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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:03 am Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    $150k in homophobic vandalism defaces Buffalo's new stadium

    Buffalo's brand-new Highmark Stadium isn't even open yet, but someone has already christened the place with pornographic graffiti and anti-LGBTQ slurs. According to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, vandals tagged… Read the rest of the article: $150k in homophobic vandalism defaces Buffalo's new stadium

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  • Jason Weisberger
    5:57 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    A preventable virus, a paralyzed child, and zero regrets vaccine

    A South Carolina mother has no regrets about denying her child the measles vaccine, even though her lucky-to-be-alive son has suffered measles encephalitis and will have trouble walking. A belief… Read the rest of the article: A preventable virus, a paralyzed child, and zero regrets

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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:00 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    Bondi says "no evidence," while DOJ quietly edits the index Pam Bondi (Phil Pasquini/shutterstock.com)

    The FBI interviewed a woman four times in 2019 after she claimed Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was underage. Now, as Attorney General Pam Bondi howls "no evidence,"… Read the rest of the article: Bondi says "no evidence," while DOJ quietly edits the index

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:53 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    JD Vance gets zero laughs The JD Vance meme at hand

    Attempting to be funny, JD Vance was once again awkward. Also, the target of his derision slapped back so hard that Just Dance Vance may not know what day it… Read the rest of the article: JD Vance gets zero laughs

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:56 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    Outside Magazine's list of NPS signs altered by the Trump Administration Yosemite National Park. Image: f11photo/shutterstock.com

    A March 2025 Trump executive order that instructed our national parks to ignore or attempt to change history has sparked a chain reaction of stupidity. Democracy Forward, a coalition of… Read the rest of the article: Outside Magazine's list of NPS signs altered by the Trump Administration

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:24 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    An Eazy-E classic is now a country ditty

    This country/gangsta rap mash-up is a lot of fun: It seems turning NWA into country is not an isolated thing: Previously:• Mashing up NWA with an old Irish rebel song•… Read the rest of the article: An Eazy-E classic is now a country ditty

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:10 pm Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    FCC Chair wielding equal-time rule in service of Trump's agenda  Image: Olga 27 / shutterstock.com

    "These are MAGA airwaves now," seems clear enough that no one has to doubt FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's intent to keep an already reeling media landscape deep in the yellow.… Read the rest of the article: FCC Chair wielding equal-time rule in service of Trump's agenda 

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:58 am Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    Whiskey Pete invites a white supremacist to the Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on 'Fox & Friends'

    Trump's white power-loving "Secretary of War" invited his white supremacist pastor to speak at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson is a guy who says slavery was just fine, women shouldn't vote,… Read the rest of the article: Whiskey Pete invites a white supremacist to the Pentagon

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:51 am Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    Ice Barbie wants another airplane Kristi Noem (Maxim Elramsisy/shutterstock.com)

    This $70 million Boeing 737 Max 8 has a bedroom that Ice Barbie will certainly put to service in the name of the taxpayers. Wonder if this expense is being… Read the rest of the article: Ice Barbie wants another airplane

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:29 am Thu, Feb 19, 2026
    Grandpa Pudding Brains and the escalator of doom Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    Amid his odd ramblings and bizarre insistence that his wife is a movie star, convicted felon, and addled old man, Donald Trump gave another embarrassing performance. Someplace in the hours… Read the rest of the article: Grandpa Pudding Brains and the escalator of doom

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:00 pm Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    How the media keeps manufacturing Elon Musk's "Genius" Elon Musk (screengrab)

    For decades, swaths of the American media have failed to treat Elon Musk like a CEO with a track record of missed timelines and broken promises. Instead, he is portrayed… Read the rest of the article: How the media keeps manufacturing Elon Musk's "Genius"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:02 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    Pentagon threatens Anthropic as Trump allies embrace Musk's problematic Grok Pete Hegseth (Joshua Sukoff/shutterstock.com)

    Trump's war secretary, "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth, is threatening to blackball Anthropic's Claude over politics, as Trump denounces "woke AI" in favor of CSAM-generating "MechHitler" Grok. It would appear that by… Read the rest of the article: Pentagon threatens Anthropic as Trump allies embrace Musk's problematic Grok

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:40 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    FBI withholds evidence in Minnesota Kash Patel

    Unsurprisingly, Kash Patel's FBI has formally informed Minnesota officials that it will not be cooperating and will not provide access to information or evidence it collected in the fatal January… Read the rest of the article: FBI withholds evidence in Minnesota

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:38 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    Mando and Baby Yoda the Movie's "official" trailer Star Wars

    This may be a step towards telling new Star Wars stories on the big screen, or just a merchandising blitz. The Mandalorian and Grogu is the next feature-length Star Wars… Read the rest of the article: Mando and Baby Yoda the Movie's "official" trailer

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:28 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    The architecture and history of LA's skateable beachfront

    Skateboarder Ted Barrow takes a look at the yesterday and today of Los Angeles' famous beachfront skate spots, from the Santa Monica Pier to the Venice Pavilion. Whether you grew… Read the rest of the article: The architecture and history of LA's skateable beachfront

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  • Jason Weisberger
    7:37 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    Son of Anthony Scaramucci sets record with $16.49M Pokémon card purchase

    The venture capitalist son of Anthony Scaramucci shows off his investing prowess by setting the record for the most expensive Pokémon card purchase of all time at $16.5M. The Mooch… Read the rest of the article: Son of Anthony Scaramucci sets record with $16.49M Pokémon card purchase

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  • Jason Weisberger
    7:20 am Tue, Feb 17, 2026
    I am very happy with my Energizer wireless charging stand

    While wireless charging hasn't standardized enough to eliminate the need for three different surfaces, it has gotten pretty good. This Energizer stand handles all my portable devices and then some.… Read the rest of the article: I am very happy with my Energizer wireless charging stand

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:02 pm Sat, Feb 14, 2026
    Noem's "Right people voting" comment sparks concern over DHS role in elections

    ICE Barbie Kristi Noem ignited a political firestorm on Friday by suggesting her Department of Homeland Security has a role in ensuring "the right people" are voting in upcoming elections.… Read the rest of the article: Noem's "Right people voting" comment sparks concern over DHS role in elections

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:53 pm Sat, Feb 14, 2026
    Metal, Muppets, Madness

    A friend sent me this music video. I don't know the song it parodies, but it is sheer lunacy. Nothing like metal Muppets to get your day going. Much more… Read the rest of the article: Metal, Muppets, Madness

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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:10 pm Fri, Feb 13, 2026
    Internet "Forensically Analyzes" Trump's alleged "Shartgate" Donald Trump on 27 November 2025 (Photo Agency/shutterstock.com)

    Once again, the internet has done what the internet does best: amateur sleuths have now turned their attention to an alleged Oval Office "audio incident," with one self-described sound engineer… Read the rest of the article: Internet "Forensically Analyzes" Trump's alleged "Shartgate"

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