George Carlin AI comedy special is 'ghoulish' and 'creepy,' his daughter says (www.cbc.ca)
A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come out with new material, but I do have a pretty good excuse. I was dead.”...
Michelle Obama says she’s terrified about potential outcome of 2024 election (edition.cnn.com)
“What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what could possibly happen, because our leaders matter. Who we select, who speaks for us, who holds that bully pulpit, it affects us in ways sometimes I think people take for granted,” Obama told Jay Shetty on his podcast “On Purpose.”...
Black, gay Trump supporter brutally taunted with slurs at rightwing conference (www.lgbtqnation.com)
When he complained, rightwingers sent him homophobic taunts online....
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong (www.scientificamerican.com)
Biden 'not confident' of peaceful transition if Trump loses (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November....
RFK Jr. can't win. But he and Cornel West could put Trump back in the White House. (www.usatoday.com)
Man in Air Force uniform set himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy (taskandpurpose.com)
X isn’t a source. This is.
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry (apnews.com)
A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling....
Trump World ‘panicking’ as Project 2025 gets on the radar of voters (www.msnbc.com)
America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
Biden Threatens to Veto Bill That Would Help Israel but Not Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden vowed on Monday to veto a House Republican bill that would provide $17.6 billion in aid to Israel, calling it a “cynical political maneuver” intended to hurt the chances of passage for broader legislation that would provide money for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and the U.S. border....
The "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime (www.cbsnews.com)
McDonald's plans to start selling bigger burgers (www.businessinsider.com)
Man arrested for pointing gun at 6-year-old boy's head over Halloween goody bag (abcnews.go.com)
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices (www.wshu.org)
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I’m ordering.
San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers in stunning tough-on-crime shift (www.latimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/san-francisco-welfare-drug-scre…
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. (www.whitehouse.gov)
Biden to push for Supreme Court ethics reform, term limits and amendment to overturn immunity ruling, sources say (www.cnn.com)
Black national anthem sends MAGA into meltdown (www.newsweek.com)
Indiana Launches Anti-LGBTQ "Snitch Line," Users Flood With Memes In Protest (www.erininthemorning.com)
Tesla Investors Call for Musk's Suspension, Apple Pulls Ads on X (gizmodo.com)
DOJ sues eBay for selling ‘rolling coal’ devices; fines could hit $2 billion (www.cnbc.com)
Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle's emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.
Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil (apnews.com)
SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X....
Property owner stunned after $500,000 house built on wrong lot: ‘Are you kidding me?’ (www.fox19.com)
