# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6341 "2026-01-16T02:29:01Z")
It was wood alcohol. Should be ok, right?
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### Author:  [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6342 "2026-01-16T12:24:33Z")
When they say the quiet part out loud:
> **[Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled...](https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-name)**
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> Oracle founder Larry Ellison named his 191-foot superyacht "Izanami," only to change his mind after finding out what it spelled backwards.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6343 "2026-01-16T20:58:04Z")
> [@PastTense](#):
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> A sad situation:
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> [Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them, officials say](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-man-81-charged-fatal-shooting-uber-driver-mistakenly-thought-was-rcna147827)
Guilty of murder.
[https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio/man-found-guilty-all-counts-fatal-shooting-uber-driver-clark-county-ohio/530-91420c32-e9d3-469c-ab10-2a8d635defe5](https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio/man-found-guilty-all-counts-fatal-shooting-uber-driver-clark-county-ohio/530-91420c32-e9d3-469c-ab10-2a8d635defe5)
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### Author:  [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6344 "2026-01-18T05:43:37Z")
[So when is the next edition of the _Green-Book_?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jersey-mayor-told-cops-keep-182743271.html)
> [@](#):
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> The state of [New Jersey](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-vermont-gop-china-united-nations-b2902410.html) is suing Clark Township [police](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/police) officials and former mayor Salvatore “Sal” Bonaccorso for racial [discrimination](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-thrown-hotel-staff-thought-173635987.html), alleging officials instructed officers to “keep [Black](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-york-black-b2902238.html) people out of Clark” through targeted policing practices.
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> The [lawsuit](https://www.njoag.gov/ag-platkin-division-on-civil-rights-file-lawsuit-against-clark-township-for-discriminatory-policing-practices/), filed by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, names Bonaccorso, suspended Police Chief Pedro Matos and current Police Director Patrick Grady, alleging that town leaders “systematically discriminated against and harassed Black and other non-white motorists.”
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> The lawsuit alleges that Clark police disproportionately targeted Black and [Hispanic](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/hispanic) [drivers](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/drivers), stopping Black motorists about 3.7 times and Hispanic motorists about 2.2 times more often than white drivers, violating New Jersey civil rights laws and the state constitution.
Just in case you thought this might be a misunderstanding, there’s audio evidence! (From the same link.)
> [@](#):
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> Evidence includes audio recordings from as early as 2019 in which Bonaccorso used racial slurs and instructed police officers to “keep chasing the spooks out of town,”
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### Author:  [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6345 "2026-01-18T08:25:49Z")
And the winner is suspended Police Chief Pedro Matos:
> Matos has been on paid leave since July 2020, when the Union County Prosecutor’s Office took control of the department. He is suing the town to prevent his dismissal, and those disciplinary proceedings are still ongoing, although the prosecutor’s oversight ended last March.
Five and a half years of paid vacation so far.
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### Author:  [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6346 "2026-01-18T09:45:44Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#):
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> Five and a half years of paid vacation so far.
Yep. And what an interesting name, _Pedro Matos_, for someone engaging in this stupidity.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6347 "2026-01-18T17:49:02Z")
Not in the news, but… I posted that there’s plenty of room at Guantanamo Bay for Trump and his cronies. My pet Trump cultist said, ‘I hear there isn’t an inch of space available at GTMO [emojis]’ I told her she needed to have her hearing checked. Anyway…
> did you know GTMO was built on the site of an old YMCA, hence Trump’s theme song
I had to reply, ‘You know what that song is about… right? 😂 🩷 🏳️🌈 I guess it DOES make sense that it’s His theme song.’
She replied, ‘if that makes you happy, then I’m happy [emojis]’
Oh, the stupidity! A gay band named after a place known for it’s large gay population, wearing costumes taken directly from gay partiers and fetishists, write a song about a place famous as a place where gay men meet to hook up, and it’s all my imagination. Because since it’s her Messiah’s theme song, it can’t _possibly_ be about gay hookups.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6348 "2026-01-18T19:11:51Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#):
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> As for the anti-chemtrail legislation, I see two problems.
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> One, legitimate cloud seeding would seem to be banned.
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> Two, since the CT (that’s chem trail, not conspiracy theory…or maybe it’s both) folk believe that jet contrails are actually chemtrails, are they going to start arresting airline employees the next time a commercial flight leaves a contrail? Especially if the plane neither takes off nor lands in their state?
Eventually one or more of these crazies will target pilots with violence, or worse, try to bring down commercial jets via lasers or by other means. Jackasses like this guy will bear responsibility.
> **['Congressman shakes fist at sky': MAGA lawmaker ridiculed after raging at...](https://www.rawstory.com/greg-steube-2674906135/)**
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> Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), a Trump-endorsed lawmaker and sitting member of the House Intelligence Committee – one of Congress’ most powerful oversight panels – was widely ridiculed over the weekend after railing against aircraft condensation – a common...
The irony of him being on the House Intelligence Committee is off the charts.
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6349 "2026-01-19T22:05:09Z")
In the UK, the chief of the West Midlands police has resigned after admitting that he banned Israelis from attending a soccer match because of false information he got from Microsoft AI.
> **[West Midlands copper chief cops it after Copilot copped out](https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/copper_chief_cops_it_after/)**
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> : Craig Guildford banned Israeli fans based on Microsoft's match report, told MPs 'we don't use AI,' then discovers... they did
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6350 "2026-01-20T01:47:01Z")
Nike is selling a pair of sneakers inspired by the site of Martin Luther King’s assassination, because EVERYTHING has to be monetized in late stage capitalism.
[https://archive.is/20260117103703/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/style/mlk-nike-lebron-shoe.html](https://archive.is/20260117103703/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/style/mlk-nike-lebron-shoe.html)
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6351 "2026-01-20T03:09:19Z")
Does LeBron James bear no responsibility for something done in his name, from which he benefits financially? Or does he just see nothing wrong with it?
On the whole, I think this item belongs in the Evil thread instead.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6352 "2026-01-20T04:55:03Z")
> [@Smapti](#):
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> Nike is selling a pair of sneakers inspired by the site of Martin Luther King’s assassination, because EVERYTHING has to be monetized in late stage capitalism.
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> [https://archive.is/20260117103703/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/style/mlk-nike-lebron-shoe.html](https://archive.is/20260117103703/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/style/mlk-nike-lebron-shoe.html)
They had to take their shot, right?
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### Author:  [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6353 "2026-01-20T17:57:34Z")
Okay, but, it says that location is now the National Civil Rights Museum. Any chance they were paying homage to the museum?
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6354 "2026-01-20T18:48:18Z")
It looks like the National Civil Rights Museum maintains at least some of the teal door colors of the original Lorraine Motel, and Nike donates $$ to the museum, so there’s that.
[ ](https://www.touristsecrets.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/uncover-history-at-the-national-civil-rights-museum-1728451270.jpg)
The idea of primarily paying homage to the “King”, LeBron James, and secondarily to the legacy of MLK seems…off-color.
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6355 "2026-01-20T21:11:29Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> National Civil Rights Museum maintains at least some of the teal door colors of the original Lorraine Motel
As an aside, I was there last week. It was well worth the visit, even though it’s mostly filled with depressing displays.
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6356 "2026-01-22T10:44:55Z")
ICE deported a man who was awaiting trial for a $100 million jewelry heist, meaning that he’s now off the hook unless he chooses to return to the US in the future.
> **[Case against men in infamous massive jewelry heist brought to a halt after...](https://cdllife.com/2026/case-against-men-in-infamous-massive-jewelry-heist-brought-to-a-halt-after-one-is-deported/)**
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> The case against seven men involved in an infamous massive jewelry heist has been brought to a halt after one was deported to Ecuador.
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### Author:  [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6357 "2026-01-22T11:31:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#):
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> meaning that he’s now off the hook
This may have been a little unwise…
short term boasting above actual justice
OH… it was done by a bunch of thugs to whom justice is only a concept that applies to the “right” people. And it is way easier to deport someone than run a trial.
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### Author:  [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6358 "2026-01-25T02:05:01Z")
This’ll get you on the no-fly list. Maybe the no-drive list too.
A man drove his car into Detroit Metropolitan Airport-as in, through the door, across the terminal and up to the ticket counter, crashing into it. He was seen being removed from the scene, yelling and in handcuffs, by airport police. It’s amazing no one was killed or seriously injured. Video at the link but videos of the actual crash are on social media and have a “WTF???” quality.
Awaiting word on which drugs or alcohol were involved.
> **[Car crashes through glass doors of Delta check-in at DTW](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2026/01/23/car-crashes-through-glass-doors-of-delta-check-in-at-dtw/88329470007/)**
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> Social media posts of a video showing a car inside the terminal and check-in area were circulating. Another video showed a man who was yelling being forcibly removed from the area of the crash.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6359 "2026-01-25T15:56:56Z")
Did you know that Bill and Hillary Clinton have been executed? According to my pet cultist:
> DYK that Trump watched Hillary’s execution and he did not enjoy it. I doubt he witnessed Bill’s, imo
Yes, she really believes this.
😂
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6360 "2026-01-25T16:13:54Z")
I wonder what she’d going to think the next time they appear in public & images get shared within her preferred fantasy news sources? Are those clones? Lookalike droids? Fake news fooling even her unimpeachable sources?
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