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Kim Kardashian Bound, Gagged and Held at Gunpoint: Exclusive New Details on the Robbery in Paris

The French Interior Ministry said five men threatened a concierge with a weapon, handcuffed him and forced him to open Kardashian's private apartment. Per Today, the Paris Prosecutor's office confirmed two of the men gained entry to her room. One of Kardashian's rings, worth an estimated $4.49 million, as well as a jewelry box, worth an estimated $5.6 million, were stolen.

This is a critical moment in human history.

Kentucky day care worker cited for 'smack for a snack' game

The report says two male staff members would play a "Smack for a Snack" game. The report says the only way school-age children could get a yogurt is to allow the men to hit them with a stick on their leg and/or hand. State officials say at least two students had noticeable bruising. Lexington Police cited one staff member with second-degree assault.

An ingenious cost-cutting move that builds character.

More problems are noted in the article.

https://theintercept.com/2016/09/30/hillary-clinton-center-right/

IN THE HACKED recording of a private conversation with campaign donors in February, Hillary Clinton distanced herself from progressive goals like “free college, free healthcare” and described her place on the political spectrum as spanning from the center-left to the center-right.

Clinton has been inconsistent in the past about espousing political labels. She has at times touted herself as stalwart liberal. For instance, she said last July: “I take a backseat to no one when you look at my record in standing up and fighting for progressive values.” But a few months later, she told a group in Ohio: “You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center. I plead guilty.”

The newly disclosed comments came in audio, apparently from hacked emails, that was revealed this week by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative blog run by a Republican communications strategist. Clinton was speaking at a Virginia fundraiser hosted by Beatrice Welters, the former U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, and her husband Anthony Welters, the executive chairman of an investment consulting firm founded by former Clinton aide Cheryl Mills.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-supporters-audio-leak-228997

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-jumps-leaked-audio-hillary-clinton-fundraiser/story?id=42499760

I just gave a new device a password of "password". The web interface I'm using says this password is strong.

A Pennsylvania police officer ... Melissa Adamson of McKeesport, Pa, posted a photo of herself on Snapchat in uniform with the caption "I'm the law today n****.

:O I just can't understand how someone would think noone would have a problem with this behavior.

"I'm not a racist," Adamson told WTAE-TV. "That's not how I plan on portraying myself."

There are exceedingly few people who would accept that someone who would do this isn't racist. Assuming for the sake of argument that it is true, wouldn't this behavior still be incredibly offensive to lots of people around you? Are the police even trying to forge a relationship with the people they serve and protect, or are they just stomping on the ones they rule? It's a good thing this behavior has been quickly and decisively disavowed by her higher ups or it would be impossible to persuade anyone of the former. (It's difficult enough as it is, now.)

Adamson said it was a "stupid mistake," to post the picture, and believes that a former co-worker circulated the photo, WTAE-TV reported.

You bet your life it's a "stupid mistake." It's the kind of mistake that should and did cost her her job. Sounds like she's aiming at the idea that her "mistake" should be overlooked and she should be allowed to continue in a position of force and authority over the people she is denigrating here. Fortunately it doesn't sound like her department is buying it.

"An altercation happened between me and a former police officer, and he’s ... ruining my career, which has been done," she said.

I'm sure he didn't snap the picture or provide the caption, and I'm sure she willingly created this picture or engaged in its creation. Otherwise I'm sure that would have been noted in the article here. This former coworker has helped everybody by publicizing the truth about the way she acts when she thinks she can get away for it. He has held her accountable. Whatever his motivations, he has performed a great service for the public. He didn't ruin her career; she did that herself; he simply helped her employers (ostensibly the public) know why giving her this career is a very bad idea.

There is no way and should be no way for a police officer to dig themselves out of a situation like this. The only correct thing for her to say in this situation should be an acknowledgment of that fact, something akin to "Somebody who behaves like me should not be in a position of trust serving, protecting, and enforcing the law for people that I have insulted in such a horrible fashion."

Donny Hairboy takes the number one spot, as if anyone really thought he wouldn't.

Then again, this isn't anything new.

At the same time, there are those who would disagree with that sentiment.

But it just goes to show that, in fact, practice makes perfect.

That's not to say that others shouldn't get honorable mentions, but Donny is the undisputed king.

Long Live The King!

Omagerd I can't even.

Some developers dropping Oculus support to protest founder’s politics [Updated]

Indie developers Polytron (best known for Fez) and Kokoromi (makers of the intriguing VR puzzle game SuperHyperCube), have joined in the developer protest against Oculus. Last year, SuperHyperCube was announced as a PlayStation VR exclusive "at launch," but today, the companies made it clear "we will not be pursuing Oculus support" for the game after that exclusivity expires.

"In a political climate as fragile and horrifying as this one, we cannot tacitly endorse these actions by supporting Luckey or his platform," they wrote (and announced via tweet). "If you are a voting citizen of the United States, please remember to register and make your voice heard this Nov. 8. Do not let bigotry, white supremacy, hate, and fear win."

Instead of making it so that any dumb VR headset can view our game, we will take a stand against bigotry (and having political opinions) and work only with Sony VRDRM.

Palmer Luckey, Millionaire Founder of Oculus Rift, Loves Donald Trump and Dates a Gamergater

It’s been an open secret for some time that Palmer Luckey, the 24-year-old founder of VR company Oculus Rift and heir apparent to the future of gaming, is a strange guy—the type who argues with his customers on Reddit and casually cosplays as My Little Pony characters. Turns out, he also appears to be an active supporter of Donald Trump and the alt-right, and in a long-term relationship with an avid Gamergater.

Rags-to-riches nerd dates a hottie, gets called out for it. No pussy for anti-social white nerds, EVER.

It's all a conspiracy to derail anti-social VR technology! Everyone who is anti-social will be exterminated! You must buy the upcoming Apple augmented reality product, which is pro-social! But not Google's, because that one is just as anti-social as VR, you problematihole!

I'm sure these articles would do "well" on the front page, but I don't want to put them there.

Maybe we need some new options for journals. For example, an option to nest journals (from friends only) between stories on the main page, or an RSS feed that lists all of the journals (if this one exists, I haven't seen it).

Due to the length, editing has taken longer than usual and its still getting final tune ups. It's now scheduled to go live tomorrow at 10AM EST.

I've got the article nearly written up (working on the last sections now), and it weighs in close to 3k words. If you're a ham radio operator or have soldering skills, there's also a plea for help as I'm interesting in using AX.25 for future examples but I don't have the necessary equipment or resources to acquire it at this moment.

Feel free to look at the code here: https://github.com/SoylentNews/retromalware