A serial killer allegedly picked the wrong victim: the first African American world kickboxing champion, Fredia "Cheetah" Gibbs.
Gibbs says she unknowingly fought for her life after getting into a van with the man later identified as the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer.
She recalls:
> Realizing she was in danger after he drove the wrong way and she discovered she couldn't open the doors or windows.
> He allegedly tried to sexually assault her after trapping her inside the van.
> She relied on her kickboxing training and mental strength to fight back, overpower him, and escape.
Gibbs says the ordeal left her with PTSD, and for years she was constantly looking over her shoulder.
Do you think her kickboxing training is the reason she's alive today?
Gioggia Meloni visita un poverissimo paese della Basilicata e chiede al sindaco quali siano le tre priorità per rilanciare la zona.
«La prima è l’ospedale: c’è, ma mancano i medici».
Lei tira fuori il telefonino, parla per un paio di minuti e poi annuncia:
«Fatto. Entro una settimana arrivano i medici».
«La seconda è l’acqua: c’è, ma una miniera a monte ha inquinato le falde».
Lei riprende il telefonino, altre due parole, e dice:
«Fatto. Entro un mese le falde saranno bonificate e la proprietà risarcirà gli abitanti».
«E la terza?» chiede lei.
«La terza sono i telefonini» risponde il sindaco.
«Qui non prende niente».
@paleochristcon@baroncoleman I wonder what she would say if she were asked to retell what she understands happened to her husband that day. She doesn't seem curious. So many questions have come up in that case. Any wife would want to know if there's any truth to it and debunk anything that isn't.
@JgenXHadEnough @jyapsalot I actually want to hear MK's unreserved take on this whole issue. She surely must have thoughts. I also wish she and Maureen Callahan could do a gossipy sit down and get into it.
When I said this throughout my campaign, CNN people called me cruel and unhinged. Now, after they helped secure the election for the 2 dorks responsible for all these problems, CNN is now echoing my campaign talking points as gospel. Fascinating!
There’s been lots of speculation about whether the new blue bottom of the Reflecting Pool will still… well… reflect.
It seems like the answer is yes.
@CityCast_DC
I serve as co-chair in David Maraga's political committee, where Shakira served (quite well actually) as the secretary until November last year when she resigned.
I'll do a thread to explain my experience of what transpired.
Maraga's team established due process and she refused to participate. She refused to participate in the hearing and refused to participate in the legal process. So, now, how is Maraga at fault? Why is his name front and centre in your write-up and not that of the perpetrator?
I was born a girl. Into a world that works tirelessly to reduce my human experience into a neat little box, defined only by its own narrow terms. A world where my safety isn’t prioritized, and when I dare to speak up, I’m reminded of that box I’m supposed to quietly and submissively retreat into. Staying quiet has always been the easy way out. No one questions your experience then, no one blames you for the anger and courage it took to speak out, no one points at your physical attributes to determine if you were ‘worth’ attracting unwarranted sexual advances.
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Shakira accuses Maraga and his campaign of mishandling sexual harassment allegations. By her own accounts, DK Maraga's team took 24 working days (starting from Oct 11th when they approached a senior member) to officially start the legal process. She resigned three days later.
Shakira accuses Maraga and his campaign of mishandling sexual harassment allegations. By her own accounts, DK Maraga's team took 24 working days (starting from Oct 11th when they approached a senior member) to officially start the legal process. She resigned three days later.
I was born a girl. Into a world that works tirelessly to reduce my human experience into a neat little box, defined only by its own narrow terms. A world where my safety isn’t prioritized, and when I dare to speak up, I’m reminded of that box I’m supposed to quietly and submissively retreat into. Staying quiet has always been the easy way out. No one questions your experience then, no one blames you for the anger and courage it took to speak out, no one points at your physical attributes to determine if you were ‘worth’ attracting unwarranted sexual advances.
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Public Health 101:
We treat and quarantine at source.
The proposed facility should be built and maintained at source, in the DRC, where the outbreak risk exists and where response capacity is most urgently needed.
Outbreaks are managed at source using tried and tested public health measures: surveillance, isolation, contact tracing, diagnostics, PPE, trained personnel, community engagement, safe transport systems, and accountable emergency coordination.
Preparedness is not the importation of confirmed, infected, or exposed patients into a population that has not consented to carry that risk.
Preparedness is building capacity where the threat exists, protecting affected communities, and ensuring that neighbouring countries are not turned into holding grounds for geopolitical convenience.
America is trying to rewrite international infectious disease preparedness by pretending that importing exposed patients into Kenya is the same as strengthening preparedness.
#EbolaVirus
#SayHerName baby Sherry Gatumi (3y) who was found dead and discarded on a farm after she went missing on 22 April 2026.
Baby Sherry we remember you and we are fighting for you.
#LindaMtoto#EndFemicideKe