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Joey Bada$$’s Beast Coast Show Canceled Due To Shooting Threats

Source: Wireless Festival 2015 – Week 2 – Day 1 – Performances Featuring: Joey Bada$$ Where: London, United Kingdom When: 03 Jul 2015 Credit: WENN.com 

There are some very sick individuals in this world. A Joey Bada$$ concert was postponed due to some very concerning intentions.


Hot New Hip-Hop is reporting that a Beast Coast collective show was cancelled due to mass shooting threats. Set for Sunday, August 11 at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hall the line-up was as set to feature Joey Bada$$, his Pro Era crew, the Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers as part of their “Escape From New York” tour.

According to the report, calls claiming that the performance would be shot up were placed to both the venue and police authorities. After much consideration Detroit law enforcement decided it would be best to cancel. Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said, “Obviously in today’s world and thing going on recently, we have to take each threat seriously”.

Unfortunately, fans were not informed about the changes prior so some did show up to Freedom Hall only to get turned away. While ticket buyers have not been notified on the rescheduled date it is clear that precautions like this should be taken in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso and Dayton last week, and throughout the year.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Apologizes For Headass Tweet About Mass Shootings

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is eating space crow. The astrophysicist is apologizing for the headass tweet he dropped yesterday (August 4) that essentially said people were being way too emotional about two mass shootings in less than 24 hours.

“In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data,” tweeted Tyson.

The tweet is still up, and he was rightly read for filth on the Internets.

Today (August 5), he published an apology on his Facebook page. In a post titled TweetStorm, he dropped a longwinded “my bad.”

“My intent was to offer objectively true information that might help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we die,” explained Tyson. “Where I miscalculated was that I genuinely believed the Tweet would be helpful to anyone trying to save lives in America. What I learned from the range of reactions is that for many people, some information –-my Tweet in particular — can be true but unhelpful, especially at a time when many people are either still in shock, or trying to heal – or both.”

Then he got to the point: “So if you are one of those people, I apologize for not knowing in advance what effect my Tweet could have on you. I am therefore thankful for the candor and depth of critical reactions shared in my Twitter feed. As an educator, I personally value knowing with precision and accuracy what reaction anything that I say (or write) will instill in my audience, and I got this one wrong.”

We’ll give him props for noting the err of his ways, but that’s where we’ll stop.

 

 

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‘You Spelt “Terrorism” Wrong’: Rihanna Had Something to Say to Donald Trump

The nation has been on a bit of a standstill today following the latest in what now makes three acts of terrorism, each carried out by gunmen that reportedly identify and/or identified as white supremacists.

The attack in Dayton, Ohio today (August 4), where nine people were killed at the local bar Ned Peppers, makes the third attack in a week — at least 20 were killed in El Paso, Texas at a Walmart less than 24 hours prior on Saturday (August 3), and the Garlic Festival shooting (July 28) which occurred just one week ago from today’s insane terrorist attack. Surprisingly, a few people aren’t quick to call it just that, or even acknowledge it as “terrorism” altogether — surprisingly not, it’s President Donald Tump in this case.

Thankfully we have strong voices like Rihanna to step in and speak for the masses who think otherwise.


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Um… Donald, you spelt “terrorism” wrong! Your country had 2 terrorist attacks back to back hours apart leaving almost 30 innocent people dead. This, just days after yet another terrorist attack in California, where a terrorist was able to LEGALLY purchase an assault rifle (AK-47) in Vegas, then drive hours to a food festival in Cali leaving 6 more people dead including a young infant baby boy! Imagine a world where it’s easier to get an AK-47 than a VISA! Imagine a world where they build a wall to keep terrorists IN AMERICA!!! My prayers and deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all the victims from Texas, California, and Ohio! I’m so sorry for your loss! Nobody deserves to die like this! NOBODY!

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Even in the midst of promoting her new Savage x FENTY August 2019 lingerie collection, the pop queen made time to give Agent Orange a quick lesson in calling a spade a spade. She sounded off on her Instagram (seen above), stating, “Um… Donald, you spelt “terrorism” wrong! Your country had 2 terrorist attacks back to back hours apart leaving almost 30 innocent people dead,” following the tragic incident in Dayton today. She went on to identify just how getting a gun, her example being an AK-47 assault rifle, is so easy in Trump’s America while obtaining a VISA just to be recognized as an American citizen can take you anywhere from two weeks to two months, according to Huff Post.

While Trump’s comments following this time of nationwide grief aren’t at all negative, it’s his way of giving the shooters a “slap on a wrist” for something that feels far more serious. Simply put, we would hope that a man killing 20 civilians, six of those being Mexican nationals as reported by CNN, wouldn’t just be rounded up simply as a ‘coward.’ Trump’s actual word, “cowardice,” is really just defined as the lack of bravery. Neither of these recent killings involve a “lack of bravery,” Mr. Trump — these are people using “unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.” It’s terrorism.

Politics aside though, we can all agree with her ending note: “Nobody deserves to die like this!” Respect, Rih.

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