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26 Jun, 7 tweets, 5 min read
Before and after images reveal the extent of devastation in Surfside FL. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/i… ImageImage
Three years ago, an engineer found “major structural damage” and “abundant” cracking of columns and beams at the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside FL.

Repairs were scheduled to begin soon.

nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/… Image
Heartbreaking.
#Surfside photos via @nytimes
nytimes.com/2021/06/24/us/… ImageImage
‘This is a gut-wrenching scene.’ How to help victims of the #Surfside condo collapse. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…
Florida’s building code is among the strictest in the nation.

Now.

But most of Miami-Dade residential towers, like Champlain Towers in #Surfside, were built before codes were toughtened after Hurricane Andrew in 1990.

miamiherald.com/news/business/… Image
Anxious Residents of Sister Tower to Collapsed Florida Condo Wonder: Stay or Go? nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/… Image
US agency that investigated the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11 will probe the collapse of Champlain Towers condo. miamiherald.com/news/local/com… Image

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28 Jun
#CORONAVIRUS UPDATE:
*Portugal orders unvaccinated tourists to quarantine 14 days.
*Spain requires British tourists to show negative #COVID test or proof of vaccination.
*Greece offers young people €150 as “a gift out of gratitude” for getting 1st dose.
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*Move is prompted by fears that Delta variant is also highly transmissible among children.
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24 Jun
NEW: #Rudy Giuliani is suspended from practicing law in New York over false statements about Trump election loss. cnbc.com/2021/06/24/rud…
Rudy’s lawyer says he’s confident his client "will be reinstated as a valued member of the legal profession.”

Maybe not.

cnbc.com/2021/06/24/rud…
Court’s ruling: “There is uncontroverted evidence" that Rudy "communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign…”
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24 Jun
12-story condo partially collapses in Surfside FL, just north of Miami Beach. Mayor confirms one death, but officials fear more casualties. (Photos via @ap) wsvn.com/news/local/off…
@AP Emergency responders rescue boy who survived collapse of apartment building in Surfside FL. via @wsvn. wsvn.com/news/local/off…
Rescue officials say people are still trapped in collapsed building.

“The whole building shook like an earthquake.”

The 12-story building was constructed in 1981 and has more than 100 condo units.

local10.com/news/local/202…
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23 Jun
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATED:
*Brian Ivey of Crossville TN enters guilty plea.
*Admits to entering Capitol thru smashed window. "Ivey was aware that he was not authorized to be inside of the Capitol.”
*Sentence TBD.
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*Kurt Peterson of Hodgenville KY is charged in the insurrection.
*Shouted: “This is our house. Let us in.”
*Used sticks & fist to smash exterior window.
*Was near the scene where rioter Ashli Babbitt was shot.
*Charges: Obstruction; property damage, etc.
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The F.B.I. has released more photos of suspects it is seeking in the Capitol insurrection. fbi.gov/wanted/capitol… ImageImageImageImage
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22 Jun
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte threatens to jail people who refuse the COVID vaccine.

"You choose, COVID vaccine or I will have you jailed."
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CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Ex-police chief of La Habra CA & 5 other SoCal men are charged in conspiracy case.
*Alan Hostetter accused of mobilizing group to raid Capitol and stop election certification.
“PresidentTrump must be inaugurated on Jan.
20th.”
justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Insurrection defendants Alan Hostetter (left, below) & Russell Taylor (right) were leaders of the American Phoenix Project, which was founded to fight the “fear-based tyranny” of COVID restrictions.
*They later embraced the “Stop the Steal” mania.
nytimes.com/2021/06/10/us/…
Before becoming a “patriotic warrior,” Alan Hostetter was a former soldier & police chief who became a yoga guru specializing in “sound healing” with gongs, Tibetan bowls and Aboriginal didgeridoos. nytimes.com/2021/06/10/us/…
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