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Sunday, October 14, 2012

News Sunday Morning News

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 8:23 AM

Posted by news intern Chelsea Kellogg

Someone's Losing Their Job Tomorrow: Mauritania's President was shot by members of his own army. State news reported that the shooting was a case of friendly fire, though have not elaborated on how the President's caravan was mistaken for a target.

Radar is Overrated: A nuclear submarine and a cruiser in the US Navy collided off the coast on Saturday. The misstep that caused the collision is under investigation, though a spokesman noted that this is not the first time two Navy ships have run into each other at sea. The submarine's propulsion was not affected by the accident.

Wretched Hive of Scum and Villany No More: 1,500 commandos and police raided Rio's shantytowns Jacarezinho and Manguinhos in an effort to dislodge drug gangs. Those areas are typically considered no-go zones and have a reputation for being centers of the booming crack trade in Brazil. The South American nation is the world's largest consumer of crack-cocaine but is second to the U.S. in use of cocaine and derivative drugs.

Let's Think About Changing Those Passwords: Hackers have stolen $400,000 from the Washington city of Burlington. The Burlington Police Department reported that the theft occurred over two days last week and the money was transfered to accounts all over the nation.

Tragic Accident in the Rain: One man was killed when his car flipped the guardrail on northbound I-5 Saturday night. Police responded but there was no hope of reviving him by the time they arrived.

Native American Spiritual Figure Will Be Canonized: Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian, is slated to be the first Native American saint canonized by the Catholic Church. Kateri converted to Catholicism in her lifetime, but is largely worshipped by Native Americans. Legend has it that when Kateri died in 1680 all of the pox on her body disappeared.

Zombie Bees Are Real: Washington has its second confirmed sighting of a Zombie bee. Tacoma beekeeper Larry Golden found the bee flying at night, behaving erratically, and repeatedly thumping into his window. Zombie bees are caused by a predatory fly which stings the bee in the stomach and deposits an egg sack.

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As if raiding poor people's homes will do anything at all except make their lives a further misery.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 14, 2012 at 8:29 AM

People really need to learn how to not drive like complete jackasses when the weather turns.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on October 14, 2012 at 8:48 AM

Halloween group costume inspiration: Attack of the Zom Bees.

Posted by RonK, Seattle on October 14, 2012 at 9:15 AM

@2
>>
It was not immediately known what
caused the pickup to veer off the
freeway. The accident remains under
investigation,
<<

Posted by NotSean on October 14, 2012 at 10:02 AM

And the t.v. ad that says "It doesn't mean your anti-gay..."
Yes, yes it does.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 14, 2012 at 10:17 AM

@2
Hey, cut us some slack, I drive like a complete jackass in perfect conditions. I'd go as far to say I'm severely disabled as a driver (too many moving parts for my simple mind -clutch, gearshift, pedestrians, cars, stoplights, etc). Heather McHugh! where are you? My backseat driver needs a vacation!

Posted by dnt trust me on October 14, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Here I thought @2 was talking about the submarine or ship driver (and being funny).

Posted by Sandiai on October 14, 2012 at 11:24 AM

@7
oh shit, you might be right. I've been on Slog too long. Every year, we're hear commenters squawking about bad drivers when winter rolls along. Nice catch.

Posted by dnt trust me on October 14, 2012 at 11:38 AM

@8: Here I thought the "i" was cut off in your avatar, but no, you really mean calamar.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on October 14, 2012 at 11:48 AM

To me the roads in Washington State seem unnaturally slick with even the slightest bit of moisture.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 14, 2012 at 11:56 AM

Catholics do not worship saints. The venerate them as people who live lives of exceptional holiness.

Posted by Smartypants on October 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM

@9
yes ma'am, bingo. my toddler-level readiness for the Mexican majority come 2040-ish. Squid-licious!

Posted by dnt trust me on October 14, 2012 at 12:19 PM

@10

Roads are extra slick when it rains after a dry spell. This is due to a buildup of oil and grease that coats the road.

Posted by Revenge! on October 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM

I suspect you mean sonar, not radar, and somebody on the Montpelier probably screwed up on the and neglected to shutdown their stealth mode operation (silent propellers, etc.) prior to surfacing.

When stealth tech works, and squids don't, accidents always happen.....

Posted by sgt_doom on October 14, 2012 at 12:36 PM

@10 Catholics like to turn people, just people, into gods. It's a very ancient and primitive behavior. And used in a lot of superstitions.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Ooops @11

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 14, 2012 at 1:01 PM

@11 - It is a silly matter of semantics. Catholics can pretend all they want, but even ignoring the trinity nonsense, saints are worshipped as minor gods with divine powers; Christianity is polytheistic.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on October 14, 2012 at 2:08 PM

@15, 16, 17 - I'm not saying it isn't kinda batshit crazy, but the branches of Christianity that recognize saints call their observance veneration, not worship. Agree with it or not (put me in the not camp), I still think it's useful to call things by their proper names.

Posted by Smartypants on October 14, 2012 at 3:05 PM

@14 You have no freaking idea how a submarine works.

To the people talking about Catholics worshipping saints, in Sunday school we were taught that you pray to saints to pray to God for you.

Posted by prompt on October 14, 2012 at 3:09 PM

I've seen Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, so I know that real "hive of scum and villany" is the... Rio de Janeiro police force! (bum bum BUUUUM!)

The film, said to be "semi-fictional", presents a picture of rampant corruption, abuse of power, and neglect of public welfare throughout all levels of Rio government and law enforcement.

The movie also happens to be fucking awesome. (Cliche movie pitch: think The Wire meets City of God.) It was filmed in these very shantytowns of Rio.

What a brutal existence. Humanity has a long way to go.

Posted by Ipso Facto

on October 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM

@19: (and I grew up doin' the Vatican Rag) —which kinda goes in the same box as Muslims' inability to tolerate any depiction of Mohammed. Your omnipotent/omniscient god can only manage to tune in a dozen channels, like old-timey VHF? Your "prophet" is such a great man that a few scratches of pen on paper can bring him low?

@18: maybe I've told this story before, but seeing a weeping woman openly rubbing the cootchal area of a BVM plaster statue in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral left me with no doubt as to exactly whom she was pleading with.

Posted by rob!