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Marjorie Taylor Greene helps Democrats with new MAGA attack: voters are "done with the Republican party" (video)

Marjorie Taylor Greene continues her fierce diatribe against Speaker Mike Johnson and hence her own party, telling Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast that Republican voters are "absolutely done" with the GOP.

"They're done with the Republican party. They're absolutely done with Republican leadership like Mike Johnson, who totally sold us out to the Democrats!" — Read the rest

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Deadpool & Wolverine red band trailer has arrived – let's f*cking go!

I have been waiting for so many things in this movie, like the OG Wolverine costume and hair. And Madonna's Like a Prayer, for some reason. But no cocaine because that's the one thing [Kevin] Feige said they can't do. The R rating lets Wolverine really be Wolverine. — Read the rest

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Kremlin crony drools over Marjorie Taylor Greene's fashion sense and heterosexuality

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Russia's state TV rushed to praise Comrade Marjorie for doing Putin's dirty work on the home front, following her latest threat to block Ukraine aid.

One host gushed that the QAnon Queen "is one of a few members of Congress who is trying to look like a person in an old-fashioned sense of the word. — Read the rest

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"Make Polio Great Again?" NH Republicans push anti-vax bill

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Anti-vax legislation by New Hampshire Republicans has cleared one house and appears headed for the governor's desk.

Republican-controlled New Hampshire appears poised to become the first in the nation to remove restrictions requiring children to receive a base level of vaccination against things like measles, polio, and the mumps to gain admittance to public school. — Read the rest

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Tucker Carlson humiliates himself by denying evolution on Joe Rogan podcast

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Aggressively incurious charlatan Tucker Carlson recently went on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast to hold forth on the topic of evolution.

"I think we've kind of given up on the idea of evolution," he told Rogan. That's correct, if you define "we" to be the QAnoners and moms-basement incels who make up Carlson's audience. — Read the rest

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Discover the Magic: Walt Disney's signature in Eugene Bookstore find

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Eighty-two years ago, Jane Moursund was given a signed Walt Disney copy of Snow White. Today, the book is estimated to be worth ten thousand dollars.

Moursund noted that she was more interested in the images and story as a child than Walt Disney's autograph, but now she is glad she held on to the gift all these years. — Read the rest

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Tired Donald Trump posts instead of sleeps, then rages right before trial — about a different trial (video)

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Donald Trump had a rough night, pity-posting about how life hasn't been fair for the corrupt billionaire.

"Four years ago I was a very successful and popular President of the United States," cried the one-term, four-times indicted former president, whose presidency saw 400,000 Americans die from Covid and who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Joe Biden. — Read the rest

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These open-ear Bluetooth headphones blend premium comfort and sound for only $40!

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TL;DR: Don't miss a beat! The Mercato headphones have an open-ear design and blend comfort and sound for only $39.95 (reg. $69.95) with code GET10!

Whether you're an avid outdoor runner who wants to jam but stay aware of cars or a corporate girl who needs to crack through the numbers but wants to catch the office gossip, a pair of open-ear headphones are a great accessory.  — Read the rest

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Grindr sued over claims it revealed users' HIV status to advertisers

Hookup app Grindr is accused of revealing users' HIV status in a lawsuit filed in London's High Court. The lawsuit claims that user data was shared with Grindr's advertisers via "covert tracking technology," identifies more than 650 claimants, and claims thousands of users were affected. — Read the rest

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Equinox: help an AI activate a damaged ship in this free web game

Equinox is a perfectly-made free web game—a very short one, to show off Little Workshop's skills—made with three.js and a custom game engine.

Making use of visual & sound effects, voiceovers, along with an evolving soundtrack, we aimed to bring a cinematic quality to the experience.

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No prison time for developer who bribed city officials for 18 years

Despite bribing San Francisco city officials for 18 years and being convicted of corruption, developer Sia Tahbazof, 73, was given only probation by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston. He was "fined" $75,000, though, a good example of the old adage that to the rich, the fine is a price.Read the rest

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The original model for Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise emerges after being lost for over 40 years

The first model for the original Star Trek (1966-1969) spaceship, the Enterprise, had been missing since 1979, but recently appeared on an eBay listing. Fans and experts immediately noticed, and once it was authenticated as genuine, was returned to the son of the Gene Roddenberry, the show's creator. — Read the rest

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Zilog to stop making classic Z80 8-bit CPU after 50 years

Zilog's Z80 was a lynchpin of the home computer revolution. The first two 8-bit machines I owned, the ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC, both had one. The versatile chip was a regular co-processor in the 16-bit era, and enjoyed a long golden afternoon as a low-power CPU with an instruction set everyone and their gran knows by heart. — Read the rest

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Bell-ringing "Salamancas' dog" demands to be let outside

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Say happy birthday to four-year-old miniature dachshund Willow! I've been watching the videos of Willow that her human, Tray, has been posting on social media, and I can't stop laughing. 

When she was younger, to help with her house training, Willow learned to ring a bell to alert Tray that she had to go outside. — Read the rest

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Clever bird vigorously "stirs" customers coffee with spoon

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This clever bird doesn't play around when it comes to stirring coffee—or at least try to. Watch him grab a metal spoon in his beak and mix it up with great passion. 

I'm glad this bird knows what a serious matter it is to make sure that cream and sugar is properly mixed into one's coffee. — Read the rest

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Become a project management wizard with Microsoft Project Professional 2021, now less than $20

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TL;DR: Manage projects like a boss with Microsoft's top-rated project management software, Microsoft Project Professional 2021 for Windows, now on sale for less than $20 through April 22!

All great project managers know that efficiency is everything, and to maximize yours, you need the right tools. — Read the rest

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Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars — still amazing 30 years later

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Okay, so finally, more than thirty years after it was published, I got around to reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, the first book in an epic trilogy about the first attempt to colonize Mars. I've really loved several of his books, particularly Aurora, from 2015 but Red Mars is the one that put KSR on the map. — Read the rest

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When smartphones fail, this multi-band radio keeps you connected globally

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TL;DR: Stay connected to the world when your mobile devices can't! How? With the $150 Eton Elite Executive radio, which can receive every single radio wavelength around the world.

An emergency is never the right time to find out you're missing a vital item geared at helping guide you through that emergency. — Read the rest

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The classic Pepper's Ghost illusion, with a Peep marshmallow

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This incredible Pepper's Ghost illusion includes a musical Peep marshmallow. If you aren't familiar with the technique, a Pepper's Ghost illusion is a 3D floating hologram that you can build yourself at home.

The Pepper's Ghost in this video takes things to the next level, as it's interactive and wired so that it morphs and changes shape when a keyboard is played. — Read the rest

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1972 Volkswagen Beetle ad shows that it can float in water

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This 1972 Volkswagen Beetle Commercial proudly demonstrates how a Beetle can float in water.

The commercial shows a guy driving his Beetle right into a lake, and then peacefully floating along in the Beetle as if it's a boat. I wonder if anyone followed suit and then found themselves in a pickle.  — Read the rest

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The Busy Beaver Button Co is one of the few museums on earth which is devoted to collecting and displaying pinback buttons

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The Busy Beaver Button Co is one of the few museums on earth which is devoted to collecting and displaying pinback buttons.The museum's collection dates back to the 1800s and has a wide array of buttons of many different themes. 

From Atlas Obscura:

"Christen Carter founded the Busy Beaver Button Co.

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