- Riot Watch! Riot Watch! Pakistan has been on edge for
some time now, but the sh*t got real-er over the weekend as protestors
challenged police with an attempted bum-rushing of the prime minister's official
residence and the adjacent parliament building in Islamabad on Saturday. The
uprising was massive in number and plentiful in rage as nearly 125 people were
injured in the clashes between police and demonstrators demanding the
resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with police charging at the crowd
with batons drawn, tear gas canisters a-firin’ and rubber bullets flying. Thousands of protestors took part in the
demonstration, which resulted in clouds of white smoke and mass chaos. Give the
ladies credit for leading the way on this one, as they comprised a huge chunk
of the crowd carrying hammers and iron rods, breaking down a fence outside the
parliament building and clearing the way for hundreds of people to enter the
lawns and parking area. Islamabad police chief Khalid Khattak described the
protestors as armed with large hammers, wire cutters and axes and made the
outlandish accusation that they also had a crane at their disposal. According
to the chief, police were eventually able to clear most of the protesters from
the parliament building's parking area and lawns. "Now only women and
children are there, and they can take shelter there as long as they want,” he
said. Following the riot, nearly 125 people -- including women, children and
police officers -- were admitted to two government hospitals in the Pakistani
capital. Their wounds came courtesy of tear gas shells, batons and rubber
bullets, according to medical personnel on the scene. Credit protest leaders Imran
Khan and anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri, for starting the tidal wave of
trouble that led to this riveting display, which is hopefully a harbinger of
rage to come………
- Anyone who feels like maybe they’re getting too large a
dose of Taylor Swift and her sugary sweet image in their life may want to avoid
NBC and its ever-expanding menu of reality karaoke programming this fall. Swift,
whose country-pop opuses are both radio-friendly and largely devoid of anything
other than autobiographical ramblings on the drama and details of her famous
person life, will reportedly be an adviser on the upcoming seventh season of “The Voice.” If the rumors are true, Swift
will play the same role Chris Martin held last year, advising contestants on
all teams. She has reportedly already filmed her segments for the show and
not surprisingly, sources close to the series said she had a positive,
encouraging rapport with the would-be karaoke-ers she advised. Her addition is
part of an overt strategy to distract viewers from the overall pathetic-ness of
the wannabe karaoke-ers on the show by surrounding them with boatloads of
famous peole with varying levels of actual musical talent. Swift clearly has
some skills, as does Alicia Keys and previously announced advisor Stevie
Wonder. However, noted hacks like Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani fall on the
wrong side of not totally sucking musically and Pharrell Williams is
unquestionably stylish and cool, but not exactly reinventing the wheel with innovate
sounds musically. The new season will also feature appearances from Bush
frontman Gavin Rossdale, who is there because he’s married to Stefani and
married guys get dragged into lots of sh*t they otherwise wouldn’t touch. Added
star power and all, the new season of “The Voice” premieres Sept. 22 at 8 p.m……….
- The phrase “ringleader of a Washington state prostitution
scheme peddling coffee and half-naked women” isn't used often enough. Carmela
Panico is doing her part to change that and the world should be thanking her
for it. According to police in Everett, Wash., Panico brewed up big bucks
through various convoluted scams and laundered more than $2 million and
promoted prostitution at her coffee stands. The money passed through fine,
upstanding establishments that both served caffeinated beverages and featured
stripper poles to put a new twist on an old favorite. Patrons of fine establishments
such as Java Juggs Espresso in Everett served up more than just overpriced
cappuccinos and surveillance footage captured in 2011 show baristas pole
dancing and Panico letting customers stuff cash into her breasts at Java Juggs.
With a name like Java Juggs, it’s difficult to imagine anything unsavory going
on, but perhaps not from Panico, who used to work with Talents West, an
entertainment business that had ties to the Colacurcio crime family who owned
strip clubs in Seattle. Talents West was he target of racketeering raids in
2008 and Pancino merely took their sleazeball act and added to it by hiring baristas
with stripper or escort experience and fined the women if they didn’t wear high
heels, maintain a tan or wear makeup. Mix in some quality money laundering and
clearly, this is a criminal enterprise with both class and plenty of ass. Even
if their mocha latte was bland or their chai tea too sweet, it’s a shame that
Java Juggs won't be around to meet the coffee needs to the Evergreen State in
the years ahead……….
- Washington
Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall and free safety Ryan
Clark may be supportive teammates, but they’re also idiots if they
actually believe the words they’re saying/tweeting. Both players felt the need
to lash out in support of teammate Brandon Meriweather, whose appeal of a
two-game suspension for illegal hits was denied by the NFL. Meriweather is a
serial offender in terms of illegal hits and has basically said that he has no
intention of cleaning up his act and ceasing with his incessant desire to
scramble the brains of opposing receivers rather than simply make a good tackle
and bring them to the ground. His most recent offense was an über-violent hit
on Baltimore Ravens receiver Torrey Smith in a preseason game and the league
hit him with a fine and a two-game suspension for the blow. Knowing that his
kill shot was illegal, Meriweather still appealed and that appeal was a
failure. He will miss the first two games of the regular season, marking the
sixth time he has been penalized by the NFL for a hit. Hall took to Twitter to
have his guy’s back, calling the appeal process "a joke” and adding, “Preseason
sucks. They want to act like that. I'll be damn if I play another preseason
game. For what? Get suspended for a meaningless game. How do you convince a
person that says you wrong from the get go. The appeal process Is a joke.
Guilty until I feel like you're innocent...” Clark chimed in too, sarcastically
noting that, “Game for $1,000 dollars that won't count on you record can cost
you two regular season games & pay! Yep, makes total sense!!” It does make
sense, R., if you understand that a hit like that concusses a player or
possibly ends his career just as much as the same hit during a regular-season
game does. Tell your pal to stop trying to decapitate receivers and he won't have
any issues with fines or suspensions……….
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