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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:47 am Wed, Apr 8, 2026
    Once again Israel ignores "ceasefire" part of "ceasefire" Photo: Avi Ohayon / Israel Government Press Office

    Iran was clear that the ceasefire was to include Israel's attacks on Lebanon, but the United States and Israel have decided that wasn't part of the deal. Naturally, the ceasefire… Read the rest of the article: Once again Israel ignores "ceasefire" part of "ceasefire"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:33 am Wed, Apr 8, 2026
    Autonomous future arrives, looks a lot like public transit without the "public" part

    After years of breathless promises about a frictionless, individualized future, the autonomous revolution has arrived in the form of a sliding-door people mover that looks suspiciously like a bus minus… Read the rest of the article: Autonomous future arrives, looks a lot like public transit without the "public" part

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:21 am Wed, Apr 8, 2026
    Science, now with 110,000 made-up sources!

    Turns out the problem with AI in science isn't just that it occasionally gets things wrong, it's that AI confidently invents sources that don't exist, and those fake citations are… Read the rest of the article: Science, now with 110,000 made-up sources!

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:15 am Wed, Apr 8, 2026
    ICE shoots "alleged gang member," says he "weaponized" his vehicle

    After shooting a man in California, ICE declared him an "alleged gang member" and says he "weaponized" his vehicle. At some point, they will need a new script. "As officers… Read the rest of the article: ICE shoots "alleged gang member," says he "weaponized" his vehicle

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:56 am Tue, Apr 7, 2026
    Flu vaccine linked to lower Alzheimer's risk vaccine

    In news that will absolutely enrage the "I did my own research" crowd, a massive study just found that getting a flu shot is associated with a significantly lower risk… Read the rest of the article: Flu vaccine linked to lower Alzheimer's risk

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:29 am Tue, Apr 7, 2026
    This historic railway runs on human waste

    This fantastic YouTube video shares the history of Fribourg's poo-powered funicular. Fribourg was built in a canyon, and there is a fairly steep incline between the working-class housing and the… Read the rest of the article: This historic railway runs on human waste

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:14 am Tue, Apr 7, 2026
    Sam Altman smiles through another "it's improving" while the model keeps making things up altman

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, once fired for being "not consistently candid in his communications," smiles, acknowledges the problem just enough to sound reasonable, and tries to write off a completely… Read the rest of the article: Sam Altman smiles through another "it's improving" while the model keeps making things up

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:51 am Tue, Apr 7, 2026
    Iran teaches Grandpa Puddin' Brains diplomacy while he imagines Iranians begging for more bombs Image: Donald Trump; Joshua Sukoff / Shutterstock

    Trump now claims that Iranians, currently being bombed, losing power, watching infrastructure collapse, are somehow slipping into his DMs to say: "Please, sir, keep bombing our homes." Not "stop." Not… Read the rest of the article: Iran teaches Grandpa Puddin' Brains diplomacy while he imagines Iranians begging for more bombs

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:40 pm Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    Trump's plan for Iran is: ¯_(ツ)_/¯ President Donald Trump (Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com)

    Q: Is the war ending, or are you about to bomb Iran into the Stone Age? Trump: Can't tell you. I don't know. There it is… the entire US plan… Read the rest of the article: Trump's plan for Iran is: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:49 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    Trump spends Easter Egg Roll ranting to children about Biden's autopen Presidential mugshot

    The White House Easter Egg Roll took a detour into grievance hour Monday as President Trump, seated among children coloring eggs, launched into a rambling critique of Joe Biden's alleged… Read the rest of the article: Trump spends Easter Egg Roll ranting to children about Biden's autopen

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:41 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    Officials say refugee's death was a homicide after Border Patrol agents left him alone in the cold U.S. Border Patrol (Roberto Galan/shutterstock.com)

    A nearly blind refugee was dropped off by Border Patrol outside a closed donut shop in Buffalo, left alone in the cold without help, and days later was found dead,… Read the rest of the article: Officials say refugee's death was a homicide after Border Patrol agents left him alone in the cold

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:33 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    Musk makes banks buy his crappy chatbot if they want in on the SpaceX IPO Judge slams Twitter's attempt to silence hate speech

    TechnoKing Elon Musk is forcing banks to buy subscriptions to his glitchy, scandal-prone AI chatbot Grok if they want a role in SpaceX's blockbuster IPO. The move looks less like… Read the rest of the article: Musk makes banks buy his crappy chatbot if they want in on the SpaceX IPO

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:21 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    OpenAI pulls plug on Sora after realizing it built a money incinerator Sam Altman. Photo: jamesonwu1972 / Shutterstock

    OpenAI didn't kill its splashy AI video app, Sora, because of copyright chaos or "focus" issues; it shut it down because it was chewing through obscene amounts of compute while… Read the rest of the article: OpenAI pulls plug on Sora after realizing it built a money incinerator

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:11 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    Erika Kirk explains women's purpose: not careers, just babies

    Turning Point USA's CEO and Chairperson, Erika Kirk, is doubling down on a familiar message: women were "made to be mothers." Even as many of the young women she's trying… Read the rest of the article: Erika Kirk explains women's purpose: not careers, just babies

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:02 am Mon, Apr 6, 2026
    White House faith adviser says Trump attended "Saturday and Sunday School" more days a week than exist Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    The convicted felon's "Senior Faith Advisor," Paula White-Cain, is now claiming Donald Trump attended "Saturday and Sunday School" three times a week as a child, a schedule that appears to… Read the rest of the article: White House faith adviser says Trump attended "Saturday and Sunday School" more days a week than exist

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:37 pm Fri, Apr 3, 2026
    Bondi's DOJ portrait tossed in the trash

    Rough week for pedo protector Pam Bondi. Trump threw her under a bus, Congress still wants her to testify under oath, and someone at the DOJ tossed her portrait in… Read the rest of the article: Bondi's DOJ portrait tossed in the trash

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:28 am Fri, Apr 3, 2026
    FEMA official claims divine Waffle House teleportation, somehow keeps job

    The man in charge of coordinating federal disaster response says he was once mysteriously transported by God to a Waffle House in Georgia. A claim that, incredibly, is not disqualifying… Read the rest of the article: FEMA official claims divine Waffle House teleportation, somehow keeps job

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:16 am Fri, Apr 3, 2026
    Reese's backs down, agrees to make candy people want to eat

    After quietly swapping real chocolate for cheaper coatings in some products, Hershey is now reversing course and promising to bring back classic Reese's recipes, a rare admission that customers can,… Read the rest of the article: Reese's backs down, agrees to make candy people want to eat

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:58 am Fri, Apr 3, 2026
    Former congressperson Matt Gaetz now pushing alien breeding program conspiracy Image: lev radin / shutterstock.com

    Former congressperson Matt Gaetz says a uniformed member of the U.S. military once briefed him on a secret program in which aliens are breeding with kidnapped humans from war zones… Read the rest of the article: Former congressperson Matt Gaetz now pushing alien breeding program conspiracy

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:51 am Fri, Apr 3, 2026
    Grandma in "No Dick Tator" costume still being prosecuted because satire apparently terrifies Alabama

    A 62-year-old Alabama grandmother is headed to trial after police tackled and arrested her at a No Kings protest for wearing an inflatable penis costume and carrying a "No Dick… Read the rest of the article: Grandma in "No Dick Tator" costume still being prosecuted because satire apparently terrifies Alabama

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