# Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2023-05-03T11:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 220
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4386 "2026-05-20T00:22:03Z")
From what I can tell, she had the largest percentage in the primary leading into the runoff. > **[Redrawn TX-35 sets up high-stakes Democratic runoff between Garcia and Galindo](https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2026-05-13/redrawn-tx-35-sets-up-high-stakes-democratic-runoff-between-garcia-and-galindo?_amp=true)** > > After the GOP 's mid-decade redistricting, the Texas 35th Congressional District is very different. It's now covering Eastern Bexar County along with Guadalupe, Wilson and Karnes counties. Two candidates are in the runoff for the Democratic... > Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia and housing activist Maureen Galindo are competing in the May 26 Democratic primary runoff after neither candidate won a majority in the March primary. Galindo finished first with 29.2% of the vote, while Garcia followed with 27.02%. So maybe that’s what he’s referring to. That doesn’t mean she’s ahead **in** the runoff, but it’s accurate to say she was ahead before at least. Not that I want to defend Zee Shitstorm. He’s the oldest member of my ignore list for a reason. But it’s not like there is no basis for a claim of her being ahead in the polls at some point, at least. (As far as I can tell, this public wacky BS came out after the initial primary race, so I wouldn’t be shocked if she’s now really far behind in the runoff.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4387 "2026-05-20T00:28:42Z")
I’m a lot more interested in the idea of the RW bastards paying to run wacky can’t-win shills in lotsa D primaries than I am the specifics of whether and when Galindo was ahead of Garcia or vice versa. And whether shitstorm was accurately relaying responsible reporting or was just making shit up. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4388 "2026-05-20T00:41:48Z")
[This was the link from ZS’s original post.](https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2026-05-14/democratic-runoff-in-texas-35th-congressional-district-roiled-by-comments-about-jews-and-israel) I’m pretty sure he didn’t read far enough to notice that the GOP is funding her, thus undercutting his “Democrats are antisemitic” line of attack. And yes, it seems pretty clear that he was conveniently overlooking the fact that her craziness hadn’t been fully exposed at the time of the first election. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4389 "2026-05-20T03:58:35Z")
It’s too bad Galindo’s running in the 35th district and not in the 23d. A Galindo-Herrera contest would be wild. [https://people.com/texas-congressional-frontrunner-bragged-about-owning-mein-kampf-in-english-in-newly-resurfaced-clip-11921432](https://people.com/texas-congressional-frontrunner-bragged-about-owning-mein-kampf-in-english-in-newly-resurfaced-clip-11921432) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4390 "2026-05-20T05:14:40Z")
Meanwhile, in the “it’s NEVER the drag queens” file, the former head of “gay conversion” enterprise Exodus International has been arrested for trying to hook up with a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat. > **[Former ‘gay cure’ ministry leader Alan Chambers charged in underage sex sting](https://www.wftv.com/news/local/former-gay-cure-ministry-leader-alan-chambers-charged-underage-sex-sting/PNFQ5ZIZKBH4JM2EGUWP3N22TE/)** > > Former leader of Orlando 'gay cure' ministry arrested in underage sex sting. Charged with solicitation of a minor and other offenses. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4391 "2026-05-20T06:20:59Z")
> Channel 9 reported in 2013 that Chambers apologized to the LGBTQ community and announced Exodus International would shut down. > > At the time, Chambers said he was sorry for the pain the organization had caused and acknowledged that he had masked his own attraction to men. And how many of the people he “converted” will go on to abuse people to “mask their attraction”? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4392 "2026-05-20T22:22:10Z")
I personally didn’t care that the guy was/is gay. When it gets into the nonconsensual territory, that’s another story. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4393 "2026-05-21T00:17:31Z")
WA police officer assaults his girlfriend after she finds his secret hard drive, she calls the cops, they find at least 1,000 CSAM photos on the drive. [https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/arlington-police-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography/281-9abac933-2ca7-4ee1-9c4c-3cd1faf5007c](https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/arlington-police-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography/281-9abac933-2ca7-4ee1-9c4c-3cd1faf5007c) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4394 "2026-05-21T01:03:08Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > WA police officer assaults his girlfriend after she finds his secret hard drive, she calls the cops, they find at least 1,000 CSAM photos on the drive The best and the brightest. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4395 "2026-05-24T02:08:35Z")
Who is “Zoster Sandstorm”? That sounds like a name out of the Hunger Games. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4396 "2026-05-24T02:45:27Z")
Palantir CEO says it would be good for business if they were allowed to do war crimes. > **[Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business](https://futurism.com/future-society/palantir-ceo-war-crimes)** > > Palantir CEO Alex Karp recently rhapsodized that US air strikes on Venezuelan civilians would be good for business, if only it were legal. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4397 "2026-05-24T12:48:16Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Who is “Zoster Sandstorm”? That sounds like a name out of the Hunger Games. An annoying RW (or maybe old school big-L Libertarian; it’s hard to tell) but definitely trollish Doper uses that name but with no spaces in it. Google suggests it’s their own coinage, not a name they copied from some media property. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4398 "2026-05-24T14:26:40Z")
“Zoster” is also known as “Shingles”. > **[Shingles (Herpes Zoster)](https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/index.html)** > > Identify common symptoms, causes and spread, treatment, and risks of shingles. The name combines two horrible nuisances together. It’s like it was created to be a troll. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4399 "2026-05-24T19:15:25Z")
OK, I used the search function, and it appears that ZS and I don’t post on the same boards. I had never heard of this person. I thought maybe it was some kind of nickname for a public figure, a la calling the “POTUS” names like Donnie Two Dolls. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4400 "2026-05-24T19:16:18Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > OK, I used the search function, and it appears that ZS and I don’t post on the same boards. …you post on _this_ board, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4401 "2026-05-24T19:16:55Z")
OK, forums. Boards within boards. Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4402 "2026-05-24T23:53:08Z")
Smapti is pointing out that he’s a member of this board, the Straight Dope. > **[@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zostersandstorm/summary)** ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4403 "2026-05-26T06:43:45Z")
The Utah woman who murdered her husband by spiking his drink with a lethal dose of fentanyl, then wrote a best-selling children’s book about how she and her kids coped with his loss, has been sentenced to life in prison. > **[Children’s book author Kouri Richins sentenced to life in prison without...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/us/kouri-richins-murder-sentencing)** > > Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for his murder. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4404 "2026-05-26T08:36:02Z")
I thought the book was ghostwritten. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4405 "2026-05-26T11:20:13Z")
Once she’s in the slammer she may experience regret for the first time in her life. The lede pic in the article (the one visible in the preview) was obviously cherry-picked a bit from whatever shots were taken. But it’s a great one. Here’s the detached, semi-bored, but fully attentive woman defense attorney thinking idly of going to lunch soon. And the woman defendant whose face betrays her totally psychopathic mind. And her calm rejection of the reality that she’s being / been sentenced to die in prison some 30-40 years hence. There’s no mistaking who is who even if you know nothing else about them. Well done Mr/Ms photographer person! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=221)