Reputedly foul-smelling and held liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll by a federal jury in New York, Donald Trump has maintained a string of oddly dedicated aides during both his terms as United States President. Natalie Harp has been described as someone who "will jump highest" when Trump commands it. — Read the rest

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The undeclared war with Iran is dragging on as the United States is running out of munitions, and the Orange Menace may have found his scapegoat. Rumors are that Diaper Don is gonna toss Whiskey Pete under the bus.

Multiple unnamed sources have told the South China Morning Post that Hegseth's job is in danger. — Read the rest

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Having finished The Tainted Cup, I immediately dove into the next Ana and Din novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. I also finished the third in the series. Now I must wait.

This series fantasy worldbuilding inside of a detective novel is really a lot of fun. — Read the rest

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Rock harder, rock out for longer. The biohacking community has found a new trend that's easy to jump on: erectile dysfunction medication for longevity.

Tho studies show nothing conclusive, the biohackers are taking Viagra and Cialis to open their blood vessels, improve cardiovascular health, and live longer than the rest of the limp populace. — Read the rest

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Researchers from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology are looking for a 500-year-old coastline to find a 500-year-old lost flagship. The ship hasn't moved, but the coastline has.

South Carolina's coastline has changed so much since a Spanish flagship ran aground near Winyah Bay in 1526 that its remains could now be reasonably close to any coastal waterfront. — Read the rest

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This excellent doggo saw a good time fly by his face and decided it was playtime.

This skater is having a ball until he isn't! Those awesome wallrides had the dog just wanting to play!

Luckily, the skater is able to catch himself, and the video was made only more epic. — Read the rest

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MMA loses to the MMPA.

The gentleman in question was most assuredly NOT Max Holloway. Tyler Muehl approached a resting California sea lion at La Jolla Cove, assumed a fighting stance, invoked the UFC star's name, and started kicking. The sea lion tried to flee. — Read the rest

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I love and still play Don Bluth's amazing video games. I never would have been able to finish them were it not for re-releases years later on several personal platforms.

The animations, matched with a fantastic sense of humor, made Dragon's Lair an instant favorite. — Read the rest

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The time-honored trick of "repeat after me" strikes again.

Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk calls his expensive AI Grok "maximum truth-seeking." Users apparently discovered they could create maximum truths by putting inflammatory text in an X bio, asking Grok to repeat the bio verbatim, and then sitting back as Musk's personal AI shared it with the world. — Read the rest

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Budding Portland celebrities Billy the Kid and Billy the Goat escaped their owner's yard, found a TriMet stop, and briefly attempted the morning commute.

Two pygmy goats showed up at a Portland bus stop Tuesday morning, waited for the FX2 and climbed on aboard with the other passengers. — Read the rest

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After more than a decade of reading on Kindle e-readers, I finally added custom fonts, and I'm blown away.

I was never sold. When Amazon's first "made for ereaders" font, Bookerly, came out, I set it on my Kindle and never looked back. — Read the rest

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Thus, exits the Mouth of Moron.

After returning early from maternity leave at the request of her crying baby President, Leavitt learned that the press corps and senior White House staff had been left aboard a decoy plane under a credible missile threat while her boss escaped in a catering truck. — Read the rest

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Yet another untouched Roman wreck has been discovered off the coast of someplace in the Mediterranean.

This time, off the coast of Sicily. Naturally, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli declared the sunken boat "one of the most significant underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years." — Read the rest

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Getting sick in Antarctica is no fun. Getting sick in Antarctica in the middle of winter is another problem.

On July 31, an Australian crew flew a cold-weather-configured Airbus A319 Long Range from Hobart to McMurdo Station, answering an urgent call to evacuate a seriously ill American. — Read the rest

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Kindle jailbreakers have another way into Amazon's famously locked-down e-reader. Véra, released August 10 by developers Ava and sparklerfish, uses the Kindle's own web browser and a pair of specially prepared books to get supported devices running outside code. The KindleModding project says exact model and firmware compatibility matters, and directs users through its jailbreak wizard rather than claiming every current Kindle will work. — Read the rest

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Paleontology already gives us giant carnivorous lizards, five-eyed sea creatures, and enough weird fossils to make science fiction seem boring. So, obviously, fringe paleontology has to start off the rails and then dive deep.

This entertaining first installment of a fringe paleontology iceberg descends into the theories, hoaxes, and pseudoscience that revolve around the study of prehistoric life. — Read the rest

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Cruelty is a growth industry, and the deportation business is booming.

Surprise! MAGA's favorite mass-deportation program has produced at least one conspicuous group of winners: the companies paid to lock people up.

America's two largest private-prison companies, CoreCivic and GEO Group, reported a combined $1.4 billion in revenue for the second quarter, as the number of people held in immigration detention approached 66,000. — Read the rest

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This video is the most pleasant thing I've seen in a couple of days. Perhaps I should give up on the mainstream news.

Puppies being cute is one thing, but puppies playing on ice? In little figure skater outfits? With SKATES? — Read the rest

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate whose career has accumulated enough corruption allegations to require its own filing cabinet, has yet another interesting financial arrangement to explain.

The New York Times reports that Paxton co-founded a cell-tower company, Premier Vertical Properties, in 2005. — Read the rest

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All the money in the world, and he still can't buy a beat. Elon Musk is dancing as if his firmware update just failed.

The Six Flags old man literally hands Elon his ass. Even Diaper Donald's double-fisted dance of glory (holes) is more cohesive. — Read the rest

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