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  • This Microsoft bundle makes your PC the boss (without bossy fees) for a one-time $55 The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle

    TL;DR: Pay once, keep forever, and upgrade your PC game instantly when you grab these Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro lifetime licenses for just $54.97 (MSRP $418.99). Let's be… Read the rest of the article: This Microsoft bundle makes your PC the boss (without bossy fees) for a one-time $55

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  • Here's a bonanza of animal ASMR videos, including my favorite of all time! Image: Image: seasoning_17 / shutterstock.com

    I recently wrote about research that revealed that many people who suffer from misophonia — defined as a "condition in which specific sounds cause an intense, aversive response in individuals, characterized by negative emotions… Read the rest of the article: Here's a bonanza of animal ASMR videos, including my favorite of all time!

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  • Personal growth, business smarts, and health hacks in 15 minutes or less with Headway for $47.99 Headway Premium: Lifetime Subscription

    TL;DR: The Headway app makes self-improvement quick, gamified, and fun. Until October 5, use code READ20 to get permanent access for $47.99 (MSRP $299.95). Here's the truth: you want to read more, but life… Read the rest of the article: Personal growth, business smarts, and health hacks in 15 minutes or less with Headway for $47.99

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  • Remove ink stains with Amodex

    A pen full of midnight blue ink let loose in my bag. Amodex got the stains out. I travel with fountain pens. Sometimes accidents happen. I drove over a high… Read the rest of the article: Remove ink stains with Amodex

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  • When cats get clingy: 5 fluffy white cats refuse to let their owner have bathroom privacy AllKlear Love Photo/shutterstock.com

    Something I've learned about cats from personal experience is that they become extra needy the moment I need to use the bathroom. If I don't let them in, they cry… Read the rest of the article: When cats get clingy: 5 fluffy white cats refuse to let their owner have bathroom privacy

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  • The Book of Dreams and Ghosts: 78 strange tales of demons, ghosts, and poltergeists from Andrew Lang The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897)

    The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (by Andrew Lang, posted here in its entirety on the Public Domain Review) brings together 78 unusual stories, ranging from a demon encounter in… Read the rest of the article: The Book of Dreams and Ghosts: 78 strange tales of demons, ghosts, and poltergeists from Andrew Lang

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  • Man handles venomous wheel bug with bare hands while warning of its bite Wheel bug (Dawnward LLC/shutterstock.com)

    My favorite thing about this video involving a venomous bug is the way that the man filming the video picks up the bug with his bare hands and then proceeds… Read the rest of the article: Man handles venomous wheel bug with bare hands while warning of its bite

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  • Starbucks stormtrooper has a grande-sized grievance (video) Nils Versemann / Shutterstock.com

    This rabid Charlie Kirk adherent goes nuts at a Starbucks, claiming her First Amendment rights are being violated because she is not allowed to shout down a barista for failing… Read the rest of the article: Starbucks stormtrooper has a grande-sized grievance (video)

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  • Binge brain food, not junk TV, with Curiosity Stream's lifetime deal for $199.99 Curiosity Stream Standard Plan

    TL;DR: Curiosity Stream gives you unlimited access to thousands of documentaries — science, history, nature, and more — for life, all for a one-time payment of $199.99. There are plenty of streaming services… Read the rest of the article: Binge brain food, not junk TV, with Curiosity Stream's lifetime deal for $199.99

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  • ICE officer pulls gun on bystanders in Maryland as man pleads "I am American" (video) Image: makalex69 / shutterstock.com

    A viral video from Hyattsville, Maryland, shows an ICE brownshirt pulling his gun on bystanders as a man pleaded, "Ayúdame, help me. I am American." The confrontation comes just days… Read the rest of the article: ICE officer pulls gun on bystanders in Maryland as man pleads "I am American" (video)

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  • ICE Barbie accused of fast-tracking $11M pier rebuild near rumored boyfriend's house Image: Puppy slayer and Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem; Mark Reinstein / Shutterstock.com

    Performative DHS Secretary, and self-proclaimed slayer of puppies, Kristi Noem, is accused of fast-tracking a project to repair a dock near the home of Trump stooge and her reported boyfriend… Read the rest of the article: ICE Barbie accused of fast-tracking $11M pier rebuild near rumored boyfriend's house

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  • Fairytale comedy "A Moment for Love" to light up the Hollywood Park Film Festival on October 10th

    The Hollywood Park Film Festival will host the award-winning A Moment for Love at Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas on Friday, October 10, 2025. The red carpet starts at 8 PM, with… Read the rest of the article: Fairytale comedy "A Moment for Love" to light up the Hollywood Park Film Festival on October 10th

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  • London court throws out "unlawful" terror charge against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara Mo Chara

    A British flavor of "everything we don't like is terrorism" encountered reality today in the form of Woolich Crown Court, where Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the case against Kneecap… Read the rest of the article: London court throws out "unlawful" terror charge against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara

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  • Xbox console price increased (yes, really, again) Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

    I'm getting sick of writing this update every couple weeks, but not as sick as I am of the game price-gouging by Xbox and its contemporaries. Hot on the heels… Read the rest of the article: Xbox console price increased (yes, really, again)

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  • Play your way through endless CAPTCHAS in I'm Not a Robot

    If you have ever wanted to solve endless puzzles to prove you are not a robot, Neal Agarwal has you covered. His site, Neal.fun, has a ridiculous number of ways… Read the rest of the article: Play your way through endless CAPTCHAS in I'm Not a Robot

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  • Undercover Dachshund is the wholesome content we need right now Undercover Dachshund

    When everything is awful, it helps to be reminded that there is still good in the world. To that end, let me present the best thing I have seen in… Read the rest of the article: Undercover Dachshund is the wholesome content we need right now

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  • Former FBI Director James Comey indicted to please Trump Comey

    Hillary Clinton was the person most responsible for Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, but FBI Director James Comey did his best to help out with a spectacular… Read the rest of the article: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted to please Trump

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  • Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache Alex Jones on his show. (screenshot)

    Alex Jones, the supplement salesman and far-right commentator on the hook for $1.5bn in damages after defaming the families of children killed in mass shootings, has a new ploy for… Read the rest of the article: Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache

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  • Dark Horse and Lucasfilm resurrect Hisao Tamaki's Star Wars manga with deluxe Kickstarter editions

    In 1997, manga artist Hisao Tamaki took on what sounds like an impossible task: retelling Star Wars: A New Hope as manga. The result wasn't just a straight adaptation, it… Read the rest of the article: Dark Horse and Lucasfilm resurrect Hisao Tamaki's Star Wars manga with deluxe Kickstarter editions

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  • Trump's FTC makes Bezos pay billions despite his desperate bootlicking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos walks with Lauren Sanchez in the pit-lane before the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco (QIAN JUN / Shutterstock.com)

    It turns out that all that cringeworthy toadying to Donald Trump couldn't save Jeff Bezos from Trump's FTC. Amazon just got slapped with a historic $2.5 billion penalty for running… Read the rest of the article: Trump's FTC makes Bezos pay billions despite his desperate bootlicking

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