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Another, probably avoidable death of a 19 year-old University of Michigan student: https://www.wilx.com/2026/01/25/university-michigan-student-found-dead-after-search-extreme-cold-conditions/ "ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WILX) - A 19-year-old University of Michigan student has been found dead after a nearly day-long search after he was reported missing on Friday. The Ann Arbor Police Department announced Saturday afternoon that Lucas Mattson’s body was found in the 1900 block of Cambridge Road around noon Saturday. The department posted to social media around 9 p.m. Friday that Mattson was considered missing and endangered due to the extreme frigid conditions. He had last been seen walking by himself wearing a t-shirt and jeans around 1 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Hill Street. He was reported missing at 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to the department. Officers spent the night searching for Mattson, but were unable to find him...There are no “obvious signs of trauma” and foul play is not suspected at this time, according to the department. The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine cause and manner of death....". The cause of death has yet to be announced, and probably won't be until toxicology tests and perhaps an autopsy are done. While there are rare conditions that can cause an apparently healthy-looking young adult to suddenly drop dead, like Long QT Syndrome, I don't know of any medical problem that would cause an intelligent student at a competitive university to go out into -15C weather at 1 AM, other than substance misuse (such as alcohol). My suspicion would be alcohol or some other substance may have been involved. 😢 While there were few people out due to the frigid weather, I wonder how carefully they looked for him, since he wasn't far from the place where he was last seen.

If you're curious as to how comfortable those seats were, there are several places where one can sit on decommissioned Concordes--and it some places even get into the cockpit. In 2021, my husband and I went to the one near Seattle, Washington. Top Locations to Sit in a Concorde: Intrepid Museum (New York, USA): Offers tours of the British Airways G-BOAD, allowing visitors to sit in the cabin and sometimes the cockpit. Runway Visitor Park (Manchester, UK): Features G-BOAC, with guided tours that include sitting in the passenger seats. The Museum of Flight (Seattle, USA): Displays G-BOAG, allowing visitors to enter the cabin. Brooklands Museum (Weybridge, UK): Provides the "Concorde Experience" with cabin access. Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum (Germany): Displays Air France Concorde F-BVFB, which is accessible to visitors. Musée de l'air et de l'espace (Le Bourget, France): Home to the prototype F-WTSS.

One would have thought that a knock on the door by armed policemen would do the trick. I've never heard of "tranquilizer darts" on humans, so I asked the question to Google's AI: AI Mode what is used in tranquilizer darts for humans Tranquilizer darts are not used for humans in law enforcement or civilian contexts due to extreme medical risks. While fictional media depicts instant unconsciousness, real-world chemical immobilization is dangerous and slow. However, specific substances have been used in medical research or hypothesized for chemical restraint: Carfentanil: An ultrapotent synthetic opioid (approximately 100 times stronger than fentanyl) that has been used in human medical imaging as a radiotracer at extremely low doses (less than 7 μg). It is also famously linked to the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis, where a carfentanil-based gas was used, resulting in over 120 deaths due to respiratory failure. Diazepam (Valium) and Midazolam (Versed): These benzodiazepines are occasionally mentioned in theoretical or historical discussions regarding human sedation. Ketamine: Often used in veterinary medicine for sedation, it has been explored in emergency medical settings for "chemical restraint" of agitated patients (typically via manual injection, not darts). Curare: Historically, indigenous groups in South America used curare, a plant-derived alkaloid (active ingredient: d-tubocurarine), on darts for hunting. It works by causing muscle paralysis rather than sedation, leading to death by asphyxiation if the respiratory muscles are affected. Also, while he may have been injected with a sedative to subdue him, he probably wasn't shot with a "tranquilizer dart": Did the Thai military use tranquilizer darts on Billy Idol? AI Overview No, the Thai military did not use tranquilizer darts on Billy Idol. While the rock star has had a rebellious career, there is no credible evidence or documented record of such an incident occurring. The widely reported, severe incident in his life was a 1990 motorcycle accident in Hollywood that nearly cost him a leg . Key Details Regarding the Myth: Source of Rumor: The story is likely an urban legend or exaggerated rumor. Actual Events: Billy Idol is known for his 1990 motorcycle accident in which he ran a stop sign, resulting in a serious leg injury that required a steel rod. Lack of Evidence: Official biographies and news archives from his tours in Asia do not contain reports of him being subdued by the military with tranquilizers. https://www.loudersound.com/features/we-went-there-to-have-a-whale-of-a-time-a-sex-holiday-really-but-it-got-out-of-hand-billy-idol-on-the-thailand-vacation-that-ended-with-a-visit-from-the-army "...According to legend, the army were forced to shoot Idol with a tranquilliser dart, although a more believable version of the story has him being injected with a sedative by a nurse. Either way, Idol almost certainly got off lightly, with Thai authorities able to enforce long prison sentences in the country's notorious prison system for those caught in possession of narcotics...."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-15494335/tiktok-star-ko-tin-zaw-htwe-dead-beaten-thailand-forest.html "A beloved TikTok star with nearly one million followers has reportedly been found 'brutally' beaten to death in a forest. Ko Tin Zaw Htwe, 25, from the Asian country Myanmar, had become a popular internet sensation known online as Irrawaddy or Ayarwaddy. Htwe - described as one of the 'few openly queer creators from Myanmar' - often shared clips of himself dancing, reviewing products, showcasing his outfits and participating in popular trends and he raked in millions of views for his videos. According to Thai publication Thairath, police discovered his body on January 20 in a wooded area of the Mae Sot district of Thailand. There was reportedly dried blood on his face and a 'blood-stained wooden stick was found nearby, believed to be the murder weapon,' per Thairath...".

Assuming the story is true, that's certainly highly toxic behavior on the part of VB. That being said, if I were the groom, I would have simply ran after the bride to comfort her. Why didn't he?

Once you sing something, how can you unsing it? 😉

What I meant is that he can criticize his parents all he wants, without worrying about his financial security should his parents disinherit him.

Well, I guess he married a billionaire, so he doesn't need to care about his inheritance. 😉

Correction from the previous post: It looks as though that affiliate's webpage has a (probably Freudian) typographical error. His middle name is Dean, not Dead. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/texas-man-arrested-sweatshirt-woman-death-b2903498.html

https://fox8.com/news/wanted-man-wearing-i-will-put-you-in-a-trunk-sweatshirt-arrested-in-suspicious-death-of-woman/ "AZLE, Texas (WJW) — A wanted man was reportedly found and arrested following the “suspicious death” of a 37-year-old woman in Texas, and the outfit he was wearing for his booking photo shows a chilling message. Kruz Dead Wanser was taken into custody on Jan 15, according to an Azle Police Department report. He was a person of interest in the death of 37-year-old Margaret Pennington, whose body was found inside a home on Jan. 11. Once in custody, he was charged with the following, according to police: Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and parole violation. In his booking photo, his sweatshirt reads the following: “I will put you in a trunk and help people look for you. Stop playing with me.”...". Hopefully (assuming he's guilty, as it appears), he'll be incarcerated forever this time. "Dead" is quite literally his legal middle name. Some people probably should never have been born...

Maybe PeterRS sees everything in black and white?

Here's one who kept his looks into his 60s!

I wonder what could have prevented the "Düsseldorf incident." Would changing browsers have stopped what appears to be phone spying on me, even when turned off? Do I need to enclose my phone in some kind of a box? Would that even work?

Thanks. I looked him up in Wikipedia, and I assume you're talking about: "Late in his career, Naroditsky was one of many prominent chess players who were the target of unsubstantiated cheating accusations by Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik's allegations were condemned by many other professional chess players and prompted FIDE to open an ethics investigation against him...". Even unsubstantiated accusations can wreck havoc on a person. Accusations are so easy to make, and often difficult to disprove.

I do #'s 2-4. What's a brave browser?

https://people.com/chess-grandmaster-daniel-naroditsky-had-dangerous-mix-of-drugs-in-system-at-time-of-death-at-age-29-11836092 "Daniel Naroditsky's cause of death has been revealed months after the chess grandmaster and commentator died at age 29. The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirms to PEOPLE that Naroditsky's toxicology report showed that he had taken a mix of drugs prior to his death, including substances such as methamphetamine and amphetamine. Traces of 7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine were also discovered in Naroditsky's system, both of which are known to be common ingredients in the opioid-like drug kratom. The late YouTuber died from "accidental poisoning after ingesting a drug cocktail," the medical examiner's office confirms to PEOPLE...". Another reminder of the dangers of mixing drugs... 😢

I hate to think of what might have happened to any escaped POW who did get recaptured. That being said, they would definitely have been known to be recaptured prisoners. My father and paternal grandfather were in the Belgian resistance during WWII, and I think they'd have been shot had they been captured (especially my grandfather, who was a colonel). They helped some Jews escape, smuggled equipment, engaged in sabotage, etc.

You may be right. Wikipedia isn't always the most reliable source of information. If you live there, you may know better.

Nor in your childish belief that majority opinion equates with fact.

From Wikipedia: "...In the United States, Canada, Armenia, Romania, the Netherlands, Southeast Asia, and Australia, it is celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out Day on 11 October and to commemorate the first and second Marches on Washington in 1979 and 1987 for LGBTQ rights. In the United Kingdom it is observed during February; in the UK this coincides with a major celebration of the 2003 abolition of Section 28. In Berlin, the capital of Germany, it is known as Queer History Month and is celebrated in May...".

Nothing new.

Well, you lied again when you said you were ending the discussion. It's extremely childish to stay entrenched in one's position when presented with hard facts which disprove one's opinion--just like Trumpers and MAGA-heads. Your "arguments" are simply (1) Most parents follow the father's lead, and most men aren't cut, (2) Lies about a fake study, and (3) Obviously completely irrelevant side-tracks about Laos, etc., which have nothing to do with the facts at hand. Well, you're not alone in your childishness. A majority voted for Trump, ignoring undeniable evidence that he's a liar and a fraud (criminal conviction for fraud, repeating for 11 years that he has a health care plan but not divulging it, obvious lies such as his statement that immigrants eat pets, etc.), so the majority must be right, according to you. You just go with the majority and don't care to even consider the facts.

Yes, it's the same in that you refuse to acknowledge indisputable facts, and believe that opinion overrides facts.

Only an abject fool would think that scientific facts change on the basis of political boundaries or due to public opinion. I won't hold my breath waiting for you to come up with studies to dispute the ones I referenced.

Well, I do follow the Facebook stories of each of the married pair, but the music festival was a couple of months ago, if I'm recalling correctly, so that's what made the YouTube suggestion feel super-creepy to me. As a matter of fact, the frequently-traveling (and very hardy) couple just got back from French Polynesia (we hadn't connected seen each other in between the two trips, as my husband and I were in Antarctica). I can hardly imagine doing many of the things they'd done, such as doing a 100-mile trek to Everest Base Camp in one week (!!), and hiking to the top of Mount Whitney (4421 m) and back in one day(!!!). I had to nurse them back to health after the last one. If I ever make it to the top of Mount Whitney, it'd have to be by mule.