Busy day and evening - so this is what I've got! Grab your coffee - there are a few things to ponder and even research more on your own

 

 UPDATE on this dude.

 

yournationalparks

Federal authorities have arrested a Washington man accused of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal named Lani on a beach in Maui.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii, 38-year-old Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk was filmed on May 5 near Lahaina watching Lani as the seal played near the shoreline with a floating log. Prosecutors say he then picked up a large rock and threw it toward the animal’s head.

Officials said the rock narrowly missed the seal, startling her and causing her to retreat in distress. Witnesses told investigators the seal appeared motionless for a period afterward, raising concerns about possible injuries.

According to prosecutors, when bystanders confronted Lytvynchuk and warned they were calling authorities, he allegedly responded that he was “rich enough to pay the fines.”
Video of the incident quickly spread online, prompting outrage and calls for criminal charges. Federal and state investigators launched an inquiry shortly afterward.

Lytvynchuk was arrested May 13 near Seattle and charged with harassing and attempting to harass an endangered monk seal under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. He faces up to one year in prison for each charge and fines totaling up to $70,000.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thewesternjournal

There are lots of disturbing parts of this story, but one of the worst is that citizens, not the water utility, realized there was a problem.

 

Good Morning! Coffee sucks this morning... (I grabbed a random 'flavored' cup and blech - I'm off to make regular) - but here are some news blips to ponder

the_loopcast

Hollywood rewrote our childhood villains — and adults are cheering it on.

From Loki to Maleficent to Frozen, why does modern storytelling keep turning evil into “misunderstood trauma”?

On the latest episode of The Deep, Erika unpacks nostalgia, decadence, moral relativism, and how we can recover true heroes in our movies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gavin Newsom spent just under 2 million to give California inmates a tablet and internet.  Yep.

 

 

 

Just reading a few things.... 

 

Baby rescued, suspect killed during human trafficking operation with ties to Tampa: FDLE

 

Insanity: Ex-BLMer and Special Ed Teacher on Leave Over Abuse Allegations Just Elected President of Teachers Union

 

Minnesota Tax Committee Chair Rep. Aisha Gomez Screams at GOP Rep. to “Go F*cking Shoot Yourself” During Gun Control Meltdown

 

Ugandan Evangelist Killed by Suspected Muslims After Sharing the Gospel

 

 

 

This story went a couple different weird ways once I read it.  So, the parents don't want to 'parent' their teens and are crying their babies are angels... and that the 'community' should be coming up with things to keep their little angels from shooting up people and doing violence by holding more free teen community things (instead of you know, parenting their teens like millions of other, good parents do) AND wait... the Pastor they reference in one of the teen takeovers from the previous weekend?  ALSO is in the middle of court hearings because HE pulled out a gun and threatened Council Members... oh my.    

Tampa advocates, parents push for solutions ahead of possible ‘teen takeover’ events

 

 

 

 

I need more coffee. I'm 'done' with today. 'Done' with the news. 'Done' with social media. I'm going to bed early tonight...

 

Seattle teachers union elects new president under investigation for allegedly abusing autistic student

 

 

BY JASON RANTZ

The Seattle Education Association (SEA) just elected a new president who has been on paid administrative leave since December, under investigation for allegedly physically abusing a special-needs student. The union certified her win anyway.

Ibijoke Idowu, is a special education teacher at Rising Star Elementary School in South Beacon Hill.

The allegations against Idowu come from parents of a third-grade student at Rising Star who has autism, a speech delay, and is partially nonverbal. According to the complaint obtained by the Seattle Times, the family noticed bruises the size of adult fingertips on their son’s arm in October, then again in December. Using visual aids, the boy identified Idowu. A Seattle Police detective’s report described four small bruises on the student’s left upper arm, possibly consistent with fingerprint markings.

A behavioral therapist working inside the classroom also witnessed a second incident, the family’s complaint alleged. She told investigators Idowu threw a marker at the child’s head while he was at a classroom whiteboard in December, and that multiple students in the class were afraid of her. The father of the child told the newspaper his son has struggled emotionally since the alleged incidents and has not wanted to return to school. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Cole postpones UW event after Antifa death threats: ‘There’s a difference between being brave and being stupid’

 

Patty Murray ripped for again lying about SAVE America Act, defending illegal immigrants voting