Not the sort of attention that the Bloomsburg fair needed.. nonetheless, the world now knows.. There were NAZI flags being sold at the annual event.. The vendor not only was selling Nazi flags, but was removed from the grounds for being a REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER..
And as far as offense? He told WBRE that he did not care if people were offended. It was his right to sell them, he said.. Along with that, he mentioned he was at the fair for 45 years now..
Arnold Palmer died on Sunday. The golf legend passed away at the age of 87 near Pittsburgh. He was a legend… squeaky clean, famous, admired, even had a drink named after him. In the latter half of the 20th century, the Republican party even courted him to run for national office. He never did.
Another death occurred this weekend of a sports star–and it was certainly more shocking than an elderly golfer.. Florida Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez died in a very tragic boating incident.. The irony is there. Fernandez fled Cuba almost a decade ago on a speed boat.. He died Sunday off of South Beach in a violent boat crash at the age of 24.. Two others were killed in the accident…
There are really no similarites between Palmer and Fernandez, with the exception of sports and fame.. they both played what they loved and were monumentally good at it. Both were known far and wide..
The major difference: Palmer lived a full life while Fernandez died in the beginning part of his prime. The riches and glory and fame and fortune, for both, didn’t matter in the end.. for both, the angel of death circled the wagon and struck.. For both, we lost legends and are reminded that sooner or later God’s gonna cut you down..
The late Johnny Cash performed a good rendition of that God’s gonna cut you down song.. but in moments of majorly famous people dying, I get more reminded of his version of HURT by NIN.. Cash’s video of the song is poignant and haunting–there are scenes where his earthly treasures are highlighted in his mansion.. all the while he sings the words ‘And you could have it all, my empire of dirt.’
We don’t have much time on this planet. For Palmer, he led a good life and make his mark. For Fernandez, his youthful vigor was evident but now, in death, painful.
Make haste.. No waste.. Time is ending fast. And you’ll one get get your taste, of moments that will be your last.
This is an image from the 2016 Bloomsburg Fair in Bloomsburg PA ..
A friend first alerted to me about this here on Tumblr.. she is also from the area and noticed it was making the viral social rounds in the coal region on Facebook and Twitter.
The image was taken by someone who visited the fair and was moved enough to publish her photo of the Nazi flag (next to the make America great again Trump banner) on the truck.. The vendor is selling items that include derogotive bumper stickers and other apparrel of controversial appeal..
I have been attending the fair since childhood .. I have great memories. Yes, there are places that you’d conclude it’s Pennsyltucky. But this flag being showcased at the fair goes well beyond accepted social norms of the area..
I would hope now that the original Facebook posting with the picture has been shared thousands of times online, someone from the management of the local week long fair will get with this vendor and act accordingly..
One other aspect of this year’s fair that floored me a bit: The political nature of it all! Yes, the Bloomsburg fair has always been a home for Republicans and Democrats from the local area selling banners and yard signs. Presidential elections have been intense. But this year? I don’t think I recall a political year like this since after 9/11 .. There are gigantic–and I mean GIGANTIC–cutouts of Donald Trump (one was a 20 or so foot replica of him advertising a donut stand)… Cardboard cutouts of Hillary and Donald.. political shirts being sold on every corner.. and people wearing Alex Jones’ INFOWARS Hillary for prison shirts just about in every portion of the fair …
2016 is a political year. But I would certainly say that politics and controversy aside, a Nazi flag at an American county fair is beyond tasteless and out of place.
There will be 100 million Americans (and more people around the globe) who watch the Monday night debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.. It will be a record audience and shatter any previous for a political event.
This will be history in the making .. 90 minutes without a break. Without a commercial…
Debate parties will be taking place across the nation .. I bet money that even bar rooms will be fixated for a bit on the debate, perhaps developing drinking games while watching..
And the result? Maybe a decision
I predict that most people watching will make an immediate decision of who they want to vote for within the first 15 minutes of the televised debate.. and I also think people will determine the candidate of their choice Monday as opposed to any other of the 40 or so days before the November election..
This is an image of the Washington mall shooter.. he has been arrested.. early reports indicated he was ‘Hispanic.’ He is not. Instead he is a Turkish born immigrant to the United States.. Officials are not releasing any statements that the shooting was connected to terrorism.. This from USA TODAY on the ‘zombie’
A day after five people were shot dead in a Burlington, Wash., mall, authorities arrested a man they say was behind the rampage.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Wash., was taken into custody around 7 p.m. PT Saturday in Oak Harbor, roughly 29 miles southwest of Burlington.
Lt. Mike Hawley, Island County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies spotted the car near their office in Oak Harbor Saturday night, but no one was inside.
“I saw an individual walking northbound on the sidewalk and I instantly recognized that this is the person that I just viewed on my computer,” Hawley said.
“He said nothing,” Hawley added. “He was kind of zombie-like.”
This was reported on Drudge yesterday .. the debate coming Monday is set to be epic. Must see TV … And 90 minutes commercial free!? Break free!? I don’t think 90% of the 100 million people watching the debate could go that long without a couch break to bathroom trip. We will see how two candidates near or exceeding the age of 70 will deal with this..
Reports of creepy clowns first emerged in Greenville, South Carolina, where a red-nosed creepo was reportedly trying to lure kids to a house in the woods by flashing wads of cash. Police looked into the claims and found nothing.
In Alabama, schools across the state ramped up security after reports emerged on social media that clowns were going to attack local high schools with guns. In Ohio, a sheriff’s office is looking for two clowns and advising citizens to contact the department because “we are unsure what their intentions are at this point.” And in Florida, a state where you might think clowns would be among the most normal roadside sightings, police keep getting calls about clowns but are having a hell of time finding them.
I have written before that a clown under a street light at midnight holding a balloon could very well be one of the most frightening images one’s mind can endure.. But are these sightings really sightings?
I have come to a conclusion that some of these local sightings are just psychosis.. I don’t think people are seeing nearly as many clowns as they 1) report they are and 2) think they are..
The whole fad is also being driven by the media–a media that decides to use stock images of ghoulish clowns or Pennywise from IT in their news articles..
This past week, the Frackville police here in my local area thought it would be wise to post an image of clowns with a report that they are in the neighborhood.. the story took off like a rocket, to the point where kids on school buses were scaring little kids about deadly clowns behind woods. It is the stuff urban legends are made of.. or even local yokel legends.. Nonetheless, I have it from a good source that some of the local police departments professing word of clown sightings are now regretting their early decisions. Almost annoyed with the number of sightings that are being reported through social media..
Last night, under the Friday night lights of coal region football, the plays on the field were the second topic. Up first: Who is dressing up like clowns and terrorizing a region. I bet that topic was also being discussed around America from coast to coast.. and beyond to the rest of the planet where the phenomenon is popping up.
My prediction stands: We will face a clown deluge from now until Halloween night. When it gets cold, the masks were come off and attention will be turned to the next fad. But until then clowns will abound.
The capture of the Handarat camp a few kilometres north of Aleppo marked the first major ground advance of the offensive, which the government announced on Thursday. Residents of the rebel-held half of the city say warplanes have unleashed unprecedented firepower…
A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy’s store at a mall in Washington state, shot dead four women and a man, and vanished into the night, police said.
Authorities believe only one person fired the shots Friday night at Cascade Mall in Burlington, about an hour north of Seattle. A search is underway for an armed man who headed toward Interstate 5 after the attack, said Sgt. Mark Francis, a spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. Francis released a blurry surveillance photo of a man described as the suspect. His motive or relationship to the victims, if any, are unclear, he said. The names of the victims were not immediately released.
MORE..
An employee at a restaurant near a deadly mall shooting in Washington state said they “immediately locked the doors” when they heard of the mayhem Friday night. Stephanie Bose, an assistant general manager at Johnny Carino’s Italian restaurant near Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, told The Associated Press the shooting happened inside the Macy’s department store. Her restaurant is just outside the Macy’s.
People fled, customers hid in dressing rooms and employees locked the doors of nearby stores after gunshots rang out just after 7 p.m. Friday at the Cascade Mall. A helicopter, search teams and K-9 units scoured the area for a rifle-carrying man.
“We are still actively looking for the shooter,” Washington State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Mark Francis said at a news conference. “Stay indoors, stay secure.”
The entertainment media is piling on top of the misery that has become Jim Carrey’s life..
The text messages reveal this to me: Carrey ended up being THE MASK in real life, hiding away the obvious issues the comedian had behind the scenes..
This reporting from the UK MIRROR:
Now, Cathriona’s ex husband, who is suing Carrey over his estranged wife’s death, has released text messages between the pair, which appear to show Carrey ditching her after she reveals her STD fears.
Carrey’s lawyer has blasted the accusation that the actor gave his ex-girlfriend STDs before she committed suicide.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Mark was amended on Thursday to include the allegation that White was allegedly suicidal because she had sexually transmitted diseases she believed that the actor gave her.
Carrey’s laywer allege she married Mark, a Hollywood camera man, to secure a legal immigration status after her father died.
They allege that White only married Burton for a green card, and he has multiple witnesses who will confirm this to the court.
White married Burton on January 15, 2013 at the Heavenly Bliss Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
And more
In one message, Carrey appears to reply to his girlfriend’s worries about unusual lumps, brushing her worries aside: “Aggravated folacles [sic] or bumps are normal when you shave or have vigorous sex.
He adds: "I hope your [sic] ok hun. It could be from someone before me. Doesn’t show up until you’re really stressed.”
Carrey, who has denied any wrong doing, blasted Turner in a statement: Is this the way a “husband” honors the memory of his “wife?” The real disease here is greed, shameful greed!“
All of this feels creepy reading.. and a little too much for public consumption. I feel almost guilty about even re-publishing some of the content that is in the once private text messages.
Lifestyles of the rich and famous… Wish I was rich. But sure glad I am not famous.
startling breach disclosed Thursday is believed to be the largest to hit a single email provider. The security breakdown risks magnifying Yahoo’s preexisting problems — specifically, that it is losing users, traffic and the advertising revenue that follows both, to rivals such as Google and Facebook.
And some have joked that the hack would have been awful of people still used yahoo email.. But they do.. Enough to cause a major problem.. And probably enough now that those same people who use yahoo email will be quitting yahoo email..
