EV charging cables cut off and stolen from chargers in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. - Vandals sliced through thick cables at an Oakland electric vehicle charging station, leaving drivers powerless.

Nearly a dozen charging cables are missing from the EVgo charging station at 409 Washington Street near Jack London Square. The chargers have been out of commission for at least a week.

"I think it’s very crazy," said Aleksi Virtapuro who was visiting from Finland. "Why would somebody do something like that?"

The charging cables and components were stolen and the exposed wires near the top of the charging units have since been wrapped in black electrical tape.

The Oakland Police Department did not have any incident reports of vandalism at the site, but EVgo said it did alert local police.

Some drivers suspect the draw may be the metal contained inside the cables. Reports across the country document thieves targeting the EV charging cables for copper.

"I think it’s ludicrous," said EV driver Andre Ferguson of Oakland. "It’s absolutely disgusting. This is a bad situation."

Even the surveillance video cameras’ wiring at the charging station appeared to be tampered with.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/ev-charging-cables-cut-off-and-stolen-from-chargers-in-oakland

At Least 21 Shot at Juneteenth Celebration in Gun-Controlled Illinois

At least 21 people were shot, one of them fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration in gun-controlled Illinois on Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m.

CNN reported the shooting occurred “in a parking lot in Willowbrook, about 21 miles west of Chicago.”

OX News noted DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Eric Swanson indicated that deputies patrolling the area near the parking lot heard the gunshots and responded.

Swanson said, “The motive behind this incident is unclear and this is still an active investigation.”

No information has been released on the number of shooters involved in the incident.

https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/06/18/at-least-21-shot-at-juneteenth-celebration-in-gun-controlled-illinois/

Open the Pod Bay Doors, Bezos: Amazon Shuts Down Man’s Entire Smart Home After Delivery Worker Claims Racism

Earlier this month, Amazon locked a man out of his account, disrupting his extensive smart home system. The suspension was driven by a delivery driver who claimed the man used a racial slur through his automated doorbell system. The only problem is that the man captured the entire interaction on his security system — the communication to the worker was an automated greeting of, “Excuse me, can I help you?”

In a post to Medium, Brandon Jackson outlined how his smart home system was disrupted by a week-long lockout from his Amazon account.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/06/18/open-the-pod-bay-doors-bezos-amazon-shuts-down-mans-entire-smart-home-after-delivery-worker-claims-racism/

Rebellion Spreads as Catholic School Students Reject 'Pride' on Their Campus

A second incident of young people spontaneously rising up against “Pride Month” celebrations in their school occurred on June 8 in Toronto, Canada. The drama started at the end of May, when the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB ) voted against a proposal to fly the hideous “Progressive Pride” flag at its headquarters in June. This led to a supposedly student-organized walkout and demonstration across the district’s schools. But for the second time this “Pride,” students opposed to having sexualized Leftist dogma forced into their school stood up to it.

LGBTQetc. activists had been trying to break into the Catholic school district for a long time. The “YCDSB Gender, Sexuality and Catholic Education Committee” was formed last year, and in March 2023, it presented a report to the Trustees. “It had recommended the flag be flown at the centre, which is the board’s primary office in Aurora,” reported Canadian state media, CBC. The committee “also recommended the board release a statement in support of the LGTBQ community and standing against hate. It also urged a group be created to support LGBTQ students and encourage students to report instances of bullying.” In other words, they wanted a Catholic school district to get with the pro-LGBTQ program.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2023/06/17/rebellion-spreads-as-catholic-school-students-reject-pride-on-their-campus-n1703998