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Straight Line of the Day: What To Do With a Big Empty Mall?

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Blue city’s largest mall now 93% vacant as value plunges $1 billion over the past decade
Fox Business | 9/17/25 | Sophia Compton

The largest shopping mall in San Francisco is now reportedly 93% vacant….

A new appraisal has slashed the value of San Francisco Centre, located at 865 Market Street, to $195 million, which is a 25% decrease since August 2024 and more than $1 billion below its valuation in 2016, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing research from Morningstar.

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Note to Self: Don’t Buy a Revolving Door Made in the UK

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Third migrant deported to France as Labour faces fury as ‘1000’ cross Channel today
Express Newspapers | Fri, Sep 19, 2025 | Michael Knowles

Labour faced fury and ridicule as they bragged about the France returns deal being an “immediate deterrent” as hundreds of migrants crossed the Channel.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy defended Sir Keir Starmer’s “one-in-one-out” deal with Emmanuel Macron despite only three people being deported in the scheme’s first five days.

Up to 1,000 migrants are feared to have crossed in small boats on Friday, leaving Labour’s claims of ‘smashing the gangs’ in tatters.

This would take the total number of arrivals this year to more than 32,000 – including around 10,000 since the one-in-one-out agreement was struck at the Anglo-French summit in July.

Sounds like the British public is getting the old in-out.

Instead of FIFO or LIFO, they got FAFO.

Friday Night Open Thread: “No, Wang, I Said To Install Those Advertising Screens at Gas Stations”

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“… the OTHER kind of gas station.”

‘Dystopian’ toilets won’t give you loo roll unless you watch an advert first
Metro.uk | September 17, 2025 | Katie Bowden

In a move described as ‘dystopian’, some public bathrooms in China are forcing users to watch an advert in order to gain access to toilet paper.

A video shared by China Insider showed a person scanning a QR code on the loo roll dispenser and watching a short advert, before a few squares of paper are dispensed.

If that’s not enough paper, or if you don’t want to watch an advert, you can pay 0.5 RMB – about 5p – to skip the ads.

It’s been claimed the system cuts down on waste, with authorities suggesting some people had been taking excessive amounts of free toilet paper.

It’s inflation: Brits used to just have to spend a penny.

The might have to go back to the Hand Dynasty.

Han shat first!

“Bei-jing” is the sound that cash registers make.

Oppo Sees

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Oppo sees a pretty easy prediction based on this news:

House Republicans pass 2 more bills to overhaul DC crime policies
The Hill | 09/17/25 | Filip Timotija

… Lawmakers also passed the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act, overruling the Metropolitan Police Department’s rule of curtailing high-speed chases and permitting law enforcement to pursue suspects without as much restraint. 

The liberal media only needs a few details to fill in an already-written story about Evil Trump based on the next high-speed chase that results in injury or death. Praying for that, encouraging, arranging it?

And Schiff is writing impeachment articles in case the Democrats retake the House.

Straight Line of the Day: Analogy Season: Political Discourse These Days Is Like…

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Montgomery Public Schools teacher placed on administrative leave after video mocking Charlie Kirk’s death: ‘I hope he suffered’
1819news.com | 9-15-25 | Caleb Taylor

A Montgomery Capitol Heights Middle School teacher was placed on administrative leave recently after posting a TikTok video mocking the death of conservative political organizer and activist, Charlie Kirk.

Lauren Ogen, a Capitol Heights Middle School teacher, reportedly posted on TikTok that she told her daughter, “down with the bigots,” after learning of Kirk’s assassination while speaking at a college campus in Utah on Wednesday.

“We need this right now. We really need this right now. As a community, we need this. We need this win,” Ogen reportedly said on the video. “When we get home and (my daughter) does in fact confirm that he died, I said, ‘I hope it was traumatic and I hope he suffered, the way that we’re suffering because of the bigoted bullshit he spoke.’ Again, down with the dirty big heads and the bigots.”

Montgomery Public Schools superintendent Zickeyous Byrd said in an email obtained by 1819 News to MPS officials on Friday that the video by the Capitol Heights teacher “sparked community concern” and “violated district policy.”

“Out of an abundance of caution for both the safety of the teacher and the school community, I am placing the employee on administrative leave effective immediately. Furthermore, I will be recommending this teacher for termination at our next Board meeting,” Byrd said. “Please know that this decision was not taken lightly, but the seriousness of the policy violation combined with the safety concerns requires swift action. Our priority must remain on maintaining a professional, respectful, and safe environment for our students, staff, and community.”

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