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Anonymous ID: 5c7001 March 29, 2024, 7:02 a.m. No.20647337   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Zak Moyer, dressed in an terrifying all-black costume 'consistent with the 'Scream' movie character' Ghostface, allegedly killed neighbour Edward Whitehead Junior with a chainsaw and a knife. Police said the pair had become embroiled in an argument on the day of the killing

Anonymous ID: 5c7001 March 29, 2024, 7:13 a.m. No.20647398   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7405

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>https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-moria-bus-crash-accident-629834eb5a308166afe7cdbbd4c7de3d

Investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims in bus that crashed off a bridge in South Africa

 

Forensic investigators in South Africa were searching Friday for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying pilgrims to an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year-old child was the only survivor of the crash that killed at least 45.

Hours after the Thursday afternoon crash, smoke seeped from the mangled, burned wreck underneath the concrete bridge. Authorities said it appeared that the driver lost control and the bus ploughed into the barriers along the side of the bridge and then over the edge. The driver was among the dead.

The crash happened in a mountainous region near the town of Mokopane, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the South African capital, Pretoria.

The Limpopo provincial government said the bus, which was carrying pilgrims from Botswana, veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge and plunged 50 meters (164 feet) into a ravine.

It said many bodies were burned beyond recognition and trapped inside the vehicle, while other victims had been thrown from the bus.

“We were at the scene,” said local resident Simone Mayema, who said he was one of the first to arrive. “We tried to help (but) there was nothing we could do because there was flames.”

Anonymous ID: 5c7001 March 29, 2024, 7:16 a.m. No.20647414   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7676 >>7820 >>7861

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13250623/Baltimore-Mayor-Brandon-Scott-DEI-musk-N-word.html

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott claims DEI label is being weaponized by racists 'who don't have the courage to say the n-word' and warns 'they should be afraid'

 

Racists have started using DEI as a put-down for any successful black person because they are too cowardly to use the N-word anymore, the Mayor of Baltimore has claimed.

Brandon Scott was elected to the city's top job in 2020 but has been routinely attacked by opponents online as a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) appointment, despite winning 70 percent of the vote.

The mayor, who has won plaudits for his handling of Tuesday's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, warned that the term is being weaponized by the far-right as just the latest racist euphemism.

'We know what they want to say but they don't have the courage to say the N-word,' he told Joy Reid on MSNBC's morning show.

'I know and you know that black men and young black men in particular have been the boogeymen and for those who are racist and think only straight wealthy white men should have a say in anything.'

DEI initiatives seek to increase the number of people from under-represented ethnic groups in the workforce.

But they have come under fire from states across the country who argue that they amount to reverse discrimination against better qualified candidates.

Some have labelled it an acronym for 'Didn't Earn It', but Mayor Scott said that in his case it stands for 'Duly Elected Incumbent'.

'The fact that I don't believe in their untrue and wrong ideology and the fact that I am very proud of my heritage and who I am and where I come from scares them,' he added.

'Because me being in my position means that their way of thinking, their way of life being comfortable while everyone else suffers is going to be at risk and they should be afraid because that is my purpose in life.'

One far-right account received 25 million views for a tweet labeling Scott 'Baltimore's DEI mayor' after it was retweeted by X owner Elon Musk.

'It's going to get so, so much worse. Prepare accordingly.' the poster wrote.

Musk later undid his retweet after a furious backlash from platform users, and a 'community note' was added, clarifying that: 'Brandon Scott was elected as Mayor of Baltimore in 2020 with 70% of the vote. He did not come into office through any DEI practices, appointments, etc.'

Scott effectively won Baltimore's mayoral election in June 2020 when he secured the Democratic nomination for the role in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans ten to one.

He ran a campaign focused on youthful energy, progressive ideas and experience, and pledged to tackle longstanding challenges in the city such as gun violence and substance abuse.

A city councilman since 2011, he emerged victorious from a field that included more than 20 Democrats, including incumbent Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and former Mayor Sheila Dixon, leaving him at 36 one of the youngest city mayors in the US.

But during his term in office he has endured rape threats against his mother and graffiti on a city bus threatening to hang him.

His announcement last year that he was expecting a child with fiancée Hana Pugh prompted some to denounce him as 'just a thug', and creating 'one more Baltimore illegitimate black baby'.

The bridge tragedy which left six dead is thought to have unfolded when the 980 feet container ship suffered a 'complete blackout' as it approached the structure, leaving it impossible to steer.

But some Republicans laid blame for the bridge disaster at the door of DEI, including Utah state Rep Phil Lyman who suggested DEI considerations were behind the appointment Karenthia Barber, one of the Port of Baltimore's six commissioners.

'This is what happens when you have governors who prioritize diversity over the wellbeing and security of citizens,' gubernatorial candidate said in a post on X.

Prominent Republicans including Ron DeSantis, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have passed laws preventing state money being used on DEI initiatives with the Florida Governor branding them 'woke indoctrination'.

But some on the right leapt in to defend Scott against claims he is a beneficiary of the system.

'This is an ugly racist tweet,' posted former Republican congressman Joe Walsh.

'I have all sorts of problems with DEI ideology and DEI practice. But if these dumbasses are going to simply use DEI as a synonym for 'black' then count me out. This is so monstrously stupid and offensive, ' added Jonah Goldberg.

'Anyone who substitutes the word 'DEI' for 'Black' in order to engage in racist tropes is a racist,' tweeted New York Congressman Ritchie Torres.

'Anyone who substitutes the word 'Zionist' for 'Jew' in order to engage in anti-Semitic tropes is an anti-Semite.'

'Please be aware of why Black people cannot be convinced racism is a thing of the past. Exhibit 985,576,342…' added Monique Pressley.