Every dogma has its day.
On Sunday afternoon NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb issued a statement in which she called on the community to “have patience” as police continue their investigations. She also said had been left saddened and shocked by the horrific deaths.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb issues statement on alleged murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
Rookie cop Beau Lamarre was a teenage celebrity blogger who became a police officer.
But overnight, he found himself at the centre of a bizarre and mysterious police investigation, which left him behind bars accused of two murders.
This morning he walked into Bondi Police Station, where detectives wanted to speak with him over the disappearance and suspected murder of his former lover Jesse Baird and his new partner Luke Davies.
The celebrity blogger turned cop charged with double murder over the disappearance of Sydney couple
Cybercrime Squad detectives have charged a man and seized approximately $1 million of cryptocurrency, $1 million worth of watches and jewellery and a car under Strike Force Carieville.
Strike Force Carieville was established by State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad – with assistance from the NSW Crime Commission – to investigate a vendor on the dark net who is believed to have sold over $80 million worth of prohibited drugs in the last six years.
A Mildura man has vanished, after allegedly pocketing about half a million dollars when a cryptocurrency trading platform accidentally added an extra zero to his account.
Stewart said on the second show, “I’m just saying it’s better to deal head-on with what’s an apparent issue to people. But I guess as the famous saying goes, ‘democracy dies in discussion.’”
Stewart continued, his voice dripping with sarcasm, “I have sinned against you. I’m sorry. It was never my intention to say out loud what I saw with my eyes and then brain. I can do better.”
Then Stewart showed what makes him so good at this.
“But I don’t even know where to start with that,” Stewart said. “Where do I go to study the particulars of unquestioning propaganda? I would need mentorship.”
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‘I guess as the famous saying goes, “democracy dies in discussion.”’
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James Cleverly has sacked the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration after he leaked information suggesting that thousands of private jet passengers are arriving in the UK without having their passports physically inspected.
Borders chief sacked for revealing security threat from private jet passengers
- The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple with “The Messenger and bad media owners.”
- Meanwhile, for Air Mail, Brian Stelter with “Killing the Messenger.”
- Also catching up on this news from late last week. Noah Shachtman, the top editor of Rolling Stone, will step down at the end of the month after nearly two years running the news site. While Shachtman gave no explanation, The New York Times’ Benjamin Mullin wrote, “His resignation was prompted by editorial differences with Gus Wenner, Rolling Stone’s chief executive, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters.” Sean Woods, Rolling Stone’s deputy editor, and Lisa Tozzi, its digital director, will take over while there is a search for a new editor.
- Politico’s Jack Shafer with “The Washington Post Has a New Publisher. Here’s Some Unsolicited Advice.”
- The Hollywood Reporter’s Caitlin Huston with “SiriusXM Cuts 160 Jobs Amid Push to Become More ‘Efficient, Agile.’” That’s about 3% of SiriusXM’s staff. Axios’ Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn have more in “Audio industry shrinks despite streaming gains.”
- The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reportsESPN/ABC will move JJ Redick up to its top announcing team with Mike Breen and Doris Burke for the NBA Finals. Breen worked for years with Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, but ESPN laid off both Van Gundy and Jackson as a part of sizable layoffs last summer. Their new top announcing team was Breen, Burke and former NBA coach Doc Rivers. But Rivers recently returned to coaching.
- So it sounds as if podcasters Bill Simmons and Pat McAfee are in a bit of a feud? (Actually, it’s more like McAfee being a little too soft over Simmons doing playful impressions of him.) Anyway, The New York Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel has more.
- You can learn more about the Julian Assange Wikileaks case and the threat it may pose to press freedom during an online event Thursday from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Register here for the event at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, featuring U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and other experts discussing why journalists should be concerned about the U.S. prosecution of Assange.
