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  • Court finds a bakery's "faith-based convictions" are "intentionally discriminatory" Blank white and blue flat sheet cake. Image: karen roach/shutterstock.com

    California's Fifth Appellate District Court has unanimously ruled the owner of a Bakersfield, California, bakery who refused to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple in 2017 has broken… Read the rest of the article: Court finds a bakery's "faith-based convictions" are "intentionally discriminatory"

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  • President of NYU College Republicans is fired for saying Barron Trump is an "oddity" Image: Barron, Donald, and Melania Trump; Evan El-Amin / shutterstock.com

    The weak-kneed members of NYU's College Republicans of America chapter forced their president to resign after she told Vanity Fair that Barron Trump was "an oddity on campus." "He's sort… Read the rest of the article: President of NYU College Republicans is fired for saying Barron Trump is an "oddity"

    • Carla Sinclair
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  • Two men busted using cannon to shoot drugs over fence into prison image: Chatty G

    Police busted two men outside of Grant Parish Detention Center in Colfax, Louisiana for allegedly attempting to deliver contraband to inmates. Their plan was to launch the items over the… Read the rest of the article: Two men busted using cannon to shoot drugs over fence into prison

    • Allan Rose Hill
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  • Hidden symbols in Jackson Pollock's abstract drip paintings image: Jackson Pollock

    Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock's drip paintings may not be entirely abstract. According to new research from UC San Diego psychiatrist Stephen Stahl and colleagues, Pollock likely suffered from bipolar disorder.… Read the rest of the article: Hidden symbols in Jackson Pollock's abstract drip paintings

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  • DOJ crisis deepens as veteran prosecutor refuses climate fund freeze zimmytws/Leventciftci/shutterstock.com

    Looks like somebody's not a team player! Denise Cheung — described by Reuter's as "the top federal prosecutor who supervised criminal cases at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney's office —… Read the rest of the article: DOJ crisis deepens as veteran prosecutor refuses climate fund freeze

    • Ellsworth Toohey
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  • Will Trump offer "asylum" to accused traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate? andrew tate charges

    Under normal circumstances, the United States government would not be meddling in the prosecution of an accused international sex trafficker and would let the law of the land in the… Read the rest of the article: Will Trump offer "asylum" to accused traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate?

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  • Emulate a PC on a Nintendo Entertainment System NES86 via YouTube

    If the idea of emulating a PC on a Nintendo Entertainment System sounds like a torturous exercise in proving Turing completeness and the very opposite of fun, console yourself with… Read the rest of the article: Emulate a PC on a Nintendo Entertainment System

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  • Try using Youtube as a drum sequencer

    Remember YouTube Multiplier, which played multiple YouTube embeds at once? The logical next step is here: the YouTube Sequencer, which allows users to play YouTube videos like drum samples, arranging… Read the rest of the article: Try using Youtube as a drum sequencer

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • New footage of Delta crash shows plane bursting into flames before flipping upside-down (video) Image: Delta Air Lines; viper-zero / shutterstock.com

    New video of yesterday's Delta Air Lines crash shows fire bursting from the plane right after it touched down at the Toronto Pearson Airport. We then see the burning plane… Read the rest of the article: New footage of Delta crash shows plane bursting into flames before flipping upside-down (video)

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  • AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now Atrocities at Oudewater, 1575, by anonymous, (1618 - 1624) Public domain

    Someone on Reddit asked ChatGPT to forecast America's future under continued Trump policies, and it reads like a horror novel written by George Orwell after binge-watching Handmaid's Tale. The AI… Read the rest of the article: AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now

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  • AOC claps back at Trump's illiterate thug Image: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY); Phil Pasquini / shutterstock.com

    "Border Czar" Tom Homan is unhappy that Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminds people of their rights, so he is hoping someone will declare that illegal. Trump stooge Tom Homan has taken… Read the rest of the article: AOC claps back at Trump's illiterate thug

    • Jason Weisberger
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  • Target scrapped DEI to please Trump. It's not helping business. Photo: The Image Party / Shutterstock

    Target is learning that its efforts to please Donald Trump and the GOP have done nothing to improve its bottom line while generating worse "real consequences," reports Ariel Messman-Rucker for… Read the rest of the article: Target scrapped DEI to please Trump. It's not helping business.

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Tintin and Haddock "What a week, huh?" meme updated every day, week, month and year

    At tintin.dlazaro.ca you may experience the "What a week, huh?" meme, updated daily in accordance with the current day. It's at the website of Daniel Lazaro, a Canadian computer scientist,… Read the rest of the article: Tintin and Haddock "What a week, huh?" meme updated every day, week, month and year

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Simple life hacks and tips to make your day easier Repel attackers with an adhesive lint roller. Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock

    If you're looking for simple, one-off ways to make your life a bit easier, then check out Practical Betterments. This fun website offers life hacks and tips that you can… Read the rest of the article: Simple life hacks and tips to make your day easier

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  • Kissing rock is a romantic seaside spot in Pacific Grove, California Kissing Rock. MarieKaz/Shutterstock

    These two rocks in Pacific Grove, CA, are known as Kissing Rock. They stick out from the sea look like they are leaning towards each other and kissing. To me,… Read the rest of the article: Kissing rock is a romantic seaside spot in Pacific Grove, California

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  • SwearSky: sweary posts from social media read in a British accent

    I had a good chuckle today when I came across the website SwearSky, which displays live swears from bluesky. This website is the definition of NSFW, so beware. The site… Read the rest of the article: SwearSky: sweary posts from social media read in a British accent

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  • Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on The sad poop emoji

    Recently, over 300,000 individuals in Taiwan sought medical treatment for diarrhea at outpatient and emergency departments during one week (February 2-8)—the highest numbers in the last ten years. Additionally, over the past month, almost… Read the rest of the article: Thanks to norovirus, there's a whole lotta poopin' goin' on

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  • Sean Duffy admits firing up to 400 FAA workers before latest Delta Air Lines crash Image: Delta Air Lines; viper-zero / shutterstock.com

    As planes keep crashing down on a weekly basis since Donald Trump took office, new Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reiterated that he's fired hundreds of FAA employees so far. He… Read the rest of the article: Sean Duffy admits firing up to 400 FAA workers before latest Delta Air Lines crash

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  • Brief morning red light exposure improves aging adults' color vision by 20%

    A single three-minute exposure to deep red light in the morning can significantly improve aging adults' color vision for up to a week, according to research from University College London… Read the rest of the article: Brief morning red light exposure improves aging adults' color vision by 20%

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  • That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them Representational image (Boing Boing/Midjourney)

    That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them. We're talking spin-the-roulette-wheel-to-find-out-if-we're-gonna-die odds. Remember that pesky asteroid 2024 YR4 we've been tracking?… Read the rest of the article: That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them

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