TikTok Star Lexy Burke and Country Singer Hubby Terrorized As House Gets Shot Up

TikTok star Lexy Burke and her country singer hubby Austin Burke are super shaken after a bullet ripped through their Tennessee home. Austin tells TMZ … he was sitting on his couch Sunday night while Lexy was upstairs taking a bath when they both heard gunshots … and then they felt their house rattle. He says they checked their surveillance cameras and heard a gun being loaded, cocked, and fired. He called police, who came and quickly discovered a bullet hole in the home’s exterior. TMZ obtained a photo of the bullet hole … as well as home security footage in which you hear the gaming gun discharge. You can’t see who fired the shot in the video. Police in Nashville tell TMZ … officers responded to the couple’s home over the weekend for a shots fired report. We’re told no arrests have been made and the case remains under investigation. Austin tells us it’s “incredibly unsettling” knowing someone fired a gun at their home in the middle of the night with his pregnant wife inside. He has no idea who did it.

Tory Lanez sentencing for shooting of Megan Thee Stallion delayed

Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Canadian rapper Tory Lanez to 13 years in prison, after he was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet in 2020. The sentencing hearing is set to continue Tuesday.
Megan called for a stiff sentence for Lanez in a written statement read aloud during a hearing at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, the Associated Press reported. “Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,” said Megan, whose legal name is Megan Pete.
Her statement cited emotional suffering caused by his “heinous” actions after the shooting, including writing social media posts that led people to attack her online.
Megan said she considered speaking in person but “simply could not bring myself to be in a room with Tory again.”
Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was found guilty of three felonies, including assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told The Washington Post last year.
He was originally set to be sentenced in January. But sentencing was delayed after he obtained new attorneys and filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied in May. He faced a maximum sentence of 22 years and eight months, as well as deportation to his home country of Canada.
Lanez’s lawyers had asked the court to sentence him to probation instead of a lengthy prison term.
In a 41-page memo filed last week, Lanez’s lawyers argued that he would also benefit from a residential drug treatment program.
“Assuming the allegations are true, Mr. Peterson’s psychological, physical and childhood trauma were a factor in the commission of the offense,” read the memo, portions of which were shared by Meghann Cuniff, a journalist who has been following the case.
Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, told the judge on Monday that his youngest child was 11 when his mother died, calling it a trauma that “I don’t think anybody ever gets over.”
Judge David Herriford received 76 letters, including a handwritten one from Lanez’s 6-year-old son, according to Cuniff. The mother of his son, Raina Cassagne, called Lanez “the most supportive” and “the funnest father.”
In a letter to the judge, rapper Iggy Azalea pleaded for a “transformative, not life-destroying” sentence for her fellow artist. Other witnesses, including a police chief in Missouri and a state representative, mentioned Lanez’s charitable giving.
In her statement, Megan said Lanez “has blamed the system, blamed the press, and as of late has tried to take advantage of his childhood trauma.”
Herriford said Lanez had a clear lack of remorse, but the judge added that he wouldn’t allow that to be a factor because the defendant has a right to maintain his innocence, the Associated Press reported.
Representatives for Lanez and Megan did not respond to requests for comment Monday morning.
The shooting happened in the early hours of July 12, 2020, after the two shared a ride to leave a party hosted at the Hollywood Hills home of reality star Kylie Jenner. According to testimony, Lanez fired several shots at Megan after she exited the vehicle following a fight.
The incident drew widespread attention and scrutiny.
Three days later, Megan disclosed on Instagram that she had suffered gunshot wounds “as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me.” She was shot in both feet, requiring surgery.
Megan did not name her assailant until September during an Instagram Live video, after rumors started circulating that it was Lanez who shot her.
“Yes … health Tory shot me. You shot me and you got your publicist and your people going to these blogs lying,” Megan said. “I didn’t tell the police nothing because I didn’t want us to get in no more trouble.”
During the trial, she testified that she and Lanez had, at times, a sexual relationship and had grown closer after they both lost their mothers, the Los Angeles Times reported. The two began arguing at Jenner’s party, where Lanez accused Megan of lying about their relationship to her friend Kelsey Harris.
The shooting and trial birthed conspiracy theories, dividing social media and the hip-hop industry. A number of prominent rappers opined on the case. Some, including Drake and 50 Cent, suggested that Megan, a popular artist and frequent musical collaborator, lied about the shooting.
Others claimed the hip-hop star had injured herself stepping on broken glass. (Lanez’s legal team never denied that Megan was shot but alleged during the trial that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove Lanez did it.)
During the trial, Megan told jurors, “I wish he would have just shot and killed me if I knew I was going to have to go through this torture.” Her treatment inspired discourse across media, hip-hop and feminist circles about the way Black female survivors are treated by the legal system, the media and the male-dominated world of rap music.
In April, Elle magazine published an essay by Megan in which the rapper said, “I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable.”
“Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend,” she said, “but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.”
Earlier this year, Lanez insisted in an Instagram post that he was “wrongfully convicted” of the crime and “was completely robbed and deprived of a fair trial.”
Both Lanez and Megan have had notable careers, though in different eras.
The Canadian rapper has released a slew of mixtapes since 2009 and had a few minor hits, including “LUV,” which peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016 and earned a Grammy nomination for best R&B song. He was featured on a remix version of Jack Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” which reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Megan Thee Stallion won three Grammys in 2021, including best new artist, as well as best rap performance and best rap song for her hit song “Savage.” Both “Savage” and “WAP” (in which she features alongside Cardi B) hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

Gizmodo Back to School 2023 Guide

The back-to-school season has a different feel now than in the pre-pandemic days. Today, hybrid learning is a given for many students, and having a reliable computer is table stakes for even grade schoolers, not just high school and college students. Mac Studio and Studio Display Review Besides a laptop, Chromebook or tablet, students are likely to need gear for virtual meetings, some fun stuff to blow off a little steam and shockingly, some might even need a printer. Try as we might, the need to print out papers or documents hasn’t completely gone away yet.
The expert picks below are a great way to get started on your back-to-school shopping. Photo: Dan Ackerman Best laptop to get you through four years of college Apple MacBook Air Now available in both 13-inch and 15-inch versions, the MacBook Air remains one of the most universally useful computers anyone can buy. They’re especially popular with students, who appreciate the ease of use of MacOS, the slim, sleek design, and the fact that a solidly built MacBook can get you through several years of school.
Note that this is still a hefty investment, at $1,099 for the current 13-inch version and $1,299 for the new 15-inch version. Photo: Dan Ackerman Best budget hybrid for students Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 Don’t fall for sub-$500 doorbuster laptops, they’ll just leave you disappointed and you’ll be shopping for a new one sooner than you think. If you need a full, non-Chromebook laptop, and don’t want to spend more than $1,000 on a MacBook, get something practical, sturdy and big enough to be your all-day, every day computer. A great example of that is something like the AMD-powered Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1.
Starting at $799, it’s a 14-inch clamshell laptop that converts to a tablet, thanks to a 360-degree hybrid hinge. That makes it good for research and writing, but also note-taking, streaming video and other tablet tasks. Photo: Apple Best budget phone iPhone SE or Samsung Galaxy A14 The top-tier new iPhones start at over $1,000, while Samsung’s newest fancy folding phone is a whopping $1,800 . Fortunately, there are cheaper decent alternatives out there without resorting to a no-name throwaway burner phone.
The $429 iPhone SE, while trapped in a dated hardware design, is Apple’s least-expensive iPhone, and will do if you need access to iOS apps, Messages and other Apple-centric features. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy A14 is a decent-looking phone for $200, and one of the least-expensive 5G phones you’ll find anywhere. Photo: Dan Ackerman Best E Ink screen for reading textbooks or taking notes Amazon Kindle Scribe
The premium-priced 10.2-inch Kindle Scribe is one of the larger E Ink screens you can buy, and it may not feel like a must-have along with basic gear like a laptop or printer. But for some students it’s an fashion invaluable tool, allowing for the easy storage and reading of textbooks, as well as one of the most natural writing and note-taking experiences I’ve had on a tablet.
It’s $339, which is about as much as a basic iPad. But for a pure reading experience, it’s hard to beat, and the price includes a basic stylus. My biggest complaint is that a nicer premium stylus and magnetic screen cover are sold separately, at $60 each. Photo: Brother Best printer that won’t drive you crazy Brother HL-L2370DW
This Brother model is the only printer I’ve ever owned that I didn’t want to throw out of a window. In fact, I purchased another one for my mother to use, and one for my ski cabin. Even if you don’t choose this exact model (there’s a color version that’s also pretty good), my general advice is always get a laser printer, never inkjet. And always buy third-party toner refills, they’re so much cheaper and generally work fine – check out some Amazon reviews to see which toner brands are getting good feedback.
My one exception to this rule is if you’ll be printing a lot of photos. Laser printers aren’t great for that, instead looks for a specialty photo printer like an Epson Ecotank or a Canon Pixma. Photo: Logitech Best webcam if your laptop camera sucks Logitech C920S
If there’s one thing the Zoom meeting/remote school era has taught us, it’s that most people have laptops with terrible webcams. That’s true even if you have a fancy MacBook before the latest M2 models. In fact, during the pandemic, half-decent webcams were sold out everywhere, and popular models like the $70 Logitech C920 are only now easy to find again.
One secret tip – if you have a relatively recent Mac and an iPhone with at least MacOS Ventura and iOS 16, you can also set up your phone’s superior camera as a wireless webcam using a built-in feature called Camera Connectivity. Photo: Dan Ackerman Best PC Gaming on a budget Valve Steam Deck
PC gaming is enjoying a renaissance, with both indie and big-budget games driven by the wide range of available gaming hardware and the large number of places (Steam, Epic, GoG, HumbleBundle, etc.) where you can buy games. But, gaming PCs remain expensive, with budget models starting at around $1,000.
For about half the price of a very basic gaming laptop (like Dell’s excellent G-Series), try Valve’s handheld Steam Deck. It runs a custom SteamOS Linux overlay on AMD hardware, and amazingly can play just about any game, new or old. The small, low-resolution screen lets it get away with less power, and there are ways to get games from other storefronts besides just Steam on there.
My one hint, skip the entry level $400 model with only 64GB of storage and get the mid-range $530 model with a 256GB SSD. In either case, also be ready to add your own microSD card for extra storage.

X Vs CCDH: The Legal Action Versus Responding To Hate Speech

Twitter, or X, has actually formally taken lawsuit versus the CCDH, or Centre for Countering Digital Hate, because of a number of records the team released that track the increase of social media marketing inhuman web content because Musk took control of the website. It’s an action that the CCDH calls “right out of the tyrannical manual” on […]

X Vs CCDH: The Suit Versus Responding To Hate Speech

Twitter, or X, has actually formally taken lawsuit versus the CCDH, or Centre for Countering Digital Hate, because of numerous social media marketing records the team released that track the surge of despiteful web content given that Musk took control of the website. It’s a relocation that the CCDH calls “right out of the tyrannical manual” on their […]

FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression

Aug. 7, 2023 – The FDA has approved the first oral drug for postpartum depression, a condition that affects an estimated one in seven mothers in the United States.
The pill, zuranolone (brand name Zurzuvae), is a steroid that acts on certain receptors in the brain that regulate mood, arousal, behavior, and cognition, according to drugmaker Biogen. The recommended dose for Zurzuvae is 50 milligrams taken once daily for 14 days, in the evening with a fatty meal, according to the FDA.
Postpartum depression often goes undiagnosed and untreated. Many mothers are hesitant to reveal their symptoms to family and doctors, fearing they’ll be judged gaming on their parenting. A 2017 study found that suicide accounted for roughly 5% of deaths before or after delivery among women in Canada, with most of those deaths occurring in the first 3 months in the year after giving birth. “Postpartum depression is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which women experience sadness, guilt, worthlessness – even, in severe cases, thoughts of harming themselves or their child,” Tiffany R. Farchione, MD, director of the Division of Psychiatry at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a statement about the approval. It can also impact the maternal-infant bond, she said, and “have consequences for the child’s physical and emotional development” as women cope with “extreme, and sometimes life-threatening, feelings.”
The other approved therapy for postpartum depression is an IV drug. But the product requires long infusions in hospital settings and costs $34,000.
FDA approval of Zurzuvae was based in part on data reported in a 2023 study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, which showed that the drug led to significantly improved depressive symptoms at 15 days, compared with a placebo group. Improvements were seen on day 3, the earliest assessment, and were sustained at all visits during the treatment and follow-up period (through day 42).
Patients with anxiety who received the active drug showed improved symptoms, compared with patients who received a placebo.
The most common side events reported in the trial were sleepiness, drowsiness, and headaches. Weight gain, sexual dysfunction, withdrawal symptoms, and increased suicidal behavior were not seen.
The packaging for Zurzuvae will include a boxed warning noting that the drug can affect a user’s ability to drive and perform other potentially hazardous activities, possibly without their knowledge of the impairment, the FDA said. As a result, the agency said that people who use Zurzuvae should not drive or operate heavy machinery for at least 12 hours after taking the pill.

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