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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:32 pm Wed, Feb 11, 2026
    Congressman demands a federal probe into 13 minutes of televised twerking Capitol dome

    While masked government thugs slay citizens legally observing their over-zealous and perhaps extra-judicial immigration enforcement, Tennessee Republican congressperson Andy Ogles has found the real National emergency: Bad Bunny's hips. The… Read the rest of the article: Congressman demands a federal probe into 13 minutes of televised twerking

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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:18 pm Wed, Feb 11, 2026
    FBI file claims Epstein introduced Melania to Trump, contradicting the fairy tale

    In another glaring contradiction, the oft-repeated insistence by convicted felon Donald Trump and Amazon film star Melania that Jeffrey Epstein didn't introduce the two lovebirds has taken a shot across… Read the rest of the article: FBI file claims Epstein introduced Melania to Trump, contradicting the fairy tale

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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:06 pm Wed, Feb 11, 2026
    Federal judge bans one "less-lethal" launcher, LAPD finds another LAPD

    No one loves the excessive use of force quite like Los Angeles' finest. In addition to recently having been asked by the City Council to back off the riot gear… Read the rest of the article: Federal judge bans one "less-lethal" launcher, LAPD finds another

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  • Jason Weisberger
    3:55 pm Wed, Feb 11, 2026
    Unredacted Epstein files contain a whole lot of "Donald J. Trump" Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    After reviewing unredacted Epstein files, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told Axios that when he searched for Donald Trump's name, it appeared "more than a million times," and at least one… Read the rest of the article: Unredacted Epstein files contain a whole lot of "Donald J. Trump"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    3:43 pm Wed, Feb 11, 2026
    Idaho high schoolers build two airplanes, then go fly them

    Most high school shop programs produce birdhouses and bruised thumbs. In Sandpoint, Idaho, students spent their Saturdays building two full-scale aircraft, earned FAA airworthiness certificates, and then watched one of… Read the rest of the article: Idaho high schoolers build two airplanes, then go fly them

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:59 pm Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    Tortoise fast enough to escape fire Image: Image: seasoning_17 / shutterstock.com

    A tortoise in Fullerton, California, escaped its burning shed and reached safety. Slow and steady doesn't always win the race, but sometimes it keeps you alive. No word on the… Read the rest of the article: Tortoise fast enough to escape fire

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:51 pm Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    "I have two other daughters": Texas man shoots daughter after argument about Trump Texas Welcome Sign

    A family argument about Donald Trump ended with a British woman dead on a bathroom floor in Texas, after her father told her it "would not upset him that much"… Read the rest of the article: "I have two other daughters": Texas man shoots daughter after argument about Trump

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:31 am Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    Crater Lake only looks serene because it's had 7,700 years to calm down Joseph Sohm/shutterstock

    About 8,000 years ago, Mount Mazama dramatically erupted and collapsed, creating Oregon's beautiful Crater Lake. Currently, an axial volcano about 400 miles off the Oregon Coast and due west of… Read the rest of the article: Crater Lake only looks serene because it's had 7,700 years to calm down

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:03 am Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    "There are clearly co-conspirators in here," says lawmaker reviewing unredacted Epstein Files Undated photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at an event together released by the House Oversight Committee in 2025. (Credit: House Oversight Democrats)

    After reviewing unredacted Epstein files, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) clearly and plainly gave the kind of assessment that makes official silence feel intentional. "There are clearly co-conspirators in here," he… Read the rest of the article: "There are clearly co-conspirators in here," says lawmaker reviewing unredacted Epstein Files

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:20 am Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    Lutnick notes he left Epstein Island with the same number of children he arrived with Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    Trump's Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick appears to think he's clearing something up. Instead, he's doing the opposite. "I did have lunch with him… we had lunch on the island…… Read the rest of the article: Lutnick notes he left Epstein Island with the same number of children he arrived with

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:05 am Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    Measles outbreak tears through a Florida university vaccine

    Hold on to your hats! A conservative religious school in a state with below-average vaccination rates, and a Surgeon General who is an anti-vaxxer, is seeing a huge outbreak of… Read the rest of the article: Measles outbreak tears through a Florida university

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:46 am Tue, Feb 10, 2026
    California investigates Grok, Musk continues not noticing Elon Musk (screengrab)

    California Attorney General Robert Bonta joins the long list of folks investigating why xAI's self-proclaimed Nazi chatbot keeps generating non-consensual explicit images. Meanwhile, Elon blames the users. California is the… Read the rest of the article: California investigates Grok, Musk continues not noticing

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  • Jason Weisberger
    3:52 pm Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    How subtraction, not addition, may have been the secret to Egypt's pyramids Image: Ricardo Liberato/CC BY-SA 2.0

    Every few years, someone comes up with a new "this is how the pyramids were built" theory. In addition to aliens or long-forgotten super technologies, many theories rely on unfeasible… Read the rest of the article: How subtraction, not addition, may have been the secret to Egypt's pyramids

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  • Jason Weisberger
    3:29 pm Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    Federal judge rules DOJ can't be trusted Pam Bondi (Phil Pasquini/shutterstock.com)

    In what may be a watershed moment, a Federal judge has determined that Trump's Department of Justice is not to be trusted with sensitive voter information. Not only could this… Read the rest of the article: Federal judge rules DOJ can't be trusted

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:42 pm Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    Invasive and ineffective: DHS's facial recognition system

    The Department of Homeland Security has switched to a mobile facial recognition system that combines two of the worst qualities a government surveillance tool can have: it tramples privacy and… Read the rest of the article: Invasive and ineffective: DHS's facial recognition system

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:46 am Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    Valid papers, no crime, indefinite detention: ICE's American promise

    An Irish man with a valid U.S. work permit has been held in ICE detention since September 2025. He has no history of violent crime and no problems with his… Read the rest of the article: Valid papers, no crime, indefinite detention: ICE's American promise

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:21 am Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    The human cost of the UK's anti-trans turn Pride Image: Mrseferli85/Shutterstock.com

    Measurable, documented, and ongoing harm is being caused by the UK's anti-trans panic. Years of hostile policy, medical rollbacks, and political scapegoating are producing a sharp increase in suicides. As… Read the rest of the article: The human cost of the UK's anti-trans turn

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:56 am Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    Florida says it found Roundup's active ingredient in widely sold breads Ingo70 /shutterstock.com

    Florida's top culture warriors, Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey, and the anti-vax Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo held a press conference to announce that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the… Read the rest of the article: Florida says it found Roundup's active ingredient in widely sold breads

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:26 am Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    The National Park Service sets its sights on California's busiest beaches

    The National Park Service has launched a "Special Resource Study" that puts a long stretch of Los Angeles County coastline in the federal crosshairs. From Will Rogers State Beach down… Read the rest of the article: The National Park Service sets its sights on California's busiest beaches

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:54 am Mon, Feb 9, 2026
    Gentleman puts search and rescue workers at risk for no reason

    Someone decided to have fun spinning their truck out on an icy lake and recording it for the social medias. Naturally, the truck fell through the ice, but the driver… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman puts search and rescue workers at risk for no reason

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