The Creemore
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Friday, December 23, 2022 Vol. 22 No. 51
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Santa puts Elon Musk on the Naughty List by Ginger Schnapp Santa Claus has issued a statement saying he has no choice but to put Elon Musk on The Naughty List. “It’s unfortunate,” Claus told The Echo. “I hate to add people to The Naughty List and I don’t do it lightly, but he has left me with no choice.” Claus said he has been patient with Musk despite a growing number of frustrations. Firstly, Claus said he tried to be understanding when Musk began monopolizing airspace with SpaceX, and Claus Industries faced a huge disappointment when Starlink wasn’t offered in the North Pole as promised. “It is very difficult to run a global corporation on limited internet,” said Claus. “The elves had high hopes for Starlink, but that was just the start of a long list of disappointments.” When pressed, Claus admitted that he had purchased shares in Tesla, but maintains that plummeting values due to this “Twitter nonsense” is not the reason he is placing Musk on The Naughty List. “Elon has said that he would maintain freedom of speech in the Twitter-sphere and then he goes and bans journalists,” said Claus. “That's unforgivable.” Musk had made false claims that journalists had violated Twitter’s new “doxxing” policy by sharing his “exact real-time” location, calling them “assassination coordinates.” “This is absurd,” said Claus. “NORAD tracks me every year and the route is shared on Twitter. I have never had any concerns for my safety.” Claus said he is conflicted because he had high hopes for Musk. “Elon was a very imaginative child and he has some great ideas that we’d hoped would help advance society but some of his other ideas are just zany,” said Claus. He s aid the innovation of the electric car and the related
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Santa Claus is keeping a close eye on the Twitter account of Elon Musk, hoping for a reason to reverse his decision to assign him to The Naughty List. infrastructure had confirmed Musk’s place on The Nice List, along with his support of AI research, software development and some of the Musk Foundation’s activity. Other ideas are more questionable, including some of the Musk Foundation’s unscrupulous activity and his wacky hyperloop project. “In the last couple of weeks I have read in the news that Neuralink is being investigated for animal-welfare violations due to rushed animal testing
of the implantable brain–computer interfaces causing the possible death of 1,500 animals,” said Claus. “If that isn’t enough to put someone on the Naughty List then I don't know what is.” Claus said he has turned the tables on Musk this year, sending him a letter asking Musk to turn things around before it’s too late. Musk's office would not confirm if he had indeed received the letter and would provide no comment.
Head-on collision kills one, injures three Members of Huronia West OPP continue to investigate a serious head-on collision on Highway 26 in Clearview Township, where one person was pronounced deceased at the scene. At about 4:40 p.m. on Dec. 19, police, along with emergency services, responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision involving a pickup truck and passenger vehicle on Highway 26, between Richardson Road and Strongville Road in Clearview Township. The lone driver of the pickup truck, a 45-year-old male from Clearview Township, was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with serious lifethreatening injuries. The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 46-year-old female from Barrie, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two passengers, a 47-year-old female from Newmarket and a 48-year-old female from Scarborough, were airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre with serious life-threatening injuries. O P P Te c h n i c a l C o l l i s i o n Investigators and Reconstructionists attended the scene to assist with the investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage and has not yet spoken with police is asked to call Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Toys for Tots Dufferin OPP, in partnership with the Salvation Army, has wrapped up the annual Toys For Tots toy drive. Officers volunteered their time between Nov. 25 and Dec. 11 to collect toys, non-perishable food items, and gift cards in order to help those in need this holiday season. All donations collected will be distributed locally through the Salvation Army. “Together we will make this Christmas special for every child in Dufferin County,” said police.
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