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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    8:41 am Tue, May 13, 2025
    Conservative British MP charged with sexual assault at exclusive London private club Patrick Spencer. | House of Commons

    A newly elected British MP has been charged with sexually assaulting two women at one of London's most exclusive private clubs. As reported by Politico, Patrick Spencer, who entered Parliament… Read the rest of the article: Conservative British MP charged with sexual assault at exclusive London private club

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    4:50 pm Mon, May 12, 2025
    Python star John Cleese deletes tweet suggesting violence against Stephen Miller John Cleese: Superstar / shutterstock.com

    Monty Python star John Cleese deleted his Xitter post suggesting that former Trump advisor Stephen Miller should be "suspended… preferably by the neck" in response to Miller's comments about potentially… Read the rest of the article: Python star John Cleese deletes tweet suggesting violence against Stephen Miller

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    4:25 pm Mon, May 12, 2025
    Religious leaders block ICE detention center in Newark, dare officials to arrest them Matt Gush / Shutterstock.com

    A large group of priests, rabbis, and imams called ICE's bluff Monday at Newark's Delaney Hall Detention Center, blocking the gates and daring officials to arrest them. When an ambulance… Read the rest of the article: Religious leaders block ICE detention center in Newark, dare officials to arrest them

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    2:45 pm Mon, May 12, 2025
    Wealthy South Africans fly private jet to claim refugee status, but Episcopal Church isn't playing along Portrait of General L. Botha, by unknown artist, (c. 1906) Public Domain

    The Episcopal Church just turned down millions in federal funding — because it refused to come to the aid of 59 white South Africans "refugees" who landed at Dulles Airport… Read the rest of the article: Wealthy South Africans fly private jet to claim refugee status, but Episcopal Church isn't playing along

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    2:18 pm Mon, May 12, 2025
    Mexico's Baja California Governor stripped of U.S. tourist visa Figure of a Dog, by Colima, (1–200 CE) The Art Institute of Chicago

    The U.S. State Department has revoked tourist visas for one of Mexico's most prominent border state leaders and her husband, straining diplomatic relations between the two nations during a period… Read the rest of the article: Mexico's Baja California Governor stripped of U.S. tourist visa

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    2:03 pm Mon, May 12, 2025
    Border goons detain US citizen for having an opinion Hasan Piker/YouTube

    Welcome to Trump's America, where government agencies detain US citizens to question them about constitutionally protected speech. As reported in UserMag, CBP agents detained Hasan Piker — a popular progressive… Read the rest of the article: Border goons detain US citizen for having an opinion

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    3:31 pm Sat, May 10, 2025
    Kanye West ode to Hitler a big hit in Musk's digital cesspool Kanya West (Consolidated News Photos/Shutterstock.com)

    Remember when Kanye West was just your garden-variety megalomaniac who occasionally interrupted awards shows? Those were the days. As reported in NBC News, Ye (the artist formerly known as both… Read the rest of the article: Kanye West ode to Hitler a big hit in Musk's digital cesspool

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    9:59 am Sat, May 10, 2025
    Why deathbed regrets don't make good life guidance Image: Chatty G

    The dying may be the worst people to tell you how to live. On his blog, Rikard Hjort writes about what he calls the "Deathbed Fallacy" — our misguided tendency… Read the rest of the article: Why deathbed regrets don't make good life guidance

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    9:37 am Sat, May 10, 2025
    Stephen Miller emerges from crypt to propose suspending basic human rights by trashing habeas corpus Image: Chatty G

    The Trump administration has decided to go full authoritarian-thirst-trap by considering the suspension of habeas corpus — you know, that pesky little legal right that's only been around since the… Read the rest of the article: Stephen Miller emerges from crypt to propose suspending basic human rights by trashing habeas corpus

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    9:18 am Sat, May 10, 2025
    California port shipping crisis: Zero vessels crossing from China GreenOak/shutterstock.com

    Remember when Trump swaggered around claiming trade wars were easy to win? Well, grab your binoculars and stare at the Pacific Ocean, where precisely zero ships are currently sailing from… Read the rest of the article: California port shipping crisis: Zero vessels crossing from China

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    9:03 am Sat, May 10, 2025
    White South Africans get fast-track refugee status while others wait in limbo Portrait of General L. Botha, by unknown artist, (c. 1906) Public Domain

    Former colonial rulers are now "refugees" in Trump's America. As reported in CBS News, the administration is rolling out the red carpet for white South Africans faster than Elon Musk… Read the rest of the article: White South Africans get fast-track refugee status while others wait in limbo

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    1:21 pm Fri, May 9, 2025
    Senator Fetterman sets record for missed votes as staff scrambles to locate him Sen. John Fetterman (OogImages / Shutterstock.com)

    Somewhere in the hallowed halls of Congress, Senator John Fetterman is… well, nobody's quite sure where he is, actually. As reported by Axios, the Pennsylvania Democrat has turned "playing hooky"… Read the rest of the article: Senator Fetterman sets record for missed votes as staff scrambles to locate him

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    1:12 pm Fri, May 9, 2025
    Newark mayor arrested at ICE facility after refusing to leave Matt Gush / Shutterstock.com

    The mayor of New Jersey's largest city walked into a federal immigration facility Thursday and refused to leave until authorities arrested him, causing a showdown between local and federal law… Read the rest of the article: Newark mayor arrested at ICE facility after refusing to leave

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    3:49 pm Thu, May 8, 2025
    Crypto bro sobs in court — judge gives him 12 years anyway Image: Chatty G

    While thousands of victims testified about their stolen life savings, Celsius Network founder Alexander Mashinsky sobbed his way through a sentencing hearing that ended in a 12-year prison term. The… Read the rest of the article: Crypto bro sobs in court — judge gives him 12 years anyway

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    2:45 pm Thu, May 8, 2025
    Musk funds Texas group aiming to crush journalists with defamation lawsuits Sittipol sukuna/shutterstock.com

    "I am a free speech absolutist," Elon Musk declared on Twitter in 2022. Now his $1 million donation backs legislation that would remove a crucial shield protecting ordinary Texans from… Read the rest of the article: Musk funds Texas group aiming to crush journalists with defamation lawsuits

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    11:47 am Tue, May 6, 2025
    Fancy Boston hotel adds bathroom gender inspection to amenities Image: Chatty G

    Welcome to Boston's Liberty Hotel, where the bathroom police are working overtime to ensure your gender presentation meets their exacting five-star standards. As reported by CBS Boston, a security guard… Read the rest of the article: Fancy Boston hotel adds bathroom gender inspection to amenities

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    10:58 am Tue, May 6, 2025
    How Philadelphia's bravest bureaucrats fought against the terrifying prospect of affordable housing The Waterworks, Fairmount, Philadelphia, by James McClees, (1855) | Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Philadelphia's dedicated bureaucrats face a terrifying prospect — an affordable housing project might actually get approved. As The Inquirer reports, these champions of pushback have lovingly nurtured this 57-unit proposal… Read the rest of the article: How Philadelphia's bravest bureaucrats fought against the terrifying prospect of affordable housing

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    10:07 am Tue, May 6, 2025
    Arizona officials "can't find" $2.4B in stolen Native health funds Forget it, Jake. It's Arizona. Image: Rebekah Zemansky / shutterstock.com

    A massive fraud scheme targeting Native Americans seeking addiction treatment has left Arizona officials chasing billions in stolen taxpayer dollars, with only 5% recovered so far, according to a new… Read the rest of the article: Arizona officials "can't find" $2.4B in stolen Native health funds

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    11:54 am Mon, May 5, 2025
    Watch jerks scam tourists with their stupid bracelet trick in Rome Image: Karl Rock/YouTube

    A "friendly" offer of a "free" bracelet in Rome can quickly turn into an aggressive demand for money, as documented in travel YouTuber Karl Rock's recent exposé of a widespread… Read the rest of the article: Watch jerks scam tourists with their stupid bracelet trick in Rome

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  • Ellsworth Toohey
    10:54 am Mon, May 5, 2025
    Celebrities discover pushing on face makes it less puffy, pay $500 for "lymphatic drainage specialists" to do it Microgen/shutterstock.com

    The wellness industrial complex has discovered yet another revolutionary health intervention: Touching your face gently while charging obscene amounts of money for it. As reported in Yahoo, celebrities like Kim… Read the rest of the article: Celebrities discover pushing on face makes it less puffy, pay $500 for "lymphatic drainage specialists" to do it

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