Random News and Notes 7 September
We start in Minnesota today where two men have been indicted on charges of organizing, financing, and directing kidnappings, bombings, and killings in Cameroon. Benedict Nwana Kuah, 51, and Pascal Kikishy Wongbi, 52, are naturalized US citizens from the African nation. They were the leaders of the self-styled Ambazonia Defense Forces, a rebel groups in Cameroon seeking to create their own country.
What is it with Minnesota and African terror groups. It wasn’t that long ago that some Somalis got banged up there for similar things.
The city of Austin Texas just completed a re-brand. It looks about like you’d expect.
Yeah, that’s the new emblem/logo/crest for the city. the tweet below breaks down what the old seal/logo represented.
. . . •Cross and Wings: White bird with yellow cross, honoring Stephen F. Austin and peace.
•Text “CITY OF AUSTIN”: Arched top text identifying the city.
•Text “FOUNDED 1839”: Arched bottom text marking the founding year.
•Yellow Border: Outline framing the shield, suggesting prosperity.
•White Circle with Blue Dots: Outer frame adding formal design.
Keep Austin weird I guess. . .
Back on the 22nd of August 23 year old Iryna Zarutska had her throat slashed by Decarlos Brown. Brown had 14 prior arrests including felony larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony assault and domestic violence. Why are we just hearing about this unprovoked assault and murder now? Because the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was forced to release the surveillance video of the attack and murder.
It is unfortunate that in North Carolina the death penalty is mired in legal challenges as this skell deserves to be put to death.
Had the legal system in North Carolina held onto this habitual loser instead of continually letting him go, Irina would likely still be alive today.
Today marks the 227th year since the original USS Constellation was launched. The Constellation was the first of the new-build 36 gun frigates that the nascent US Navy bought in. Her name, via President George Washington, represents the constellation of stars on the US Flag.
She was 146′ long, had a beam of 41′ and carried 28 long 24 lber guns and 10 12 lber guns. Her crew consisted of 320 men and officers.
The Constellation fought in the quasi-war with France, the War of 1812 and the Barbary wars.
If you live in Missouri or Texas and played last night’s $1.8 billion Powerball, check your tickets. Lottery officials say two winning tickets were sold, one in each of those states.
The winners have a choice of either an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment worth $410.3 million.
The numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and the Powerball was 17.
