#IN State Wire

[paknewsinsightspk]

Video and an unused bullet prove man's guilt in Indiana girls' killings, prosecutor says

DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing two teenage girls in a small Indiana community forced them off a hiking trail before cutting their throats, a prosecutor said Friday, telling jurors that the evidence includes an unused bullet and video recorded on the eldest girl’s phone. “The last thing the girls saw was Richard Allen’s face,” Carroll County prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said. And…

[destielmemenews]

"Adams has consistently said he is cooperating with the investigations and has denied wrongdoing through the steady drumbeat of searches, seizures and departures of top members of his administration.

But as news of the indictment spread Wednesday night, he began to mount a defiant defense that he was being targeted by the federal government for his political views, adopting language similar to former President Donald Trump and other politicians accused of crimes."

"The indictment alleges illegal actions stretching back to 2014, from when he was Brooklyn Borough president.

“For nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him,” the indictment reads."

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[marty--party]

the return of the halloweiners! looks like they've really improved last year's costumes ...

[foxesscramble]

(More of) the Foxes doing the WIRED Autocomplete Interview

Question: What is Renee Walker hair color

RW: Whatever I want it to be. Currently a lot of pastels.

Question: Is Renee Walker gay

RW: You tell me.

Question: Renee Walker charity events

RW: Oh, I set up a lot of them. I have some animal rescue ones coming up as well as an event at the local homeless shelter. I have some bigger ones coming up that I will share more information on if anyone is interested in helping out. 

Question: Is Renee Walker adopted

RW: I am. My mom adopted me when I was, gosh, thirteen I think? A lot was going on at the time. She’s a lovely woman, my mom. I’m very blessed to have found her.

Question: Renee Walker pets

RW: I do have a lot of pets. I like to post pictures of them. They're all rescues. I have two bunnies, a cat, a turtle, a hedgehog, three hamsters, and a lizard. I love them all dearly. My friends rotate who watches them when I’m out of town for various things. Except for Neil, he tried once but I think my lizard was rude to him so he refuses to come over anymore.

Question: Who is older Andrew Minyard or Aaron Minyard

AM: I am.

Question: Why was Andrew Minyard arrested

AM: Boring.

Question: Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard rivalry

AM: Not a question.

Question: How old is Nicky Hemmick

NH: Wouldn’t you like to know? You should never ask someone their age it’s improper. What if I wanted to pretend I was 25 forever? Couldn’t you just get on board?

Question: Nicky Hemmick husband

NH: My favorite topic. It’s Erik Klose. For the record, we are engaged not married no matter how much I wish we were. It’s taking forever. What if we just go to the courthouse?

Question: Is Nicky Hemmick related to the Minyard twins

NH: I am. They’re my first cousins. I’m also, well was I guess, the twins guardian for a couple of years. 

Question: What languages does Nicky Hemmick speak

NH: My first language is English but I learned German as well from my years abroad there. Erik is from Germany too so that’s how we talk to each other for the most part. The twins also speak it so it’s like a super secret code language when I don’t want other people to understand it. Neil and Andrew do the same thing. They literally went out of their way to learn Russian solely for that reason.

Question: Nicky Hemmick sexuality

NH: I’m gay. I’m proud too, even if it took a while to come around to it. My folks weren’t great about it growing up, but it is what it is. I’ve been out and proud for years now. I’m wishing all the seasoned and baby gays out there all the luck and happiness.

Pt. 1 》 Neil Josten, Matt Boyd, Kevin Day

Pt. 3 》 Allison Reynolds, Dan Wilds, Aaron Minyard

[cruel-hiraeth]

status: open!

hi everyone! in order to celebrate a month of this blog and my birthday this thursday, i want to spread a little bit of the love that you all have have so kindly shown me!

i will be creating little love notes for those who are interested; it isn’t much, but i’m hoping they will convey how thankful i am for each and every one of you.

rules and expectations:

ꨄ if you would like a love note from me, all you need to do is comment on this post. we don’t have to be mutuals for you to “enter,” but please keep in mind that if i don’t follow you, your note will be less personalized! ꨄ as of right now, i will be accepting entries through wednesday, september 25. i understand that this is last-minute, but i would like to “deliver” the love notes on my birthday, and i will update this post in case i’m running behind (life happens). ꨄ i will send these notes via either dms or ask boxes; the delivery method will depend on your blog’s settings. ꨄ i just want to add that you are not at all obligated to reply to me or thank me when you receive your note. this is my way to thank you!

[kidokear]

My current Ultrakill brainrot + my excitement over ep 7 of Murder drones = 👆

[uglyf4wn]

realizing that communication actually doesnt matter as much as ppl say it does, bc most ppl glorify it and see it as a magical solution when in fact communicating your feelings/wants/needs only work if other ppl are receptible to it. which... most ppl arent, both bc many dont want to bc it requires too much effort of them and it's easier to shift blame on others not "communicating", but also bc many many ppl just have brains that arent wired to understand others, or other viewpoints and perspectives. thus, no level of communication will make someone who isnt capable of receiving it hear you. most efforts to "communicate" are completely wasted. and it's frustrating, but what can u do?

[beaft]

I’m sorry you’re going through a rough time! Things will get better, but in the meantime sending you love and appreciation. 💓

thank you! that's kind - genuinely, i am grateful. i hope you're right and things will improve. getting a job would help, although it wouldn't fix me, and i'm hoping if i just keep applying i'll get somewhere... eventually... maybe...

without going into great detail, the difficult part about this is feeling like i don't have anyone to talk to. objectively this isn't true, i do have people i can talk to, but when i try it always feels kind of awkward and embarrassing - no one really knows what to say, and they can't help. so i leave the conversation with the sense that i've inconvenienced everybody, which ultimately makes me feel worse than if i'd never tried to talk about it in the first place. corny as it sounds i'm really glad i do have this blog as an outlet. i think i'd be doing worse if i didn't

[elektrostantsiya]

High voltage power lines ⚡ in Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)

[fiovske]

anybody else think this season of within the wires was really underwhelming

[justinspoliticalcorner]

David Badash at NCRM:

As justices on the U.S. Supreme Court were hearing arguments in the Biden administration’s challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors, far-right influencer, anti-LGBTQ commentator and activist, and Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh was outside the Court attacking what he calls “trans ideology” — and calling for it to be “entirely erased from the earth.” Walsh did not explain what he meant by “trans ideology,” but the LGBTQ organization GLAAD has an explainer on so-called “gender ideology.”

“Employed by prominent anti-LGBTQ accounts and similar to the trope ‘transgenderism,’ ‘gender ideology’ is a malicious rhetorical construct that falsely asserts that LGBTQ — notably trans — people are an ideological movement rather than an intrinsic identity,” GLAAD writes. On Wednesday, Walsh declared, “Children have a right to be protected from all of those people over there who want to harm them and damage them and destroy them, and they will be.”

He appeared to be referring to the transgender allies and activists outside the Supreme Court.

“They are gonna lose,” he proclaimed. “They are losing right now. We are not going to let them harm our children. This case is just the beginning of the fight. It is not the end. We are not gonna rest until every child is protected, until trans ideology is entirely erased from the earth. That’s what we’re fighting for, and we will not stop until we achieve it. So to the trans activists over there who are claiming, this is all about the rights of children, I say again: yes, you’re right, it is. They have a right to be protected, from you.” Walsh also said outside the Court, “There’s no such thing as a ‘trans kid.’ That doesn’t exist. Those kids are not trans. They are confused, and their confusion has been exploited by quacks and abusers. They are abuse victims. They are not trans kids.” Walsh has called for parents who are supportive of their transgender children to be “thrown in prison.”

Anti-trans extremist Daily Wire host Matt Walsh spoke outside SCOTUS yesterday as they heard oral arguments on gender-affirming care case United States v. Skrmetti.

During his speech yesterday, Walsh made comments that were hateful and eliminationist in tone calling for the abolishment of “trans ideology” until it’s “entirely erased from the earth” (which is effectively a call for trans erasure from public life) and denied the existence of trans children by dismissively saying “there’s no such thing as a ‘trans kid.’ That doesn’t exist. Those kids are not trans.”

See Also:

LGBTQ Nation: Christian commentator Matt Walsh says trans people should be “erased from the earth” in vicious SCOTUS rant

MMFA: Daily Wire's Matt Walsh: “We are not gonna rest until every child is protected, until trans ideology is entirely erased from the earth”

[paknewsinsightspk]

What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit,” using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars. The concept is inspired by the biblical story of the evil Queen Jezebel, who persecuted prophets and was punished with a horrible death. The…

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[sergle]

speaking of yarn ive been meaning to ask since ive heard of it elsewhere, is the general quality of yarn you can get going down? ive been looking into fibercraft but ive been told its getting harder and harder to find actual good thread without some sort of plastic in it, especially for a good price. so ive been wondering is this true or was it made out to be a much larger problem than it really is (in your experience)?

i've only been into crochet for a couple of years, so i'm not a Fiber Arts Veteran who can tell you the difference between shopping for supplies now vs 30 years ago! i don't really have anything to compare Current Yarns to. in my experience, the only thing i can speak on is cost, and it seems like the cost for yarn has probably been going up. animal fibers are certainly more expensive, acrylic yarns are budget-friendly but are synthetic, if that's something you're worried abt.

so i don't think that stuff is Untrue, but i also don't think it's any reason at all to avoid getting into fiber arts, and you can absolutely find yarns made from cotton / wool / bamboo fiber and stuff like that for good prices! it would probably be harder in-person, like in the aisles of a hobby lobby. but i think lion brand and lovecrafts are good sites to browse for yarn/supplies. it's really not a small-scale problem, someone like moi who's recently gotten into crochet and does it for funsies based on my whims/needs isn't going to really notice, i don't think. as an aside, if we're talking about crochet specifically, you can really crochet with anything at all- i've been making a tote bag out of plastic grocery bags, lmao. reduce reuse recycle or whatever. people will also use strips of fabric instead of yarn, and that's good for stuff like rugs / bags / baskets, chunkier projects. (though ig you could probably make some clothing if you cut the strips of fabric thin enough.) so as far as accessibility to the craft, there is that!

[littlegeecko]

(rolls into your inbox while draped dramatically on top of a piano)

So interesting how Scarab started out red, but his 2D form is blue, to contrast Prismo's pink form, only Prismo's not just pink, he has blue eyes, coincidence? I think not!

(continues rolling through your inbox and right out the window, flinging handfuls of alfalfa to attract the plot bunnies as I go)

ITS CALLED COLOR THEORY YOU UNCULTURED S-

[rastronomicals]

2:56 AM EDT April 25, 2024:

Wire - "Blessed State" From the album 154 (September 1979)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

The album is so named because the band had played 154 gigs at the time of the album's release.

File under: electronic/art

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