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Jim Vorel

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Paste Media staff writer, rabid genre geek. Spirits and cocktail wonk.

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Long before Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride was somehow all about Sting 1985's The Bride is a take on My Fair Lady weirdly disinterested in its title character, but very interested in Sting's Dr. Frankenstein.

I'm at @avclub.com today, unearthing 1985's THE BRIDE, almost entirely lost to time. It has ... Sting as Dr. Frankenstein? Jennifer Beals as his creation? A completely deranged decision to split its story in half? All that and more. #TheBride #horror #horrormovies
www.avclub.com/the-bride-19...

03.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem Still Can't Even Admit That Renee Good and Alex Pretti Weren't "Domestic Terrorists" All Kristi Noem had to do was admit, weeks later, that Pretti and Good were not terrorists. She still couldn't bring herself to do it.

Kristi Noem still can’t even admit that Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t β€œdomestic terrorists” as she's grilled by the Senate. #KristiNoem #DHS #congress #ICE www.jezebel.com/kristi-noem-...

03.03.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota Is Seeking Prosecution Against ICE Agents and Gregory Bovino In addition to seeking misconduct charges against Bovino, Minnesota is still investigating the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Minnesota is seeking prosecution against ICE agents and Gregory Bovino for an array of "potentially unlawful behavior." #ICE #immigration #Minnesota www.jezebel.com/minnesota-ic...

03.03.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Portland, Residents Seek a Judge’s Order to Stop ICE Flooding Apartments with Tear Gas The government's response to lawsuits against ICE's use of tear gas is that you don't deserve to live in a home without chemical munitions.

In Portland, residents seek a judge’s order to stop ICE flooding apartments with tear gas. #ICE #teargas #immigration #protest www.jezebel.com/ice-tear-gas...

03.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It Only Took One Day for Iran to Become a U.S.-Israeli Quagmire Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

It only took one day for war in Iran to become a U.S.-Israeli quagmire, complete with U.S. fighter jets shot down by our own allies. #fighterjets #friendlyfire #IranWar #middleeast www.jezebel.com/iran-war-qua...

02.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Been Almost Two Months Since the U.S. Invaded a Country. Is It Iran’s Turn to Be a Trump Distraction? Trump claimed the nuclear program of Iran was "obliterated." Now, 8 months later it's "a week away" from having nuclear bombs. Okay, sure.

As I wrote this week, now that we’re at war with Iran, Peace President Donald Trump is running a roughly 13-wars-per-year pace for 2026: www.jezebel.com/iran-war-us-...

28.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen a fair amount written about Social Circle, Georgia's horrifying ICE concentration camp that will hold 10,000 people, but not enough copy has been dedicated to the fact that the city says that their entire sewage system will explode the moment the place starts operating.

27.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now the Military Is Apparently Shooting Down Border Patrol's Own Drones The DoD confirmed an "engagement occurred." With our own drones that we shot down, thanks to gross incompetence.

Now the military is apparently shooting down Border Patrol's own drones, as incompetence runs wild in American aviation. #drones #ElPaso #FortHancock #Texas

27.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Week With a Nextdoor Catphish Scammer It was Nextdoor where I met the AI-wielding, pig butchering scammer who attempted to build an emotional connection.

My week with a Nextdoor catphisher -- How I spent days talking to a scammer, fascinated by how they used A.I. to attempt to build an emotional connection.

27.02.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Money wins again, as Netflix drops its Warner Bros. acquisition dreams Money wins again, as Netflix drops its Warner Bros. acquisition dreams

Netflix has declined to try to match Paramount's most recent "superior" offer, and has dropped out of the race to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

26.02.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Daylight Saving Time Is the Latest Argument Waiting to Divorce MAHA from MAGA Trump seems to prefer permanent daylight saving time, while RFK Jr. wants standard time ... but is too cowardly to say so.

Daylight Saving Time is the latest argument waiting to divorce MAHA from MAGA, as Trump and a cowardly RFK Jr. seemingly line up on opposite sides

26.02.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump's immigration agents do so many godawful things, but this might be the single most evil and cruel instance of federal agents not giving a shit about a human life that I have ever witnessed. They abandoned a blind man, didn't tell his family where he was, and he ended up dead.

26.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hacker Used Commercial AI Chatbots to Breach Most of the Mexican Government Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot was expertly tricked into stealing millions of pieces of user data, from taxpayer records to voter rolls.

Commercial AI chatbots were just used to hack most of the Mexican government in massive tax and voter data breach. #AI #chatbot #Claude #Anthropic

www.jezebel.com/ai-chatbots-...

26.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate The Epstein files just keep prompting more resignations in the academic world, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Columbia's Richard Axel.

Epstein resignations rock the academic world, including Harvard director and Nobel laureate -- Larry Summers and Richard Axel are latest to step down from major academic positions. #LarrySummers #EpsteinFiles #RichardAxel

25.02.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Being MAGA Means Never Resigning, Even When Your Alleged Affair Turns Deadly Texts continue to illustrate the alleged affair between Tony Gonzales and a married staffer, who later committed suicide.

Being MAGA means never resigning, even when your alleged affair turns deadly. Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is reeling as other GOP call for his resignation following suicide of former staffer. #TonyGonzales

www.jezebel.com/tony-gonzale...

25.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every Day, the Chocolate We Eat Gets Worse. Some of It Is No Longer β€œChocolate.” Even as the price of chocolate returns to lower levels, companies are realizing something scary: Americans will buy their fake chocolate.

Every day, the chocolate we eat gets worse. Some of it is no longer β€œchocolate,” thanks to climate change and corporate greed. #chocolate #candy #MAHA

24.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Sole Witness to Texas ICE Killing of an American Citizen Also Died this Weekend Joshua Orta was reportedly "planning" to testify about his friend's killing by ICE, before he died this weekend himself, in a car wreck.

Sole witness to Texas ICE killing of an American citizen also died this weekend. #JoshuaOrta #RubenRayMartinez #ICE

24.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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It’s Been Almost Two Months Since the U.S. Invaded a Country. Is It Iran’s Turn to Be a Trump Distraction? Trump claimed the nuclear program of Iran was "obliterated." Now, 8 months later it's "a week away" from having nuclear bombs. Okay, sure.

It's been almost two months since the U.S. invaded a country. Is it Iran's turn to serve as a Trump distraction? #Iran #DonaldTrump #war

www.jezebel.com/iran-war-us-...

23.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch ICE Agents Pepper Spray, Body Slam an 80-Year-Old Man in California ICE agents don't care if you're a frail senior citizen; they'll still delight in the opportunity to inflict some physical punishment.

Watch ICE agents pepper spray, body slam an 80-year-old man in California this weekend. #ICE #immigration #DougHayes

23.02.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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There Have Already Been More 2026 Measles Cases in the U.S. Than 2023 and 2024 Combined In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past 2025's highs.

Only two months after starting the job, RFK Jr.'s handpicked CDC Deputy Director, Dr. Ralph Abraham, is stepping down. His most significant contribution was telling media it would "not really" be a significant loss when U.S. loses measles elimination status:
www.jezebel.com/measles-case...

23.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Palate: Liquid caramel, brighter fruit notes of citrus and apricot, with some dried fruit qualities. Almost slightly tart? Delicious notes of dark chocolate and sweet roast, with more savory notes of cured leather and cigar wrapper. Not the fullest texture, but quite flavorful.

22.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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King of Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon (Batch 1, 105 proof) review:

Nose: Deeply caramelized sugars and very dark notes of molasses cookie and dusty old oak. Barrel char, French roast coffee and dark chocolate-covered cherry. More subtle notes of green rye spice and dried tobacco. #whiskey

22.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Pint of Guinness Has Never Been More Expensive than It Is Now The cost of a pint of Guinness stout in both Ireland and the U.S. has crossed a major symbolic threshold, thanks to inflation.

A pint of Guinness has never been more expensive than it is now, with inflation carrying the cost of a pint past a symbolic threshold in the U.S. and Ireland. #Guinness #craftbeer #economics www.jezebel.com/guinness-cos...

22.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climber Convicted of Manslaughter After Abandoning (2nd) Girlfriend on Mountain Peak It looks pretty bad when a jury learns that two years before you abandoned your girlfriend on a mountain, you abandoned a different girlfriend on the same mountain.

It looks kind of suspicious when a jury learns that two years prior to abandoning your girlfriend on a mountain, you abandoned a different girlfriend on the same mountain: www.jezebel.com/climber-conv...

21.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climber Convicted of Manslaughter After Abandoning (2nd) Girlfriend on Mountain Peak It looks pretty bad when a jury learns that two years before you abandoned your girlfriend on a mountain, you abandoned a different girlfriend on the same mountain.

It looks pretty bad when a jury learns that two years before you abandoned your girlfriend on a mountain, you abandoned a different girlfriend on the same mountain.
www.jezebel.com/climber-conv...

20.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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ICE Killed Another American Citizen Last Year, but No One Reported It It was never revealed until now that the shooters of Ruben Ray Martinez were agents of ICE. Like Renee Good, he died at the wheel of his car.

ICE killed another American citizen in his car last year, but no one reported it until now. #ICE #immigration #DHS #RubenRayMartinez

20.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Entire Trump Tariff Scheme Just Suffered a Supreme Collapse. Refunds, Anybody? As the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's "emergency" tariffs, hundreds of U.S. companies are already clamoring for tariff refunds.

The entire Trump tariff scheme just suffered a Supreme collapse. Refunds, anybody? #tariffs #DonaldTrump #SupremeCourt

20.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Proclaims that Poison Is Good, and RFK Jr. Suddenly Changes Decades of Opinion on Glyphosate For decades, RFK Jr. has said glyphosate weedkiller caused cancer and fought against it. Then Trump made him reverse it all overnight.

Trump proclaims that poison is good, and RFK Jr. suddenly changes decades of opinion on glyphosate, which he called cancer-causing only a month ago. #MAHA #nutrition #roundup #weedkiller #RFKJR www.jezebel.com/glyphosate-t...

19.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BrewDog Sold Fans Equity in the Company for $100 Million. That Stock Might Now Be Worthless. Scotland's BrewDog sold shares to 220,000 "investor" customers, but none of them will likely make a dime from its impending sale.

Brewdog claimed to be selling fans $100 million of β€œequity” in the company. Then the craft brewers screwed them for private investors. #craftbeer #BrewDog #JamesWatt www.jezebel.com/brewdog-sale...

19.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. "Search and Rescue" Operations for Boat Strike Survivors Are a Macabre Joke Rescue planes have taken almost two days to reach the site of a boat strike, making survivors a near impossibility. It's likely intentional.

U.S. "search and rescue" operations for boat strike survivors are a macabre joke. Rescue planes take two days to arrive, and have to date not saved a single person. #boatstrikes #drugs #military www.jezebel.com/boat-strikes...

19.02.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0