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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:37 am Tue, Dec 19, 2023
    New York Mayor Eric Adams gives bizarre answer to a simple question

    If you were invited on a TV show for a friendly interview and asked to describe 2023 in one word, what would you say? Out of the tens of thousands… Read the rest of the article: New York Mayor Eric Adams gives bizarre answer to a simple question

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:15 am Mon, Dec 18, 2023
    Twitter's new policy: reduced enforcement for hate speech, alleged leaked documents show

    Leaked confidential documents reveal that Twitter has instructed its content moderators not to suspend users who send hateful messages and images to other users, reports Ireland's Business Post. Among the… Read the rest of the article: Twitter's new policy: reduced enforcement for hate speech, alleged leaked documents show

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:25 am Mon, Dec 18, 2023
    Homophobic Bridget Ziegler should be fired for being bad at at her job, not for having sex with a woman, says former student [video]

    Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler is one of those curious people who espouse hateful anti-LGBT views while engaging in LGBT sex themselves. All the members of Sarasota's School Board… Read the rest of the article: Homophobic Bridget Ziegler should be fired for being bad at at her job, not for having sex with a woman, says former student [video]

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:51 am Mon, Dec 18, 2023
    There is no red in this photo of a Coke can

    Famous optical illusion maker Akiyoshi Kitaoka created an image of a red can of Coca-Cola. However, the red color is merely an illusion. He said of the image, "You may… Read the rest of the article: There is no red in this photo of a Coke can

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:50 am Mon, Dec 18, 2023
    Tucker Carlson calls for jailing Dallas stadium architect

    In keeping with the time-honored fascist tradition of persecuting artists who do not conform to the Nazi ideal of classical beauty, Tucker Carlson is demanding to know why the architect… Read the rest of the article: Tucker Carlson calls for jailing Dallas stadium architect

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:17 am Mon, Dec 18, 2023
    Digital reading might be harming your comprehension, says study

    You may want to print this on paper before reading any further. A study by the Interdisciplinary Reading Research Structure (ERI) of the University of Valencia (UV) found that reading… Read the rest of the article: Digital reading might be harming your comprehension, says study

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    5:02 pm Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    Musk told Twitter investors who gave him $13 billion that they wouldn't lose money, say sources

    Ars Technica reports that five sources told it that Elon Musk privately assured some of the investors who gave him $13 billion for the dumpster fire formerly known as Twitter… Read the rest of the article: Musk told Twitter investors who gave him $13 billion that they wouldn't lose money, say sources

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    3:48 pm Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    Ted Cruz runs from reporter's abortion question in parking lot escape

    If you want to see a coward in action, look no further than this video of Cancun Cruz doing a fast walk away from an MSNBC reporter asking him to… Read the rest of the article: Ted Cruz runs from reporter's abortion question in parking lot escape

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    3:20 pm Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    Musk gets fact-checked by Twitter community, engages in petty public spat

    Elon Musk, who was forced to buy Twitter for $44 billion and is doing everything he can to make it as trustworthy as a self-driving Tesla, was corrected on his… Read the rest of the article: Musk gets fact-checked by Twitter community, engages in petty public spat

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:19 am Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    MAGA man says he would vote for Trump even if he was smoking crack with Hunter Biden

    In 2017 Vox interviewed Timothy Snyder, a professor of European history at Yale, about his book, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. The book warns that nations descend… Read the rest of the article: MAGA man says he would vote for Trump even if he was smoking crack with Hunter Biden

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:07 am Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    "The damage from inaction is enormous" — Rising threat of Asian Tiger Mosquito across the US

    A mosquito species that arrived in the United States in the 1970s as stowaways in used tires is slowly making its way across the continent, spreading dengue, West Nile virus,… Read the rest of the article: "The damage from inaction is enormous" — Rising threat of Asian Tiger Mosquito across the US

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    5:47 pm Thu, Dec 14, 2023
    Utah Supreme Court upholds right to withhold phone passcodes from cops

    The US Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination isn't just for Donald Trump and his unpleasant ilk; it also covers ordinary people who refuse to surrender their passwords to inquisitive… Read the rest of the article: Utah Supreme Court upholds right to withhold phone passcodes from cops

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    5:27 pm Thu, Dec 14, 2023
    Young woman overcomes fear to order breakfast

    In this two-part video, a young woman with autism takes a selfie video as she works up the nerve to order room service at a hotel. "I'm at a hotel… Read the rest of the article: Young woman overcomes fear to order breakfast

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    4:12 pm Thu, Dec 14, 2023
    Election meddlers' apology letters reveal shocking lack of remorse

    As part of their plea agreement for attempting to undermine the 2020 Presidential election and to install Trump as an unelected dictator, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, and Scott Hall were… Read the rest of the article: Election meddlers' apology letters reveal shocking lack of remorse

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    2:58 pm Thu, Dec 14, 2023
    Outrage as Twitter runs ads for app creating fake nudes of women

    Meidas Touch reports that Twitter is running ads for an app that uses AI to digitally remove clothing from photos of women. Fake nudes like these could easily be used… Read the rest of the article: Outrage as Twitter runs ads for app creating fake nudes of women

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:57 am Thu, Dec 14, 2023
    Trump promises a "unus economy" if elected

    At his rally in Coralville, Iowa, yesterday, Donald Trump failed to mention the stock market reaching an all-time high earlier that day, a steep drop in inflation, and a massive… Read the rest of the article: Trump promises a "unus economy" if elected

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    5:40 pm Wed, Dec 13, 2023
    Cancun Cruz silent on crucial abortion issue

    Sanctimonious Canadian blowhard Ted Cruz is not one to shun the spotlight and trumpet views manufactured to please his voters, unless it's to escape an electric power shutdown of his… Read the rest of the article: Cancun Cruz silent on crucial abortion issue

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    5:08 pm Wed, Dec 13, 2023
    Trial expert says Giuliani caused $47.5 million in reputational damage to 2 election workers

    Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that Rudy Giuliani was liable for defaming two election workers. The judge ordered a trial to determine the damages Giuliani would… Read the rest of the article: Trial expert says Giuliani caused $47.5 million in reputational damage to 2 election workers

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    1:29 pm Wed, Dec 13, 2023
    "I am Skinny Santa" — Obama visits pre-K kids in Chicago (video)

    The pre-K kids at Chicago's Parkside Community Academy, who were greeted by a man calling himself "Skinny Santa" yesterday, didn't seem to mind that his costume was about as bad… Read the rest of the article: "I am Skinny Santa" — Obama visits pre-K kids in Chicago (video)

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:29 am Wed, Dec 13, 2023
    Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024

    "Steamboat Willie" marks the first appearance of Mickey Mouse (apart from an earlier test screening). In the 1928 cartoon, Mickey is a happy-go-lucky, animal-abusing deckhand on a river steamboat, captained… Read the rest of the article: Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024

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