Texas Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O’Rourke lost his cool with a man who laughed while the former congressman was talking about the Uvalde school massacre — calling him a “motherf—er.”
O’Rourke, who has been vocal in his condemnation of local and state officials’ response to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, was in the city of Mineral Wells on Wednesday arguing for stricter gun control measures when he heard a loud chortle coming from an audience member.
O’Rourke whipped around and immediately confronted the inappropriately jovial town hall attendee.
“It may be funny to you, motherf—er, but it’s not funny to me,” O’Rourke barked back.
O’Rourke, a Democrat who is running to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott, was talking about gun control in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, when he encountered a hackler. Twitter/Beto MediaWhen O’Rourke heard the man laugh in response to his comments about the Uvalde shooting, he snapped: “it may be funny to you, motherf—er, but it’s not funny to me.”Twitter/Beto Media
The would-be governor’s potty-mouthed clapback drew loud cheers and applause from the crowd, culminating with a standing ovation.
The unnamed audience member was reportedly standing among a small clique of supporters of Gov. Greg Abbott who were dressed in black and displaying the Republican incumbent’s campaign signs.
After his fiery town hall speech, O’Rourke tweeted: “there was nothing more serious to me than getting justice for the families in Uvalde and stopping this from ever happening again.”
O’Rourke’s response was widely praised by Democrats on Twitter, while a few conservatives slammed him for using foul language.
“@BetoORourke captures the anger and frustration that so many of us feel when people like this heckler and @GovAbbott show no compassion for Uvalde victims and their families,” wrote the Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde.
Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, applauded O’Route for “calling it like it is.”
A day after the school shooting on May 24, O’Rourke famously interrupted Abbott and local officials press conference, demanding action on gun control in what was widely perceived as an ill-timed campaign stunt.
O’Rourke famously hacked Gov. Abbott during a press conference held a day after the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School. AFP via Getty Images
“The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing,” the liberal politician said, before he was escorted out.
The former congressman and 2020 presidential candidate will face off against Abbott at the polls in November.
Bindi Irwin’s husband Chandler Powell has revealed a recent health scare, lavishing praise on his wife while he recovers in hospital.
The husband of Bindi Irwin had his tonsils removed this week, sharing the update with a photo on social alongside his wife in hospital.
In the snap, the couple are pictured smiling at the camera from Powell’s hospital bed.
The Instagram post was captioned with a sweet message to Irwin, who was by his side every step of the way.
“Just wanted to write a note to my amazing wife. I had to get my tonsils out and she has been taking the best care of me,” he said.
“I’m so lucky to be loved by you, Bindi.”
Powell was also sure not to forget Bindi’s mum Terri Irwin, who was baby-sitting their daughter Grace while he was on the mend.
“Also, thank you Bunny (my awesome mum-in-law) for taking care of Grace while we’ve been in the hospital and I’ve been recovering,” he said.
Bindi replied to the post with her own touching message, showing just how loved-up the couple is after two years of marriage.
“Sweetheart, always always always here for you,” she said.
“Being married to you is the very best and I’m so proud of you.”
Late last month Bindi celebrated her 24th birthday, sharing a snap of a big cake and her daughter with a spoon chasing a slice.
The Australian Zoo heiress held a rustic and low-key gathering to mark the occasion.
In an open field, the family set up a picnic rug and make-shift table to hold the floral, two-tiered birthday cake.
She also debuted a new look with a stylish curled bob.
“Without them realizing, my sweet family has given me the greatest gifts this year through their extraordinary actions each and every day,” she wrote alongside the images.
‘Confronting and ‘extremely traumatic’ show touring around Australia leaves people lost for words as some admit they wish they could’ve WALKED OUT
Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ‘The Crowd & I’ leaves viewers ‘traumatised’
It is a cinematic and musical exploration of humanity’s ever-evolving existence
The eye-opening performance took ten years to perfect and is touring Australia
Many viewers commented saying it would take a while to process what they saw
By Tom Heaton For Daily Mail Australia
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A new show touring around Australia is leaving its attendees ‘traumatized’ and ‘devastated’ with some saying the performance stuck with them for days and others wishing they could’ve walked out halfway through.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s new production ‘The Crowd & I’ has received mixed reactions from viewers with people leaving in tears over the heavy show.
The performance, which was more than ten years in the making, pairs orchestra performance with vision from the banks of the Ganges to the mosh pits of Coachella, sprawling refugee camps and ever-expanding metropolises.
The show is described as ‘humanity moving in swarms across the globe in ever vaster numbers, to celebrate, worship, protest, destroy and build a new’.
Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ‘The Crowd & I’ received mixed reactions after viewers were left ‘traumatised’ from the experience
The show encourages attendees to discover new ways in which people have come to live with one another, crowded together and separated from nature.
People who saw the show took to social media admitting they were lost for words.
‘This was an extremely traumatic experience for me. How can anyone enjoy witnessing man’s inhumanity towards man and not end in tears, as I did both during and after the concert? If I had been able to walk out, I would have and I would never attend another concert like this one,’ one woman wrote on Facebook.
‘Extraordinary, an almost frighteningly powerful work. I shall be processing what I saw and heard for a very long time,’ another wrote.
‘Truly brilliant piece of work with excellent performances by everyone…Hope you are all having a glass of wine too,’ a third said.
‘We both need time to process your incredible performance.’
‘Caught it in Canberra last night… beautiful, at times confronting, thought provoking and artistically striking concert. Everything great art should be,’ a fourth wrote.
Executive Producer Toby Chadd said the performance is designed to stay with the audience for weeks (pictured, Sydney’s City Recital Hall)
Attendees from the performance shared their experiences of the production through the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s social media (pictured)
Speaking to The Oz, Executive Producer Toby Chadd said the performance was designed to stay with the audience for weeks.
‘The Crowd & I is a cinematic and musical exploration of humanity’s ever-evolving existence on our crowded planet,’ he said.
‘Moving from playful to celebratory, contemplative to chaotic, utterly devastating to hopeful and transcendent, the concert explores that many forms that crowds take on around the world…how they impact human behavior and their effect on our planet.’
‘We have engaged a number of extraordinary filmmakers and visual artists from across the world for this project and paired this footage and imagery with a sweeping score crafted by Richard Tognetti and performed live by the ACO.’
Surveillance image of Kiely Rodni, missing teen, released
A new photo shows Kiely Rodni at a Truckee business hours before the 16-year-old went missing. She was last seen August 6, 2022 at a party at a campground in Truckee. Dive crews have begun searching a nearby lake for her.
anew photo of Kiely Rodni shows the missing 16-year-old hours before she vanished on August 6 in Truckee.
The missing teen was last seen at a party at a campground, but the security camera image shows her earlier in the night at a Truckee business.
The picture shows Kiely in a black bodysuit, green pants and black Vans shoes as she stood among racks of apparel and other merchandise. That photo was taken hours before she attended a party with hundreds of other young people at the Prosser Family Campground, according to the Placer County sheriff’s office.
Kiely Rodni, 16, is seen on surveillance video hours before she vanished after attending a party at a Truckee campground on Aug. 6, 2022. Photo: Placer County Sheriff (KTVU FOX 2)
The search for Kiely has widened in recent days with 265 officers from local, state, and federal agencies combing the campground and other nearby areas. Dive teams have started searching the Prosser Reservoir for signs of her de ella or her Honda CRV de ella, which has also not been found.
Kiely texted her mother to say she was going home from the party. Her cellphone pinged shortly after that, but she has been inactive for days, the sheriff’s office said.
Search continues for missing teen Kiely Rodni
Search and rescue crews in Truckee plan to keep looking for Kiely Rodni, a 16-year-old who has not been seen since attending a party at a campground in Truckee.
The sheriff’s office has reportedly said they were looking to see if Kiely had been abducted, although officials said Tuesday that this was still a missing person case.
Her mother had made a heartfelt plea for her return in a video released earlier this week.
“We just want her home. We’re so scared. We miss her so much and we love her,” her mother Lindsey Rodni-Nieman said as she choked back tears in a video shared by the sheriff’s office. “Kiely, we love you, and if you see this, please just come home. I want nothing more than to hug you.”
Smoking will be banned in WA prisons, in a move that risks a new riot flashpoint in jails across the State.
The ban will begin at Bandyup Women’s Prison, where inmates will be forced to stub out on October 31.
Prison bosses will evaluate the fallout with the attempt of making all other jails smoke-free.
WA is the only jurisdiction in Australia where smoking is allowed in jail. Prisoners are allowed to light up outdoors.
Previous governments have toyed with the idea because exposing prison staff to passive smoke rubs against occupational health and safety laws. But successive administrations have shied away from a ban for fear of inciting riots.
Four in five prisoners smoke and each year 5000 smokers spend $10 million on tobacco at jail canteens – half of all sales. A 25g pouch of White Ox tobacco costs $63.10.
Bandyup Women’s Prison. Credit: ross swanborough/The West Australian
The change at Bandyup will see prisoners, staff, contractors and visitors stopped from lighting up.
Nicotine patches are other products will be made available and QUIT support programs rolled out to the 161 Bandyup inmates who smoke.
Tobacco products will be limited in the lead up to the October 31 deadline to stop stockpiling.
The harmful effects of smoking and its impact on those who inhale second-hand smoke is well-documented and this move is an opportunity for prisoners to quit and have a fresh start.
The prison watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, estimates that 82 per cent of prisoners smoked, compared with 11 per cent of the free community.
The 2021 study found Aboriginal people, women and younger inmates were more likely to be smokers.
The ban would ensure jails comply with the Work Health and Safety Act 2021. It is understood there are five children staying at Bandyup with their mothers.
“The Bandyup Women’s Prison trial is part of the WA Government’s commitment to provide a healthy and safe environment for those in the care of, working or visiting custodial facilities,” Corrective Services Minister Bill Johnston said.
Corrective Services Minister Bill Johnston. Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian
“The harmful effects of smoking and its impact on those who inhale second-hand smoke is well-documented and this move is an opportunity for prisoners to quit and have a fresh start.
“WA and the ACT are the only Australian jurisdictions where smoking is allowed in prisons, with smoke-free policies successfully implemented everywhere else.
“We are taking a staged, cautious and considered approach to ensure a smoke-free Bandyup Women’s Prison.”
The Department of Justice is finalizing the schedule for bans in other facilities.
Tobacco will likely become sought-after contraband but the ban should reduce the number of fires lit deliberately by prisoners because of the availability of lighters and matches.
The move will be supported by the WA Prison officers Union, which has lobbied for the change.
In 2014 WorkSafe issued the Department of Corrective Services with an improvement notice, giving it until April 2015 to stop prisoners lighting up indoors.
Qantas has responded to an announcement that more than 700 aircraft engineers from Qantas and Jetstar are planning to stop work for “one-minute” in August.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers’ Association(ALAEA) federal secretary Steve Purvinas told members in a meeting on Wednesday the majority had voted in favor of industrial action.
Airline engineers are asking their employer for a 12 per cent pay rise to make up for stagnant wages the last four years.
The union’s first action will be a one-minute stoppage across all airlines sometime in late August.
Qantas engineering executive manager Scott McConnell has said the airline is “disappointed” in the union’s decision to strike and is putting contingency plans in place to deal with disruptions.
Airline engineers from Qantas and Jetstar will stop work for one-minute in August. NCA NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia
“It’s extremely disappointing the union has taken this step towards industrial action,” Mr McConnell said.
“The union has repeatedly said that any industrial action won’t impact customers’ travel plans and, while we hope they stick to their word, we’re also putting in place contingency plans in case they don’t.
“The entire aviation sector is still recovering from the impact of Covid, and the threat of industrial action is the last thing travelers need.”
“The first action will be a token one,” Mr Purvinas told members.
“A one-minute stoppage of course is not going to harm any airline and also demonstrates our willingness to negotiate in good faith and not try and harm the airline.”
Airports across the country have reported massive queues, flight cancellations and missing luggage. NCA NewsWire / David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia
Mr Purvinas said the token stoppage aimed to give the airlines an opportunity to come to the table.
“We do want to give some time for resolution of these matters before we have to do anything that may even be close to disrupting the public,” he said.
The strikes come at a difficult time for Australia’s national flag carrier, as the aviation industry struggles with staff shortages that have led to flight cancellations, delays and missing luggage.
If the stoppage does not motivate negotiations, the union plans to notify the airline of more work stoppages.
During these stoppages, the union has offered to provide “alternative labor provisions” to the airline.
ALAEA federal secretary Steve Purvinas says the stoppage isn’t designed to ‘harm’ travellers. Ray Strange Credit: News Corp Australia
“We want to assure the public that we won’t be harming their services,” Mr Purvinas said.
“Our target is the airlines who are not negotiating in good faith.”
ALAEA members voted against using overtime bans to avoid “exacerbating” already challenging conditions in the industry.
A Qantas spokesman told the NCA NewsWire in July that the 12 per cent pay rise was something the airline “simply can’t afford”.
They said Qantas had a policy of 2 per cent annual increases for all employees across the Group.
The airline has a history of not holding back when it comes to dealing with union industrial action.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce infamously grounded the airline during a dispute with the ALAEA and two other unions back in 2011, leaving 200,000 passengers stranded without notice.
Just months after she was publicly served with legal papers in front of the world, Olivia Wilde has won her custody battle against her ex Jason Sudeikis.
The Hollywood star and director was victorious in a California court after the judge ruled that their two children — eight-year-old Otis and five-year-old Daisy — would continue to call the Golden State home, not New York as the Ted Lasso star had hoped.
The judgment came after the 38-year-old actress claimed that Sudeikis, 46, had arranged for the custody documents to be served in April “in the most aggressive way possible”, as she was speaking on a CinemaCon panel about her new movie.
Olivia Wilde holds an envelope that was handed to her onstage during the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2022. Credit: Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
In a filing, Wilde claimed that Sudeikis — who she was in a relationship with from 2011 until 2020 — intended to “embarrass” and “threaten” her by getting the papers delivered in such a public setting.
“Jason’s actions were clearly intended to threaten me and catch me off guard. He could have served me discreetly, but instead, he chose to serve me in the most aggressive manner possible,” she said in court documents.
“The fact that Jason would embarrass me professionally and put our personal conflict on public display in this manner is extremely contrary to our children’s best interests. Since Jason has made it clear that we will not be able to work this out for our children’s sake outside of the court system, I filed a petition for custody in Los Angeles.”
The development comes as rumors swirl that she had a falling out with her Don’t Worry Darling Costar Florence Pugh over her relationship with Harry Styles which reportedly happened whilst she was still involved with Sudeikis.
Popular car brand Subaru has announced a recall of nearly 80,000 cars with faulty electronic brakes.
A total of 78,617 vehicles across a range of popular models made between 2015 and 2019 have been affected by the fault.
A defective cord within the electric parking brakes can lead to parked cars rolling away, which can cause damage to its surroundings and is potentially deadly.
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“Due to a manufacturing issue, the Electronic Park Brake (EPB) adapter cord connector may not operate as intended,” the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications said.
“This could result in the vehicle moving or rolling away whilst the vehicle is engaged in the park position.
“If the vehicle moves from its parked position while unattended, it may increase the risk of an accident causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and/or other road users.”
The recall affects the Liberty sedans, Outback wagons, Levorg wagons, and WRX sedans made between 2015 and 2018.
Impreza models and XV models made between 2017 and 2019 have also been affected.
Owners of these models can book their car in for a free repair at any authorized Subaru Service Center Australia-wide.
Subaru Australia will also contact affected owners in writing to request that owners make an appointment to have the vehicle repaired.
Owners can find the contact details for their nearest authorized dealership by entering their postcode here and selecting “Service” from the “Department” drop-down menu.
A selection of the nearest Subaru retailers will be displayed, including the contact details to book instantly online or by phone.
A Port Kennedy driver has been accused of running over a man and pinning him under his car after a brawl at a Warnbro service station.
Police allege that the incident unfolded about 8.20pm on Wednesday, when the accused went to the Caltex petrol station on Warnbro Sound Avenue to buy a couple of items.
When he returned to his Mitsubishi Lancer, a man known to him hopped into the front passenger’s seat and a fight broke out between them.
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The 29-year-old man in the passenger’s seat got out of the car and started to walk away.
It is alleged the 33-year-old driver then sped towards him, with the Lancer jumping the kerb and ploughing into the victim, pinning him under the vehicle.
A man has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car at a service station in Warnbro. Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS
Several people nearby managed to lift the car off the victim.
He was then given first aid by police officers before being taken to Royal Perth Hospital with third degree burns to his back.
The driver was arrested and charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to harm and no authority to drive.
He will appear at the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Photos of the aftermath showed the Mitsubishi dumped in the bushes near the service station, with the scene taped off by police.
Police have taped off the scene. Credit: 7NEWS/7NEWS
