This hypnotic machine causes a doll to move its limbs and head in an uncanny way on a series of metal poles. I love the video's peek into the machine's mechanics.
From YouTube:
— Read the rest"Stopping to view the ocean from Highway #1 on the coast of California just south of San Francisco, I found this doll lying in a trash pile by the side of the road.
Want to own a piece of rich Southern California history, directly tied into the horrific and infamous Manson family murders? Specifically, the door from Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski's Cielo Drive home, famously defaced with the word "PIG" scrawled in the victim's blood? — Read the rest
The South By Southwest music-showcase-turned-general-tech-and-media-industry-hobnobbing-event faced some controversy in 2024, when the organizers announced a special partnership with the US Army. It's certainly not uncommon for a major corporate entity to sponsor an event, even one that was ostensibly created to highlight independent musicians. — Read the rest
The MAGA Ministry of Propaganda launched a "Biden is on drugs" campaign immediately after the President's State of the Union address. Like all good propaganda, it's simple, hard to refute, and plays on existing doubts and fears. The campaign is brilliant because it turns every positive performance into a symptom rather than a strength. — Read the rest
People have accused both President Biden and convicted felon Donald Trump of being dotty in their older age. But it's Speaker Johnson — aka MAGA Mike — who has clearly lost his mind, completely forgetting what happened on Jan. 6.
Before Trump's visit to the Capitol today — the first time since his attempted coup — a reporter asked Johnson if he had spoken to Trump about committing to respect a peaceful transfer of power in the future. — Read the rest
What if you didn't have to worry about your sleepless nights as much as you thought? In an article titled "Some People with Insomnia Think They're Awake when They're Asleep" published in Scientific American, Francine Russo explores an interesting phenomenon where individuals mistakenly believe they are awake, even though brain scans indicate that they are actually asleep. — Read the rest
A cartoon cat on social media [x.com] has attracted more than a million followers and China's censors hate it. Meet Teacher Li, "China's most feared cat."
— Read the restOn X, unfettered by China's censors, yet accessible through virtual private networks, Mr Li's following grew.
Marjorie Taylor Greene saw just how popular she is in Congress when she formally made a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson today — and was met by a roomful of loud boos.
"This is the uniparty for the American people watching!" — Read the rest
Quiz time! Can you spot the difference between these two statements?
"Blacks might be more likely to die from chokeholds because their arteries do not open as fast as they do in normal people." — Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl Gates (1982), defending the LAPD's use of chokeholds that resulted in the deaths of several Black men being restrained by officers. — Read the rest
Moscow Marge angrily displayed a MUGA (Make Ukraine Great Again) hat yesterday as she announced her upcoming motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. And although she thought the cute stunt would own the Speaker and the bipartisan Congress members who passed the Ukraine aid bill, instead her prop went up for sale to give even more aid to Ukraine. — Read the rest
A crazed Marjorie Taylor Greene angrily stood in front of the Capitol steps this morning to announce her upcoming motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.
"Do members of Congress support the "Uniparty?!" Georgia's indignant chaos-maker shouted, referring to members from both sides of the aisle who dare to work together in a unified fashion to get things done. — Read the rest
Three people died too young and broke my heart: Jim Henson, Douglas Adams, and Carrie Fisher. Of those, at least Jim Henson's legacy continues through the characters — and entire worlds — he created. I am old enough that Sesame Street has been around my whole life and was an essential part of my childhood. — Read the rest
Okay, so finally, more than thirty years after it was published, I got around to reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, the first book in an epic trilogy about the first attempt to colonize Mars. I've really loved several of his books, particularly Aurora, from 2015 but Red Mars is the one that put KSR on the map. — Read the rest
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Let's play a game: If you could go back to your childhood for just one day, what would you do first? — Read the rest
Marjorie Taylor Greene's destructive mission to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson picked up steam today with fellow Congress-conspiracist Paul Gosar. This comes after MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joined her cause on Tuesday.
"I have added my name in support of the motion to vacate the Speaker," announced the extremist who spoke at Nick Fuentes' white nationalist convention with Greene in 2022. — Read the rest
Last week Donald Trump praised Speaker Mike Johnson, saying the Christian Congressman was doing a "very good job." But Junior, in rare form, disagreed with daddy Trump, and instead stood in line behind Moscow Marge. "Enough already!" he wrote in a post, along with a montage of Johnson set to Curb Your Enthusiasm music in which he talks about securing the U.S. — Read the rest
Marjorie Taylor Greene got her first comrade today in her mission to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his speakership, with MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joining the cause. In fact, according to Politico, the Kentucky lawmaker even said to Johnson's face today, "You're not gong to be the speaker much longer." — Read the rest
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Whether design is a professional preoccupation or a personal passion, you likely notice beautiful colors you could use, well, everywhere. — Read the rest
I've always been intrigued by the power of propaganda and censorship to completely shape the average person's world view. If all you ever watched was Fox News, you'd be absolutely certain that Obama was a Kenyan Muslim anti-Christ. That's how propaganda works. — Read the rest
MAGA Mike and the Orange Menace got together to discuss stealing an election. During their press conference, Johnson referred to Trump as a criminal.
Trump's first criminal trial starts on Monday!
More fun than watching the Speaker of the House create a great video clip, however, is watching these guys try to explain away Marge Taylor Greene's refusal to stop threatening Mikey's job:
— Read the restFormer President Donald Trump's "election security" press conference at Mar-a-Lago with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was a big blow to one person in particular, suggested CNN's Kaitlan Collins: Rep.
