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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:51 am Tue, Feb 24, 2026
    An arrest follows an extremely unusual roadside encounter Seal of Kentucky

    A passing driver saw something so bizarre that they had to call 911. Police responded quickly to a roadside scene in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, involving an extremely unusual sight: a… Read the rest of the article: An arrest follows an extremely unusual roadside encounter

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:02 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    After copper theft, it will cost L.A. $6.3 million to relight one bridge

    Copper theft in Los Angeles is reaching ridiculous, near-catalytic-converter proportions. Internet connections go down, phone service goes out, and critical infrastructure goes dark. After copper wire theft left the Sixth… Read the rest of the article: After copper theft, it will cost L.A. $6.3 million to relight one bridge

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  • Jason Weisberger
    7:49 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    On CNN, Newsom again tries to convince conservatives he's "not that kind of Democrat" Newsom. Photo: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock

    Appearing with CNN's Dana Bash, California Gov. Gavin Newsom once again tried to convince voters he's culturally "normal" if you ignore the part where he governs California. Repeating a MAGA… Read the rest of the article: On CNN, Newsom again tries to convince conservatives he's "not that kind of Democrat"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    7:33 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to criminalize "don't follow illegal orders" video Pirro at her best on Fox News

    While prosecutors reportedly couldn't identify an actual crime, under Trump-appointed crackpot US Attorney Jeannie Pirro, the DOJ still asked a Grand Jury to indict six lawmakers for reminding USAS personnel… Read the rest of the article: Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to criminalize "don't follow illegal orders" video

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:38 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    Please do not poop on LA DOT buses Image: J.D.S/shutterstock.com

    The City of Los Angeles released a video, and then rapidly retracted it, asking riders to report on fellow passengers who defecate on the bus. CBS asked the city how… Read the rest of the article: Please do not poop on LA DOT buses

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:33 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    Grandpa Pudding Brains remembers the good old days of Aqua Net Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    Not satisfied to just be bringing back fuel inefficient cars and maybe someday getting rid of seat belts, convicted felon and frontotemporal dementia poster boy Donald Trump gripes that hairspray… Read the rest of the article: Grandpa Pudding Brains remembers the good old days of Aqua Net

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:25 pm Mon, Feb 23, 2026
    Cybertruck's fatality rate reportedly far surpasses the legendary Ford Pinto Image: Cybertruck; wedmoments.stock / shutterstock.com

    This social media missive reminds us the Ford Pinto was orders of magnitude safer than the now-discounted Cybertruck. The Pinto was so widely derided that it became a joke in… Read the rest of the article: Cybertruck's fatality rate reportedly far surpasses the legendary Ford Pinto

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:41 pm Sat, Feb 21, 2026
    OpenAI CEO reduces childhood to a power bill altman

    On again off again OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who famously claimed he could not raise a child without AI, now sums up the meaning of life as the carbon footprint… Read the rest of the article: OpenAI CEO reduces childhood to a power bill

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:45 am Sat, Feb 21, 2026
    White House posts "Trump Right About Everything" report, peer-reviewed by the voices in his head

    The White House has published a sweeping new economic analysis concluding that convicted felon Donald Trump is, as usual, correct about everything. This finding was rigorously validated through the administration's… Read the rest of the article: White House posts "Trump Right About Everything" report, peer-reviewed by the voices in his head

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:15 am Sat, Feb 21, 2026
    Elon Musk invents the mattress sale Elon Musk (screengrab)

    Eleven-dimensional chess player Elon Musk has unveiled a bold new pricing innovation this week: the limited-time offer. Telling customers the price will go up if they don't buy right now… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk invents the mattress sale

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:50 am Sat, Feb 21, 2026
    In civil rights reversal, Trump DOJ sides against desegregation Pam Bondi (Phil Pasquini/shutterstock.com)

    In another attempt to bolster old standards of racism, the Trump Administration has joined a lawsuit arguing the Los Angeles Unified School District's decades-old desegregation framework is reverse discrimination. Filed… Read the rest of the article: In civil rights reversal, Trump DOJ sides against desegregation

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:37 am Sat, Feb 21, 2026
    Your beach cruiser just got a bureaucrat folding electric bike

    A new idea to limit injuries and hooning on e-bikes in California has been introduced to the state's assembly: register e-bikes like they are cars. Apparently, e-bikes are too convenient,… Read the rest of the article: Your beach cruiser just got a bureaucrat

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  • Jason Weisberger
    3:20 pm Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Reese's heir accuses Hershey of cutting corners

    The grandson of the man who invented the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup has a message for Hershey: that's not milk chocolate, and it's definitely not peanut butter. Brad Reese, 70,… Read the rest of the article: Reese's heir accuses Hershey of cutting corners

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:29 pm Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    A nose for justice: the FBI's tech-sniffing dog

    When the FBI needed proof in the 2016 Chelsea bombing case, it didn't turn to a new algorithm or a breakthrough surveillance tool. It turned to a black Lab named… Read the rest of the article: A nose for justice: the FBI's tech-sniffing dog

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:14 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Saudi cash fuels Musk's next frontier Sundry Photography/Shutterstock

    Elon Musk's crap factory xAI has secured a $3 billion investment from Saudi-backed HUMAIN, converting the stake into shares of the soon-to-be combined xAI–SpaceX entity. A kingdom-supported investor is now… Read the rest of the article: Saudi cash fuels Musk's next frontier

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:07 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Scared deer trusts firefighter

    A deer became stuck on the slippery ice at Loon Lake, Washington. A firefighter was able to calmly walk out, hug the deer, and rescue it. I am not sure… Read the rest of the article: Scared deer trusts firefighter

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:50 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Apparently, women are just assets with title issues RNC, republican

    Women are now just like a used car. If a woman wants to vote, Republican Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin says they should just change their title registration at the… Read the rest of the article: Apparently, women are just assets with title issues

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:37 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Measles spreading in Utah, Oregon and California vaccine

    Utah has hundreds of cases, Oregon and California are reporting cases in the single digits, but RFK JR's MAHA movement is certainly sweeping the nation in one way. It didn't… Read the rest of the article: Measles spreading in Utah, Oregon and California

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:25 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Another skateboarding history of Venice, CA video Image: J.D.S/shutterstock.com

    Skateboarding is as much a means of transportation in Venice, CA, as it is a sport. If only our city would repair the sidewalks. Seems there are quite a few… Read the rest of the article: Another skateboarding history of Venice, CA video

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:17 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Google Maps now with less maps Jay Fog / Shutterstock.com

    Google has created a "logged out" mode for Google Maps, which did not require you to be logged in previously. The new mode is a very light version of the… Read the rest of the article: Google Maps now with less maps

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