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Trump tweets 14 white supremacist words
“This is a battle to save the Heritage, History, and Greatness of our Country! #MAGA2020” —Donald J. Trump, on June 30, 2020. Donald Trump...
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25% of gym-goers say they will never return to a fitness club
A survey of 2000 adults who exercise twice a week or more said they will never return to a gym. Only one-third said they will retain their ...
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Judge issues temporary restraining order against publication of Mary Trump's tell all book
A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the publication of Mary Trump's forthcoming book, Too Much and Never Enough: How M...
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Fox host Steve Doocy pushes the idea that Trump should wear a mask
Yesterday, Fox host Trace Gallagher questioned whether Trump would drop out of November's presidential race. And today, Fox & Frien...
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Covid cases are up but fewer patients are needing ventilators. 5 reasons why
Currently, the United States is seeing about 40,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he " would not be surprised...
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Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park
The National Park Service reports that a 72-year-old woman repeatedly came within ten feet of a bison Yellowstone National Park to take a p...
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Massive star 100 times larger than the sun mysteriously disappears
A colossal star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy (PHL 293B), estimated to be "100 times more massive than the sun," has "possibly...
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"Old rubber boots": Fetish video or performance art?
"Have fun at home with my old rubber boots," the creator writes . Avant-garde performance art or fetish video? You decide. One ...
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Europe bans travelers from US over Covid fears
Europe is reopening its borders to travelers as the coronavirus pandemic subsides in most developed countries. But not to those coming from ...
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Every item scanned as "Mr Potato Head" in glitch at department stores
Yesterday, five large department stores in the towns of Lindsay and Whitby, Ontario, Canada had to temporarily stop ringing up customers be...
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Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, RIP
Legendary comedian, actor, writer, and director Carl Reiner has died at age 98. Reiner is best known for performing with Sid Caesar and Imo...
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UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one
In a year of old-school dystopian catastrophes, here's one that's refreshingly futuristic: the UK is making it legal to use small el...
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Pop-up wearable tent for COVID-19 protection in offices, schools, and medical facilities
A few years back, my brother Rick Pescovitz came up with Under The Weather Pods , single-person pop-up shelters. (You may have caught Rick o...
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Family finds pepperoni swastika on their Little Caesars pizza
Jason Laska stopped at a Little Caesars to grab a pre-made "Hot-N-Ready" pizza for his family. When he got home, he and his wife d...
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Chart shows states where Covid is spiking
The Financial Times' latest chart of newly confirmed cases by state per capita , represented as a seven-day rolling average, suggests t...
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Top YouTube influencers canceled
Taylor Lorentz is chronicling internet drama brilliantly for the New York Times , and her latest report is on the quasi-downfall of two high...
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AP: Trump aware of Russian price on U.S. troops' heads since 2019
The Associated Press reports that Trump was briefed on Russia's cash-for-corpses program in 2019 . He kept it to himself then, and kept...
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Original "Ghostbusters" returns to drive-ins and theaters starting July 1
Entertainment providers have figured out that drive-in theaters are the perfect way to socially distance while having some retro-style summe...
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How Trump really dealt with Russia's bounty on US soldiers
The two upcoming Tom the Dancing Bug books, Tom the Dancing Bug: Into the Trumpverse , and The Super-Fun-Pak Comix Reader , are now availab...
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Learn how to utilize WordPress to its full potential with the help of these training classes
The saying goes that everyone is looking to build a better mousetrap. In the case of Elementor, they decided to take a swing at WordPress, t...
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Los Angeles County beaches CLOSED for 4th of July weekend as coronavirus spikes
Officials in Los Angeles have ordered all beaches in the county closed over the Independence Day Holiday, in hopes of slowing the accelerati...
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Carl Bernstein: Trump 'delusional' & danger to national security — McMaster, Tillerson, Bolton, Mattis, Kelly
Quite the scoop at CNN.com from Carl Bernstein , yes, the Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein, with a 109-word one sentence lede. One wonders ...
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Three Nevada casinos sued over coronavirus protections for workers, unions claim dangerous working conditions
Unions that represent 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno sued three Nevada casino properties Monday, claiming dangerous workin...
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IRS says U.S. taxpayers must file return by July 15 or ask for extension
If are a United States taxpayer, listen up. You must file your 2019 tax return by July 15 or file for an automatic extension to October 15, ...
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Free download of MagPi - Raspberry Pi project magazine
The latest issue of The MagPi is out, and you can get a free PDF . The projects in this issue look like fun! Build a Raspberry Pi 4 games ...
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Reddit finally kills The_Donald
Pro-Trump sub The_Donald was never a pleasant place, but the bubbling sewer of racism and toxic behaviour has become too disgusting even for...
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Reddit shuts down The_Donald for hate speech, harassment, and targeting
The 790,000 subscribers to The_Donald have suddenly found themselves without a place to spread hate and harassment after Reddit shut down th...
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Man learns tech support scammer's real name
Scambuster Jim Browning got access to a tech support scammer's computer and was able to find out his real name and monitor his communic...
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Two free or cheap alternatives to Adobe Illustrator
If you're a professional illustrator, podcaster, or filmmaker, a $53 a month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud is a fair price to pa...
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For triggers, gates, clocks, and sociopaths alike, "Master/Slave" faces retirement
Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electr...
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Toy hot rod car restoration
It took a lot of time and tools to restore this corroded 1960s tin toy car into one that looks brand new. Here's a hint for watching r...
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Los Angeles taco stand closes because maskless covidiots attacked workers
Hugo's is one of my favorite restaurants in Los Angeles. They have one on Santa Monica Blvd that Carla and I have been going to since th...
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Even Fox wonders if Trump might drop out of November's presidential election
Fox host Trace Gallagher questioned today whether, with Trump's miserable poll numbers (the national polls' average currently has T...
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Japanese railway melodies played on pocket calculators
Chiptune musician @atarimae_400 learned that the jingles played at some Japanese railway stations sound similar to the tones generated by ...
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Topic is an international favorites streaming service that’s on sale for just $2.50 a month
When you sit down on your couch to watch TV, the volume of options is truly staggering. However, a strange thing happens once you start cycl...
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Mysterious group carrying suitcases spotted at UK reservoir
Police in West Sussex, England responded last week to reports that around 50 people carrying suitcases were spotted walking towards Ardingly...
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Absolutely wonderful stop motion Super Mario with refrigerator magnets
Videogame developer Phil Compile and 4-year-old son Ollie made this absolutely wonderful Super Mario stop motion animation using refrigera...
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Randy Rainbow's delightful new ditty: Cover Your Freakin' Face!
Randy Rainbow is back at it with another fabulous show tune: "Cover Your Freakin' Face." Brilliant, as always. from Boing...
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Watch: Family on a boat rescues a bear whose head is trapped in a container
This family was fishing on Marshmiller Lake in Wisconsin when they came across this bear cub swimming with a plastic container stuck on its...
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Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in 5-4 ruling
The Supreme Court today struck down Louisiana's restrictions on abortion, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the liberals to form a...
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St Louis couple point guns at peaceful protestors on street by mansion
The photos show an angry white couple , barefoot on the lawn of their mansion, pointing guns at predominantly black protestors marching on t...
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I repainted a zombie gnome to see what it would look like and now I have a cowering gnome
Our zombie gnome was completely faded gray by the sun. I decided to repaint him "normally" to see what it would look like, and was...
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Bank card makes it easier for trans and non-binary people to display their true names
You'll rarely find me singing the praises of any major financial institution, but the new True Name Card from Mastercard does seem lik...
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