I let Elon Musk put a chip in my head… here’s how it’s changed my life

Paralysed from the shoulders down, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh relies on technology to make his life easier.

He has a power wheelchair, which he controls by blowing or sucking through a straw. His remote-controlled mattress will sit him up and keep ripples of air circulating at all times to prevent pressure sores building up.

A motorised lift gets him out of bed, while voice-controlled technology around the room helps him control lighting, his fan, TV and sound bar.

h/t XC

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Notting Hill Carnival ‘seen as opportunity to commit crime’, admits Met Police

The Notting Hill Carnival is seen as a chance to commit crime, a senior Scotland Yard officer has admitted.

Commander Charmain Brenyah, the Met’s spokesman for the carnival, made the admission as the Met prepares to deploy 7,000 officers to keep the peace.

Eight people were stabbed, police officers were assaulted and 275 arrests were made during the event in 2023, prompting politicians to call for changes.

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Yvette Cooper accused of suggesting everyone arrested over riots is guilty

Extremist

Yvette Cooper has been accused of suggesting that everyone arrested in connection with the riots is guilty.

Campaigners have urged the Home Secretary to order the deletion of a tweet from the Home Office’s official account which referred to more than 1,000 people detained by the police as “criminals”.

In a letter to her, the Free Speech Union raised concerns that the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, risked prejudicing the trials of those yet to appear in court.

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#Solingen Diversity Festival Knife Attacker Who Left 3 Dead & 8 Injured Is Still On The Run – Perpetrator Is Said to have a “Southern Appearance”

According to BILD information, an arrest was made

Solingen (NRW) – They wanted to celebrate carefree, but he deliberately stabbed them: The police are hunting the knife attacker from Solingen who killed three people and injured eight others at the “Festival of Diversity”. Now there is an initial description of the perpetrator.


Knife Attacker still on run after leaving 3 dead and 8 injured #Solingen Diversity Festival

A knifeman has left at least three people dead after stabbing random passersby in the neck in a horrific ‘terror attack’ at a diversity festival in Germany.

Eight others have been injured, five of them seriously, in the knife attack in the western German city of Solingen last night, police have said.

A desperate manhunt has been launched to find the killer who fled after carrying out the ‘brutal and senseless’ killings.

The usually quiet Fronhof central square was packed for the three-day Festival of Diversity, but the upbeat atmosphere swiftly turned to terror when those gathered close to the stage reeled as a man randomly began stabbing attendees in the neck with a knife.

BBC has a live feed.

From the Beeb …

Police revealed that a 15-year-old had been arrested in connection with the case

The teenager is suspected of knowing about the attack beforehand and not reporting it to police

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German Newspaper: ‘Climate Change To Blame’ for Rising Crime

Climate change is to blame for rising violence in one of Berlin’s most famous parks, according to a major German newspaper.

The Mauerpark has already seen 108 reported offences in the first half of 2024, making it one of the German capital’s crime hotspots. However, liberal Der Tagesspiegel quotes an activist who takes the term ‘hotspot’ one step further.

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Green foods fail the Olympics…and everyone else

The first occupants of the Olympics village in Paris quickly taught the caterers that athletes did not favor their “climate-friendly” diet of things like avocados on toast plus almond-milk coffee.  The athletes demanded more meat and eggs.

Paris Olympics CEO Etienne Thobois told reporters they suddenly needed more animal protein, causing them to order “700 kilos of eggs and a ton of meat, to meet the demands of the athletes.”

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WTF?

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Ottawa stops funding temporary accommodations for Afghan migrant applicants waiting in Pakistan

43 Million spent on dubious “refugees”

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has stopped subsidizing temporary accommodations in Pakistan for people applying through a special immigration program for Afghans who worked for the Canadian government or armed forces.

Special measures for Afghans trying to move to Canada were introduced by the federal government in summer 2021, after the Taliban swept to power and sent many former employees of western governments into hiding.


How many thousands “worked” for Canada in Afghanistan?

It’s a number that seems infinite.

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