Fear and chaos as Federal police disrupt a Los Angeles park (video)

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Heavily armed, masked Federal agents with armored vehicles staged and swept through MacArthur Park in Downtown Los Angeles in a blatant display of force. LA's Mayor insisted they leave, "ASAP."

It's unclear if anyone was arrested during the sweep.

"This was just one big, perverse publicity stunt," said Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, an independent political organization advocating for immigrant rights and social justice.

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Making the world's most cursed waffles with Guinness beer

Some may call culinary YouTuber Ordinary Sausages a mad genius for what he's done with the medium of food, simply following in the footsteps of innovators like famous condom sous-vider Dennis Lee. I agree, but without the genius part.

He's gone from simply making sausages in unconventional ways to wreaking havoc on anyone with taste buds — really, the carbonated tuna should have been our first sign that something was not quite right in the house of Sausage. — Read the rest

True story behind "The Salt Path" questioned

Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in The Salt Path

The Salt Path is Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir about finding spiritual renewal on a 630-mile hike along the English coast. Setting out with her husband after they lost their house and learned he was terminally ill, it's a tale of transformation, bravery and the generosity of others. — Read the rest

Cat is extremely good at Cards Against Humanity

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Cats, evidently, contain multitudes. On one end of the spectrum, they're getting spooked over LEGO sculptures of themselves, while on the other, they're effortlessly trouncing their owners at irreverent card games.

Take, for instance, Siamese cat Noelle, who has achieved viral fame by being weirdly good at Cards Against Humanity despite not being a human (but probably being against humanity, as is the case with all cats). — Read the rest

U.S. invites Czech musician to play — then ICE traumatizes him at airport and sends him home

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A Czech musician and Kent State graduate was invited back to the U.S. to play in a concert series this summer, only to be detained and traumatized by ICE agents upon arriving at the Detroit airport last week.

"On July 1, as I arrived in the United States, I was detained by immigration officers at the Detroit airport," the 35-year-old clarinet player, Jaroslav Skuta, wrote in an email, via The Columbus Dispatch, to explain his disappearance from his scheduled shows, including one at the Kent United Methodist Church, scheduled for the end of the month. — Read the rest

Australian convicted of murder after poisoning family with death cap mushrooms

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An Australian woman who served death cap mushrooms for lunch was convicted Monday of murdering three members of her family. Erin Patterson's Beef Wellington killed Don and Gail Patterson, her former in-laws, and Heather Wilkinson, Gail's sister. Ian Wilkinson, Gail's husband, survived to tell the tale; Erin had falsely claimed to have been diagnosed with cancer after luring her victims to the meal. — Read the rest