Overall, approximately 32,000 serious crimes were reported to the Honolulu Police Department last year, and only 2,317 were cleared, the FBI data shows.
That’s a clearance rate of 7%.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
"FBI data shows Honolulu has one of the worst records in the country when it comes to solving property crimes as well as violent crimes"
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"Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange halted all trading Thursday because of a[n unspecified] technical glitch"
"It's not clear when the exchange will be operational again."
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Rambo board game and Marvel Crisis Protocol available for preorder
The Rambo board game includes 52 miniatures based on the first three movies.
And also available for preorder are the Marvel Crisis Protocol core set and various expansions including MODOK. Sorastro has posted painting guides for many of the miniatures:
“Mere humans delude themselves if they believe they or their machines -- are capable of acting faster than the masterful mind of MODOK!”https://t.co/PZ1jmf9bNx#marvel #crisisprotocol #gaming pic.twitter.com/XnC4mjJZmu— atomicmassgames (@atomicmassgames) August 10, 2020
Storm is bout done. Added a halo to her this morning. Gonna put her aside and decide if I wanna go further :)#Marvel#xmen #marvelcrisisprotocol #ArtistOnTwitter #miniaturepainting pic.twitter.com/AXGWaLCIEr— Dallas Kemp (@doomreaver) September 26, 2020
Hello! I hope you enjoy this PDF Painting Guide for Red Skull from #Marvel #CrisisProtocol: https://t.co/szPigua98I Stay safe, and Happy Painting! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/COsd1l9mt2— Sorastro (@Sorastros) July 2, 2020
Hello! I hope you enjoy this next episode in the #Marvel #CrisisProtocol painting series which shows my approach to painting Star-Lord - another incredibly fun and dynamic sculpt by @atomicmassgames! https://t.co/MyVHftZ1Re pic.twitter.com/UePkoJa5kt— Sorastro (@Sorastros) June 24, 2020
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Italian warship deployed to stop migrants, found to have smuggled cigarettes and Cialis
NYT:
“I felt like Dante descending into the inferno,” said Lt. Col. Gabriele Gargano, the police officer who led the raid and a subsequent investigation. “I’ve seen many smuggling busts — but 70 sacks of cigarettes on a military vessel? I never saw that in my whole life.”The investigation has spread to a second and third ship.
The bust has tarnished what European leaders have portrayed as a tough-minded, but principled, effort to curb migration to the continent.
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Even before its sailors began smuggling contraband, the Caprera had apparently violated the terms of a United Nations arms embargo on at least three occasions, according to the documents. The embargo bars foreign actors from supplying arms to any faction involved in the Libyan civil war and repairing military equipment.
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A profile of the 38-Year-Old "Paparazzi Who Follows Around Popular Teen TikTokers For A Living"
Greene went all in on becoming a full-time paparazzi. But when he realized that a lot of his footage of B- or C-list celebrities (like Christina Milian and Jenna Dewan) was being turned down by tabloid giants, he began posting them to YouTube in 2014. These B- or C-list sightings would gain an audience online, and so Greene began posting more clips of what he couldn't sell. That's how the Hollywood Fix was born.
At the start of the pandemic earlier this year, his channel seemed to take a dramatic shift away from capturing traditional celebrities and onto social media celebrities. Over the past few months, the Hollywood Fix has exclusively pivoted to TikTok stars. Greene said this wasn't a calculated move as much as it was a consequence of COVID-19.
"When you scroll through [my feed] over the years, it's all mainstream celebrities like Jennifer Garner or Hilary Duff," he said. "But when COVID hit, these guys left town and just disappeared. All the celebrities just dried out. I'd go out and work an eight-hour shift and come home with an empty memory chip."
He said it seemed like the only notable people in Los Angeles who were still in town and out and about were influencers and TikTokers.
"I said, Let me shoot kids that have millions of fans on TikTok and let me see how it'll do," he said. "It just blew up. It's almost like following a high school drama but in real life."
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When BuzzFeed News asked Greene about these concerns, and where he draws the line, he said he sticks to standard paparazzi rules.
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Abbie Richards continues to refine her conspiracy chart
Breaking down The Conspiracy Chart part 3: pic.twitter.com/dzgeYlONfS— Abbie Richards (@abbieasr) September 28, 2020
And: Breaking down The Conspiracy Chart part 2: pic.twitter.com/WnE1TgI1Sa— Abbie Richards (@abbieasr) September 26, 2020
Stop trying to binge me! I’m not Netflix. Part 4 is coming but I’m figuring out the best way to break it up. It will probably take more than one TikTok to address science denial 😭😭— Abbie Richards (@abbieasr) September 28, 2020
Thanks I love it ❤️ https://t.co/3IwrR3Kkvg— Abbie Richards (@abbieasr) September 30, 2020
So about that chart I made.... pic.twitter.com/1nbIcUVaau— Abbie Richards (@abbieasr) September 30, 2020
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Approaching "asteroid" might be be a booster rocket from the 60's
CNN:
The object is likely to enter into a distant orbit around Earth in late NovemberSpeaking of rockets, check out this one based on a The Far Side strip:
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"I suspect this newly discovered object 2020 SO to be an old rocket booster because it is following an orbit about the Sun that is extremely similar to Earth's, nearly circular, in the same plane, and only slightly farther away the Sun at its farthest point,"
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He said that correlates with the launch of Surveyor 2 on September 20, 1966. That mission was designed to have a soft landing on the Moon, but a failure led to the spacecraft crashing, Chodas said. The Centaur rocket that was used to boost the spacecraft passed by the Moon and went into orbit near the Sun and has not been seen again
Rocket science:https://t.co/CxH7JJg8pS pic.twitter.com/s0UJlPYivZ— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) September 27, 2020
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Social skills training
1. I tell you I'm making lasagna for dinner. You're not eating at my house or anything, we're just shooting the shit online. You say:— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
2. An author you like is giving a talk. They mention their favorite book by Donna Tartt is her first, The Little Friend. You know her first was The Secret History. Afterwards there's a Q&A, and you get selected to ask a question. What do you say when you take the mic?— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
3. Your friend's cat is missing. She calls you in a panic. What do you tell her?— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
4. I've been hired to paint a mural of my favorite actor, Derek Jacobi. "Derek Jacobi is the best actor who ever lived," I say dreamily as I show you my sketches. How do you respond?— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
5. Dame Darcy is making me a cake for my birthday. She's raw vegan so the cake is made of dates and green apples, which you're pretty sure I can't eat because I have that thing where raw apples make my mouth swell up. Do you tell her to consider a different cake?— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
6. A cartoonist/twitter personality you enjoy, who does not follow you back, writes a series of thoughtful tweets followed by a quiz designed to gently help her very least favorite people on Earth to be happier and less annoying. You think might've spotted an error in it. Do you— Julia Gfrörer (@thorazos) September 29, 2020
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If there was wrestling in Annihilation
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Today's funny posts
Here's how to participate in #FatBearWeek: this is an elimination tournament to determine who will be crowned 2020's fattest bear on the Brooks River. For each pairing of bears, you will be given the opportunity to vote on our new #FatBearWeek website, https://t.co/bcJqAzVU3F pic.twitter.com/wCQTu4zUmM— Katmai National Park (@KatmaiNPS) September 29, 2020
. @siddharth3 brought this to my notice and I am now scarred beyond repair.— Narayani Basu (@narayani_basu) September 29, 2020
I also want to read it. Just for science. pic.twitter.com/OuoRwKzutS
(99 cents at Amazon)
Sano had Bregman confused pic.twitter.com/T34hTiwK0e— Stu Motown #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) September 29, 2020
Lmao - Jason Kipnis’s glove today as he subs at first for Anthony Rizzo. pic.twitter.com/iYjoAYixhm— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) September 27, 2020
Shout out to the NYT photo editor who chose this picture. That coronavirus is an absolute unit. pic.twitter.com/wnbd6nrBFB— Eugene Wei (@eugenewei) September 26, 2020
Congrats to these two on their engagement! Hope you enjoy the gift. pic.twitter.com/cn0ClUD6De— Malcolm (@Malcolmvelli) September 27, 2020
See no Gamecock, hear no Gamecock, speak no Gamecock pic.twitter.com/mTFeVWE659— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 27, 2020
When I die, please hire a electronic group to perform the Unsolved Mysteries theme for 20 minutes while people are enjoying snacks after my memorial. It's about to get real spooky.— Brandi, Kickin' It In Hattiesburg 🦗😾 (@ItsTheBrandi) September 27, 2020
thinking about liza minnelli trying to get into the oscars selfie pic.twitter.com/xPhzZSO4HG— jaye "elizabeth debicki is 6'3"" hunt (@hayejunt) September 27, 2020
Lmao at Saruman thinking the orcs gave him a cute nickname when they were literally just saying “okay boomer” pic.twitter.com/nPJb0F55JR— molly (@hobbitgay) September 26, 2020
Imagine if we did everything aggressively 😂 pic.twitter.com/jN24vrvGxN— muddy beaver (@Giby821) September 23, 2020
It’s rutting season for moose and elk and they're feeling quite ornery right now! Thanks to Chris Devlin for the video. He kept a safe distance and stayed in his car. Please keep your distance from wildlife--no selfies! pic.twitter.com/Gb4IJQpv7h— BoCo Open Space (@BoulderCountyOS) September 23, 2020
— out of context cats (@catoutofcontxt) September 27, 2020
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Island cakes (art roundup)
Walter Benjamin died avoiding capture by the Nazis 80 years ago today. Here is the sculpture memorializing him where he died, one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen. https://t.co/Af5gWH8Pf7— Stuart Schrader (@stschrader1) September 26, 2020
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The final commission of the season...— Bob Q! (@RobotJQ) September 26, 2020
Way to paint, Bob!#janefoster #thor #art #painting pic.twitter.com/vOCQiifuYm
#snoopy and #woodstock in spaaaaace!!!! #peanuts #comicstrip did this live in FB and had a lot of fun. Have a great weekend! Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/cdVr0BHplK— Drew Moss (@drew_moss) September 26, 2020
THE KRUEGER 1s?!?!?! 😩🔥 pic.twitter.com/brqzhEpKST— Jordan Werbenjagermanjensen (#1) (@Theory901) September 26, 2020
Over the past few months, I've been working on a method to create embroidery from the output of my plotter drawings.— ሰሚር ዳብራ (@Spongenuity) August 7, 2020
I've been experimenting around the CMYK space and as a result theres a photorealistic end result!
When #plottertwitter and #embroidery collide 😁 pic.twitter.com/n44vWD4v9T
Speaking of Egypt, one of my favorite images of all time is this old lantern slide, at the Brooklyn Museum. Solitary figures in a ruined world. Real 2020 vibes, sadly. https://t.co/qWjG8cZSCW pic.twitter.com/eq8d1x8xxn— Geoff Manaugh (@geoffmanaugh) September 29, 2020
A time lapse video of all 60 scored ‘n’ sketched @whitesox games. The complete 2020 regular season #whitesox pic.twitter.com/mecQ9lCibX— Carl Skanberg (@CarlSkanberg) September 29, 2020
I aspire to have my art stolen by ScreenRant for a rageclick article so I could become Twitter’s most hated person for a couple of days— Artyom Topilin (@artyomtopilin) September 29, 2020
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