner, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said…. Via

A former Melania Trump friend and adviser said she is working with multiple prosecutors on investigations into potential financial crimes committed in connection with the president’s 2017 inauguration. Via

It’s the latest case of malfeasance from lawmakers who’ve rigged the system to make themselves immune from the will of the voters Via

The agency’s new guidelines are wrong, so states have to step up on their own to suppress the coronavirus. Via

President Donald Trump’s executive memorandum on payroll tax deferral means workers will get smaller paychecks for the first four months in 2021, according to new guidance. Via

I updated WordPress and now everything that uses JS is completely hosed, which unfortunately means nearly every image is now not showing, so I’ll need to figure out how to fix this. wooo. If you’re a Patreon, just click on the “featured image” link that’s next to the “share to twitter” link and you can Read the full article…

Directed by Karen Maine. With Natalia Dyer, Francesca Reale, Alisha Boe, Allison Shrum. After an innocent AOL chat turns racy, a Catholic teenager in the early 00s discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation. The synopsis above is much more salacious than what the movie actually ended Read the full article…

Retired-police-dog adoptions in Ecuador, an open-air brass-band rehearsal in Wales, record heat in Death Valley, a cool bear in Kosovo, a sail-in floating cinema in Israel, and much more Via

The video clip of the incident has around 1.4 million views on Twitter since being posted Friday night. Via

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police issued a plea early Sunday for videos, photos or eyewitness accounts of a fatal shooting in Portland, Oregon, that unfolded after hundreds of supporters of President… Via

“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed us that it will no longer provide briefings to Members of Congress, including the House and Senate Intelligence committees, on foreign efforts to interfere in our upcoming election. This is a shocking abdication of its lawful responsibility to keep the Congress currently informed, and a Read the full article…

Iron Studios has opened up pre-orders for an upcoming Avengers: Endgame – Pepper Potts in Rescue Armor Minico Statue. The stylized PVC statue features Rescue hovering over a small themed base. The statue stands a little over 6.5″ tall. It’s priced at $29.99, and is scheduled for release in the Fourt Via

“He can’t go anywhere,” the 29-year-old’s dad said, speaking of his son’s paralysis. “Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?” Via

Throughout the weeklong broadcast of the Republican National Convention, speakers argued that Donald Trump was not in fact the person we’d seen for nearly four years as our president and for longer… Via

The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment in America, where the president has declared without evidence that the expected surge in mail-in ballots will make the vote  “inaccurate and fraudulent,” and has suggested he might not accept the election results if he loses.  Via

A former head of Boston’s police union already charged with raping a young relative now faces 16 new charges and accusations that he sexually assaulted and abused four more children, prosecutors said Tuesday. Patrick Rose, a former Boston police officer and president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, was arrested on child sex charges earlier Read the full article…

A recently installed Republican National Committee official for the state of Colorado has a history of spreading conspiracies and making sexist and Islamophobic comments. Via

A Black man in San Antonio was stopped and detained by police Tuesday while he was jogging, witnesses said, as officers searched for a suspect in a nearby domestic violence call. Via

“Some stations have so much mail backed up, it’s three times more than the volume you would see at Christmas,” a Chicago postal worker said. Via

Representatives of the late Leonard Cohen’s estate and publishing company have both issued statements saying they declined requests for his song “Hallelujah” to be used at the Rep… Via

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Twitter user Sean Kelly AKA StorySlug shared an insightful Twitter thread about the Dark Knight after the release of the new trailer for The Batman. He addresses some of the problematic elements of… Via

Tonight was the final night of the Republican National Convention. Having moved the RNC from Charlotte, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida, and then having been forced to cancel his plans for a huge rally due to coronavirus, Trump decided to hold tonight’s major speeches on the South Lawn of the White House. It was a Read the full article…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 after 4-year fight with colon cancer, representative tells AP. Via

The ruling marks an initial victory for Trump’s challenges to absentee voting procedures in three counties in Iowa, which is expected to be a competitive state. Via

The South’s Defenders Monument formerly stood in front of the Calcasieu Parish courthouse. On Thursday morning it could be seen lying on its side, with broken tree branches strewn on the grass around it. Via

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff 

It also updated guidance on how service workers should deal with violent COVIDiots. Via

US officials charged with protecting the 2020 election said Wednesday they have “no information or intelligence” that foreign countries, including Russia, are attempting to undermine any part of the mail-in voting process, contradicting President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pushed false claims that foreign adversaries are targeting mail ballots as part of a “rigged” presidential Read the full article…

“Altered Carbon” has been canceled at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. The second season of the sci-fi series aired on the streaming service back in February. The series was based on the… Via

All three of Wednesday’s NBA playoff games, including the fixture between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, have been postponed due to player strikes over the police shoo… Via

The wisdom of that decision is called into question as Hurricane Laura heads toward Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi Via

“You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America,” Pence warns — after promising to prosecute those who topple statues, not those who shoot black men in the back Via

Directed by Wim Wenders. With William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Pietro Falcone, Enzo Turrin. In 1999, Claire’s life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and starts traveling around the world with him. Writer Eugene follows them and writes their story, as a way of recording dreams is being invented. A Read the full article…

Hurricane Laura has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. It now has maximum sustained winds of up to 140 mph. Via

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari. A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered. I enjoyed this much more than I was expecting from Netflix, though Charlize Theron has Read the full article…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was aware of at least two facilities in her state seeing machines being removed. Via

It was roughly 6:40 a.m. last Monday morning when lightning struck the dry grasslands. The golden hills of Napa and Sonoma counties were ripe for… Via

It wasn’t a big deal to me when I was married. But it was a big deal to her. Via