So, nuking the moon may be still a few years off.

Man cooked to death in oven with tuna in accident

________________ was performing maintenance in a 35-foot (11-meter)-long oven at the company’s Santa Fe Springs plant before dawn Oct. 11, 2012, when a co-worker, who mistakenly believed Melena was in the bathroom, filled the pressure cooker with 12,000 pounds (5,440 kilograms) of canned tuna and it was turned on.

Source

Hey; we reported on this in November, 2024. But it’s still funny.

Three people sentenced to jail for bear-suit insurance scam in California
https://www.theguardian.com | Sat 18 Apr 2026 | Eric Berger

When it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear.

That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks on high-end vehicles by having a person dress up in a bear costume – then pretending that person was an actual bear.

Three paragraphs, and I recognize exactly two names: Rihanna and Drake.

It’s not you; it’s me.

‘Murder She Wrote’: The Story Behind Chaka Demus & Pliers’ Anthem
Udiscovermusic | April 16, 2026 | Bianca Gracie

In 1992, the Jamaican duo recorded one of dancehall’s most enduring anthems with Sly & Robbie. This is the story of how it got made.

Dancehall music has undergone multiple waves of popularity in the US since its birth in the late 70s; from the early 00s takeover with Sean Paul, Elephant Man, and Shaggy, to Rihanna, Drake, and Daddy Yankee putting their own spin on the genre in the 2010s. Back in the early 90s, however, roots-reggae traditionalists were still trying to wrap their head around the brash new sound.

Artists like Shabba Ranks, Beenie Man, and Buju Banton encapsulated dancehall’s rowdy nature with their explicit lyricism, but a singular duo helped catapult the genre past Caribbean shores. Chaka Demus & Pliers, a duo composed of deejay Chaka Demus (born John Taylor) and singer Pliers (born Everton Bonner), officially emerged in 1991 after separate solo careers.

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American YouTuber sentenced to 6 months in South Korean prison for offensive stunts
AP | April 15, 2026

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American YouTuber who sparked national outrage in South Korea for provocative stunts, including dancing on a statue honoring victims of wartime sexual slavery, was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday.

The Seoul Western District Court found Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a self-proclaimed internet “troll” known online as Johnny Somali, guilty of multiple charges, including obstruction of business and distributing fabricated sexually explicit content.

Prosecutors had sought a three-year term for Ismael, who also faced accusations of harassing staff and visitors at an amusement park, disrupting a convenience store by blasting music and upending noodles onto a table, causing similar scenes on a bus and subway, and distributing non-consensual deepfake videos.

The court said the 25-year-old displayed “severe” disrespect for South Korean law, noting that he offended countless people with livestreamed stunts aimed at generating YouTube revenue.

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Johnny Somali

Trolled from his bed

And got dragged to the police station

When the PoPo found out

They began to shout

And they started the investigation.

And he’s on his way

He don’t know where he’s goin’

He’s on his way

He’s doin’ some time, but he don’t know where

Goodbye, Ramsey!

The Queen of Cornholia.

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I don’t think any IMAO’er is Brazilian. But you never know.

Lefty love boat: Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla rocked by sexual misconduct allegations
NY Post | 4/18/26 | Gabrielle Fahmy, David Spector

They’re going to need a bigger boat!

Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla, which set sail from Barcelona Sunday for another anti-Israel voyage to Gaza, has been rocked by scandal after one of its woke leaders was accused of “sexual misconduct” with at least three volunteers.

“A senior leader within the flotilla — a member of the steering committee, the highest governing body of the organization — engaged in sexual relations with multiple activists while on the boat heading to Gaza. Not one person. Not two. Three different individuals,” claimed Palestinian group Heart of Falastin in a social media post earlier this week.

Now, take note, fellow travellers:

“To do it on the boat, while heading to a nation undergoing genocide, with volunteers who are under your authority . . . is a clear violation of ethics and power.”

Stop laughing, and continue reading:

One Brazilian group named the alleged horndog as activist Thiago Avila.

“On a ship carrying humanitarian aid, a Brazilian shows up with his d— swinging and the only thing he manages to do is f— and get arrested,” Anti Esquerda Esquerda Club, a group that describes itself as criticizing the left from the left, wrote on X Tuesday, pointing the finger at Avila …

He pointed something back.

Join the Anti E-squirta E-squirta Club today!

Schadenfreulein.

Maren Morris Details ‘-–— Up’ First Relationship With a Woman: ‘Borderline Extortion’
New York Post | April 17, 2026

Maren Morris took to social media to label her first relationship with a woman as “f–ked up.” The songstress opened up to fans about her “bisexual journey” in a TikTok on Wednesday, which she described as “pretty short.”

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“I’m not kidding, within like, three weeks of this completely falling apart, it was lies, threats to my reputation and borderline extortion,” the Grammy winner recalled. “It was pretty -–— up. And for that to be my first experience, it was just so depressing,” the songstress lamented, concluding that she’s “just really cool being alone” after the fling. Morris shared that friends from the lesbian community told her that her experience was typical. “‘You start seeing women and one is going to almost ruin your life,’” she recalled a pal telling her. “‘We’ve all been there. You just have to push through.‘

Phrasing?

Of course, they had to look up what a bathtub is.

Americans Could Soon Be One Step Closer to Distilling Spirits at Home
Food & Wine | April 14, 2026 | Stacey Leasca

The decision challenges a Reconstruction-era law originally intended to prevent Americans from evading federal liquor taxes.

A federal appeals court struck down a longstanding ban on home distilling … unconstitutional. While home production of beer and wine has long been legal, distilling spirits at home has been prohibited since 1868, with penalties including prison time and fines. The ruling does not immediately legalize home distilling nationwide, as state laws still apply and the federal government may appeal to the Supreme Court. …

And if you’re thinking, “Hang on, I couldn’t make my own hooch before?” Well, it depends on what you’re making. Federal law already allows home production of beer and wine, but if you wanted to distill spirits, then no, my friend, you couldn’t. That’s thanks to a law that took effect in 1868 during Reconstruction to prevent people from evading the liquor tax. Anyone caught distilling booze at home, which is considered a federal felony, could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Freedom.

The more I read of this press statement, the less I understand it.

US, Philippines unveil 4,000-acre supply chain zone in the Island of Luzon under Pax Silica push
Gulf News | 04/17/2026

OK; good start. Something about 4,000 acres in the Phillippines. I assume the rest will be explained in the article.

MANILA: The United States and the Philippines have announced plans for a 4,000-acre “Economic Security Zone” in Luzon (ESZ),

Oh, so it’s not just 4,000 acres — it’s an Economic Security Zone (ESZ). I guess that will be explained as well.

a new industrial hub

i.e., a physical location?

meant to strengthen supply chains for critical goods

like, reduce the need for trucks to move materials from one location to another?

and deepen allied manufacturing ties,

Um, make the trading partners more familiar with each other? Like, sharing cafeteria tables and so forth? Otherwise, won’t their ties be as close as the next phone call, email, or signed document?

according to a US State Department fact sheet and a post by Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg.

Did his staff create both of those for him? If so, then why do we need him?

The project, about 1,618.7 hectares (16,187,000 square metres, about 16.187 square km)

Does that equal 4,000 acres? Hectares, square metres, square km, acres — what’s with all the conversion of units?

is being described as the first “AI-native investment acceleration hub”

I’m not sure if those terms go together to make sense. I’ve tried until my head hurts. Hence this post.

under “Pax Silica”,

What’s that now?

a US-led initiative

That I understand.

aimed at building secure supply chains

Like, armed guards for the transport trucks? Password-protected emails? What?

among partner countries.

Who else?

Officials said the site is intended to help secure inputs vital to American supply chains

Which I guess makes sense if the “inputs” are made on-site and don’t have to transit anywhere.

while giving allies a platform

Like, a factory floor?

to manufacture together more efficiently.

So . . . a factory floor.

In a Tweet on X, Under Secretary of State Jacob S. Helberg said:

“Today we announced plans for a historic 4,000-acre Economic Security Zone in the Philippines—the first AI-native investment acceleration hub under Pax Silica. This purpose-built platform will secure inputs vital to American supply chains and transform how allies manufacture together.”

His words — or his staff’s words — were issued, but nothing came out.

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Also:

Did some low-level staffer substitute the Russian flag for the Phillippine flag?

Russian Flag:

Phillippine Flag:

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I’d bet money that those are two folding tables.

And, if you did, would the IRS just laugh it off?

Rep. Ilhan Omar blames ‘discrepancy’ on financial disclosures listing $30M net worth – insists she’s not a millionaire
NY Post | 4/18/26 | Anna Young

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed an accounting “discrepancy” for errors in a financial disclosure that listed her net worth at up to $30 million – while doubling down that she is not a millionaire, a report said.

The lefty “Squad” lawmaker – facing fraud probe calls from President Trump – insisted the initial figures in a disclosure filed last May were completely off-base, as an amended filing now shows shared assets with her husband of up to just $95,000, according to The Wall Street Journal.

“The amended disclosure confirms what we’ve said all along: The congresswoman is not a millionaire,” her spokesperson, Jacklyn Rogers, told the outlet.

“The congresswoman amended her disclosures voluntarily as soon as the discrepancy was identified.”