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I mean, his name wasn’t mentioned in the article that talks about him smoking meth and (presumably) pursuing homosexual relations with two random dudes. So they start a GoFundMe with his full name mentioned?

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ST. GEORGE — Two people were arrested for allegedly dousing a man they met on a dating app in paint thinner and setting his home on fire, causing him to be intubated at a hospital and killing his cat, according to arrest documents obtained by WBRZ.

According to an arrest warrant, the victim met 32-year-old Lerico Walker and 29-year-old Dvante Artrelle Dotson on a dating app. He told investigators with the St. George Fire Department that he invited Walker and Dotson to his home on Elm Row Lane on the night of Dec. 14.

Once at the victim’s house, the three allegedly smoked meth and marijuana. The victim told investigators his next memory was waking up the next morning, naked in the bathtub with his cat. He left the bathroom and said he found Walker and Dotson accessing his credit card information.

That's when the two suspects allegedly threatened the man before pouring paint thinner on him, an arrest affidavit says. They then allegedly set a couch in the living room on fire and left.

According to SGFD, the man got dressed and escaped to his garage at the back of the house, where he was rescued by a neighbor. The man was later taken to the hospital and intubated for smoke inhalation injuries. His cat died in the fire.

SGFD said firefighters arrived at the home around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 15 and found heavy flames coming from the front and back of the two-story home.

SGFD said firefighters got the blaze under control within an hour.

“This incident is a tragic example of how intentional fires place not only the intended victim, but entire neighborhoods and first responders at extreme risk,” said Fire Chief Gerard Tarleton. “Thanks to the quick actions of our crews and our mutual-aid partners, this fire was contained before it could claim additional lives. Acts like this will be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible will be held accountable.”

Walker and Dotson were booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of aggravated arson, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated cruelty to animals.

I have 15 minutes left in that one and was planning on posting it. Very solid and definitely rotation-worthy. Love the Italian-American overlay as well.

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These also may not be off the beaten path, but Mrs. White and I really enjoyed The Holdovers and All is Bright, ironically both with Paul Giamatti.

I thought The Holdovers was almost an instant classic. Both on Prime, but may be available elsewhere.

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I completely agree with you on The Holdovers. It was one of my top OTBP picks last year.

Compared to other Christmas rom coms, Love Actually is top tier. Not only do the wife and I watch it almost every year, but its theme song is also on the family Christmas playlist (and our young kids love it).

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"We are going to copy one of the most famous landmarks in the world, only more plain. But slightly bigger! And with gold things on it!"

I think you’d have a point if he was proposing some Eiffel Tower or Colliseum look alike, but post-Roman triumphal arches are kind of a thing:

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Top of my list for this year is to revisit 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later before giving 28 Years Later a first watch.

I’m getting caught up on this FCC angle, and found the below article to be a good overview. Personally, I can’t support the FCC just going after media personalities they don’t like, but I will say that even the NYT struggles to make it sound THAT bad. Perhaps the view is that intentionally misleading the public as to which ideology may have been at fault for Kirk’s death isn’t in the “public interest,” but that’s a slippery slope.

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This is pretty wild. In Trump’s first term, it would have been unfathomable to see this type of reception. This is the UK saying they aren’t going to be scared to embrace Trump any longer. Some of this I also believe is due to the moral clarity the Kirk assassination has caused amongst freedom-loving Westerners.

I’d easily put that in the fireable category were he at LSU

Here’s what the Southern University law professor said if anyone wants to analyze it relative to LSU’s framework. Obviously, they are separate institutions, but these particular comments are as bad as any I have seen:

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“I will 1000% wish death on people like him. He is the epitome of evil, and I have no compassion, not even a minute ounce of it for people like him who go around spewing hate the way he does.”

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