Random News and Notes 14 September
Today is someone’s Birthday. Robert Prevost, currently known as Pope Leo XIV, celebrates his 70th.
Beatus natalis Pontifex
I was going to do a post listing all the high-profile firings of the ghouls and freaks that have posted seriously bad takes about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The problem is they are coming too fast to keep up. Instead I think I’m going to feature a couple of notable ones in that day’s RNN. Today we have three.
We start out with Army COL Scott Stephens. The good Colonel posted some pretty bad stuff about the assassination. Today we find out that he has been relieved.
To paraphrase something one of the commenters on this thread said, I’m not sure I’m comfortable with field grade officers taking selfies like this.
Some employees at an Office Depot in Portage MI refused to print posters for a group holding a vigil for Charlie. They claimed it was ‘propaganda’ whatever that means. Well, Office Depot corporate saw that this was a potential disaster and fired every employee involved.
. . . “We continue to closely manage our response to the unfortunate customer experience that occurred at Office Depot Store 3382 in Portage, Michigan on September 12. The behavior displayed by the associates was completely unacceptable and insensitive, violated our company policies, and did not reflect the values we uphold at Office Depot. On behalf of the Company, we sincerely apologize for this regrettable situation. Upon learning of the incident, we immediately reached out to the customer to address their concerns. We also launched an immediate internal review and, as a result, the associates responsible are no longer with the organization.”
Don’t worry, they’ll have lots of company on the unemployment line.
This one probably won’t mean much to some of you, but it does to me and this is my piece, so it’s going in. There are some issues at the Oxford Union Society. The Oxford Union is the worlds most prestigious debate society. Since 1823 the Oxford Union has stood as a bulwark defending the principle of free speech through the exchange and debate of a wide range of ideas and opinions. Well, not so much anymore it seems. The Union president-elect, one George Abaraonye, had some vile things to say about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Not particularly English looking is he? Despite repeated calls for some sort of discipline, the Union leadership has so far demurred. The leadership released a mealy-mouthed statement that pleased no-one. At least one Trustee has resigned over the affair. James Price, honorary secretary of the Oxford Literary Debating & Union Trust said this in a statement
. . . I see this as existential. OLDUT’s delegate is about to be run by someone who gloried in the political assassination of a man whom he had debated in the Oxford Union chamber just months ago. . .
I am not a big gambler, so I wouldn’t know how the hell you could rack up a $16,000 debt gambling on a cruise ship. I am also pretty sure that doing what this dude did isn’t going to make that debt go away.
. . . A tourist on a jet ski picked him up, after which he was detained. He now faces a fine of $250,000 or up to 5 years in prison.
Out of the frying pan so to speak.
