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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:57 am Fri, Jan 9, 2026
    Raskin suggests ICE masks are hiding Jan. 6 insurrectionists Photo credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com

    At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Jamie Raskin (D-MD) raised a question that would have sounded paranoid not long ago: whether ICE's growing use of masks during arrests is really… Read the rest of the article: Raskin suggests ICE masks are hiding Jan. 6 insurrectionists

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  • Jason Weisberger
    7:39 am Fri, Jan 9, 2026
    Watch a baby beaver be cute Beaver, by Joseph Scholz, (1829-1880) (Public Domain)

    Certainly, this Friday can benefit from an extremely cute baby beaver rubbing his belly and getting his waterproof on. This week has been exhausting, but that is the intention. While… Read the rest of the article: Watch a baby beaver be cute

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  • Jason Weisberger
    1:26 pm Thu, Jan 8, 2026
    Leavitt claims killing a mother of three was necessary to stop a "larger, sinister left-wing movement" Image: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt / White House Press Conference

    This video clip opens White House press secretary, the Mouth of Moron, Karoline Leavitt's latest briefing. The administration has now offered justification after justification. Leavitt proudly and boldly claims the… Read the rest of the article: Leavitt claims killing a mother of three was necessary to stop a "larger, sinister left-wing movement"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:14 am Thu, Jan 8, 2026
    "We executed one of you": MAGA cheers ICE killing of a mother of three Image: MAGA follower; Roschetzky Photography / shutterstock.com

    This video on circulating on Threads captures a moment at a Minneapolis protest that is difficult to watch and impossible to dismiss. A MAGA supporter openly celebrates the death of… Read the rest of the article: "We executed one of you": MAGA cheers ICE killing of a mother of three

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:10 am Thu, Jan 8, 2026
    The Senate suddenly remembers war powers

    The U.S. Senate voted to limit further military action in Venezuela, abruptly recalling that Congress has a role in authorizing war when unrestrained presidential force is no longer a politically… Read the rest of the article: The Senate suddenly remembers war powers

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:32 am Thu, Jan 8, 2026
    There is a new sheriff in ARC Raiders town

    One of the most entertaining content creators in Speranza is Boschmerchant. Since nearly day one of ARC Raiders, Boschmerchant has been sharing hilarious videos of his role-playing gameplay. Initially acting… Read the rest of the article: There is a new sheriff in ARC Raiders town

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:12 am Thu, Jan 8, 2026
    When the vice president blesses the killing

    The most chilling part of JD Vance's statement is not its aggression. It's its calm. "I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire… Read the rest of the article: When the vice president blesses the killing

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:31 pm Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    When winning an MTV giveaway the real prize was regret MTV

    In the 1980s and 90s, MTV perfected a particular fantasy: win a contest, live like a rock star, and let the rest of your life take care of itself. What… Read the rest of the article: When winning an MTV giveaway the real prize was regret

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:44 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    LA's Tesla road-rager is back, now Hawaiian-style Image: FrimuFilms / shutterstock.com

    The man who terrorized Los Angeles drivers in a Tesla has resurfaced in Hawaii, where he has now pleaded no contest to a fresh set of road-rage charges, suggesting his… Read the rest of the article: LA's Tesla road-rager is back, now Hawaiian-style

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:09 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    ICE shoots and kills mother of 3 in Minneapolis Screengrab via YouTube

    After an observer was killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, someone in the crowd yelled a sentence that did not sound rehearsed, strategic, or polite. It sounded like recognition.… Read the rest of the article: ICE shoots and kills mother of 3 in Minneapolis

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:41 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    Mike Johnson won't hang a plaque honoring the cops who defended Congress

    More than 100 members of Congress are now displaying replicas of a memorial plaque honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6 because Speaker Mike Johnson… Read the rest of the article: Mike Johnson won't hang a plaque honoring the cops who defended Congress

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:23 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    Half a century of math mystery finally meets Baek Jin-eon South Korea

    After almost sixty years of stumping progress in geometry, a Korean mathematician has cracked a problem that generations of scholars left unsolved. The so-called moving sofa problem asks how large… Read the rest of the article: Half a century of math mystery finally meets Baek Jin-eon

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:10 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    Texas A&M deems Plato unnecessary for approved thought

    Texas A&M has decided that Plato is not to be taught, a determination that suggests the problem is not ancient philosophy but what happens when people read it. As Daily Nous reports,… Read the rest of the article: Texas A&M deems Plato unnecessary for approved thought

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:49 am Wed, Jan 7, 2026
    Sheriff's deputy starts a visit by shooting a dog, ends it with a warrantless search

    A Wake County, North Carolina, sheriff's deputy entered a private home with no warrant and no occupants, immediately shot the homeowner's dog, and then called in more deputies to continue… Read the rest of the article: Sheriff's deputy starts a visit by shooting a dog, ends it with a warrantless search

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  • Jason Weisberger
    11:29 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    Once again, Grandpa Pudding Brains performs his happy endings dance

    Convicted felon Donald Trump pantomimed manually pleasuring Congress after ninety minutes of unhinged and disconnected rambling. That the Republican members of the House sit through this garbage and still stand… Read the rest of the article: Once again, Grandpa Pudding Brains performs his happy endings dance

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:32 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    This zorbing ride without safety was just falling with extra steps

    In early 2013, two men climbed into a zorbing ball at a Russian ski resort, trusting that someone, somewhere, had thought through the safety implications of rolling humans downhill inside… Read the rest of the article: This zorbing ride without safety was just falling with extra steps

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:10 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    NPS determines that covering Trump's face invalidates your park pass Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    The National Park Service has determined that covering Donald Trump's face on your park pass invalidates it, an outcome that feels contrived given that the face is there for no… Read the rest of the article: NPS determines that covering Trump's face invalidates your park pass

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:54 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    Grandpa Puddin' Brains free-associates at captive House Republicans President Donald Trump (Joey Sussman/shutterstock.com)

    Convicted felon and apparent frontotemporal dementia sufferer Donald Trump took the podium before House Republicans and delivered what can generously be described as a stream of consciousness about France, voting… Read the rest of the article: Grandpa Puddin' Brains free-associates at captive House Republicans

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:40 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    The 11′8″ + 8″ bridge ends 2025 undefeated Image: YouTube

    As the year winds down, Durham's most reliable content generator has delivered one final reminder that clearance signs are not suggestions. A new video making the rounds shows the 11′8″… Read the rest of the article: The 11′8″ + 8″ bridge ends 2025 undefeated

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:29 am Tue, Jan 6, 2026
    The truth about Pedestrian crossing buttons

    Those buttons that are supposed to give pedestrians time to cross the street safely have been a mystery my whole life. Up until this point, I have heard no better… Read the rest of the article: The truth about Pedestrian crossing buttons

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