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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:39 am Wed, Mar 9, 2022
    Ted Cruz says airline captains and flight attendants can't resist hugging him

    With lots of pointing and table-pounding, a strident Ted Cruz boasted to a group of bored old geezers sitting around a table that flight crew members love to hug him… Read the rest of the article: Ted Cruz says airline captains and flight attendants can't resist hugging him

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:20 am Tue, Mar 8, 2022
    The "Atheist Street Pirates" remove illegal religious signs from Los Angeles streets

    The Atheist Street Pirates are a group of people who go around Los Angeles removing religious posters and placards illegally placed on utility poles and fences. They have a website… Read the rest of the article: The "Atheist Street Pirates" remove illegal religious signs from Los Angeles streets

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:30 am Tue, Mar 8, 2022
    U.S. government sues gentleman who says his $60 vegetable nostrum "works within minutes" to treat Covid-19

    Andrew Martin Sinclair, who goes by the name Busta Sinclair, peddles 16-ounce plastic bottles of herbal tea advertised as having an "instant" positive effect on the immune system and "works… Read the rest of the article: U.S. government sues gentleman who says his $60 vegetable nostrum "works within minutes" to treat Covid-19

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:15 am Tue, Mar 8, 2022
    Infamous Wheel of Fortune episode set to music

    The gifted Brandon Ethridge is back with a mini-musical rendition of the infuriating recent Wheel of Fortune episode. They should hire him to do this live for every episode!

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:30 am Tue, Mar 8, 2022
    Watch: in 2014, Fox News said photo of Obama wearing bike helmet prompted Russian aggression against Ukraine

    In this 2014 video, Fox News hosts express shock, concern, humiliation, and disgust over a photo of Obama wearing a helmet while riding a bike, especially compared to a photo… Read the rest of the article: Watch: in 2014, Fox News said photo of Obama wearing bike helmet prompted Russian aggression against Ukraine

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    6:30 am Tue, Mar 8, 2022
    That weird photo of Queen Elizabeth going around is fake

    A widely spread photo of Queen Elizabeth with her head in an abnormally low position is fake. You can see Steve Parsons' actual photo of the Queen shaking hands with… Read the rest of the article: That weird photo of Queen Elizabeth going around is fake

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    2:43 pm Mon, Mar 7, 2022
    "We Are the World" is 37 years old today

    Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson wrote the charity song "We Are the World" to relieve African famine 37 years ago. It premiered on MTV on March 7, 1985, and is… Read the rest of the article: "We Are the World" is 37 years old today

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    12:14 pm Mon, Mar 7, 2022
    Convoy trucker explains why she is protesting: "I don't want 'em to digitile us"

    Here's one of Trump's very stable geniuses telling the Good Liars why she's fighting the good fight from the driver seat of her big rig. She says "they" (Gates? Soros?… Read the rest of the article: Convoy trucker explains why she is protesting: "I don't want 'em to digitile us"

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:59 am Mon, Mar 7, 2022
    Texas Airbnb host arrested for recording 2,100 images of guests naked and having sex

    Police in Texas arrested Airbnb host A Jay Allee (54) for allegedly videotaping guests naked and having sex in his cabin near San Antonio. According to the police affidavit, Allee… Read the rest of the article: Texas Airbnb host arrested for recording 2,100 images of guests naked and having sex

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:55 am Mon, Mar 7, 2022
    Watch little girl in Ukrainian shelter sing "Let It Go"

    Hurry and watch this video of a little girl in a Ukrainian shelter singing "Let It Go" before Disney issues a takedown notice for copyright infringement.

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:38 am Mon, Mar 7, 2022
    You already know the U.S. healthcare system is broke, but this graph is still shocking

    Health care in the United States costs much more per capita than in other countries, but life expectancy is considerably lower. This chart shows that Japan and Switzerland spend thousands… Read the rest of the article: You already know the U.S. healthcare system is broke, but this graph is still shocking

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:22 am Thu, Mar 3, 2022
    Melinda French Gates said Bill's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein led to the end of their marriage Frederic Legrand - COMEO/shutterstock.com

    In a CBS interview, Melinda French Gates said one of the main reasons she divorced Bill Gates, in addition to his affair, was his ongoing friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.… Read the rest of the article: Melinda French Gates said Bill's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein led to the end of their marriage

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:23 am Thu, Mar 3, 2022
    Rep. Clyde vows to protect people who "accidentally carry their firearms through airport security"

    The U.S. Congress is packed with many kooks, but Andrew Clyde of Georgia is my top pick for the weirdest goofball of the bunch. You might remember Clyde calling the… Read the rest of the article: Rep. Clyde vows to protect people who "accidentally carry their firearms through airport security"

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:26 am Wed, Mar 2, 2022
    With the Russian economy in freefall, oligarchs are calling for peace

    Russian oligarchs and their families are facing severe repercussions from economic sanctions imposed on Russia. They are also calling for world peace and the safety of their Ukrainian brothers and… Read the rest of the article: With the Russian economy in freefall, oligarchs are calling for peace

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:02 am Wed, Mar 2, 2022
    "Almost Pong" is like a cross between Flappy Bird and Pong

    The goal of Almost Pong is to control the elevation of the ball by tapping the space bar (or screen) so you hit the paddles. Thomas Palef, the creator, made… Read the rest of the article: "Almost Pong" is like a cross between Flappy Bird and Pong

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:29 am Wed, Mar 2, 2022
    The Slow Mo Guys blew up capacitors and filmed it at 187,000 frames per second

    The Slow Mo Guys are a British duo consisting of Daniel Gruchy and Gavin Free. They are known for their slow-motion videos filmed using high-speed cameras. Small capacitors make a… Read the rest of the article: The Slow Mo Guys blew up capacitors and filmed it at 187,000 frames per second

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:21 am Wed, Mar 2, 2022
    The GOP cheered these five vile things Trump did to Zelensky Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock.com

    You would almost think Trump was beholden to Putin by the way he treated Ukraine while he was President. Why else would he do everything in his power to weaken… Read the rest of the article: The GOP cheered these five vile things Trump did to Zelensky

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:15 am Wed, Mar 2, 2022
    Here's the most infuriating 2-minute segment in the history of Wheel of Fortune

    "I have never wanted to scream this loudly in my life," says Philip Lewis after watching this clip from a recent episode of Wheel of Fortune. It's a sentiment I… Read the rest of the article: Here's the most infuriating 2-minute segment in the history of Wheel of Fortune

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:33 am Tue, Mar 1, 2022
    This Twitter feed tracks flights of Russian oligarch's jets as they take off and land all over the globe

    The Russian Oligarch Jets Twitter account purports to show the comings and goings of jets and helicopters owned by Russian billionaires as they take off and land in London, Abu… Read the rest of the article: This Twitter feed tracks flights of Russian oligarch's jets as they take off and land all over the globe

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:41 am Tue, Mar 1, 2022
    Why old books smell better than new ones

    One of my favorite smells is old comic books. I worked at a comic book store in Boulder, Colorado between the ages of 12 and 17 and today, whenever I… Read the rest of the article: Why old books smell better than new ones

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