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A Boy Strangled A 4-Year-Old To Death For A Childish Reason. It’ll Break Your Heart

The murder of a child is always heartbreaking, but when the killer is also a kid? The grief is unimaginable for everyone involved.

In 2015, an 11-year-old boy in Florida openly admitted that he strangled four-year-old Brayden Trahen to death. The boys lived in a trailer park with their mothers, Kyra Trahen and Vanessa Jones, who are married. Sadly, the family has experienced numerous troubles in the past, including incarceration, beatings, molestation, prostitution, and homelessness.

According to reports, the 11-year-old strangled his young stepbrother because he was “in a mood.” His anger stemmed from the fact that his parents were too broke to buy him birthday presents.

Facebook / Kyra Trahem

Disturbingly, this was not the first time that his mother, Vanessa Jones, had noticed that something was wrong with her son. He had a history of choking children and sexual deviancy, as well as digging up and dismembering dead animals.

Facebook / Kyra Trahem

Just one month prior to the incident, he’d returned from a juvenile sexual treatment facility where he’d gotten help following a molestation. He also took a daily medication to help with his anger and anxiety.

The body of Brayden was discovered by a male guest in the trailer. Upon hearing that the child was dead, the 11-year-old told his mother, “I just want him to come back to life.”

Facebook / Kyra Trahem

You Might Hate Fruitcake, But We Promise That This One’s Different

Beautiful human and artist extraordinaire Christine H. McConnell is at it again with a new project, and this time, it’s delicious.

McConnell (previously here and here) is known for being one of those talented people who can create anything from holiday decor to elaborate costume designs. The artist’s pieces involving food are among her most popular, and for her latest project, she decided to turn fruitcake into something that we can all get behind with a far more literal take on the treat.

Ah, fruit. While it’s certainly pretty, I’d much rather eat my weight in cake.

Christine H. McConnell

And she totally feels me, since all of the gorgeous fruit in this basket is actually filled with frosting-covered goodness.

Christine H. McConnell

What I’m telling you is that she’s a gift.

Christine H. McConnell

McConnell calls it the April Fools’ Fruit Basket, and I’m pretty sure that this is a prank to which anyone would gladly fall victim.

Christine H. McConnell

I would love to leave this out on my kitchen counter to fool people into thinking that I’m juicing.

Christine H. McConnell

(via Reddit)

I don’t know about you, but if dieting looked more like this, I’d be a health and fitness guru. To learn more about Christine H. McConnell’s work, be sure to check out her website. Follow her on Instagram for regular updates!

Oh… This Is Your Shopping List? Yes… Why?

John Sexton unconvinced by Vox’s ‘vague wishy-washy’ piece on Attkisson

http://twitter.com/#!/cdrusnret/status/528287473496252416

Were investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s work and home computers hacked? We’ll know a lot more when Attkisson releases her book “Stonewalled” next week and sits for TV interviews. The Washington Post did publish a summary of the book last Monday, and it seems that it is from this summary that Vox has come to the conclusion that “there’s not much reason to trust her conclusion that she was hacked.”

“…it seems more likely that she suffered from garden variety technical glitches that had nothing to do with government surveillance,” writes Vox’s Timothy B. Lee. “And strangely, the security expert Attkisson says confirmed her allegations has refused to talk to the Washington Post about it, citing a confidentiality agreement. This doesn’t inspire confidence.”

Breitbart’s John Sexton has read Vox’s argument, and he’s not convinced in the slightest.

Vox on why Sharyl Attkisson probably wasn’t hacked: http://t.co/b32Acuswht
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 31, 2014

@DylanByers Not sure how you got from that vague wishy-washy post at Vox to claim in your piece it "demonstrated" a lack of evidence.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

@DylanByers I understand the skepticism but how would routine technical glitches generate classified documents in your OS?
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

I'm finding it hard to believe anyone is taking this Vox piece as evidence of anything: http://t.co/EBO7wbqkq7
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

Am I the only person who noticed that the author skipped over all of the evidence that can't be easily dismissed?
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

So Attkisson says 3 classified docs showed up in her OS and Vox doesn't mention that.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

Attkisson says 3 people examined her computer and said it had been hacked. Vox briefly mentions one of them.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

Attkisson says one analyst found an ISP trail on her computer which is not something anyone can browse to. Vox doesn't mention it.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

Attkisson says one analyst found evidence of proprietary hacking software used by the feds. Vox doesn't mention this.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

To sum up, Vox ignores most of the evidence and then tells readers there's no good evidence. Clever that.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

This reminds me of the last time Vox told us there was no evidence. They were wrong then too: http://t.co/4g8qZTijkL
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

FTR, I'm not saying there's no room for healthy skepticism. I'm saying what Vox did is dishonest.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

Now that isn’t hard to believe.

@verumserum @AceofSpadesHQ Oh. Ok. Super smart hacker doesn't use Tor or some other anonymizing method? I'm not buying it.
— TheH2 (@TheH2) October 31, 2014

@TheH2 @AceofSpadesHQ You can not buy it, but if you want to write about this story you can't not mention it.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 31, 2014

@verumserum @AceofSpadesHQ true
— TheH2 (@TheH2) October 31, 2014

@verumserum @TheH2 @AceofSpadesHQ Technically it's not 'writing about it', it's voxsplaining. No need for facts when voxsplaining
— Andrews Dad (@Andrew_Dad) October 31, 2014

@Andrew_Dad @verumserum @AceofSpadesHQ good point
— TheH2 (@TheH2) October 31, 2014

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Katie Pavlich: Media trusts this administration over Sharyl Attkisson’s hacking claims?

James Hasson trolling Oliver Darcy with Oliver Darcy's own tweets is pretty spectacular https://t.co/bs7EwFnZjt
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) July 6, 2018

Yesterday, politics writer James Hasson decided to take a stroll down Memory Lane and examine the evolution of Oliver Darcy, and what he found was pretty interesting:
.@RandPaul campaign strategist @dougstafford: "CNN needs to address this bias and lack of journalistic integrity" pic.twitter.com/wih27CpNfJ
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 25, 2015

"All eyes will be on CNN's response to their employee colluding with Hillary Clinton…to attack a prominent U.S. senator on their dime."
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 25, 2015

Well, this is kind of awkward. https://t.co/4QIWMSrZyK
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

Sometimes I wonder what the @oliverdarcy who worked at The Blaze would think about the Oliver Darcy who works at CNN. pic.twitter.com/Nzxu35Dvde
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

Imagine if a new-media outlet like BuzzFeed reported this as irresponsibly as CNN and then just brushed off mistakes, moved on to new topic.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 23, 2016

This was old Oliver Darcy. Woke CNN Oliver Darcy knows that people who criticize CNN are just right-wing hacks. https://t.co/AXPxWkyu4V
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

Interesting that hours after Obama called massacre "act of terror," CNN still going with shooting aspect in chyron pic.twitter.com/iiUCH8f5HY
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 12, 2016

Or CNN. The German press reports said the 25 were hurt by tear gas. https://t.co/lOWYt6qh2K
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 23, 2016

Love how after a CNN segment full of speculation, anchor says, “We need to stress we don’t know what happened.”
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 20, 2016

Woke Oliver Darcy would be very upset by this attack on journalism. https://t.co/ZEv8BXZTcw
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

🧐 https://t.co/BbM4LvzKyH
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

At what point does CNN not let people just make stuff up on the airwaves? One thing to argue for your guy, another to just invent things.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 2, 2016

Great question, and still very relevant, considering @brianstelter admitted to not confronting lies about Marco Rubio and the NRA not caring about victims of school shootings. https://t.co/Cje9idFPmY
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

I really want to know the thinking behind why certain people are repeatedly brought on CNN when they have no discernible accomplishments.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 30, 2016

Keeping them honest: @andersoncooper says CNN broadcasted Trump presser because “no other candidates were speaking at that point.” Not true.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 11, 2016

Hey @andersoncooper, can you comment on this accusation? https://t.co/WQtJ7dptqt
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) July 6, 2018

Rubio spox @AlexConant demands to know how CNN ran report without asking campaign for comment: “Who does that?” https://t.co/jHO5Z6oeFH
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 8, 2016

Author: diverseskills

A Boy Strangled A 4-Year-Old To Death For A Childish Reason. It’ll Break Your Heart

The murder of a child is always heartbreaking, but when the killer is also a kid? The grief is unimaginable for everyone involved.

According to reports, the 11-year-old strangled his young stepbrother because he was “in a mood.” His anger stemmed from the fact that his parents were too broke to buy him birthday presents.

Disturbingly, this was not the first time that his mother, Vanessa Jones, had noticed that something was wrong with her son. He had a history of choking children and sexual deviancy, as well as digging up and dismembering dead animals.

The body of Brayden was discovered by a male guest in the trailer. Upon hearing that the child was dead, the 11-year-old told his mother, “I just want him to come back to life.”

You Might Hate Fruitcake, But We Promise That This One’s Different

Beautiful human and artist extraordinaire Christine H. McConnell is at it again with a new project, and this time, it’s delicious.

Ah, fruit. While it’s certainly pretty, I’d much rather eat my weight in cake.

And she totally feels me, since all of the gorgeous fruit in this basket is actually filled with frosting-covered goodness.

What I’m telling you is that she’s a gift.

McConnell calls it the April Fools’ Fruit Basket, and I’m pretty sure that this is a prank to which anyone would gladly fall victim.

I would love to leave this out on my kitchen counter to fool people into thinking that I’m juicing.

Oh… This Is Your Shopping List? Yes… Why?

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