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  • When store clerk calls little boy the N-word, the child's father hits back with powerful lecture

    Homer, a racist gentleman working at a Dillards department store, according to the TikTok post below, got so upset when a 10-year-old boy bumped into him, he called the child… Read the rest of the article: When store clerk calls little boy the N-word, the child's father hits back with powerful lecture

    • Carla Sinclair
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  • Hannibal Buress explains why he left the Eric Andre show

    Some shows generate more memes than others. The Simpsons' memes have become so omnipresent that they've gone full circle and appeared in the series. Even though any show can become a meme factory- I'm… Read the rest of the article: Hannibal Buress explains why he left the Eric Andre show

    • Devin Nealy
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  • Insanely detailed VR simulation of a Kmart

    I worked at a Kmart in Boulder, Colorado for a couple of years on evenings and weekends when I was in high school. This video clip of a VR simulation… Read the rest of the article: Insanely detailed VR simulation of a Kmart

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Jon Stewart shreds GOP over vote against vets: "If this is America first, then America is f*cked" (video)

    A fired-up Jon Stewart didn't hold back when he tore into Republicans today after the GOP blocked the "military burn pits bill" that would have given U.S. veterans expanded healthcare.… Read the rest of the article: Jon Stewart shreds GOP over vote against vets: "If this is America first, then America is f*cked" (video)

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  • Watch J6 criminal Dr. Simone Gold express shock and outrage that she is headed to prison for 60 days

    Simone Gold, the unpleasant, obnoxious founder of America's Frontline Doctors, is about to go to prison for 60 days for trespassing and refusing to leave the US Capitol during the… Read the rest of the article: Watch J6 criminal Dr. Simone Gold express shock and outrage that she is headed to prison for 60 days

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Josh Hawley to publish a book about the need for more manhood called "Manhood"

    Republican Senator Josh Hawley, long-known to have an unusual interest in masculinity, is to ennoble his idée fixe as a whole book: Manhood: The Masculine Virtues Americans Need [Amazon], to… Read the rest of the article: Josh Hawley to publish a book about the need for more manhood called "Manhood"

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Conservative news host accused by former colleagues of sending them dick pics finds twerking to be a liberal conspiracy

    Hasn't this guy seen Footloose? Twerking isn't a liberal conspiracy, dude. The people need to dance. The dance comes from the lord, it doesn't offend them. You oughta gotta get… Read the rest of the article: Conservative news host accused by former colleagues of sending them dick pics finds twerking to be a liberal conspiracy

    • Jason Weisberger
      at 11:36
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  • San Francisco man gets parking ticket after curb was repainted red while his car was parked

    San Francisco's parking enforcement gang is notorious for issuing parking tickets. If you look closely at their uniforms, you'll see a badge that says "Cite 'em all and let God… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco man gets parking ticket after curb was repainted red while his car was parked

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Watch patient German shepherd eagerly wait for infant to play fetch

    A German shepherd breathes heavily in anticipation, staring at a tennis ball while waiting for the family's tiny newcomer to play fetch. He even gives the infant a lick of… Read the rest of the article: Watch patient German shepherd eagerly wait for infant to play fetch

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 10:45
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  • Mountain Dew and Fresca banned in EU and Japan because they contain an ingredient that can lead to memory loss

    "Mountain Dew'll tickle yer innards, cuz there's a bang in every bottle!" That's what the hillbilly spokesmascot for the carbonated beverage used to say in this old TV commercial for… Read the rest of the article: Mountain Dew and Fresca banned in EU and Japan because they contain an ingredient that can lead to memory loss

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 10:43
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  • This early 80s ABC network all-cast musical number brings back the memories

    Wow. I remember things like Battle of the Network Stars but this is some serious ABC pride. Image: Screen grab

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • Dead spiders reanimated as robot grippers in "necrobotics" breakthrough

    Rice University researchers are pioneers in the field of necrobotics—reanimating dead creatures as robots. They've demonstrated how a tiny dead wolf spider can become an air-powered gripper that can pick… Read the rest of the article: Dead spiders reanimated as robot grippers in "necrobotics" breakthrough

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Neil Gaiman breaks down the trailer for Sandman Sandman

    Sandman's debut on Netflix is rapidly approaching, and last weekend, during San Diego Comic-Con, Netflix unveiled more footage of the highly anticipated series. Even though fans have been clamoring for… Read the rest of the article: Neil Gaiman breaks down the trailer for Sandman

    • Devin Nealy
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  • Planet of the Apes has begun, monkeys attack, and Japanese city sends in a "special unit"

    What began as a search for a single mean monkey has turned into a war with a troop of baby snatchers! The city of Yamaguchi, plagued by a troop of… Read the rest of the article: Planet of the Apes has begun, monkeys attack, and Japanese city sends in a "special unit"

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis, RIP

    James Lovelock—creator of the Gaia theory positing that the Earth and everything on it is part of a single organism—died on Tuesday at 103-years-old. A pioneering ecologist, Lovelock's research had… Read the rest of the article: James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis, RIP

    • David Pescovitz
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  • There's a field guide for identifying 'stray shopping carts' Shopping Cart: Winston Wolf / shutterstock.com

    Julian Montague's The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification has been mentioned in the bbs before, but it really deserves its own post. What… Read the rest of the article: There's a field guide for identifying 'stray shopping carts'

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
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  • Fox sycophants apologize to Trump for sharing his abysmal polling numbers

    Trump's polling numbers are so bad that Fox Frenz can't avoid sharing them, however co-host Brian Kilmeade bows, scrapes, and boot-licks to try and stay in the Orange Menace's good… Read the rest of the article: Fox sycophants apologize to Trump for sharing his abysmal polling numbers

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • The Guardian profiles the "Tyre Extinguishers" – an international group that deflates tires of SUVs parked on streets

    The Tyre Extinguishers have teams in the UK, Sweden, France, New Zealand, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. "Our aim is to make it impossible to own a huge polluting… Read the rest of the article: The Guardian profiles the "Tyre Extinguishers" – an international group that deflates tires of SUVs parked on streets

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Marjorie Taylor Greene says her loving Christian Nationalist party will treat the "others" as "equals"

    While Andrew Yang is pushing for a third party that aims for an unrealistic love-in between Republicans and Democrats, Marjorie Taylor Greene claims her "Christian Nationalist" theocracy will love "others"… Read the rest of the article: Marjorie Taylor Greene says her loving Christian Nationalist party will treat the "others" as "equals"

    • Carla Sinclair
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  • Video: Josh Hawley is still very pleased with his January 6 actions

    CNN chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju asked famously fleeing fist-pumper Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) if he had any regrets about his behavior during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.… Read the rest of the article: Video: Josh Hawley is still very pleased with his January 6 actions

    • David Pescovitz
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