Three reported dead in shooting rampage by relative of NFL’s C.J. Spiller

http://twitter.com/#!/ericabennett/status/371346399319052288

A 72-year-old man is reported dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a “complete shooting rampage” in Lake Butler, Fla., that killed two others. The alleged shooter has been identified as the  step-grandfather of Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller.

Kaitlyn Ross is a reporter with First Coast News.

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First Coast News reports:

Davis Griffis was the first victim shot around 9:20 a.m., according to Union County Sheriff Jerry Whitehead.

Allen Jr., 72, then tracked down the owner of Pritchett Trucking, Marvin Pritchett, and shot and killed him in his vehicle. Allen worked for Prichett for 35 years. Pritchett was 80 years old.

Lewis Mabary Jr., 66, was also shot by Allen. Mabary survived the shooting and helped police identify the shooter.

Allen then drove to a local bar where he shot and killed Romando Gonzales Delgado, 28, then killed himself, according to police.

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Victims:

1) 28 y/o Rolando Gonzalez-Delgado (deceased) 2) 45 y/o David Griffis (critical), 3) 66 y/o Lewis Mabrey, Jr. (stable)— Erica Bennett (@ericabennett) August 24, 2013

Victims continued:

4) 80 y/o Marvin Pritchett (deceased) 5) 72 y/o Hubert Allen, Jr (deceased; shooter; Spiller's step-grandfather)— Erica Bennett (@ericabennett) August 24, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/24/three-reported-dead-in-shooting-rampage-by-relative-of-nfls-c-j-spiller/

Unreal: Barrycades block Flight 93 National Memorial

http://twitter.com/#!/DaveStroup/status/389185486230941696

This weekend’s Million Veteran March in Washington, D.C., brought attention to the closure of the nation’s open-air war memorials and other monuments, but another memorial has been quietly “Barrycaded” as well. WPXI reminds us that the open-air Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa., has been closed off to the public as well since the shutdown began.

http://twitter.com/#!/MaryPickels/status/385057947622965248 http://twitter.com/#!/bigspikehammer/status/389694718957076480

Much as one family did at a closed national park, someone left a return message at the gate, although whoever tried to write “Obama Sucks” at the top seems to have run low on ink.

http://twitter.com/#!/jjhiler/status/388302016600371200

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/14/unreal-barrycades-block-flight-93-national-memorial/

Michael Ian Black uses murder/suicide that left a baby dead to make NRA ‘joke’

http://twitter.com/#!/michaelianblack/status/323809097197699072

How absolutely revolting. Actor/comedian Michael Ian Black slipped his despicable ghoul suit back on today. Suicide/murders? So hilarious! The suicide/murder that he is using for his “joke” involved a NYPD officer, her husband and her one-year-old baby.

But, hey, Michael Ian Black has yuks to try to collect.

https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/323805357447200768

He’s referring to the man who shot himself at NASCAR’s NRA 500 this weekend. Like other deplorable gun-control advocates, his response to someone’s death is snark.

A twisted Twitter follower weighs in.

https://twitter.com/LadyDorian/status/323815108411273217

Awful.

https://twitter.com/Pat_DeCola/status/323805547457548288

Beyond not cool. Absolutely reprehensible. Morally bankrupt much, Mr. Black?

https://twitter.com/eddie_curious/status/323810078866169856

Alas, Mr. Black has no shame at all.

https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/323812602570502144

And it looks like he is going to keep digging until he reaches the earth’s mantle.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/15/foul-michael-ian-black-uses-a-murdersuicide-that-left-a-baby-dead-to-make-nra-joke/

Why is ‘Tyler the Creator’ trending?

http://twitter.com/#!/marissakildow/status/184172033247158272

The controversial rapper/producer (whose most recent incendiary concert was shut down by Boston police) has a new show on the Cartoon Network.

It’s called “Loiter Squad.”

Odd Future capped off an interesting week of promoting their brand new album with the debut of the anticipated comedy show “Loiter Squad.”

The show premiered last night (March 25) at 11:30 p.m. ET during Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. The show centers primarily on OF de facto leader Tyler, the Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco and Lionel Boyce. Fans can expect to see familiar characters like Thurnis Haley, the golf-loving whack job that Tyler played to promote his 2011 Goblin album.

“Thurnis gonna be on there, he got a couple of skits, but it’s mostly about me, though,” Jasper said jokingly when the crew appeared on “RapFix Live” on Wednesday.”It’s like what I do on my day. I wake up, I take a shower, I eat and then you see them in the background.”

To put the show together, the Wolf Gang hooked up with Dickhouse Productions, the same company responsible for MTV’s hit series “Jackass.”

Kids today.

Twitter reaction was…mixed:

Am I the only one who love Tyler The Creator?

— cam (@punkg0espop) March 26, 2012

Tyler The Creator should not sing!!!

— DJ Raekwon (@RecanRasheed) March 26, 2012

https://twitter.com/#!/Pure_Athleate/status/184170424668651520

tyler the creator is such a creep

— Da'Nae (@DuhthatsNae) March 26, 2012

Loiter Squad just came on Cartoon Network. Why have I never known about this show? I think Tyler the Creator is HILARIOUS.

— awkward connoisseur. (@RaychJackson) March 26, 2012

I cannot believe how terrible this Tyler the Creator "Loiter Squad" show is.

— Who's bad? CarlzBAD (@CarlzBAD) March 26, 2012

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/26/why-is-tyler-the-creator-trending/

Nancy Pelosi says Obama’s never done anything for political reasons

http://twitter.com/#!/frankthorpNBC/status/312294180762304512

How does House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi keep a straight face while saying things like this? Don’t answer that; just rest assured that you’re not the only one laughing. But first, can we get a second source to confirm that she actually said that she doesn’t believe Obama’s ever done anything for political reasons?

Pelosi on Obama: I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 14, 2013

What was she talking about? Does it even matter?

Hahahahahahahahaha RT @chadpergram: Pelosi on Obama: I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.

— LizziCampbell (@lizzicampbell) March 14, 2013

Needed a good laugh today RT @frankthorpnbc: Pelosi just said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— Andrew Malcolm (@andrewlmalcolm) March 14, 2013

Have to throw a flag on that. RT @frankthorpnbc: Pelosi just said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— David Pleasant (@dpleasant) March 14, 2013

Did the room break up in laughter? MT @frankthorpnbc Pelosi said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) March 14, 2013

Did everyone laugh? Loudly? RT @frankthorpnbc Pelosi just said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— RB (@RBPundit) March 14, 2013

that’s just beyond laughable RT @frankthorpnbc: Pelosi just said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— NRCC (@NRCC) March 14, 2013

Oh wow. Just…wowRT @frankthorpnbc: Pelosi just said of Obama: “I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.”

— John Simonetti (@jmsimonetti1) March 14, 2013

“@chadpergram Pelosi on Obama: I don’t think he’s ever done anything for political reasons.” i just spit out my water.funniest thing all day

— Alicia McAfee (@lish47) March 14, 2013

@chadpergram hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, she wasn’t serious was she?

— steve childers (@chilly149) March 14, 2013

@chadpergram She is a national treasure. A towering intellect unequaled in human history.And so honest too!Nice job San Francisco.

— Rex Collins (@RC9511) March 14, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/03/14/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-says-obamas-never-done-anything-for-political-reasons/

Favorite memories

http://twitter.com/#!/ThisDopeKid/status/210535427935977473

Tweeps decided to let everybody in on some of their favorite memories tonight. So many tweeps, in fact, that #MyFavoriteMemory became a worldwide trending topic. Let’s take a look into the collective consciousness that is a nostalgic hashtag.

#MyFavoriteMemory when our hands touched by accident. After that i knew that u were the one for me

— Eagles 1-0 (@JactionJ) June 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/MerlisaJayne/status/210533104631291905

#MyFavoriteMemory hanging with my great grandma watching soaps and eating pimento N cheese sandwiches playing Rook 🙂

— Pimento Cheese (@pimentocheese) June 7, 2012

#MyFavoriteMemory Waking up early to watch cartoons, playing outside all day, and sleepovers with your best friends. The joys of childhood!

— Wallflower. (@whoisjayflowers) June 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/YerAWizard_/status/210533817499389953

#MyFavoriteMemory Standing on stage, mic in hand, feeling the hot lights on my skin.

— Sloane Skylar (@SloaneSkylar) June 7, 2012

#MyFavoriteMemory my holidays at my grand-parents' summer house as a kid 🙂 #Freedom

— Nolwenn (@JustNolwenn) June 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/MachineGunJake/status/210539292995502080

#MyFavoriteMemory all the ones I shared with my Mom ❤ especially that last weekend we spent before she went to be with God❤🙏

— coric (@CheyMin) June 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/Tatted_Up_Libra/status/210544291762810880

https://twitter.com/HalfBlood_Alex/status/210544287560122369

KFC’s official account even got in on the action.

#MyFavoriteMemory: Anyone have a good KFC memory to share?

— KFC (@kfc) June 7, 2012

@kfc_colonel My first Famous Bowl. 🙂

— B♡BBY (@FettaWorldPeace) June 7, 2012

@kfc_colonel I can't choose #MyFavoriteMemory. Every moment eating #KFC is special!

— Richard Allan Aquino (@asnallar) June 7, 2012

#MyFavoriteMemory was when I first had a delicious pot pie made by @kfc_colonel. It was the same day I found out the polyp was benign.

— Cold C. Combo (@TheColdCutCombo) June 7, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/favorite-memories/

Obama superfan Katy Perry offers to write Hillary Clinton ‘theme song’

http://twitter.com/#!/katyperry/status/480105360452104193

Katy Perry, the singer just who campaigned for President Obama in 2012 dressed as a filled-in ballot for Obama/Biden admission, isn’t wasting any moment picking a favorite when you look at the 2016 campaign.

Appearing with a copy of “Hard Choices,” Perry told Hillary Clinton that she’d write this lady a “theme song” if she needed one.

http://twitter.com/#!/prismaticwitch/status/480105435358175232

Good concern. Bimbo eruptions? Cattle futures? Benghazi?

http://twitter.com/#!/UCFH/status/480105822781849600

We knew you’re You’re going to come to me And here you might be However better pick very carefully ‘Cause we, I’m effective at something Of everything

Hey, that actually does sorts of work.

Related:

Oh, my: Katy Perry sings for Obama/Biden in exudate ballot gown

‘Credible governmental spokesperson’ Katy Perry promotions for Obama in ‘Forward’ dress

Find out more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/20/obama-superfan-katy-perry-offers-to-write-hillary-clinton-theme-song/

I Thought His Idea To Do This With No Money Was Ridiculous. But It Turned Out AWESOME.

I think just about every boy dreams of building his very own secret base. That’s exactly what reddit user kahnuck did. Except he’s not a kid any more, nor did he decide to build this shack as a secret base to discuss how icky girls are. He built this amazingly affordable shack on his parent’s land using pretty much nothing but scrap wood and metal he gathered from the surrounding area. Only buying a few things from a local store. But all of this begs the question, why?

Mainly just to get experience building something. I’ve read a ton of books on tiny homes and small cabins over the last few years, but I’ve never physically made anything. By using mainly reclaimed and found materials, I was able to gain a ton of experience at a minimal expense. Now I feel confident investing a little more money in my next project 🙂 “

“So I started building a shack three summers ago on my parents property. I had no previous building experience, and no real plan.”

“The logs were harvested from wind-fallen trees around the property. I bought some 2×4’s to frame the skeleton of the structure, and some concrete blocks to prop the structure up off the ground.”

“In hindsight I should have turned the roof beams on edge in order to maximize load-bearing capacity.”

“I finally returned home this summer, and decided to continue tinkering with the shack. I picked up a window and door for five dollars each, and was able to get some scrap metal roofing from a family friend who just completed building her own log cabin. I randomly started infilling the walls with logs collected from around my parents eighteen acre property.”

“I found another wooden door and a lot of miscellaneous pieces of wood from a local scrap yard. The more you reuse, the more affordable making a structure like this can be. My mom and aunt decided to “spruce up my shack” by adding the colorful solar-powered lights…”

“The shack also benefits from a large amount of evergreens being conveniently located on it’s north side – somewhat sheltering it from prevailing winds.”

“I decided I wanted to add a look-out tower to the eastern side of my shack. There are a few local shipbuilders in the area who dump a lot of their scrap wood off on an old, rarely used, historic road. Luckily for me, most of the wood is still in great shape – the entire tower is built from that salvaged wood. I used old tire rims to prop the ladder and tower posts up off the ground, to minimize water damage and rot. “

“I decided to spend some money and get a few packs of cedar shingles to cover the outer walls of the shack. In total it took three bundles, at twenty dollars per bundle. Normally you only expose five inches of the shingle, but I exposed six-and-a-half inches in order to stretch the shingles as much as possible. I was reluctant to put any more money into this thing, but I decided the functionality this provides would make it a worthy investment.”

“I secured some sturdy logs to the tower in order to increase its stability and strength.”

“While I was building the shack, my parents were working on an outhouse. I was able to use a lot of their scraps to start filling in around the windows.”

“By attaching these thin strips of wood to the back of the structure, it gave me a secure and level surface to attach the cedar shingles to. I used a staple gun to attach the shingles to the wood strips.”

“Using logs found around the property, I started building a front overhang. The front posts are propped off the ground with bricks.”

“I decided the tower needed more secure ladders. Using a level and measuring tape, I marked along the logs at one-foot intervals where a notch would be cut for the step. After sawing along the markings, I notched out small piece of wood with a hammer and chisel. Lastly, I slid the steps into the notched out spaces, and secured them down with screws.”

“I painted the corner posts and bottom boards with fisherman paint I found in my parents basement. The cedar shingles should last untreated for decades, but the other wood isn’t as hardy, and needs some added protection.”

“I decided to cover the front overhang with a double layer of clear plastic – this provides shelter at the front of the shack, while still allowing light into the shack. The gap between plastic sheeting and metal roofing is covered by more scrap metal.”

“In the woods beside the old historic road, there was also a large pile of old lobster traps. I salvaged a bunch of wire mesh from them, and used it to reinforce the plastic sheeting. I also framed some of the wire mesh and used it as walls on the tower – it allows the wind to pass through the structure without shaking the whole thing.”

“Interior tower facing wall, nothing pretty.”

“The floor is composed of a few layers of sand and some square chunks of cement I salvaged from the lobster traps.”

“Western windowed wall.”

This is the finished product. It might not be fancy, but for a cost of almost $0…I’ll take it! He even built a nice bench out front to sit on. 🙂

Gotta say, as a kid this was my dream, to build a shack and tower exactly like that. Except I’d probably have called it the Secret Fort of Doom or something equally cheesy. Good to see someone is living every kid’s dream. Next step, to become a Ninja Turtle and eat pizza for breakfast every day. Source

Read more: http://viralnova.com/affordable-shack/