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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:01 am Tue, Dec 30, 2025
    Kennedy Center's name change costs it New Year's shows and credibility Kennedy Center (Matthew Hodgkins/shutterstock.com)

    When you turn a memorial into a gross monument, don't be surprised when artists walk away. What was once America's premier cultural shrine, the Kennedy Center, has become ground zero… Read the rest of the article: Kennedy Center's name change costs it New Year's shows and credibility

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:45 am Tue, Dec 30, 2025
    Cops blow up an innocent bystander's business, and the courts shrug LAPD

    Never ones to miss an opportunity for an excessive demonstration of force, the LAPD destroyed a business and failed to get their man. Los Angeles Police blew up an innocent… Read the rest of the article: Cops blow up an innocent bystander's business, and the courts shrug

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:12 am Tue, Dec 30, 2025
    Man who moved into bear country demands bear respect zoning laws Black bear (jadimages / shutterstock.com)

    A man moved near the wilderness and is furious that the wilderness wants his house. An Altadena homeowner is reportedly considering legal action over a bear that refuses to leave… Read the rest of the article: Man who moved into bear country demands bear respect zoning laws

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:03 am Tue, Dec 30, 2025
    Waymo sues Santa Monica for trying to make it stop beeping all night Waymo (Iv-olga / Shutterstock.com)

    In true Silicon Valley fashion, when asked to stop being disruptive, Waymo chose litigation. The City of Santa Monica did not suddenly decide it hates technology. It told Waymo to… Read the rest of the article: Waymo sues Santa Monica for trying to make it stop beeping all night

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  • Jason Weisberger
    10:22 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    Elon Musk publicly fixates on a teenager, everyone else cringes Elon Musk (screengrab)

    Elon Musk has never been shy about defending his right to say awful things in public, even taking a defamation case all the way to court to protect his ability… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk publicly fixates on a teenager, everyone else cringes

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:53 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    America's anti-litter campaign was corporate PR in a recycling costume

    The war on litter was never intended to save the planet; it was created to protect polluters from accountability. The "Keep America Beautiful" campaign taught us that litter is a… Read the rest of the article: America's anti-litter campaign was corporate PR in a recycling costume

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:14 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    Stephen Miller mistakes hatred for insight, again Image: Stephen MIller; lev radin / shutterstock.com

    Trump's ghoul Stephen Miller jumped online, insisting he had discovered a profound truth, when what he's actually done is rehash his resentments at a higher volume. Gollum's latest post swaps… Read the rest of the article: Stephen Miller mistakes hatred for insight, again

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:49 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    Mental and emotional reasons people prefer staying home

    If you've ever canceled plans and felt a weird sense of peace afterward, congratulations! You aren't lazy; you have a brain. This video dives into the mind-bending delight some people,… Read the rest of the article: Mental and emotional reasons people prefer staying home

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:24 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    A dying dentist, a violent frontier, and the making of Doc Holliday

    Behind the gunslinger myth was a dying man with a degree in dentistry, a gambling habit, and an ever-ticking clock counting down his days. Fascinated by the legend of Doc… Read the rest of the article: A dying dentist, a violent frontier, and the making of Doc Holliday

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:00 am Mon, Dec 29, 2025
    CIA loses nuclear-powered gadget in the Himalayas, shrugs Nanda Devi

    The CIA tried to hide a nuclear device on a hallowed mountain. It did not go well. In a story that sounds like a "Spies Like Us" sequel but is… Read the rest of the article: CIA loses nuclear-powered gadget in the Himalayas, shrugs

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:47 pm Fri, Dec 26, 2025
    Trump to Europe: embrace Nazi trash or else Elon Musk (screengrab)

    Mere days after the EU fined Elon for running Twitter as a Nazi bar, his bro Donald wants Europe to stop cleaning up its platforms and start tolerating Nazis, in… Read the rest of the article: Trump to Europe: embrace Nazi trash or else

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  • Jason Weisberger
    9:13 am Thu, Dec 25, 2025
    Holiday Music

    Happy Holidays! Have a happy and safe holiday, however you celebrate. Previously:• Run-DMC invades MTV• Run-DMC's lesser-known holiday track 'Christmas Is' asks listeners to 'give up the dough'• Brain Rot:… Read the rest of the article: Holiday Music

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:42 am Tue, Dec 23, 2025
    Florida bishops preach goodwill; Trump admin vows to repatriate all Whos to Whoville

    Florida's Catholic bishops asked for a brief Christmas pause in immigration raids, appealing to ideas like mercy, dignity, and not terrorizing families during the holidays. The Trump administration responded by… Read the rest of the article: Florida bishops preach goodwill; Trump admin vows to repatriate all Whos to Whoville

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:30 am Tue, Dec 23, 2025
    Threatening blue states' road money amounts to banning "driving while brown" Sean duffy weed conspiracy

    When MTV's Sean Duffy threatens to cut off road and bridge funding unless states escalate immigration enforcement, they're not just talking about budgets: they're redefining who gets to move freely.… Read the rest of the article: Threatening blue states' road money amounts to banning "driving while brown"

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  • Jason Weisberger
    8:02 am Tue, Dec 23, 2025
    Hegseth adds Grok to US "AI arsenal," enemies reportedly dying of laughter Elon Musk (screengrab)

    The Pentagon says it's adding Grok to its "AI Arsenal," which is a little like announcing that national defense will now be partially handled by a sarcastic reply guy who… Read the rest of the article: Hegseth adds Grok to US "AI arsenal," enemies reportedly dying of laughter

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  • Jason Weisberger
    5:51 am Tue, Dec 23, 2025
    DOJ releases and removes Epstein documents implicating Trump Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    If you keep accidentally publishing evidence and then scrambling to hide it again, people will start to notice the pattern. The Trump administration's Epstein file dump has turned into a… Read the rest of the article: DOJ releases and removes Epstein documents implicating Trump

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  • Jason Weisberger
    4:11 pm Mon, Dec 22, 2025
    That cancelled 60 Minutes piece is up on Canadian TV Image: Kathy Hutchins/shutterrstock.com

    Bari Weiss apparently yanked a 60 Minutes piece on Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison because it was not friendly enough to the Trump Administration. Somehow, the piece… Read the rest of the article: That cancelled 60 Minutes piece is up on Canadian TV

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  • Jason Weisberger
    2:02 pm Mon, Dec 22, 2025
    Jim Beam shuts down a distillery as Trump's tariff hangover kicks in Trump Quixote/ChatGPT

    It turns out you can't tariff your way to prosperity when your flagship product needs four years in a barrel, and your biggest export markets are actively mad at you.… Read the rest of the article: Jim Beam shuts down a distillery as Trump's tariff hangover kicks in

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:58 pm Mon, Dec 22, 2025
    Fearing ICE immigrants are skipping their court dates davidsmith520/shutterstock.com

    Damned if they do, damned if they don't seems to be the new reality for immigrants hoping to stay in the United States of America legally. Afraid ICE will grab… Read the rest of the article: Fearing ICE immigrants are skipping their court dates

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  • Jason Weisberger
    12:05 pm Mon, Dec 22, 2025
    JD Vance openly racist, accepting of anti-semites Image: ChattyG

    Liar and racist, Vice President JD Vance refused to distance himself from anti-semites and insisted the United States is a Christian nation. His white supremacist leanings must make his family… Read the rest of the article: JD Vance openly racist, accepting of anti-semites

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