Donald Trump just got a million-dollar reminder that courts aren't where you publish your fanfiction. A federal appeals court has upheld a whopping fine against Trump and his sometime lawyer,… Read the rest of the article: Appeal lost: "Trump's and Habba's legal arguments were indeed frivolous"
I absolutely love the Tiny Chef. He makes me happy. As effective as RUN DMC for raising my spirits, The Tiny Chef dancing and singing as he cooks in the… Read the rest of the article: Today's "Google Doodle" is the Tiny Chef!
The reference desk at your public library is an amazing tool. It never hallucinates weird answers, and the folks working there are a pleasure to meet. This quick explainer tells… Read the rest of the article: "6-7" explained by the LA Public Library
This Thanksgiving, your turkey might thank you for nothing: a wave of AI‑slop recipes has swooped in, offering bogus cooking advice, bizarre measurements, and photos that may look right but… Read the rest of the article: Grandma's roast turkey replaced by AI chaos: holiday cooking goes slop
After Elon Musk sicced his fanbois on Dutch transit officials, the RDW calmly asked everyone to take their fingers off the keyboard and stop being weird. It turns out that… Read the rest of the article: Dutch regulators tell Tesla fans to stuff it
Leading the rightwing media consolidation craze, Larry and David Ellison are taking their orders from the White House and Donald Trump himself. With CBS already bleeding out and TikTok in… Read the rest of the article: With CNN in their sights, the Ellisons ask Trump who to axe
After a century of boys tying knots and earning badges beside the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth is notifying Congress that the party is over. The War Secretary says the Scouts have… Read the rest of the article: Secretary of War says Boy Scouts no longer manly enough
In the midst of a housing crisis stemming from unaffordability, rents keep going up and up, and we wonder why. Turns out, a giant landlord named Greystar was quietly playing… Read the rest of the article: Landlord giant Greystar agrees to quit the rent‑jacking algorithm game (for now)
In Santa Monica, California, the robot‑taxi revolution just hit a brick wall. Waymo's charging lots have been told to stop the after-hours rave. No more flashing lights, honking beeps, and self‑driving… Read the rest of the article: Santa Monica orders overnight robot‑taxi lots to stand down
In a startling case of a Trump Administration official accepting responsibility for something, MTV reality TV actor Sean Duffy says he dresses himself. Rather than work to make air travel… Read the rest of the article: Sean Duffy accepts blame for how he dresses
Loraine Hutchins has left the building. The groundbreaking author, activist, and bisexual lightning rod behind Bi Any Other Name passed away this November, leaving behind a generation of writers, educators,… Read the rest of the article: Loraine Hutchins has died. She gave bisexual activism its name, shape, and sass
Apparently, banning fox hunting once wasn't enough, because here we are in 2025, with an MP having to stand up in Parliament and beg the government actually to make it… Read the rest of the article: "Fox hunting is a bloodsport with no place in the 21st century"
Banana Republic cosplayer, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's rebranded "Department of War" is threatening to drag Senator Mark Kelly out of retirement and court-martial him for the unspeakable crime of quoting… Read the rest of the article: Hegseth's "Department of War" wants to court-martial a senator for quoting the Constitution
Turns out you can't just toss your personal lawyer into a federal post like they are a Mar-a-Lago buffet server and expect the indictments to stick. A federal judge just… Read the rest of the article: Judge says Trump's pick Halligan had no business indicting Comey & James
Talk about the world's worst party guest. Elon Musk went on nodding sycophant Joe Rogan's podcast to explain how his pet AI, Grok, helps him become the life of a… Read the rest of the article: Clearly, Elon Musk doesn't get invited to many parties
Their leadership calls them Orca Team Six. Pods of killer whales are creeping up on merchant ships, disabling their rudders, and forcing captains to press pause mid voyage. Revenge is… Read the rest of the article: Orca Team Six: whales engaged in coordinated attacks on commercial shipping
In a live demonstration of Parkinson's law of triviality, Trump's MTV reality-TV actor-turned-Transportation Secretary offers completely irrelevant advice to holiday travellers: wear a suit. Without mentioning the terrible policy that… Read the rest of the article: Transportation Secretary feels fashion and friendliness will improve holiday air travel
Two 87-year-olds on Nevada's side of Lake Tahoe had a scary encounter with a black bear. First, the bear got into their garage and scratched a gentleman. The bear then… Read the rest of the article: Perhaps don't let the bear into the house
Put a known science-denying anti-vaxxer in charge of the CDC, and surprise, you get a CDC that talks like an anti-vaxxer. The agency just rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest… Read the rest of the article: Put an anti-vaxxer in charge and you get an anti-vax CDC
Fascist cosplay enthusiast Gregory Bovino rolled into Chicago with a federal badge, a tear gas stash, and apparently zero concern for reality. A judge just handed him a 233‑page roast… Read the rest of the article: Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino called out for lies and thuggery in brutal court ruling
