February 1, 2020

Calif repubs never learn: at my local market this morn.. petition - recall Gavin Newsome/anti-immig

they were only reaching out to certain demographics to sign the petition, not me. so I went home and looked it up.

recall gavin newsome, anti sanctuary, anti-immig. don't they every learn!! Calif is dark dark blue now... not going to put up with that mess.

February 1, 2020

Bill Maher made a political ad for the Democrats!

https://twitter.com/MysterySolvent/status/1223465552007651328

February 1, 2020

Man Dumped From Wheelchair in Dispute Over Parking Space, "Amazed no one intervened"

A California man is facing charges of attempted kidnapping and assault after a Target customer was dumped out of his wheelchair.

Philip Kinstler, who has used a wheelchair for 30 years, arrived at the Pleasant Hill store on Jan. 11 to find a vehicle parked in a disabled spot without a permit, reports KPIX. The 52-year-old says he tapped on the window of the vehicle to notify a female occupant before heading into the store to return a shirt.

He was at the customer service desk when he was approached by a man police identified as Jimmie Tiger. Kinstler says the man demanded he return to the lot to apologize for having scared his partner, per the Washington Post. Surveillance video shows the man speaking to Kinstler for a minute before wheeling him away from the counter. As Kinstler grabs a sign, the man flips him out of his chair, then walks away.

Arrested more than a week later, 32-year-old Tiger pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and was released on $180,000 bail, per Newsweek. Police said community members worked with law enforcement "to find a quick resolution." But Kinstler, paralyzed from the chest down due to a rare degenerative disease called syringomyelia, says he was amazed that no one intervened. "All they had to do is stand in front of my wheelchair" but "they did nothing," he tells KPIX, adding he's "never been that scared." He tells the Post that he broke his wrist in the fall, leaving him unable to drive or get out of bed by himself. Two people followed Kinstler and his assailant, per the San Francisco Chronicle. Police say witnesses also cared for Kinstler until police arrived, and submitted a partial license plate.

https://www.newser.com/story/286343/man-dumped-from-wheelchair-in-dispute-over-parking-space.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_world_img_b

February 1, 2020

Woman Tricks Friend Into Quitting Job, Gets Over 2 Years

Woman Tricks Friend Into Quitting Job, Gets Over 2 Years
Helen Dove, 31, is found guilty of fraud


Helen Dove, left, and Kimberley Baker.

https://www.newser.com/story/286355/woman-tricks-friend-into-quitting-job-gets-over-2-years.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_world_img_b

A British woman is facing over 2 1/2 years in prison for tricking a friend into believing she had found her a dream job, the Guardian reports. Helen Dove, 31, impersonated 15 people and sent thousands of emails in an elaborate scheme against 43-year-old Kimberley Baker—all while they were so close that Dove became Baker's main bridesmaid, the court heard. "She was my best friend, she was someone I was with 24/7, that did everything with me," Baker tells the Liverpool Echo. "She went on holiday with us, looked after the kids with me, took the kids to school, so I had no reason not to believe her." Dove and Baker apparently met two years ago at a riding school, where Baker said her dream was to work in children's services. That's when Dove falsely claimed to be an adoption worker.

Soon Dove claimed jobs were available with her supposed employer, a children's services department, so Baker took a voluntary redundancy from her job—and was dragged along for seven months as Dove impersonated employees, forged bank statements, and falsified employment contracts in what appeared to be a drawn-out hiring process. Dove's lawyer claims she did it as "a desperate and misguided attempt" to keep Baker's friendship because Dove had no family and "craved that domestic closeness." But Dove pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and was sentenced to 2 years, 8 months, along with a $2,000 fine. "I was heartbroken," says Baker, a mother of three. "I couldn't believe someone could do something so cruel. ... She didn't have any heart or feelings."