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Monica Bellucci
 

Divisive Influencer Tate Appeals Detention in Romanian Court
Tate was initially detained on Dec. 29 in an area of north of the capital Bucharest along with his brother Tristan, who is charged in the same case.
By The Associated Press     BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The divisive social media personality Andrew Tate arrived at a court in Romania in handcuffs on Tuesday morning to appeal a judge’s earlier decision to extend his arrest period from 24 hours to 30 days on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape.
Tate, a 36-year-old British-U.S. citizen who has amassed 4.4 million followers on Twitter, was initially detained on Dec. 29 in an area of north of the capital Bucharest along with his brother Tristan, who is charged in the same case. Two Romanian women are also in custody.
 
All four of them immediately challenged the arrest extension that was granted to prosecutors on Dec. 30. A document explaining the judge’s motivation for the extension says “the possibility of them evading investigations cannot be ignored,” and that they could “leave Romania and settle in countries that do not allow extradition.”
A verdict from Bucharest's Court of Appeal is expected to come later Tuesday, Eugen Vidineac, the Romanian lawyer representing Tate, told The Associated Press.
 
Romania’s anti-organized crime agency DIICOT said after the late December raids that it had identified six victims in the case who were subjected by the group to “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and were sexually exploited by group members.
The agency said victims were lured by pretenses of love, and later intimidated, surveilled, and subjected to other control tactics into performing pornographic acts intended to reap substantial financial gains.
 
Prosecutors investigating the case have so far seized a total of 15 luxury cars — at least seven of which are owned by the Tate brothers — and more than 10 properties or land owned by companies registered to them, said Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for DIICOT.
Bolla said that if prosecutors can prove they gained money through human trafficking, the property "will be taken by the state and (will) cover the expenses of the investigation and damages to the victims.”
If the court rules to uphold the arrest warrant extension on Tuesday prosecutors could request detention for a maximum of 180 days. If the court overturns the extension, the defendants could be put under house arrest or similar conditions such as being banned from leaving Romania.
 
Since Tate’s arrest, a series of ambiguous posts have appeared on his Twitter account, each of which garners widespread media attention.
One, posted on Sunday and accompanied by a local report suggesting he or his brother have required medical care since their detention, reads: “The Matrix has attacked me. But they misunderstand, you cannot kill an idea. Hard to Kill.”
 
Another post, that appeared Saturday, reads: “Going to jail when guilty of a crime is the life story of a criminal … going to jail when completely innocent is the story of a hero.”
Tate, who is reported to have lived in Romania since 2017, has previously been banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
 
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I didn't know Ken Block died...

Hes an actual wizard. Convince me otherwise.

Hes an actual wizard. Convince me otherwise.

Hes an actual wizard. Convince me otherwise.

There is a road where is mostly straight for a few miles but eventually goes from two lanes to one. SUV was camping the left lane so I went to pass…expected a soccer mom not paying attention and ended up in an impromptu race when the SUV sped up after I got over. Into triple digits wondering how I haven’t passed this guy yet and right as I start to pull away the lights came on. 
 
Thanks all the gods he didn’t pull me over…was doing ~110 in a 55…wouldve been ugly. He just put the lights on for a few seconds to spook me back to legal speeds and passed 😂
 
Whew lawd my heart never dropped so fast in my life. 
 
TLDR: I’m stupid but got lucky 

Pro tip: don’t race the huge, tan, domestic SUV’s 💀 fucked around an almost lost my license being stupid.

My girlfriend is working an 20 hour shift today at work. Can we all give her a 🙏 that I can show her on her break (if she gets one)?
 
Big ups to everyone working in the service sector on New Year's!

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

Just finished Glass Onion. Really great movie. Lot of fun. Highly recommend and I really hope we get more. 
 
One minor complaint, more of a nitpick tho. 
 

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

My niece asked how to spell knife while doing her letter to santa...

Best line of the day, one of my 4 y.o. daughters says "How did Santa know that my favorite color is sharks?"

Merry Christmas, bitches

Hanukkah. Chances are he's Jewish. Remember, in Jewish tradition, a fetus is not considered viable until after it graduates from medical school.

Too much love story, not enough eating people.