https://www.wral.com/this-is-a-crisis-situation-foster-children-with-nowhere-to-go-sleep-in-office/20415130
'This is a crisis situation': Foster children with nowhere to go sleep in Wake County office
Raleigh, North Carolina
Wake County Child Welfare Co-Interim Director Sheila Donaldson was blunt about North Carolina’s social worker shortages as well as shrinking group home and foster parent placement options.
"I believe this is a crisis situation," Donaldson said.
Turning part of an office building into a makeshift shelter for days or even weeks is now a common last resort. On any given night, as many as nine children have slept in the Wake County Social Services Office because of the shortages.
"This is really challenging to sustain and in the best interest of the youth, they’d be best served in other places," Donaldson said.
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https://variety.com/2022/music/news/south-park-anniversary-concert-rush-red-rocks-primus-1235339159/amp
South Park’s 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Is a Rush, in More Ways Than One
The second night of the South Park 25th anniversary shows at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado Wednesday night provided plenty of surprises — even, in some cases, for the key figures on stage, not all of whom had been prepped ahead of time about a crowd-rousing musical cameo from two members of Rush.
With an unprecedented number of Kyle, Cartman, Stan and Kenny costumes sprinkled throughout the sold-out crowd, the concert got underway with the co-creators of the Comedy Central animated series (and proud Colorado natives), Trey Parker and Matt Stone, performed a rendition of “Uncle Fucka” that magically brought tears to some of those watching. Despite the expectedly crass lyrics, the song felt more like a ballad, with Parker at the grand piano singing his heart out and Stone on the mic shouting the word “fucka” with the passion of Pavarotti.
Parker explained they’d play some songs from the show and then intersperse the set with the “real music” from Primus and Ween. Primus frontman and bass impresario Les Claypool, always the entertainer, was dressed like he was indeed ready to sail the seas of cheese; all that was missing was a monocle.
After performing “Here Come the Bastards” from 1991’s “Sailing the Seas of Cheese,” the motley crew — including Dean and Gene Ween — soon introduced the evening’s first special guest, Colorado governor Jared Polis, who presented Parker and Stone a proclamation declaring Aug. 22 “South Park Day.” Polis, who called Parker and Stone “true sons of Colorado,” had some “South Park”-friendly comments to read from the proclamation that included a reference to Kanye West and the infamous fish sticks episode as well as a nod to another beloved “South Park” character, Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo.
The entire event, which an AEG Live spokesperson confirmed to Variety was the most money Red Rocks ever spent on production, had an emotional air to it — and it wasn’t just the weed smoke hanging over the venue. Parker wiped tears away on at least one occasion as he talked about “South Park’s” humble beginnings. With Claypool’s help, Parker also told the history of the “South Park” theme song, which Claypool assured the crowd they “didn’t do for the money.” In fact, he joked, they only got paid $74 for the intro (“Last night, it was $72,” Claypool admitted).
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The reply back link worked!
So, this is a video excerpt of the South Park 25th anniversary concert where Matt Stone plays drums on Rush’s “Closer To The Heart”, apparently making grown men cry (Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee reuniting after Neil Pearl’s demise)…
https://youtu.be/lel5JGJfwqQ
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Bannon just referenced Alex Jones saying we are in The Great Awakening
I don’t know how to embed America’s Voice - can we embed Bannon on here….?
Texas man convicted of child sexual assault dies after chugging from bottle as verdict is read
https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-man-convicted-child-sexual-005828908.html
A Texas man charged with five counts of child sexual assault died after a jury convicted him and he chugged a bottle of liquid in the courtroom, his lawyer said Friday.
After the first count was read on Thursday afternoon and the Denton County jury returned a guilty verdict, Edward Leclair, 57, started drinking from a plastic water bottle filled with what appeared to be clear liquid, lawyer Mike Howard said.
“I looked over and noticed him drinking,” Howard said. “His hand was shaking. At the time, I thought it was shaking because of the verdict. Then he kept drinking and drinking.”
Assistant District Attorney Jamie Beck told the Denton Record-Chronicle the liquid appeared "cloudy." She did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It isn’t clear what was in Leclair’s bottle.
Leclair, a former Navy mechanic and corporate recruiter, was indicted two years ago on five counts of sexual assault on a person between the age of 14 and 17. He said he was innocent of the charges, Howard said.
The conviction came after three-and-a-half hours of deliberations and Leclair faced a possible sentence that ranged from probation to 100 years, Howard said.
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CNN climate correspondent posts (and deletes) tweet claiming Republicans are speeding up end of the world
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-climate-correspondent-posts-deletes-tweet-claiming-republicans-speeding-end-world
Weir deleted the tweet only hours after posting and apologized for it being 'poorly worded'
In a tweet he posted and deleted a short time later on Friday, CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir accused every Republican in Congress of dooming the planet because they didn’t vote for the Inflation Reduction Act.
No Republican senator or congressman voted in favor of passing the massive spending bill, which, as the Associated Press reported, "includes about $375 billion over the next decade for clean energy development and financial incentives for buying electric cars, installing solar panels and weaning the power grid off fossil fuels."
The bill also includes "provisions on taxes and prescription drugs," making the total price tag of the legislation $739 billion. Economists have claimed that the spending bill "would perpetuate the same fiscal policy errors that have helped precipitate the current troubling economic climate."
After Congress passed the bill on Friday, against total Republican opposition, Weir condemned the GOP in strong terms, claiming the party was speeding up the end of the world with their "No" votes on the massive spending bill.
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WUT?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/13/tinnitus-ear-ringing-symptoms
Tinnitus afflicts about 749 million people worldwide
Tinnitus, commonly described as ringing in the ears, affects about 749 million people worldwide, according to research in the journal JAMA Neurology and based on about five decades of data. Not a disease but rather a symptom of an underlying health condition, tinnitus is the perception of a constant or intermittent sound in one or both ears when there is no external source for the sound. Other than ringing, some people describe it as a clicking, hissing, buzzing or whistling sound. Often, the cause stems from damage to the auditory system, which is the body’s system (involving the ear, the brain and the nerves that connect them) responsible for the sense of hearing. The American Tinnitus Association, however, says that tinnitus can be a symptom of roughly 200 different health problems, including a blocked ear canal, head or neck injury, a sinus infection, certain medications, a host of diseases and medical conditions, as well as hearing loss from prolonged exposure to loud noise or age-related hearing loss. Also, some people develop tinnitus for no obvious reason, according to the National Institutes of Health. The researchers found little difference by sex in the prevalence of tinnitus, but its occurrence did increase with age — affecting 10 percent of young adults, 14 percent of those middle age and 24 percent of those 65 and older. Although there is no universal cure for tinnitus, finding and treating the underlying condition may quell the sounds. If that does not work, a doctor may suggest ways to manage the effect of tinnitus on daily life, such as the use of hearing aids, sound generators (for internal or external use), techniques to ease stress and increase relaxation or, if appropriate, medication or counseling.
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