How did a truck carrying 273 dead bodies end up stranded on the outskirts of Guadalajara?

The death truck: how a solution to Mexico’s morgue crisis created a new horror

On the southern outskirts of Guadalajara, early in the morning of 15 September 2018, a large container, the type normally attached to a lorry, sank into the soupy ground beside a rutted country road. The refrigerated container could store up to 18 tonnes of material, cooled to -40C. Across its white exterior, a cartoon polar bear in a blue work shirt smiled and gave a thumbs up.

A container like this was a common enough sight in the neighbourhood of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. What attracted attention was the smell. Sitting there, slumped between cornfields on one side and dilapidated concrete houses on the other, it gave off a thick, cloying odour. Some said it reeked of rotting cabbage and fish, others mentioned putrid meat. But they all agreed: the container exuded death.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inMexico

Fury at plan to scrap Los Angeles’ specialist Hardcore Gang unit after 42 years because it is ‘offensive to the community’ in move branded a ‘suicide pact’ by police

The Los Angeles specialist Hardcore Gang unit has been disbanded because it is ‘offensive to the community’ in a move branded a ‘suicide pact’ amid rising homicide rates in the city.

For over four decades the Hardcore Gang Investigation Unit has been tasked with prosecuting the city’s most serious and violent gang-related crimes.

But the County District Attorney’s Office has decided to downsize and rename the unit which has been praised by BLM activists but criticized by prosecutors.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Pro-life Catholics defend archbishop under fire over Biden criticism

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is facing calls from the left to remove Archbishop Joseph Naumann as chairman of a key committee over his criticism of President Biden, but a who’s-who of pro-life and Catholic leaders has come to the prelate’s defense.

CatholicVote has gathered more than 43,000 signatures on a petition in support of Archbishop Naumann, who said in February that Mr. Biden “should stop defining himself as a devout Catholic” and suggested that he stop taking communion.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Joe Sleazebag Biden"

GLAAD Yanks Blacklist of Anti-LGBT Figures

The organization promised to add more names and republish the list.

The LGBTQ media organization GLAAD has pulled from the internet its blacklist of over 200 politicians, journalists, and commentators who, it claims, use their “influence and power to spread misinformation and harm LGBTQ people.” The organization calls the blacklist the “GLAAD Accountability Project.”

The blacklist was originally published March 20, and it included figures like author J. K. Rowling, former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, and Justice Samuel Alito.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Gay

George Floyd struggled with opioid addiction: girlfriend

George Floyd’s girlfriend said Thursday that both struggled with opioid addiction for years — and said Floyd relapsed shortly before his police custody death on May 25.

Courteney Batya Ross, 45, also testified at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s death that he was a changed man after his mother’s death in 2018.

More extensive coverage at the Minnesota Star Tribune

Derek Chauvin’s supervisor testifies he wasn’t told immediately of knee on George Floyd’s neck or for how long

Derek Chauvin’s supervisory sergeant told jurors Thursday afternoon about the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s death as news of the incident spread through department administration.

Third Precinct Sgt. David Pleoger fielded concerns through 911 dispatch on May 25 about possible excessive use of force by officers while detaining Floyd, and his initial assessment was that it sounded more like a less serious “takedown,” according to dispatch audio from that night. He then headed to the scene while questioning Chauvin on what happened.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#BlackLivesMatter

Rupa Subramanya: Tories better get their act together, because they are on track to lose the next election

A March 17 poll by the Angus Reid Institute should put a smile on the faces of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberals.

Although 49 per cent of those surveyed say it’s time for a change in government, the Liberals still hold a significant four-point lead over the Conservatives (35 per cent to 31 per cent) when it comes to voter intentions.

From Abacus Data released today…

CURRENT VOTING INTENTION

If an election were held now, the Liberals would win 38% of the vote (up 5 from our last wave), the Conservatives 30%, the NDP 17% (down 2), the Green Party 6% (down 2) and the BQ at 30% in Quebec (up 3). This is the largest lead for the Liberals in our tracking since mid-November 2020.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Mostly Peaceful Mayhem

Turning a blind eye to violence in Miami Beach, the New York Times previews its post-Floyd-trial coverage.

As the trial of officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd begins, downtown Minneapolis has already boarded itself up, though the verdict is months away. Unlike the fencing that arose around Washington following the January 6 Capitol riot, the Minneapolis precautions are fully justified. Indeed, the bollards and barricades will grow denser as the verdict nears but will still prove inadequate if Chauvin is not convicted of murder. A firestorm would engulf the city and the nation that will dwarf the riotous destruction of 2020. No trial of a police officer to date has been preceded by the anti-police sentiment and admonitory violence seen over the last year. It is improbable, therefore, that the Chauvin jury will vote to acquit, whatever evidence the defense presents.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives, Batshit Crazy Social Justice Warriors

Amazon v the union: The vote the online giant fears

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted in a historic poll to decide whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

The results are not expected until next week – but if they say yes, it will become Amazon’s first US union.

Amazon argues its wages and benefits are industry-beating and has gone into battle to persuade workers to vote no.

Most agree the outcome could have major implications for US labour laws.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAmazon is Evil

Iran Still Hiding Key Parts of its Nuclear Programme, US Trying Bribery Again

With the Biden administration seemingly keen to recommence negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme, fresh evidence is emerging that Iran’s regime is up to its old tricks by attempting to conceal key elements of the programme from UN inspectors.

Iran has a long and undistinguished history of seeking to conceal the existence of key elements of its nuclear programme dating back to 2002, when a group of Iranian dissidents first revealed the existence of the Natanz nuclear enrichment site.

I suspect that the eventual disengagement from the Middle East as intended by the Obama administration is back in play.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Joe Sleazebag Biden", Iran, Iranian nuclear agreement, Iranian Nuclear Capability, USA

Gun-Rights Advocates Want Feds to Look at Prosecuting Hunter Biden

Reports of Hunter Biden’s reckless handling of his firearm have led gun-rights activists to question why federal authorities aren’t considering prosecution of the president’s son.

Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, says there is significant evidence showing Hunter Biden was using drugs in October 2018 when he purchased his hand gun, which was ultimately recovered by Delaware state police after being tossed in a dumpster by his then-girlfriend. Forms that have emerged since the initial report last week show Biden denied on his federal background check that he was a drug user, indicating to Gottlieb that Biden made a false statement to the government.

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