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[Inversion]

Jay Leno the former host of the The Tonight Show received burns on the left side of his face when a car at his mansion burst into flames. He was taken to the Grossman Burn Center, and we'll need a couple of weeks to recover.

Post update: It happened at his Burbank garage (see post#1104)

Quote from Jay:

In a statement Leno said: 'I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.'

He has a famous garage in Burbank, California: Jay Lenos Garage

dailymail

The former Tonight Show presenter was in his Los Angeles garage when one of his cars 'erupted into flames without warning'
Leno - whose eye and ear was not affected in the blaze - has been taken to the burn ward at Grossman Burn Center
The star missed an appearance at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday, and will take a 'week or two' to get back on his feet
A statement from the event organizers read: 'His family was not able to provide us very many details, but there was a very serious medical emergency that is preventing Jay from traveling

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kroYZ9OKOAU

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[thepainterdoug]

was it electric? they have been igniting

d

[DaveToo]

Posted by thepainterdoug (here)
was it electric? they have been igniting

d

That's what I thought too, but he did say 'gasoline fire'.

[Inversion]

This TMZ article states it happened at his garage and not at his mansion as Dailymail stated.

Jay Leno is in a burn center after suffering a serious injury to his face ... TMZ has learned.

Jay was in the Burbank garage where he stores his cars on Saturday when one of the cars erupted into flames without warning. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the flames burned the left side of Jay's face, but thankfully did not penetrate his eye or his ear.

In this video it shows the vehicle that caused him to be sprayed in the face with gas.

11/14/22 (2 hours ago)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G_vAYkeuTjw

If you watch this video that thing is a disaster waiting to happen. Take a look at 7:18 and you can understand what may have happened.

12/30/21 (21:24)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pw2Tm9o6fiQ

[onawah]

Watters: Democrats are in the middle of the 'biggest financial fraud case in US history'Fox News
10.1M subscribers
70,781 views
Nov 14, 2022

"Fox News host Jesse Watters weighs in on the Democratic Party's relationship with the now bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX on 'Jesse Watters Primetime."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=B9wMUhhYjGY

[iota]

**BREAKING***


ladies and gentlemen, the last president we had who actually loved our country

the greatest president we've had since Kennedy

the President who gave the office of POTUS RESPECT instead of mockery

and under whose leadership, America thrived instead of being in decline

is making an announcement LIVE

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4m9mgWkx-6g

UPDATE

here is a better link:

https://watchnewslive.tv/fox-news-live-stream-usa/

i just burst into tears as i heard President Donald J Trump just announce he is running for President again

i didn't expect to have such an emotional reaction

i didn't realize how much it has hurt to witness the degradation of our beloved country EVERY day by the forces who run the senile puppet who has systematically attacked ALL the values that honest, patriotic, FREEDOM loving Americans cherish and hold dear

to just have the possibility of a leader who loves us and loves this country instead of selling it out to the highest bidder like a common W....

i guess i had not dared to hope ... he had endured SO much ... much more than the average man could have or should have been expected TO endure

he took the slings and arrows on behalf of EVERY American in this country standing in direct opposition to the communist faction that is an infection slowly eroding the greatness of this country

to see this man STILL standing, reminding us that this is NOT his campaign but OURS

speaking straight from his heart instead of sputtering words he can

May he be protected and supported because OUR future and the future of OUR children DEPENDS on it

may God Bless America and restore it to its former glory once again!

[Johnnycomelately]

Great post, iota. I caught what seemed like an hour, but probably still over half an hour, of the livestream. Not often that Breaking news sounds so positive.

I am as sceptical of Trump as I am of any politician or person with power, but I hoped he would win in 2016 and I hope that his stated thoughts and intentions shape America and the world into the future.

[iota]

West Texas rattled by 5.3 magnitude earthquake

It's the third-largest earthquake in Texas' history

FOX News Reports

"A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Texas near Mentone on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Texans from El Paso, about 180 miles east of the earthquake, to cities like Austin and San Antonio in central Texas reported feeling the quake.

The earthquake struck about 6 miles underground around 3:32 p.m

It marks the third-largest earthquake in Texas history.

The strongest occurred in August 1931 when a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the town of Valentine in west Texas. The second-largest was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in western Texas in April 1995, according to the University of Texas at Austin. "

source: FOX NEWS

Weather channel reported:

"A​ magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled parts of West Texas late Wednesday afternoon.

T​here were no immediate reports of damage.

T​he quake was centered near the town of Mentone, and was felt as far away as El Paso, about 170 miles to the west, according to the El Paso Times.

M​entone is in Loving County, which in 2021 had a population of 57 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau."

source: Weather.com

in my city people reportedly felt it the strongest in the downtown area,

this is by no means a common occurrence

i am grateful that no one appears harmed!

[iota]

now this is not just Breaking

(as in the VERY first day of having a Republican Majority)

but MONUMENTAL News as well

"We are releasing a report today that details what we have uncovered

We are also sending letters to the Biden Administration for voluntary production of documents relevant to this investigation

this is an investigation of Joe Biden, the President of the United States and Why he lied to the American people about his knowledge and participation in his family's international business schemes

and we will pursue ALL avenues, avenues that have long been ignored

Committee Republicans have uncovered evidence of Federal Crimes committed by and to the benefit of members of the President's family.

These include

• Conspiracy or Defrauding the United States
  
• Wire Fraud
  
• Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
  
• Violations of the Foreign Agent's Registration Act
  
• Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  
• Violations of the Trafficking Victim's Protection Act
  
• Tax Evasion
  
• Money Laundering
  
• and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

The Biden Family's business dealings implicate a wide range of criminality

from Human Trafficking to potential Violations of the Constitution.

This is an investigation of Joe Biden and whether he is a President who is compromised or swayed by Foreign Dollars and Influence."

[DaveToo]

Posted by iota (here)

ladies and gentlemen, the last president we had who actually loved our country

the greatest president we've had since Kennedy

the President who gave the office of POTUS RESPECT instead of mockery

and under whose leadership, America thrived instead of being in decline

is making an announcement

He's also the last president we had, who on May 15, 2020,
officially announced 'Operation Warp Speed' which helped fast track
and promote the implementation of the most sinister experimental
injection campaign ever waged on not only the American populace, but the populace worldwide.

Dozens of threads have been created here at Avalon lamenting the harmful/lethal effects of these experimental injections.

'Nuf said.

[thepainterdoug]

Dave Too

Yes PRESIDENT trump did fast track The Vaccine program. Wouldnt you if in his position, told by his health and science people this is deadly and must be stopped by taking action, being responsible for a Nations health?
Was Trump supposed to be a chemist and virologist? Did he know what was in the vaccines? He was caught in a tough position .

It was the MANDATES that screwed us all. It was and still is Bidens unrelenting mandates, even after we have seen the lies, the dangers, the ineffective results of these injections.
Its the Mandates that destroyed businesses, and peoples lives and took away there right to choose.

this being said, where I do blame Trump is on his adherence to these vaccines still to this day.
I think he is going to have to address and explain his position.

[DaveToo]

Posted by thepainterdoug (here)
Dave Too

Yes PRESIDENT trump did fast track The Vaccine program. Wouldnt you if in his position, told by his health and science people this is deadly and must be stopped by taking action, being responsible for a Nations health?
Was Trump supposed to be a chemist and virologist? Did he know what was in the vaccines? He was caught in a tough position .

It was the MANDATES that screwed us all. It was and still is Bidens unrelenting mandates, even after we have seen the lies, the dangers, the ineffective results of these injections.
Its the Mandates that destroyed businesses, and peoples lives and took away there right to choose.

this being said, where I do blame Trump is on his adherence to these vaccines still to this day.
I think he is going to have to address and explain his position.

Given that typical vaccine development takes 10 years, I think fast-tracking (but not skipping any of the key testing steps) is something to aim for. But to slash 10 years of development into 1 year, and skip key testing steps?

And for a new technology jab that had never been developed for the populace before?

I'm sorry, I find the jabs totally indefensible and criminal.

But then, Trump lovers seem to be able to overlook almost anything if it puts the man in a bad light.

[iota]

Posted by DaveToo (here)

Posted by thepainterdoug (here)
Dave Too

Yes PRESIDENT trump did fast track The Vaccine program. Wouldnt you if in his position, told by his health and science people this is deadly and must be stopped by taking action, being responsible for a Nations health?
Was Trump supposed to be a chemist and virologist? Did he know what was in the vaccines? He was caught in a tough position .

It was the MANDATES that screwed us all. It was and still is Bidens unrelenting mandates, even after we have seen the lies, the dangers, the ineffective results of these injections.
Its the Mandates that destroyed businesses, and peoples lives and took away there right to choose.

this being said, where I do blame Trump is on his adherence to these vaccines still to this day.
I think he is going to have to address and explain his position.

Given that typical vaccine development takes 10 years, I think fast-tracking (but not skipping any of the key testing steps) is something to aim for. But to slash 10 years of development into 1 year, and skip key testing steps?

And for a new technology jab that had never been developed for the populace before?

I'm sorry, I find the jabs totally indefensible and criminal.

But then, Trump lovers seem to be able to overlook almost anything if it puts the man in a bad light.

in the speech, Trump has stated that ALL mandates that Biden administration enacted are to be reversed

ALL terminations of employment to be reinstated, including military

and ALL back pay restored.

he also will not be engaging in human trafficking, selling our country to the highest bidder, FORCING pronouns down our throats, treating the citizens of this country as personal chattel

and so far he is able to walk up a flight of stairs without falling down, seems to know what state and country he is at all times, is not only able to speak in coherent sentences but does NOT require a teleprompter to put words in his mouth, as the words he speaks are from his heart,

is he perfect? Absolutely not, he is human

he's just not a communist in disguise

[iota]

“Rosie” is seen walking in through automatic doors, then sitting in a corner.
Loughborough Police Station

Lost rescue dog turns herself in at police station

news outlets around the world reported

"A lost dog walked into a UK police station and seemed to turn herself in to cops, who collared the missing collie and returned her to her owners.

Newly released video shows the black-and-white border collie stroll through the automatic doors of the police station in Loughsborough, a town 43 miles southeast of Birmgingham, not long after she ran away from her owners on Nov. 4.

“We’ve collared the CCTV of the Border Collie, Rosie, so you can see her approaching the doors before walking in and taking a seat in the corner. Good dog!” Leicestershire police said in a Monday Facebook post that shared the video.

Staff “fetched some water for Rosie” and “made fast friends with plenty of fuss,” the post added.

“Thankfully she was wearing a collar, so a lead was available to contact Rosie’s owner, who was delighted she had been found safe and well,” it said.

The collie likes chasing squirrels but is no fan of “bonfire night,” her owner said.
Courtesy of Harper Family

Julie Harper said her husband had taken Rosie and another dog for a walk in Southfield Park on Nov. 4 when someone shot off a firecracker, terrifying the 10-year-old rescue pup – who loves chasing squirrels but “hates bonfire night.”

Rosie ran back to her husband but “shot off” without a leash after another firecracker was set off, Harper said, according to the Nottingham Post.

Her distraught husband began to walk the other home when cops called Harper at home.

“They said, ‘Have you got a black and white collie?’” Harper, 61, said, according to the newspaper. “I said ‘Yes,” and they said, ‘She just walked up and handed herself in to the station.”

Commenters on the police force’s Facebook post applauded Rosie, with one suggested it would “make it a lot easier” if all dogs learned to do the same.

“Clearly understands the stranger danger rule and headed for the police for help. Well done Rosie,” said another.

One jokester said it was obvious Rosie “wants to be part of the K-9 unit and become a police dog.”

article source and video can be seen here

what a heartwarming story

this story moved the hearts of people all around the world as it was reported both here and abroad!

it was wonderful to see the police immediately act with love and compassion to reunite this family!

[norman]

David Brock resigns from Media Matters…
November 17, 2022

BUT ! . . . . where does he go next ?


Likely going to work for the Gavin Newsom 2024 presidential campaign, says the Citizen Free Press, but I doubt that's the plan at all, unless Newsome is going to put on a rino mask and attend that ball instead.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

I think I'm seeing a huge change in the wind direction and the weather it's going to blow over us. Everybody needs to go back to school and get up to speed on a post Dem' political duality in the United States. The current Dem' executive will do what it does ( as loudly as possible for as long as possible ) but the brains behind it have a whole other trajectory of operations being warmed up and readied for action. Wasting time calling out Dems, at this time, is a trap, and what our real enemies want of us.

IMO.

[iota]

Sen. Hawley RIPS Chris Wray:

“Do You Think You’re Still Up to this Job?…
I Think You Should Have Been Gone a Long Time Ago”

NWO reports:


"FBI Director Christopher Wray, along with Secretary of DHS Alejandro Mayorkas, and Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid, spoke before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs about security threats facing the United States.

During the hearing, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) roasted FBI Director Chris Wray for leaving a statutorily-required committee hearing early so he could go on a vacation.


Sen. Hawley went on to criticize Chris Wray for politicizing the FBI under his watch, based on the statements from the whistleblowers.


Below is the transcript:


Hawley: Whistleblowers who have come forward to members of this body, to members of the House. The FBI has been sending more than, in one instance, a dozen armed agents to the rural Pennsylvania home of a Catholic pro-life demonstrator to arrest him at gunpoint in front of his children in the early morning hours, despite the fact that he posed no risk of violence or threat and had previously offered to turn himself in.

Numerous whistleblowers and field agents have alleged that DC, your headquarters, has pulled them off working on child sex abuse cases, working on human trafficking cases in order to work on January 6 matters. For this reason, to give the appearance, they say they say that there are hundreds of new domestic terrorism cases in the country when in fact, there are not.

Whistleblowers and field agents have also said that DC has ordered the use of SWAT teams on nonviolent suspects who may have attended the January 6 rally, and they have been ordered to conduct surveillance and knock on doors of people who were not even in DC on January 6. And again, all of this, according to the whistleblowers, these are your agents, all of this in order to make it look as if there’s a mass surge in domestic terrorism all across the country, when in fact, the stats are being padded by political directives in your office.

They also say these whistleblowers, the DC leadership, deliberately suppressed investigations into Hunter Biden contrary to FBI procedure, and have also retaliated against FBI agents and whistleblowers who have contacted congress, which, by the way, they are protected by statute to do so. This is what’s happening at your FBI while you are evading oversight hearings. Mr. Director, do you think you’re still up for this job?

Wray: I absolutely think I’m still up to this job, and I think our workforce feels the same way.

Hawley: Well, I don’t. And frankly, I think you should have been gone a long time ago. And given your behavior recently, I think it only makes it more clear. Are there any travel plans today that we should be aware of, that you have? We’re supposed to have a second round. Will you be here for that?

Wray: Yes

article source here

Watch the video below:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6036e-u7xeY

Wow! Wray has always been a weasel, but he has never been called out on it before

these are serious allegations for him to respond to that are now officially on the record

we need to provide Senator Hawley as much support as possible for being willing to be the mouthpiece to bring these acts of wrongdoing to the forefront

we cannot find solutions for that which is not acknowledged

and those that risk careers, livelihood, reputation and alienation of the tightly knit cabal deserve our full support!

what an extraordinary session and demonstration of courage to speak TRUTH

[norman]

UK Guardian News

Nov 20, 2022

Five people killed in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado Springs

Police and emergency response vehicles attend the scene of a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs in which five people were killed and 18 injured. A suspect is in custody and being treated for injuries after the attack at Club Q, police spokesperson Pamela Castro told a news conference. A statement from Club Q on its Facebook page said it was 'devastated by the senseless attack on our community … We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eatRgyOxcuE

[iota]

Outrageous! FDA Backtracks During Trial and Now Claims
‘Not Taking Ivermectin for COVID-19’
was Merely a Recommendation

"In December 2021, the FDA warned Americans not to use Ivermectin that “is intended for animals” to treat or prevent COVID-19.

This was a very controversial statement at the time since the FDA pushed the drug on African migrants back in 2015 and the drug was praised in several scientific journals.

There have been over 93 scientific studies on Ivermectin that showed significant benefits in treating COVID-19 in its early stages. The science is undeniable.

Despite this the US government condemned its use for COVID-19.

Fast forward to today…

During a recent hearing, government lawyers argued that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was only giving advice and it was not mandatory when it told people to “stop” taking Ivermectin for COVID-19.

The Nov. 1 hearing in federal court in Texas was for a complaint made by three doctors who claim the FDA’s statements on ivermectin, an anti-parasitic that has shown positive benefits in some trials against COVID-19, violated their constitutional right to practice medicine, Epoch Times reported.

“The cited statements were not directives,” said Isaac Belfer, one of the lawyers.

“They were not mandatory. They were recommendations. They said what parties should do. They said, for example, why you should not take ivermectin to treat COVID-19. They did not say you may not do it, you must not do it. They did not say it’s prohibited or it’s unlawful. They also did not say that doctors may not prescribe ivermectin.”

“They use informal language, that is true… It’s conversational but not mandatory,” he continued.

The FDA has approved Ivermectin for use in other vector-borne diseases, but not for COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration warned the public via its Twitter account that Ivermectin is only safe for use in horses but not for human intake against Covid-19.

“You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it,” the caption reads.

A second post stated: “Hold your horses, y’all. Ivermectin may be trending, but it still isn’t authorized or approved to treat COVID-19.


The lawsuit claims that FDA actions violated the law by interfering with the doctors’ ability to practice medicine and used the wonder drug “Ivermectin” against Covid-19.





It asked the court to declare the FDA’s actions unlawful and prevent the agency from issuing directives or opinions on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

The three plaintiffs in the case are Dr. Paul Marik of Virginia, Dr. Mary Bowden of Texas, and Dr. Robert Apter of Arizona.

“Can you understand the toll that that takes that I have young patients – young patients in the 30s and 40s, who I had to watch die – while the hospital prevented me from giving them the treatment I thought was in their best interest,” says Dr. Marik in 2021.


Houston Methodist health officials began investigating and suspended Dr. Mary Bowden last year for spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19 and promoting the efficacy of ivermectin, all because of FDA’s opinion.

The Nobel prize-winning, anti-parasitic drug, which has been deployed against some of the world’s most devastating tropical diseases, is far safer than the potentially lethal, experimental Covid vaccines, the Texas doctor argued.

Dr. Meryl Nass, a Maine doctor with more than 40 years of experience cannot practice after her medical license was suspended for ‘spreading Covid misinformation’ and treating Covid patients with Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

Dr. Meryl Nass was also ordered to undergo a neuropsychological evaluation because of her action, all because of FDA’s opinion on Ivermectin and HCQ.

Ivermectin was first identified in the 1970s during a veterinary drug screening project at Merck Pharmaceuticals and has been used since then without any adverse events.

For almost three years, The Gateway Pundit has been reporting about the efficacy of Ivermectin and HCQ in treating COVID-19.

There have now been 187 ivermectin COVID-19 studies, 138 peer-reviewed, and 93 comparing treatment and control groups that show a 62% improvement for early treatment in COVID patients. Ivermectin was adopted for early treatment in all or part of 22 countries (39 including non-government medical organizations).

A citywide prevention program using ivermectin as prophylaxis for COVID-19 was implemented in Itajaí, a southern city in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina between July 2020 and December 2020.

According to this comprehensive study, the regular use of ivermectin as a prophylactic agent was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death rates. The ivermectin non-users were two times more likely to die of COVID-19 than ivermectin users in the overall population analysis.

Earlier this year, Project Veritas released never before seen military documents regarding the origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research, vaccines, potential treatments, and the government’s effort to conceal everything.

The documents contained evidence that Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were effective in treating the coronavirus. This information was hidden from the American public.



Hal Turner Show reported:

Documents stored on a TOP SECRET folder on the computers of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) prove that the medicines Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine and Interferon were PROVEN “Curative” of COVID-19 in April, 2020 – the cures were buried as “Top Secret.”

The revelation of these documents, sneakily stored in a TOP SECRET folder on government computers prove that the federal government of the United States KNEW in April, 2020, the entire “COVID-19 Pandemic” was completely curable through the use of these common medications.

Here are excerpts.





Heads should roll over this disclosure.
”

full article here


this is of MAJOR importance

the FDA has been forced to make a MAJOR concession in respect to ivermectin

they got away with it as long as they did BECAUSE they went UNchallenged

it was incomprehensible that intelligent, educated physicians KNEW their capacity to practice medicine was being challenged and curtailed

yet silently complied

these men are heroes and humanity owes them a debt of gratitude

[Inversion]

Posted by iota (here)


West Texas rattled by 5.3 magnitude earthquake

It's the third-largest earthquake in Texas' history

FOX News Reports

"A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Texas near Mentone on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Texans from El Paso, about 180 miles east of the earthquake, to cities like Austin and San Antonio in central Texas reported feeling the quake.

The earthquake struck about 6 miles underground around 3:32 p.m

It marks the third-largest earthquake in Texas history.

The strongest occurred in August 1931 when a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the town of Valentine in west Texas. The second-largest was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in western Texas in April 1995, according to the University of Texas at Austin. "

source: FOX NEWS

Weather channel reported:

"A​ magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled parts of West Texas late Wednesday afternoon.

T​here were no immediate reports of damage.

T​he quake was centered near the town of Mentone, and was felt as far away as El Paso, about 170 miles to the west, according to the El Paso Times.

M​entone is in Loving County, which in 2021 had a population of 57 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau."

source: Weather.com

in my city people reportedly felt it the strongest in the downtown area,

this is by no means a common occurrence

i am grateful that no one appears harmed!

MrMBB333 shows a chart of the quakes on the ring of fire including the one in Texas.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5TDytEDY90w

[Vicus]

24 Nov, 2022 15:17
HomeWorld News
Police robots may get license to kill in San Francisco

Cops will be permitted to use their unmanned vehicles against human targets if a local proposal is successful

The San Francisco Police Department is seeking permission to deploy lethal robots against human suspects, according to a policy proposal sent to city officials. While the SFPD’s robots are primarily designed for bomb disposal and surveillance, police say they can be used as a last-resort “deadly force option.”

In a document setting out how the SFPD plans to use all of its military-style equipment, the department wrote that “robots will only be used as a deadly force option when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”

City supervisors disagreed with the proposal, inserting a line stating that “robots shall not be used as a use of force against any person.” However, when the documents went back to the SFPD for review, the cops struck out the line and returned the text to its original version.

The documents were published on Tuesday by Mission Local, a San Francisco-based news site. Aaron Peskin, who chairs the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee, told the site that while he inserted the line banning lethal force, he eventually approved the police department’s changes, as “there could be scenarios where deployment of lethal force was the only option.”

The entire board will vote on the policy next Tuesday. Last month, police in neighboring Oakland removed language from a similar document that would have given them permission to use robots to kill suspects. Police departments across the entire state of California are submitting similar policy documents to their cities, as a state law passed last year requires them to report their stocks of military arms, and set out the situations in which they can be used.

According to the documents, the SFPD has 17 robots which can be used to enter buildings, handle hazardous materials, detonate explosive devices, or survey inaccessible areas. None of these devices is designed to kill, but the Dallas Police Department strapped plastic explosives to a bomb-disposal bot in 2016 to kill a sniper who had murdered five officers. The SFPD currently has the same robot – the Remotec F5A – in its arsenal.

https://www.rt.com/news/567125-san-f...killer-robots/