# 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:** 221
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4406 "2026-05-26T11:29:29Z")
From the CNN article, > Statements written by the couple’s three boys were read aloud by therapists during the hours-long sentencing hearing. Each one said they would fear for their safety if their mother were ever released from prison. > … > “Please do not leave those boys to wonder whether Kouri might track them or their children down in the future,” his sister, Katie Richins-Benson, said. “Please do not create a possibility for Kouri to endanger Eric’s boys, my daughters, my family, or anybody else ever again.” Holey moley. Her own family. I think we have the year’s “winner.” ---
**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, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4407 "2026-05-26T11:39:31Z")
This bit from the relevant wiki article suggests she probably belongs in the “Stupid” category too. Or more accurately, the “I’m a psychopath, so of course my plans are perfect; mere normies cannot foil me! Bwah hah hah.” category. Oops. > [@wiki](#): > > Kouri D. Richins, a real estate agent, was deeply in debt and planning her future with another man, Josh Grossmann. Prosecutors said she had taken out numerous life insurance policies for her husband without his knowledge, which could have brought her benefits totaling about $2 million. In addition, her phone’s Internet search history included queries such as “what is a lethal dose of fentanyl” and “luxury prisons for the wealthy in the United States,” according to a digital forensics analyst. From **[Murder of Eric Richins - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Eric_Richins)**. I wonder what Josh Grossman is thinking about his romance w Kouri now? I’ve heard of dodging a bullet in an aborted relationship, but this one hits closer to home than most. ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4408 "2026-05-26T14:36:32Z")
Those Internet searches will get you every time. You’ve got to be creative with them - for instance, searching on “will fentanyl cure my migraine headaches” and “what to do when wrongfully accused of a crime:”. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I wonder what Josh Grossman is thinking about his romance w Kouri now? I’ve heard of dodging a bullet in an aborted relationship, but this one hits closer to home than most. Probably much the same thoughts as Susan Smith and Diane Downs’ (ex)-boyfriends. ---
**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 26, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4409 "2026-05-26T18:52:20Z")
The one article said that Grossman was just really confused, which I think is a pretty normal reaction. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4410 "2026-05-30T06:22:41Z")
Much like the Nazi war criminals he admires, Peter Thiel is fleeing to Argentina. [https://www.ft.com/content/3d7ab893-1842-4c6c-a3d9-26871d79dde4?syn-25a6b1a6=1](https://www.ft.com/content/3d7ab893-1842-4c6c-a3d9-26871d79dde4?syn-25a6b1a6=1) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4411 "2026-05-30T06:45:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Much like the Nazi war criminals he admires, Peter Thiel is fleeing to Argentina. Here’s a non-paywalled link to an article on it. [https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/peter-thiel-argentina-report/](https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/peter-thiel-argentina-report/) ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4412 "2026-05-30T06:56:48Z")
Odd. It’s not paywalled for me and I’m definitely not a Financial Times subscriber. ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4413 "2026-05-30T17:46:32Z")
It says I need to pay $1 to view the FT article. I don’t know if Thiel in Argentina means anything except that he’s a paranoid little fucker scared of his own shadow who constantly lives in terror and always has. Per the _NewsNation_ article: > Thiel has a history of pursuing backup options for himself: In 2011, he gained New Zealand citizenship, and in 2022, he applied for a passport in Malta, The Times reported. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4414 "2026-05-30T18:05:24Z")
A youth baseball coach has been banned for life for instructing his 12-year-old son, the pitcher, to throw a ball into the opposing team’s dugout. The kid has been suspended for five years. > **[Oklahoma youth baseball coach banned for life after son throws into dugout...](https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/30/oklahoma-youth-baseball-coach-banned-life-after-son-throws-into-dugout-against-nebraska-team/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSIAqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzR1cwNXlKanFwQkFBODFMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuWfXwuowy2pUUbjoKccTJTAQMeTZtmtnDIc3EiYrwMno-pOH47SgUNHmamz_aem_6RPfPz3T7LE7f0qsks3AVQ)** > > An illegal pitch at a youth baseball game in Kansas City over Memorial Day weekend has resulted in a lifetime suspension for the coach and a five-year suspension for his son, the pitcher. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4415 "2026-05-30T18:08:06Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Much like the Nazi war criminals he admires, Peter Thiel is fleeing to Argentina. But why? The US right now is the friendliest nation on Earth for criminal billionaires. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4416 "2026-05-30T18:10:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > But why? He’s a paranoid shit, as I said. I honestly think that he stuffers from a real malady. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4417 "2026-05-30T18:18:48Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He’s a paranoid shit, as I said. Probably afraid of the atheist DEI woke transgender goon squads. 😛 ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4418 "2026-05-30T18:28:21Z")
This is from years ago, so certainly not new. When the essay was first written, JD Vance was running for Senator in Ohio with Thiel’s help. > **[How dangerous is Peter Thiel?](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/11/how-dangerous-is-peter-thiel/)** > > In a recent speech, the tech billionaire gave us a frightening look at his worldview. He is extremely paranoid; like, lizard people are taking over the world paranoid. He is really fucked up. Read that essay, it’s disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4419 "2026-05-30T18:28:46Z")
FYI, here is a [gift link](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/americas/peter-thiel-argentina.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mVA.pPqq.nVe0o52smuBi&smid=url-share) to a New York Times article about Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina. In part, he is attracted by Javier Milei’s libertarian government. But the article also says, “Argentina, a nation relatively insulated from potential conflicts in the Northern Hemisphere, also fits as a potential escape hatch from other risks that Mr. Thiel has publicly warned about — nuclear war and runaway artificial intelligence.” Does anyone _really_ think that if either of those risks causes major problems in the Northern Hemisphere that life would continue as normal in Argentina or elsewhere in the Southern Hemisphere? I expect that things would be as bad, if not worse, in places like Argentina. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4420 "2026-05-30T18:33:35Z")
It’s not like Argentina has ever had issues with government reactions to social unrest. /s ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4421 "2026-05-30T18:33:44Z")
I mean, nowhere would be unscathed by a nuclear war, but the Southern Hemisphere would be a lot less worse off than the Northern. Atmospheric effects mostly don’t cross the Equator, and most of the targets are in the Northern, so that’s where most of the fallout would be, too. I’d pick New Zealand over Argentina (mostly because of geothermal power), but going south isn’t, in itself, completely crazy (if you start from the premise that nuclear war is imminent). ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4422 "2026-05-30T18:51:50Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > A youth baseball coach has been banned for life for instructing his 12-year-old son, the pitcher, to throw a ball into the opposing team’s dugout. > > The kid has been suspended for five years. I hope that gets reported to the police as well. I feel like _someone_ (dad) should spend a least a few days in the clink and have some sort of child endangerment charge on his record so it’s less likely that he’d be able to work around kids in the future. ---
**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 30, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4423 "2026-05-30T19:04:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’d pick New Zealand over Argentina He already has citizenship there, so that’s another place he can run away to. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4424 "2026-05-30T19:19:37Z")
It must be horrible to be him - to be so powerful, so insulated from the rest of the world by your billions of dollars, and yet to know, deep down, that a bullet will kill you just as quickly as it will anyone else. ---
**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 30, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4425 "2026-05-30T23:17:20Z")
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