Dolfan in NYC Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti, was assassinated in his home this morning. His wife was injured in the attack, but she is recovering. He was 53. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 14 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti, was assassinated in his home this morning. His wife was injured in the attack, but she is recovering. He was 53. Yeah, it is getting crazier than it already is down there. A friend of mine from college who went back home to Haiti to start a clinic recently fled because of the escalating violence. The country has never really recovered from having to pay reparations to the families of French slaveholders following the 1825 revolts, and now it looks like Haiti may be on the brink of a civil war which can't be good for them or the DR. It took over a hundred years to settle that debt. Former slaveholders get paid but not former slaves, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I guess radio people would go in here. Sad to see that Fez from the Ron and Fez show passed away. Really enjoyed that show in the DC area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) RIP Sir David Amess, a Conservative MP stabbed to death today at a constituency meeting, 69 years old. My condolences to Amess' family and friends at this difficult time xxx. Edited October 15, 2021 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Former US Secretary of State, General Colin Powell died this morning due to complications from Covid-19. He was 84. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zimbra Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 RIP to the Nakagin Capsule Tower, whose demolition begins today. Sorry we created a future way shittier than the one you imagined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Zimbra said: RIP to the Nakagin Capsule Tower, whose demolition begins today. Sorry we created a future way shittier than the one you imagined. I dunno. Capsule Hotels are a staple in cyberpunk. Perhaps we're creating a better future? ...... or maybe we're on a direct course to Neuromancer? Probably the latter. RIP to the Central Bank Capsule Tower. Passed by it a few times on the train, but never ventured inside. Edited October 26, 2021 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 SomethingAwful.com founder and spousal abuser Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka died yesterday due to suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Former South African president FW de Klerk passed away at age 85. De klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, who he ordered freed from prison. De Klerk also served as Mandela's deputy president when Mandela was elected president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Weird timing as Tick, Tick … Boom! where he’s played by Bradley Whitford (but has a small cameo too) just came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 So I suppose Stephen Colbert is going to be doing a bunch of song and dance and airing his old interviews next week. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Absolute titan of American politics, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas has passed away. He was 98. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Having grown up in Kansas this is a tough one. I appreciate his service and his advocacy for the ADA and I'm also proud to have campaigned for his opponent in every election I could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Shit, I'm Finnish and even I'm well aware of Bob Dole! RIP, Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Should we all just repost the clips of Norm and the Senator from when Norm passed away? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Quote Col. Edward David Shames, the last surviving officer from the World War II Army unit immortalized by HBO’s “Band of Brothers,” died Friday. He was 99. The veteran “passed away peacefully” at his home, according to an obituary from the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home & Crematory in Norfolk, Virginia. Born in Norfolk on June 13, 1922, Shames was the oldest surviving member of the “renowned Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division now known globally as the ‘Band of Brothers,’ ” per the obituary. The late vet was “involved in some of the most important battles of the war,” according to the tribute, which noted that he made his “first combat jump into Normandy on D-Day as part of Operation Overlord.” He later volunteered for “Operation Pegasus and then fought with Easy Company in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne,” noted the obit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 hours ago, J.T. said: The bit about him using the liquor he took from Hitler’s house at his son’s Bar Mitzvah is seriously badass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 RIP Archbishop Desmond Tutu, age 90. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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