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  1. @noelreports Crooks are rarely smart. He could've taken his 5 years and stay alive.

  2. @noelreports Another volunterr sponsor of terrorism finally found out!

  3. @noelreports Anatoly chose a careeer in sponsoring international terrorism. Now he's learned what happens next.

    #DarwinAwards #FAFO

  4. @noelreports Anatoly chose a careeer in sponsoring international terrorism. Now he's learned what happens next.

    #DarwinAwards #FAFO

  5. @noelreports Anatoly chose a careeer in sponsoring international terrorism. Now he's learned what happens next.

    #DarwinAwards #FAFO

  6. @noelreports Anatoly chose a careeer in sponsoring international terrorism. Now he's learned what happens next.

  7. @noelreports Anatoly chose a careeer in sponsoring international terrorism. Now he's learned what happens next.

    #DarwinAwards #FAFO

  8. 'We relied too much on AI rather than our own critical thinking.'

    Demnächst auf Grabsteinen in Ihrer Nähe..

    #DarwinAwards

  9. 'We relied too much on AI rather than our own critical thinking.'

    Demnächst auf Grabsteinen in Ihrer Nähe..

    #DarwinAwards

  10. 'We relied too much on AI rather than our own critical thinking.'

    Demnächst auf Grabsteinen in Ihrer Nähe..

    #DarwinAwards

  11. 'We relied too much on AI rather than our own critical thinking.'

    Demnächst auf Grabsteinen in Ihrer Nähe..

    #DarwinAwards

  12. The Lawyer Who Shot Himself

    Lawyers have many ways of persuading a jury. Some rely on eloquence. Others produce meticulous cases with irrefutable evidence. The very best combine both into a compelling argument that leaves little room for doubt.

    American lawyer Clement Laird Vallandigham preferred demonstrations. As it turned out, demonstrations can be rather hazardous.

    Born in Ohio in 1820, Vallandigham was no ordinary solicitor. A politician, lawyer and outspoken public figure, he’d already made a name for himself during the American Civil War, where his criticism of President Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort made him one of the most controversial men in the country.

    By the early 1870’s, he had returned to practicing law, and in 1871 he found himself defending Thomas McGehan, a man accused of murdering another patron during a bar-room brawl in Hamilton, Ohio.

    The prosecution believed that the victim had been deliberately shot but Vallandigham believed otherwise. His theory was that the victim had accidentally discharged his own pistol while drawing it from his own pocket and to convince the jury, he decided to recreate the event.

    It was a bold strategy. And possible a bit daft.

    Standing before colleagues inn his hotel room while preparing for court, he picked up a pistol he believed to be unloaded. Holding the weapon against his own body, he demonstrated exactly how the victim might have drawn it from a pocket.

    Then he pulled the trigger. The pistol fired and the bullet entered Vallandighams abdomen. Doctors rushed to his aid, but nineteenth century medicine had little to offer someone suffering such catastrophic internal injuries. Surgery was risky, antibiotics lay decades in the future and infection was an ever-present threat.

    By the following morning, Clement Vallendigham was dead, but his fatal mistake wasn’t entirely in vain. The demonstration convinced the jury that accidental shooting was indeed possible. McGehen was acquitted of murder.

    In one of histories cruellest ironies, Vallandigham quite literally gave his life to prove his argument. It worked. Just not in the way he’d imagined. The story has since become a staple of legal folklore and courtroom cautionary tales that remind us all that assumptions – particularly about firearms – sometimes end badly.

    Whether you’re a barrister, a detective or just somebody trying to make a point, one rule has stood the test of time:

    Never assume a gun is unloaded.

    Vallandigham forgot that lesson for just a moment.

    History has remembered him for ever.

    Unlike many tales in this series, this one comes with an unexpectedly bittersweet ending. His client escaped a murder conviction (Although he was later killed in a bar-room shoot out in his own saloon). His legal argument was vindicated. His reputation as a brilliant advocate endured. But he never lived to hear the verdict.

    Sometimes history rewards you for being right.

    It just doesn’t guarantee you’ll be around to enjoy it.

    #badLuck #ClementVallandigham #DarwinAwards #History
  13. The Lawyer Who Shot Himself

    Lawyers have many ways of persuading a jury. Some rely on eloquence. Others produce meticulous cases with irrefutable evidence. The very best combine both into a compelling argument that leaves little room for doubt.

    American lawyer Clement Laird Vallandigham preferred demonstrations. As it turned out, demonstrations can be rather hazardous.

    Born in Ohio in 1820, Vallandigham was no ordinary solicitor. A politician, lawyer and outspoken public figure, he’d already made a name for himself during the American Civil War, where his criticism of President Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort made him one of the most controversial men in the country.

    By the early 1870’s, he had returned to practicing law, and in 1871 he found himself defending Thomas McGehan, a man accused of murdering another patron during a bar-room brawl in Hamilton, Ohio.

    The prosecution believed that the victim had been deliberately shot but Vallandigham believed otherwise. His theory was that the victim had accidentally discharged his own pistol while drawing it from his own pocket and to convince the jury, he decided to recreate the event.

    It was a bold strategy. And possible a bit daft.

    Standing before colleagues inn his hotel room while preparing for court, he picked up a pistol he believed to be unloaded. Holding the weapon against his own body, he demonstrated exactly how the victim might have drawn it from a pocket.

    Then he pulled the trigger. The pistol fired and the bullet entered Vallandighams abdomen. Doctors rushed to his aid, but nineteenth century medicine had little to offer someone suffering such catastrophic internal injuries. Surgery was risky, antibiotics lay decades in the future and infection was an ever-present threat.

    By the following morning, Clement Vallendigham was dead, but his fatal mistake wasn’t entirely in vain. The demonstration convinced the jury that accidental shooting was indeed possible. McGehen was acquitted of murder.

    In one of histories cruellest ironies, Vallandigham quite literally gave his life to prove his argument. It worked. Just not in the way he’d imagined. The story has since become a staple of legal folklore and courtroom cautionary tales that remind us all that assumptions – particularly about firearms – sometimes end badly.

    Whether you’re a barrister, a detective or just somebody trying to make a point, one rule has stood the test of time:

    Never assume a gun is unloaded.

    Vallandigham forgot that lesson for just a moment.

    History has remembered him for ever.

    Unlike many tales in this series, this one comes with an unexpectedly bittersweet ending. His client escaped a murder conviction (Although he was later killed in a bar-room shoot out in his own saloon). His legal argument was vindicated. His reputation as a brilliant advocate endured. But he never lived to hear the verdict.

    Sometimes history rewards you for being right.

    It just doesn’t guarantee you’ll be around to enjoy it.

    #badLuck #ClementVallandigham #DarwinAwards #History
  14. The Lawyer Who Shot Himself

    Lawyers have many ways of persuading a jury. Some rely on eloquence. Others produce meticulous cases with irrefutable evidence. The very best combine both into a compelling argument that leaves little room for doubt.

    American lawyer Clement Laird Vallandigham preferred demonstrations. As it turned out, demonstrations can be rather hazardous.

    Born in Ohio in 1820, Vallandigham was no ordinary solicitor. A politician, lawyer and outspoken public figure, he’d already made a name for himself during the American Civil War, where his criticism of President Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort made him one of the most controversial men in the country.

    By the early 1870’s, he had returned to practicing law, and in 1871 he found himself defending Thomas McGehan, a man accused of murdering another patron during a bar-room brawl in Hamilton, Ohio.

    The prosecution believed that the victim had been deliberately shot but Vallandigham believed otherwise. His theory was that the victim had accidentally discharged his own pistol while drawing it from his own pocket and to convince the jury, he decided to recreate the event.

    It was a bold strategy. And possible a bit daft.

    Standing before colleagues inn his hotel room while preparing for court, he picked up a pistol he believed to be unloaded. Holding the weapon against his own body, he demonstrated exactly how the victim might have drawn it from a pocket.

    Then he pulled the trigger. The pistol fired and the bullet entered Vallandighams abdomen. Doctors rushed to his aid, but nineteenth century medicine had little to offer someone suffering such catastrophic internal injuries. Surgery was risky, antibiotics lay decades in the future and infection was an ever-present threat.

    By the following morning, Clement Vallendigham was dead, but his fatal mistake wasn’t entirely in vain. The demonstration convinced the jury that accidental shooting was indeed possible. McGehen was acquitted of murder.

    In one of histories cruellest ironies, Vallandigham quite literally gave his life to prove his argument. It worked. Just not in the way he’d imagined. The story has since become a staple of legal folklore and courtroom cautionary tales that remind us all that assumptions – particularly about firearms – sometimes end badly.

    Whether you’re a barrister, a detective or just somebody trying to make a point, one rule has stood the test of time:

    Never assume a gun is unloaded.

    Vallandigham forgot that lesson for just a moment.

    History has remembered him for ever.

    Unlike many tales in this series, this one comes with an unexpectedly bittersweet ending. His client escaped a murder conviction (Although he was later killed in a bar-room shoot out in his own saloon). His legal argument was vindicated. His reputation as a brilliant advocate endured. But he never lived to hear the verdict.

    Sometimes history rewards you for being right.

    It just doesn’t guarantee you’ll be around to enjoy it.

    #badLuck #ClementVallandigham #DarwinAwards #History
  15. The Lawyer Who Shot Himself

    Lawyers have many ways of persuading a jury. Some rely on eloquence. Others produce meticulous cases with irrefutable evidence. The very best combine both into a compelling argument that leaves little room for doubt.

    American lawyer Clement Laird Vallandigham preferred demonstrations. As it turned out, demonstrations can be rather hazardous.

    Born in Ohio in 1820, Vallandigham was no ordinary solicitor. A politician, lawyer and outspoken public figure, he’d already made a name for himself during the American Civil War, where his criticism of President Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort made him one of the most controversial men in the country.

    By the early 1870’s, he had returned to practicing law, and in 1871 he found himself defending Thomas McGehan, a man accused of murdering another patron during a bar-room brawl in Hamilton, Ohio.

    The prosecution believed that the victim had been deliberately shot but Vallandigham believed otherwise. His theory was that the victim had accidentally discharged his own pistol while drawing it from his own pocket and to convince the jury, he decided to recreate the event.

    It was a bold strategy. And possible a bit daft.

    Standing before colleagues inn his hotel room while preparing for court, he picked up a pistol he believed to be unloaded. Holding the weapon against his own body, he demonstrated exactly how the victim might have drawn it from a pocket.

    Then he pulled the trigger. The pistol fired and the bullet entered Vallandighams abdomen. Doctors rushed to his aid, but nineteenth century medicine had little to offer someone suffering such catastrophic internal injuries. Surgery was risky, antibiotics lay decades in the future and infection was an ever-present threat.

    By the following morning, Clement Vallendigham was dead, but his fatal mistake wasn’t entirely in vain. The demonstration convinced the jury that accidental shooting was indeed possible. McGehen was acquitted of murder.

    In one of histories cruellest ironies, Vallandigham quite literally gave his life to prove his argument. It worked. Just not in the way he’d imagined. The story has since become a staple of legal folklore and courtroom cautionary tales that remind us all that assumptions – particularly about firearms – sometimes end badly.

    Whether you’re a barrister, a detective or just somebody trying to make a point, one rule has stood the test of time:

    Never assume a gun is unloaded.

    Vallandigham forgot that lesson for just a moment.

    History has remembered him for ever.

    Unlike many tales in this series, this one comes with an unexpectedly bittersweet ending. His client escaped a murder conviction (Although he was later killed in a bar-room shoot out in his own saloon). His legal argument was vindicated. His reputation as a brilliant advocate endured. But he never lived to hear the verdict.

    Sometimes history rewards you for being right.

    It just doesn’t guarantee you’ll be around to enjoy it.

    #badLuck #ClementVallandigham #DarwinAwards #History
  16. The Lawyer Who Shot Himself

    Lawyers have many ways of persuading a jury. Some rely on eloquence. Others produce meticulous cases with irrefutable evidence. The very best combine both into a compelling argument that leaves little room for doubt.

    American lawyer Clement Laird Vallandigham preferred demonstrations. As it turned out, demonstrations can be rather hazardous.

    Born in Ohio in 1820, Vallandigham was no ordinary solicitor. A politician, lawyer and outspoken public figure, he’d already made a name for himself during the American Civil War, where his criticism of President Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort made him one of the most controversial men in the country.

    By the early 1870’s, he had returned to practicing law, and in 1871 he found himself defending Thomas McGehan, a man accused of murdering another patron during a bar-room brawl in Hamilton, Ohio.

    The prosecution believed that the victim had been deliberately shot but Vallandigham believed otherwise. His theory was that the victim had accidentally discharged his own pistol while drawing it from his own pocket and to convince the jury, he decided to recreate the event.

    It was a bold strategy. And possible a bit daft.

    Standing before colleagues inn his hotel room while preparing for court, he picked up a pistol he believed to be unloaded. Holding the weapon against his own body, he demonstrated exactly how the victim might have drawn it from a pocket.

    Then he pulled the trigger. The pistol fired and the bullet entered Vallandighams abdomen. Doctors rushed to his aid, but nineteenth century medicine had little to offer someone suffering such catastrophic internal injuries. Surgery was risky, antibiotics lay decades in the future and infection was an ever-present threat.

    By the following morning, Clement Vallendigham was dead, but his fatal mistake wasn’t entirely in vain. The demonstration convinced the jury that accidental shooting was indeed possible. McGehen was acquitted of murder.

    In one of histories cruellest ironies, Vallandigham quite literally gave his life to prove his argument. It worked. Just not in the way he’d imagined. The story has since become a staple of legal folklore and courtroom cautionary tales that remind us all that assumptions – particularly about firearms – sometimes end badly.

    Whether you’re a barrister, a detective or just somebody trying to make a point, one rule has stood the test of time:

    Never assume a gun is unloaded.

    Vallandigham forgot that lesson for just a moment.

    History has remembered him for ever.

    Unlike many tales in this series, this one comes with an unexpectedly bittersweet ending. His client escaped a murder conviction (Although he was later killed in a bar-room shoot out in his own saloon). His legal argument was vindicated. His reputation as a brilliant advocate endured. But he never lived to hear the verdict.

    Sometimes history rewards you for being right.

    It just doesn’t guarantee you’ll be around to enjoy it.

    #badLuck #ClementVallandigham #DarwinAwards #History
  17. Tourists were spotted walking onto the restricted Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone. The ground is a thin crust of silica floating over a super-volcanic hydrothermal system. The water reaches nearly 88 C degrees. One wrong step and you're in hot water, literally!

    Anyone caught doing this is banned for life from the park.
    #DarwinAwards

  18. Tourists were spotted walking onto the restricted Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone. The ground is a thin crust of silica floating over a super-volcanic hydrothermal system. The water reaches nearly 88 C degrees. One wrong step and you're in hot water, literally!

    Anyone caught doing this is banned for life from the park.
    #DarwinAwards

  19. Tourists were spotted walking onto the restricted Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone. The ground is a thin crust of silica floating over a super-volcanic hydrothermal system. The water reaches nearly 88 C degrees. One wrong step and you're in hot water, literally!

    Anyone caught doing this is banned for life from the park.
    #DarwinAwards

  20. Tourists were spotted walking onto the restricted Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone. The ground is a thin crust of silica floating over a super-volcanic hydrothermal system. The water reaches nearly 88 C degrees. One wrong step and you're in hot water, literally!

    Anyone caught doing this is banned for life from the park.
    #DarwinAwards

  21. Tourists were spotted walking onto the restricted Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone. The ground is a thin crust of silica floating over a super-volcanic hydrothermal system. The water reaches nearly 88 C degrees. One wrong step and you're in hot water, literally!

    Anyone caught doing this is banned for life from the park.
    #DarwinAwards

  22. RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11691670252156

    Zexxxxélente idée !!

    Comme ça les nuages, en plus de faire des pluies acides en feront des salées. Ça tombe bien si ça finit dans l'eau des nouilles mais si ça devient des épandages sur les cultures elles vont en crever et comme le sel n'est pas volatil, les sols salés le resteront trèèès longtemps. Parfait pour faire avancer les déserts plus vite, plus loin, plus fort et ça pour "refroidir la planète". C'est une idée de Macron ou de Trump ?

    Il n'est donc pas requis d'avoir le minimum vital d'esprit critique pour devenir chercheur ... C'est une chose qui devrait séduire et ravir nos pauvres gens trop riches dans le besoin de notre argent ainsi que nos politocards qui disposent déjà de l'insigne privilège d'imposer sans réfléchir ...

    => Ils sortent de l'ENA ces chercheurs alors ?
    Ça y ressemble.

    #DarwinAwards

  23. RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11691670252156

    Zexxxxélente idée !!

    Comme ça les nuages, en plus de faire des pluies acides en feront des salées. Ça tombe bien si ça finit dans l'eau des nouilles mais si ça devient des épandages sur les cultures elles vont en crever et comme le sel n'est pas volatil, les sols salés le resteront trèèès longtemps. Parfait pour faire avancer les déserts plus vite, plus loin, plus fort et ça pour "refroidir la planète". C'est une idée de Macron ou de Trump ?

    Il n'est donc pas requis d'avoir le minimum vital d'esprit critique pour devenir chercheur ... C'est une chose qui devrait séduire et ravir nos pauvres gens trop riches dans le besoin de notre argent ainsi que nos politocards qui disposent déjà de l'insigne privilège d'imposer sans réfléchir ...

    => Ils sortent de l'ENA ces chercheurs alors ?
    Ça y ressemble.

    #DarwinAwards

  24. RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11691670252156

    Zexxxxélente idée !!

    Comme ça les nuages, en plus de faire des pluies acides en feront des salées. Ça tombe bien si ça finit dans l'eau des nouilles mais si ça devient des épandages sur les cultures elles vont en crever et comme le sel n'est pas volatil, les sols salés le resteront trèèès longtemps. Parfait pour faire avancer les déserts plus vite, plus loin, plus fort et ça pour "refroidir la planète". C'est une idée de Macron ou de Trump ?

    Il n'est donc pas requis d'avoir le minimum vital d'esprit critique pour devenir chercheur ... C'est une chose qui devrait séduire et ravir nos pauvres gens trop riches dans le besoin de notre argent ainsi que nos politocards qui disposent déjà de l'insigne privilège d'imposer sans réfléchir ...

    => Ils sortent de l'ENA ces chercheurs alors ?
    Ça y ressemble.

    #DarwinAwards

  25. RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11691670252156

    Zexxxxélente idée !!

    Comme ça les nuages, en plus de faire des pluies acides en feront des salées. Ça tombe bien si ça finit dans l'eau des nouilles mais si ça devient des épandages sur les cultures elles vont en crever et comme le sel n'est pas volatil, les sols salés le resteront trèèès longtemps. Parfait pour faire avancer les déserts plus vite, plus loin, plus fort et ça pour "refroidir la planète". C'est une idée de Macron ou de Trump ?

    Il n'est donc pas requis d'avoir le minimum vital d'esprit critique pour devenir chercheur ... C'est une chose qui devrait séduire et ravir nos pauvres gens trop riches dans le besoin de notre argent ainsi que nos politocards qui disposent déjà de l'insigne privilège d'imposer sans réfléchir ...

    => Ils sortent de l'ENA ces chercheurs alors ?
    Ça y ressemble.

    #DarwinAwards

  26. RE: mamot.fr/@Khrys/11691670252156

    Zexxxxélente idée !!

    Comme ça les nuages, en plus de faire des pluies acides en feront des salées. Ça tombe bien si ça finit dans l'eau des nouilles mais si ça devient des épandages sur les cultures elles vont en crever et comme le sel n'est pas volatil, les sols salés le resteront trèèès longtemps. Parfait pour faire avancer les déserts plus vite, plus loin, plus fort et ça pour "refroidir la planète". C'est une idée de Macron ou de Trump ?

    Il n'est donc pas requis d'avoir le minimum vital d'esprit critique pour devenir chercheur ... C'est une chose qui devrait séduire et ravir nos pauvres gens trop riches dans le besoin de notre argent ainsi que nos politocards qui disposent déjà de l'insigne privilège d'imposer sans réfléchir ...

    => Ils sortent de l'ENA ces chercheurs alors ?
    Ça y ressemble.

    #DarwinAwards

  27. RE: infosec.exchange/@beyondmachin

    Tacatacatac- D'où, certainement, l'invention de l'IA, des robots et des drones.
    De l'IA surtout, parce qu'à l'état natif, le militaire, c'est manifestement pas sa tasse de thé, l'IH.

    On vit vraiment une époque moderne.

    #DarwinAwards

  28. RE: infosec.exchange/@beyondmachin

    Tacatacatac- D'où, certainement, l'invention de l'IA, des robots et des drones.
    De l'IA surtout, parce qu'à l'état natif, le militaire, c'est manifestement pas sa tasse de thé, l'IH.

    On vit vraiment une époque moderne.

    #DarwinAwards

  29. RE: infosec.exchange/@beyondmachin

    Tacatacatac- D'où, certainement, l'invention de l'IA, des robots et des drones.
    De l'IA surtout, parce qu'à l'état natif, le militaire, c'est manifestement pas sa tasse de thé, l'IH.

    On vit vraiment une époque moderne.

    #DarwinAwards

  30. RE: infosec.exchange/@beyondmachin

    Tacatacatac- D'où, certainement, l'invention de l'IA, des robots et des drones.
    De l'IA surtout, parce qu'à l'état natif, le militaire, c'est manifestement pas sa tasse de thé, l'IH.

    On vit vraiment une époque moderne.

    #DarwinAwards

  31. From what I am already hearing in Middle #Tennessee from #MAGA neighborhoods, if I had a #Kalshi account I would wager that there will be a record number of #DarwinAwards given to #Americans ‘celebrating’ the #FourthOfJuly this year. dispatch.com/story/graphics/20

    #Freedumb250 💥 ☠️

  32. From what I am already hearing in Middle #Tennessee from #MAGA neighborhoods, if I had a #Kalshi account I would wager that there will be a record number of #DarwinAwards given to #Americans ‘celebrating’ the #FourthOfJuly this year. dispatch.com/story/graphics/20

    #Freedumb250 💥 ☠️

  33. From what I am already hearing in Middle #Tennessee from #MAGA neighborhoods, if I had a #Kalshi account I would wager that there will be a record number of #DarwinAwards given to #Americans ‘celebrating’ the #FourthOfJuly this year. dispatch.com/story/graphics/20

    #Freedumb250 💥 ☠️

  34. From what I am already hearing in Middle #Tennessee from #MAGA neighborhoods, if I had a #Kalshi account I would wager that there will be a record number of #DarwinAwards given to #Americans ‘celebrating’ the #FourthOfJuly this year. dispatch.com/story/graphics/20

    #Freedumb250 💥 ☠️

  35. From what I am already hearing in Middle #Tennessee from #MAGA neighborhoods, if I had a #Kalshi account I would wager that there will be a record number of #DarwinAwards given to #Americans ‘celebrating’ the #FourthOfJuly this year. dispatch.com/story/graphics/20

    #Freedumb250 💥 ☠️