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DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, and Reddit demanding names of people who criticize ICE
A neighborhood Facebook page called Montco Community Watch had been doing what neighborhood pages do — posting tips about ICE sightings near specific…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Acemagic’s NES clone is a powerful modern mini PC
I love Acemagic’s ad for its NES-styled mini PC, with posters for AI Slop Mario and Legend of Slop and a depressing neon sign exhorting you to “Relive…
 • Rob Beschizza
Wendy’s to close hundreds of restaurants
Wendy’s plans to close 5%-6% of its restauraunts in the United States within months and allow others to skip breakfast.
 • Rob Beschizza
Rumored new low-cost Macbook coming in “fun colors”
The 12-inch MacBook, discontinued long ago, was my favorite laptop.
 • Rob Beschizza
Cops’ new weird trick: fake DUI charges for everyone they pull over
Courts have held that police can book people on DUI even if they pass field sobriety tests and blow under the limit on a breathalyzer. The predictable…
 • Rob Beschizza
Steve Bannon sued over MAGA crypto scheme
In December 2023, Steve Bannon and Boris Epshteyn allegedly activated a backdoor mechanism in a cryptocurrency they controlled, freezing investor…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
MAGA turns on Kash Patel over botched investigations
Conservative podcast host Tim Dillon called FBI Director Kash Patel a “big fat liar” and demanded his resignation.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Bondi says all Epstein files are released. Lawmakers say she’s lying.
Attorney General Pam Bondi told Congress on Saturday that the Justice Department has released all documents required by the Epstein Files Transparency…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Noem’s “Right people voting” comment sparks concern over DHS role in elections
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem ignited a political firestorm on Friday by suggesting her Department of Homeland Security has a role in ensuring “the right…
 • Jason Weisberger
Metal, Muppets, Madness
A friend sent me this music video. I don’t know the song it parodies, but it is sheer lunacy.
 • Jason Weisberger
Internet “Forensically Analyzes” Trump’s alleged “Shartgate”
Some presidencies leave behind landmark legislation. Others leave behind a waveform and a brown stain.
 • Jason Weisberger
Bovino attempts comeback, spontaneously combusts
For a man who once paraded around in SS-styled cosplay flanked by masked thugs and calling everyone he saw a terrorist, Bovino can no longer command…
 • Jason Weisberger
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