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"Blind respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein "One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion." - Arthur C. Clarke "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson

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AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...

The onion remains undefeated in delivering the most accurate news.

theonion.com/ai-chatbot-t...

09.02.2026 04:00 — 👍 1179    🔁 259    💬 10    📌 10
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

09.02.2026 01:15 — 👍 4528    🔁 657    💬 66    📌 38
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Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.

If you scroll down in the original article to the link "Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information", that one lists the 11 states that betrayed its voters.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

08.02.2026 17:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You have to click thru to a linked article to find the states that sold out their voters are Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming.

08.02.2026 11:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)

08.02.2026 04:00 — 👍 1797    🔁 764    💬 35    📌 41

If these are from MPD, why are city elected officials allowing the police force to do ICE's dirty work?!?

07.02.2026 21:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#Gophers 👍

07.02.2026 15:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Find a No Kings event near you.
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

07.02.2026 01:02 — 👍 660    🔁 336    💬 18    📌 10
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Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies, Senate Dems say The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.

The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.

07.02.2026 12:18 — 👍 794    🔁 288    💬 65    📌 27
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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 5, 2026 | GoComics Read Non Sequitur—a comic strip by creator Wiley Miller—for today, February 5, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/...

05.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social

No paywall:
archive.is/ZmfJC

21.01.2026 07:11 — 👍 889    🔁 511    💬 22    📌 24

The takeaway is that the U of IL college Republicans is full of emotionally stunted white incels with mommy issues.

02.02.2026 13:56 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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This was a bribe.

UAE royals gave the Trump family $500 million, and Trump, in his presidential capacity, gave them access to tightly guarded American AI chips.

The most powerful person on the planet, also happens to be the most shamelessly corrupt.

01.02.2026 02:19 — 👍 1234    🔁 523    💬 36    📌 23

Until I start seeing that fine Corinthian leather used in signage, then it's just not quality protesting. 🙄

31.01.2026 22:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Americans paid nearly $200 billion in Trump tariff taxes last year. Source: Kiel institute

Americans paid nearly $200 billion in Trump tariff taxes last year. Source: Kiel institute

Working families across our state and nation are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and chaotic trade wars to the tune of nearly $200 billion last year alone.

It's breathtaking.

31.01.2026 19:18 — 👍 59    🔁 21    💬 5    📌 0
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

The U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office.

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies. Read more: https://scim.ag/4boPkq8

28.01.2026 17:31 — 👍 51    🔁 46    💬 1    📌 5

"At the same time, the number of STEM Ph.D.s hired at every agency was dramatically lower last year than in 2024."

That's because it's not easy to find a STEM PhD who doesn't believe in science. 😑

31.01.2026 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I just don't understand why voters in Utah keep sending this loser back to the Senate. There must be dozens of moderate Republicans in the state who will still give them the conservative votes they want without all the performative assholery they get with Lee.

31.01.2026 15:40 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Greg Lindberg and companies ordered to repay $526 million as mogul lobbies for Trump pardon Once the biggest political donor in North Carolina, convicted fraudster Greg Lindberg and his companies must now repay half a billion dollars more to victims, a Wake County judge ruled Friday.

The corruption never stops.

www.wral.com/news/nccapit...

31.01.2026 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If ICE really wanted to clear the streets they would do an outdoor showing of the Melania movie.

29.01.2026 02:58 — 👍 174    🔁 38    💬 1    📌 2
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Streets Of Minneapolis | Bruce Springsteen I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis,...

#TheBoss

brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...

29.01.2026 12:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I saw another quote: "Replacing Bovino with Homan is like changing your shirt after s#!tting your pants."

28.01.2026 19:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The ICE goons won't know what to do because the foreigners they'll meet would have to first be imported before they could deport them.

27.01.2026 21:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sounds like the administration was getting heat from 2A purists about their original rationale that the victim deserved execution for daring to carry a legal firearm and are trying to respin their lies.

26.01.2026 21:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump's America

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Hopefully the penguin's plan is to get Trump lost in a blizzard or eaten by a polar bear.

24.01.2026 01:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Maybe Trump's minions can field a tournament with teams from his "board of peace". 🙄

24.01.2026 01:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Farmers were screwed by Trump the first time around, and they went back for a second helping. 🙄

23.01.2026 21:55 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

22.01.2026 14:56 — 👍 3423    🔁 1458    💬 13    📌 172

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