- Swing
and a miss, Kosovo, swing and a freaking miss. Your parliament had one very
important job to do this week and it whiffed in prolific fashion when it failed to pass constitutional amendments that would allow
the establishment of a special court to prosecute war crimes including the
killing of hundreds of Serb civilians. War crimes are kind of a big deal and this
decision represents a major setback in relations between Kosovo and its main
international backer, the United States. It wasn’t exactly a nail biter of a
vote, either, as the 120-seat legislature voted 75-7 on Friday in favor of the
amendments. Big ups to the 38 legislators without the balls or soul to show up
and cast a pivotal vote, by the way. It’s because of those 38 cowards that the
amendments fell short of the two-thirds majority of 80 votes that was needed to
approve the changes. Why does all of
this matter? Oh, only because a European Union investigation probed alleged
crimes committed during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia, but the
special court must be established to issue indictments. Back in 2010, a Council
of Europe report claimed former rebel leader turned politician Hashim Thaci and
other Kosovo guerrillas ran a criminal ring in 1999 that targeted Serbs, Romas
and also ethnic Albanians, which definitely looks bad for Kosovo when it
continues to fail on its basic duty to clear the way for anyone involved in
such atrocities to be brought to justice by the international community. This
isn't you failing to show up for a vote on John Boehner’s bill making orange
the official skin color of America, Kosovo legislators. You f*cked this one up
big time……….
- Just
send a cookie bouquet next time, Jared Leto. Leto, occasionally the frontman of
crappy and totally overrated quasi-rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, is also a
member of the much-anticipated anti-hero movie “Suicide Squad.” He missed the
start of shooting in Toronto in April, but just because he was AWOL when director
David Ayer started shooting the super-villain movie doesn’t mean Leto was a
total flake. His band duties kept him away in the early days of shooting, so
Leto hit his co-stars up with some, um, rather unique gifts. In order to show
his commitment to his role as The Joker in the film, he first sent a nice love
letter with a black box with a rat in it - a live rat - to the über-hot Margot
Robbie. He was just getting started, though, and sent bullets to Will Smith
with a letter. Shipping bullets is generally a bad idea, but in this case it
worked and Leto topped his display of munificence off by sending the entire
cast a video message accompanied by a dead hog. "Basically, what he said
was, 'Guys, I can't be there but I want you to know I'm doing my work as hard
as you guys'. The video he showed is in character. It blew our minds away. Then
we realized that day, this is real,” said Adam Beach, who stars as Slipnot in
the film. Leto eventually showed up on
set in Toronto and Beach said he has been impressed by the actor's performance
as The Joker. "He encompasses this beautiful man and he shows it in,
'Hello, how are you?,' but in an instant, he goes to psychotic behavior where
you're in fear," Beach added. Robbie will portray Harley Quinn, Smith will
star as Deadshot, Jai Courtney will play Boomerang and Cara DeLevigne will be
the film's Enchantress, with the linchpin role of Rick Flag being held down by
Joel Kinnaman………
- Tuck
and run, Bobbie Oskarson, tuck and run. That should
have been the response when the Longmont, Colorado resident found an 8.52-carat
diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro. Park
officials confirmed that the gem is the fifth-largest diamond found since the
park was established in 1972 and that’s swell, but they never should have had
that chance. Park interpreter Waymon Cox said Oskarson found the gem in the
southwest corner of the 37.5-acre search field and named it Esperanza Diamond
for her niece's name and the Spanish word for "hope,” but there’s a reason
she didn’t name it after the Spanish word for savvy, cunning or smart. If she
were any of those things, Oskarson would have jammed that diamond into her
purse, backpack or pocket and made a run for it. The gem is a mere three-quarters
of an inch long and as big around as a standard No. 2 pencil, so she definitely
could have stashed it on her person and tried to leave the park. It may have
been a tough assignment, but it was worth the risk given that b’otch’s value on
the black market. While the stone may be dwarfed by the largest diamond found
at the park - 16.37 carats and was discovered in 1975 - if Oskarson would have
found the right fence, she could have turned her diamond into a tidy profit
even though technically its discovery on land belonging to the government
technically means it belongs to The Man. If ever there was a time to ignore
that law, this was it…….
- Buffalo Bills wide receiver Marquise Goodwin can fly in more ways than one. Goodwin, who was
picked by the Bills in the third round of the 2013 draft, has top-end speed and
as he proved this week, he still has elite leaping ability. Goodwin was absent
from the Bills’ activities this week but had a good reason, as he finished
fourth at the U.S. championships in the long jump, narrowly missing out on a
spot at worlds. His best attempt was 27 feet, 5 1/2 inches, behind winner Marquis
Dendy of Florida, who won at 28-5 3/4. "Back to football," Goodwin
said. "But words can't even explain how happy I am right now."
Goodwin admitted that he’s been largely focused on learning the offensive
system implemented by new head coach Rex Ryan and he hasn't competed since the
2012 London Games, but figured that a recent dunking session on a basketball
court convinced him to give track another try. "I was like, `I still have a little juice
in the tank. I think I can make some noise," Goodwin said. "I
believed." Had he made the world championships, his schedule would have
been insane and then some, as the long jump final at the championships will be
held Aug. 25 in Beijing and the Bills play a preseason game four days later
against Pittsburgh. Goodwin got his chance to reunite with his first love of long jumping when event chairman Ed Gorman granted him a spot in the competition. He could come back to track and field next summer, when he has more practice under his belt and a spot at the
Rio Games is on the line. "We know what's (coming up) next year. I expect
big things," Goodwin said. "But football is my main deal right
now." Yes, the the odds of the long jump leaving you with permanent brain damage and a shorter lifespan are much lower than those offered by football, M..........
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