TIL the 'Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills' or Pretty Boy Floyd was a thief in the 1930's who was touted as a hero for destroying mortgage documents whenever he robbed a bank. His funeral had over 20,000 people attend to pay their respects. [source, comments]

TIL that only the Gospel of Matthew claims Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Luke and John suggest he was possessed by Satan, while Mark gives no motive. Mark is also the only book to claim he committed suicide, with Acts suggesting he felt no remorse and died accidentally. [source, comments]

"There is no such thing as the West Bank - it's Judea and Samaria. There is no such thing as settlements - they're communities, they're neighborhoods, they're cities. There is no such thing as an occupation."

-Mike Huckabee, Incoming US Ambassador to Israel

"critiquing genocide" "antisemitism"

Song of the Day 🔥🗡: https://open.spotify.com/track/4XFykLS5W3LCvEQ5QfU01P

Do we really wanna live in a fucking dystopian black mirror timeline?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-abroad/funny-business-laugh-detector-installed-at-swiss-company/87855142

Da haben sich zwei Rechtsextreme gefunden: https://www.srf.ch/news/international/melonis-auffaelliges-schweigen-elon-musks-einmischung-kommt-in-italien-schlecht-an

Olaf Scholz holt sich Hilfe im Aargau: Dieser Mann soll den deutschen Kanzler retten https://www.watson.ch/!149685666

Prosecutors asked that far-right French lawmaker Marine Le Pen be found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison — a judgment that threatens to torpedo her expected presidential bid.

https://www.politico.eu/article/prosecutors-marine-le-pen-sentence-ban-french-presidency-embezzlement-trial/

TIL: In India, the Gulabi Gang is a female vigilante group whose purpose is to protect women of all castes using violent and nonviolent means where the law doesn't. They wield sticks and gang up to beat abusive husbands with a "100%" success rate. [source, comments]

#Switzerland: on 24 November, voters will cast their votes in four ballots on highways, tenancy law and health insurance.

The second LeeWas poll shows a dynamic against three ballots and an open race for the fourth ballot.

+/- vs. 2-3 October 2024

Fieldwork: 6-7 November 2024
Sample size: 11,961

➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland

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