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Paul Reubens, Known For 'Pee-wee Herman' Character, Dead At 70

Jul 31, 2023, 01:10 PM EDT

Paul Reubens, who rose to fame playing the beloved character Pee-wee Herman, died on Sunday, social media accounts tied to the actor announced Monday.

Reubens “bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit,” posts on his Facebook and Instagram accounts said. He was 70 years old.

“Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years,” a statement from Reubens read. “I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.”

“Paul was beloved and he will be terribly missed,” his talent agent, Donald Henry Birge, said Monday.

Reubens’ Pee-wee character soared to popularity in the 1980s, when he debuted “The Pee-wee Herman Show” at Los Angeles’ Groundlings theater after being rejected from “Saturday Night Live.” In the show, Pee-wee lived in Puppetland with a cadre of larger-than-life characters and spoke in a signature goofy, childlike voice that Reubens developed for the character.

As Pee-wee ― whose signature look was a gray suit and red bowtie that Reubens found backstage at Groundlings ― Reubens mastered the art of blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

“It dawned on me that I could actually become Pee-wee Herman,” Reubens reflected on the character’s early days in a 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I could do something that was conceptual art, and the only person who would really know it was conceptual was me.”

The act caught on, Reubens said.

“I would go into meetings as myself, and people would look at me and call me Pee-wee,” he told THR. “They would be like, ‘How does $200 for this project sound to you, Pee-wee?’”

In 1985, the stage show’s wild success led to the character’s first full-length film, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” directed by Tim Burton in his feature directorial debut. The movie, which sent Pee-wee on a cross-country journey to find his stolen red bicycle, was a critical and financial success and went on to achieve cult film status.

Reubens later starred in “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a CBS children’s program that ran from 1986 to 1991. The show was peppered with former Groundlings stars, including Phil Hartman and Lynne Marie Stewart, and existed as a sort of otherworldly Pee-wee dreamscape, complete with talking appliances and furniture, puppets interacting with human characters, and quirky clay animation.

But as the show was wrapping up, Reubens’ career came to a standstill. In 1991, he was arrested in Florida for masturbating in an adult movie theater, spawning a litany of jokes on late-night shows. Many of Reubens’ famous friends, including Cyndi Lauper and Zsa Zsa Gabor, spoke out in his defense, but Reubens largely retreated from public life, save for a few non-Pee-wee roles throughout the rest of the ’90s.

He played a few small roles in big films, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Batman Returns” in 1992. He tiptoed back into public appearances to promote “Mystery Men,” a 1999 comedy where Reubens played an amateur superhero with flatulence so pungent it makes people faint. Over the years, Reubens appeared on a number of television shows as well, including “30 Rock,” “Reno 911,” “Portlandia” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

After years of dormancy (and another misdemeanor charge concerning his vintage erotica collection in 2002), Reubens brought the Pee-wee character back to the stage in 2010 with runs in Los Angeles and New York. Six years later, “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday,” directed by John Lee and produced by Judd Apatow, premiered on Netflix to largely positive reviews.

For Reubens, Pee-wee’s years of absence mattered little to the film’s story.

“I sort of feel like, who cares where Pee-wee’s been?” Reubens told The AV Club upon the film’s premiere. “The thing that I loved about ― that I still like about Pee-wee Herman ― is that you look at Pee-wee Herman, you know who Pee-wee Herman is. You don’t need a lot of backstory. It didn’t require a lot originally, and I don’t feel like that much has changed, really.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pee-wee-herman-paul-reubens-dead_n_64c7e85ce4b0fd06594cba16

Australian Space Agency Unravels Mystery of Unidentified Seashore Object

July 31, 2023

As suspected, the canister-like object that washed ashore in Green Head, Western Australia, in mid-July likely belongs to a discarded third stage from an Indian rocket, the Australian Space Agency announced over the weekend.

More specifically, the third stage came from a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a medium-lift rocket that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launches on a regular basis. The PSLV third stage is a “solid rocket motor that provides the upper stages high thrust after the atmospheric phase of the launch,” according to ISRO.

In its tweet, the Australian Space Agency said it’s “most likely debris” from an expended PSLV, so it’s still not the ironclad confirmation we were expecting.

“The debris remains in storage and the Australian Space Agency is working with ISRO, who will provide further confirmation to determine next steps, including considering obligations under the United Nations space treaties,” the space agency added, saying it “committed to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, including debris mitigation, and continues to highlight this on the international stage.”

From the get-go, there were suspicions that the cylindrical object, damaged and covered in barnacles, originated from an Indian rocket. ISRO officials chimed in during the days following its discovery, saying it definitely came from a rocket, but that it “cannot confirm or deny anything about it without seeing it in person and checking it.”

The large, copper-toned cylindrical object washed ashore on July 15, leaving both state and federal officials puzzled. Pulled from the water by a local couple’s four-wheel-drive vehicle, the object is over 8 feet (2.4 meters) across and shows signs of being in the water for a prolonged period. While the state fire department confirmed it poses no threat to public safety, the Australian Space Agency urged locals to avoid handling the object while its origin remained unidentified.

Early speculation linked the object to aircraft debris, even suggesting a connection to the missing Boeing 777 from flight MH370. Still, the more credible theories suggested that the object came from a rocket, which now appears to be the case. As the Australian Space Agency points out, ISRO should now claim its suspected property and provide that added confirmation.

https://gizmodo.com/asa-says-mystery-seashore-object-is-space-debris-1850691438

10,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended at Tucson, Arizona, Border Sector

July 31, 2023

On Saturday, the Tucson, Arizona, Border Patrol announced it had apprehended 10,000 illegal immigrants in the past week—up by around 1,000 from the week before.

In a tweet, Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin reported that his team apprehended 10,000 illegal immigrants and intercepted 21 human smuggling attempts in the Tucson, Arizona, border area.

Tucson agents made 11 seizures of narcotics, including 6 pounds of fentanyl and an equal amount of methamphetamine.

Border agents also seized three firearms.

The $83,000 worth of fentanyl pills were found by Nogales Station agents inside an abandoned backpack located underneath the rear seat of a passenger shuttle van during a secondary inspection.

Mr. Modlin also reported the rescue of 430 illegal immigrants who fell prey to the scorching summer heat of the Arizona desert. By way of example, he shared a photo of a 45-year-old Guatemalan woman receiving medical attention in the wilderness at night.

The woman, who crossed the border in the Baboquivari Mountains on July 21, suffered from severe dehydration and a leg injury.

“After providing lifesaving aid, #BORSTAR agents litter-carried the woman through rigorous terrain to meet [Arizone Department of Public Safety] for an airlift to a hospital,” Mr. Modlin wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“The unforgiving desert heat can be life-threatening,” Mr. Modlin said. “With temperatures soaring well above 100 degrees, it only takes minutes for heat exhaustion and dehydration to set in. Those attempting to cross the border illegally underestimate the intensity of the heat and vastness of the desert.”

“The dangers are real, do not cross,” he added.

On July 24, Border Patrol agents at Ajo Station encountered a group of 194 illegal immigrants, the chief said in a Friday tweet. “The group consisted of single adults and family units from 16 different nations.”

“Tucson Sector agents continue to respond to these large groups and work through the challenges they present,” he added.

The apprehension of 10,000 illegal immigrants in just one week indicates a steep increase in the influx at the Tucson Sector.

Last month, Tucson Sector agents apprehended a total of 24,360 migrants trying to cross the border illegally. The year-to-date total for the sector tallies to 235,000 apprehensions, up 40,000 from the previous year, and significantly higher from the two years prior.

According to Breitbart Texas, the increased apprehensions in Arizona are partly due to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a border protection initiative launched in 2021 “to fill in the dangerous gaps created by President [Joe] Biden’s reckless open border policies,” according to the governor’s office.

The June Nationwide Encounters Report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a drop in illegal immigrant apprehensions of more than 11 percent compared to the previous year.

“States like Arizona are following President Biden’s lead, allowing even more migrants to surge into our country while Texas is holding the line,” the governor’s press secretary told Breitbart.

“Increased apprehensions in border states west of Texas show our deterrence strategies are effective, as migrants choose to illegally cross in states that have left the door wide open for them,” he added.

https://www.ntd.com/large-influx-of-illegal-immigrants-reported-at-tucson-arizona-border_933877.html

Sidney Powell - Defending The Republic Newsletter

Jul 31, 2023

It is good to be a Democrat … if you are a criminal.

Dear Patriots,

Today we look into the curious ways that far-left leaning Democrats are protected FROM justice.

While anyone ever associated with President Trump and his administration are being regularly told to leave their banks, the Bidens are protected by these same banks after suspicious banking behavior.

While attorneys who have represented President Trump are having their law licenses challenged by numerous state bar associations, threatening their ability to earn a living, Hunter Biden blithely slips under professional scrutiny.

While stupid people in upper management make stupid decisions, they are not held accountable. It is the people who work in the plants and drive the trucks who get laid off.

While normal, clear-thinking Americans recognize that Democrats cheat in elections, those who could make changes, don’t.