OFFBEAT NEWS:

Python Plays Mom To Four Stranded Puppies

Animal activists rescued four puppies that had fallen down an 80-foot well in Vadodara, India and saw the pups had made a strange friend…a six-foot-long python.

“We saw that a python was seated with four puppies (in the well). They were there for four days,” one of the people on the scene said. “The python could have eaten the puppies but it didn’t harm them, instead kept them safe and gave a mother’s love.”

The snake was released back into the wild and the pups were returned to their actual mother.

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Foreclosed Mall Sells For $100

At one point, Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills was worth $190-million. Since then, the 1.1-million-square-foot mall has fallen off track, most recently appraised for $11-million. The low amount isn’t surprising considering at the time only half of the store spaces were occupied.

The mall went into foreclosure after failing to pay back a $143-million loan and in the end, someone was able to buy it for just $100.

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You Can Buy A Political Movement Now

Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, you might want to do some extra research before joining any movement. The website Demand Protest claims they can manufacture a political movement.

The site claims they keep their clients private, but will “create scenes that sway public opinion.” They also offer to “expertly shape political, corporate, or public health perceptions.”

Since they keep their clients under wraps, it’s impossible to know how successful they are, but Demand Protest claims to have worked on 48 campaigns and have over 18-hundred “operatives” working for them. The site also offers testimonials from an “unnamed 2016 presidential campaign” and an “unnamed fund management.”

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Driver speeding through a snowstorm claims she was going to get a new stereo:

It’s never a smart idea to speed, but when it’s snowing, that’s definitely a time you should stick to the speed limit. Anastacia Hocking figured it was more important to be on time than drive safely, though. The 21-year-old told police she was driving 91 mph because she was late for an appointment to have a new car stereo installed. She’s now facing a reckless driving charge. There’s no word on whether or not she got that new stereo, but let’s hope there’s better weather for her court date in March.

Man dressed as a beer bottle wanted in pizza theft:

A man dressed as a beer bottle walked into a Papa Johns in Wales on New Years Day and walked out without paying for his two pizzas. He was caught on security camera and local authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the man.

Pot smoker calls police when his drugs don’t arrive:

Betty Tamihana paid a dealer $40 for what was advertised as an ounce of marijuana. When the Hamilton, Australia woman realized she’d been stiffed, she called the cops. Over drugs. Tamihana thought she couldn’t be charged with anything because she never got her drugs. She was wrong. As police explained, “there is a charge of attempting to procure a drug.” It’s unclear what exactly authorities charged her with, if anything.