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“This Story About Ivanka, Obama, and Poop Is So Much Worse Than You Could Imagine”. “If you’re using an Android device—or in some cases an iPhone—the Telegram messenger app makes it easy for hackers to find your precise location when … Continue reading →

“David Hasselhoff is auctioning off KITT from Knight Rider“. “The ongoing breach affecting thousands of organizations that relied on backdoored products by network software firm SolarWinds may have jeopardized the privacy of countless sealed court documents on file with the … Continue reading →

“Which Side Are You On?” “Train your children to think of mass-death as good and thrilling and they’ll grow up to be the kind of people who simultaneously deny and celebrate a global pandemic.” “There is no reason, frankly, for … Continue reading →

Welcome to 2021. It’s got to be better, right? Here’s your Jon Swift Memorial Roundup for 2020. “JPS Health Network is experiencing something of a quarantine baby boom, seeing as many as three times the number of babies born in … Continue reading →

“When Usually Solitary Octopuses Get Together, Odd Things Happen”. “Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino”. “What If There’s a COVID-22? How Should We Handle It?” You’re not helping, guys. Not helping at … Continue reading →

Face shields aren’t quite enough to fully protect you from COVID. Two words: COVID penis. Make sure you get that vaccine when it’s available for you, OK? “I get it. It’s a pandemic. If ever there was a time to … Continue reading →

An oral history of the demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later. I was there for that Rice-UH game, with the MOB as always. In fact, it’s one of the rare times when I wasn’t playing in the band … Continue reading →

“In its 244-year history, the United States has never prosecuted a president (that is, outside the specialized judicial theater of impeachment). Not that some didn’t deserve it. The reticence is understandable. Locking up a former commander in chief would be … Continue reading →

“Every single person I have encountered who was misinformed on COVID-19 referenced the president’s dishonesty on Fox News or social media. For Americans to believe a politician over experts is horrifying to us nurses on the front lines. This is … Continue reading →

Three reasons why Joe Biden won back Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. A few words from Alex Trebek’s widow, thanking people for the nice things they’ve had to say about her husband. “Early in President Trump’s term, McSweeney’s editors began to … Continue reading →

Assessing the COVID-19 risk on airplanes. “If Donald Trump is reelected, he will continue to downplay the threat of the coronavirus, and more Americans will fall ill.” Hopefully byt the time this runs, that will no longer be a concern. … Continue reading →

Have you voted yet? You have one last chance on Tuesday. Don’t blow it. “Consider, Wyllie says, the extraordinary chain of events that would need to happen to successfully spread SARS-CoV-2 on a surface. A sufficiently large amount of the … Continue reading →

“A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science”. I could not possibly care less about the future job prospects of current Trump staffers. Let them struggle to find honest work, maybe it will help them understand their prior decisions. … Continue reading →

It’s a Big Bang fight, and I am here for it. “A kidnap and murder plot targeted Gretchen Whitmer. It’s no coincidence she’s a woman.” Some giant shark news to brighten your day. Please enjoy this lovely profile of Mandy … Continue reading →

Kimberly Guilfoyle sure sounds like a boss from hell. So, what happens if a Presidential candidate dies or becomes incapacitated before Election Day? No reason, just asking. “For The First Time, Scientists Successfully Extract DNA From Insects Embedded In Tree … Continue reading →

“I will confess to a deep pessimism about American politics right now. We stand on the precipice of a legitimacy crisis — minoritarian rule has become the norm, an unpopular president has all but promised to refuse to accept a … Continue reading →

We don’t have Election Day, we have Election Season. That’s a good thing, and it’s been a thing for decades now. “A group of some of the most revered and longest-active environmentalists issued a dire warning to the next generation … Continue reading →

“Several elements of those historic failures exist today: political disunity, economic collapse, the possibility of a razor-thin electoral margin, and corrupt challenges to the results. But none of those other transitions incorporated all of that at once, and a deadly … Continue reading →

“A Brief Explainer on OnlyFans and Why Celebrities Joining It May Be A Bad Thing”. “The pandemic is forcing Democrats to ask: How important is door-knocking, anyway?” “Actually, no, that’s not quite right. I do not need to “hope” that … Continue reading →

“There are many differences between Bush and Trump as individuals, and many differences between their administrations. But both of them represent a Republican Party soaked in contempt for, and mistrust of, the federal government. When you don’t respect, or even … Continue reading →

“Covid now 3rd leading cause of death. Even at “only” half current death rate, Covid would kill – 4x as many as from suicide, kidney disease – 3x as many as flu and pneumonia – 2x as many as diabetes … Continue reading →

“Our school’s emergency bags are remarkably sparse. No band-aids, no first aid materials. We have one flashlight, one sign with my name to help my students find our class if they get separated during a mass exodus, one copy of … Continue reading →

“Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the error rate of some of the most widely used facial recognition algorithms to spike to between 5 percent and 50 percent, a study by the US National Institute … Continue reading →

“In much the same way that the toilet paper industry was overwhelmed by the coronavirus quarantine, so, too, is the agriculture industry dealing with a sudden and unexpected shift in their priorities.” “While the killing of George Floyd has galvanized … Continue reading →

The Space Force has a horse. Of course, of course. “An extraordinary new archaeological discovery has revealed that humans arrived in the Americas at least 11,000 years earlier than previously thought – rewriting the human story of the continent and … Continue reading →

The COVID risk chart we really need. “Folks, this is the nature of child-rearing.” “The detonation forever changed the course of history, ensuring the end of World War II and marking the dawn of the atomic age. After 75 years, … Continue reading →

“The North American Scrabble Players Association announced that derogatory language would be removed from the game’s official word list.” The Far Side is producing new content, which is news we can all use in 2020. “The beer industry, like so … Continue reading →

“A surge in restaurant spending appears to predict a surge in coronavirus cases weeks later, a new JPMorgan study found.” “Both the anti-quarantine protests that the far-right orchestrated in April and May and the recent civil unrest have accelerated the … Continue reading →

“Three and a half years into his presidency we know so much that it raises the question: What do we not yet know about Donald Trump?” One thing we do know: He’s been a racist for an awfully long time. … Continue reading →

“The Anti-Vax Movement’s Radical Shift From Crunchy Granola Purists to Far-Right Crusaders”. How to read the polls like a pro. “It might seem like a small scandal in the context of everything else Trump has done, but it’s actually a … Continue reading →

“The 2024 GOP presidential nominee is highly likely to be an acolyte of the president’s.” “It’s been five years since Glee left the airwaves and I struggle to think of a television show of its caliber that became so popular … Continue reading →

When you see a headline that says Spanish penis candle mogul accused of causing death by ritualistic toad venom, you’re going to click the link, right? Wait, Lady Gaga was a guest star on The Sopranos? Spencer Tunick keeps on … Continue reading →

“Workplace temperature checks are becoming more common as the pandemic wears on. They’re also happening at airports, restaurants, and stores. But it’s not clear how effective these screenings are at preventing the spread of the coronavirus—especially when they’re conducted by … Continue reading →