Stories & Opinions Worth Knowing but Maybe Not Quite Threadworthy 6/19

[SVPete]

'Good Morning America' won't film live from downtown San Francisco: 'Simply too dangerous'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/good-morning-america-film-live-downtown-san-francisco-simply-dangerous

An ABC News reporter admitted he was advised against appearing live in downtown San Francisco for his "Good Morning America" segment due to the rise in crime on Wednesday.

Chief national correspondent Matt Gutman reported on the news that Westfield Mall would be shutting down, one of the latest in a series of major store closings in the city. Though the shopping center cited a decline in sales and foot traffic as the reason, Gutman noted that San Francisco was at risk of becoming a "so-called zombie city" due to a rise in robberies and the ongoing fentanyl crisis.

In fact, Gutman remarked that his crew had been told not to film live in that area of downtown San Francisco because of the location being "too dangerous" at 4 a.m.

London Breed campaigned to be Doh! Mayor saying she would work to clean up SF. Now, SF has waxed worse, and Doh! Mayor, Breed is swimming in the proverbial Egyptian River.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Texas Rangers remain only MLB team without Pride Night: 'Our commitment is to make everyone feel welcome'

The Rangers' fan base has shown support for its team not following the rest of the pack

Every baseball team in MLB celebrates Pride Month in June in their own way except one squad.

The Texas Rangers last had Pride Night at their home ballpark in 2003, and it received so much backlash they haven’t had it since.

That night in 2003 wasn’t an advertised event like many others across MLB. Several LGBTQ+ groups were invited to the stadium and honored, and protest came quickly.

Rangers COO Neil Leibman spoke to The Dallas Morning News in 2020, pointing out changes made to the organization that he believes go further than simply having a Pride Night.

"With respect to Pride Night, we reached out to the Resource Center and said, ‘What can we do internally?’ We immediately adopted some changes they suggested to be more inclusive in hiring practices. I think that’s more meaningful than just saying, ‘OK, we had a Pride Night,’" he said.

The Los Angeles Times also requested a statement from the Rangers regarding their lack of Pride Night.

"Our commitment is to make everyone feel welcome and included in Rangers baseball. That means in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do – for both our fans and our employees. We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community," the team responded.

The Rangers made sure to add that they do help support the LGBTQ+ community in various ways, including sponsorship of the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series last year as well as the "development of an inclusion and community impact council." They also worked with the Resource Center in Dallas as well as the Pegasus Slow-Pitch Softball Association.

"People are tired of having pride themed merchandise and branding shoved in their faces by every company, organization, and sports franchise," a board member of the Texas Family Project wrote.

"People just want to watch baseball. To the vast majority of fans, Rangers’ decision to buck the trend of celebrating sexuality is a breath of fresh air."

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/texas-rangers-remain-only-mlb-team-without-pride-night

[SVPete]

"People just want to watch baseball. To the vast majority of fans, Rangers’ decision to buck the trend of celebrating sexuality is a breath of fresh air."

People who attend sports events and concerts want entertainment, not political and moral lectures? Who'd athunk it?!

[Old n Grumpy]

It’s to bad more people don’t catch on 


The team that supported the gay bs went way to far mocking Catholics. That was just a blatant display of ignorance, intolerance and hatred.

[Ralph Wiggum]

People who attend sports events and concerts want entertainment, not political and moral lectures? Who'd athunk it?!

My thoughts exactly, kind sir. If I'm paying the outrageous prices anymore to watch a sport I love, I don't need to be preached to. Just play the damn game and leave all the social justice posturing out if it.

It is impossible to even argue that point with those defenders of "Pride" shenanigans, which is symbolism over substance. Everything ends up being a circular argument and a giant waste of time.

[SVPete]

Man accused of starting Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite is arrested

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-16/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-arson-oak-fire-mariposa-county

Arson investigators took Edward Frederick Wackerman, a longtime Mariposa resident, into custody without incident after a nearly yearlong extensive probe into the blaze that also consumed 19,244 acres of vegetation, officials said.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials announced that Wackerman was arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies, including aggravated arson, arson that caused great bodily injury and arson that caused damage to an inhabited dwelling. The “investigation is under review by our office,” the Mariposa County district attorney said in statement.

So the fire Warmistas claimed was due to Global Warming was, in reality, arson. The rest of the story, https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Ed+Wackerman&contributor_name=Edward+Wackerman . Any DU members in Mariposa County?