Random News and Notes 20 January
We start today’s RNN in Utah where video has emerged of the crash of a Bell 206 helicopter. The bird had some sort of tail rotor failure and entered an uncontrolled spin before crashing into a stand of pines. Watch:
One person was hospitalized with a critical head injury, the other three people aboard were treated at the scene and released.
Two Portland Washington police officers were shot Monday night around 8:21 p.m. when a man in his mid-30s opened fire on officers before fleeing. A massive manhunt with over 75 units, K-9 teams, and drones followed, but the suspect—a white male with facial hair, last seen in black clothing carrying a backpack and green bag—remains free and is armed with a handgun and knife.
Both officers were taken to a local hospital and are currently in stable condition.
Lib activist Cameron Kasky may have landed himself in hot water. The Parkland survivor claimed that President Trump was involved in the Epstein sex trafficking ring on CNN last night. Scott Jennings challenged the claim immediately, prompting the host to reluctantly affirm Trump faced no criminal charges related to Epstein.
Trump distanced himself years before Epstein’s arrest, banning him from Mar-a-Lago after an incident. Ongoing file releases under the 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act have heightened scrutiny but revealed no evidence of wrongdoing by the President.
On a side note, it still amazes me that this country continues to listen to children about things they know nothing about simply because they survived a tragic event like the Parkland Shooting. Kasky, the complete ‘tard David Hogg – who wasn’t even there, that dumb bitch who shaved her head, Emma Gonzales. There aren’t 100 IQ points between the three of them. Anyway. . .
Three rulings dropped at SCOTUS today, none of them big ones. All three were unanimous.
In Berk v. Choy, the Court held unanimously (Barrett authoring the opinion, Jackson concurring) that Delaware’s requirement for medical malpractice plaintiffs to submit an expert affidavit of merit with their complaint conflicts with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and thus does not apply in federal diversity cases.
In Ellingburg v. United States, (Kavanaugh) the Court ruled that restitution orders under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 qualify as criminal punishment, triggering Ex Post Facto Clause protections against retroactive application.
In Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, (Alito) the Court determined that motions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4) to vacate a void judgment remain subject to the “reasonable time” limit in Rule 60(c)(1).