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We’ve been getting some weird posts lately that… Well, they’re not making me think it’s gotta be an Onion headline, that’s for sure....
Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to "explicit" list because of author's name (apnews.com)
Video Reveals Crucial Details of LAPD Ignoring Robbery to Catch Togetic in Pokémon Go (www.404media.co)
'The guys are going to be so jealous': Video reveals cops ignored robbery, blew a stop sign, sped over speed bumps on residential streets, and pulled an illegal u-turn, but were able to capture two very powerful Pokémon.
Family hoping to find ashes [of human and dog remains] that were taken away in stolen vehicle in West Philly (6abc.com)
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Man says police officer had no right to pull him over because she’s on OnlyFans (www.independent.co.uk)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/3045623...
Cat accused of wiping US Veteran Affairs server info after jumping on keyboard (www.theregister.com)
A four-hour system interruption in September at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri has been attributed to a cat jumping on a technician’s keyboard.
Taylor Swift is the answer to Canada’s economic problems (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Israeli settler activist: 'Spitting near churches or monasteries is an ancient Jewish tradition' (www.jpost.com)
The statement came as a response to a video circulating online of Orthodox Jews spitting on Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City....
Missing deaf pet skunk found after garden escape (www.bbc.com)
A deaf pet skunk that escaped from a garden has been found....
Kia and Hyundai Blame TikTok and Instagram For Their Cars Getting Stolen (www.vice.com)
In a court filing, the companies argue that social media companies “caused an unprecedented increase in thefts.” The cars being stolen didn’t have basic anti-theft technology....
After decades of climate deception, Shell uses Fortnite to court demographic most concerned about climate change (www.mediamatters.org)
Box of giraffe poop seized at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The traveler told authorities she planned to make a necklace with the feces. (bringmethenews.com)
In a statement, LaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, director of field operations at the Chicago field office, said bringing fecal matter into the United States is a “real danger.”
Scientists want to rename the Hitler beetle — but not for the reason you think (archive.ph)
In 1933, amateur entomologist Oskar Scheibel added an unusual insect to his collection. The specimen turned out to be a previously unknown and rare blind cave beetle from Slovenia. The Austrian engineer named it Anophthalmus hitleri. The first word derived from the Greek for “without eyes,” the second from the leader of Nazi...
Runners at a track meet in India wanted to avoid drug tests — so they ran away (www.npr.org)
Throwing food indirectly lands woman into jail (county17.com)
Drone Named After the Terminator Launches a Torpedo from the Air During NATO Exercise (www.vice.com)
This isn’t new, the U.S. Navy used to do it all the time using an helicopter that ran off Porsche engines....
YouTube prankster says he had no idea he was scaring man who shot him (www.nbcwashington.com)
A YouTube prankster who was shot by one his targets told jurors Tuesday he had no inkling he had scared or angered the man who fired on him as the prank was recorded....
Philly thief steals a shop-vac filled with hundreds of giant hornets (www.inquirer.com)
The Trump administration touted him as a victim of #MeToo. Now he’s accused of dismembering a girlfriend (www.sfchronicle.com)
Croc sex frenzy: Low-flying army choppers spark romp in the swamp (www.abc.net.au)
Crocs at a Rockhampton reptile farm were flung into the throes of orgiastic ecstasy after a Chinook helicopter hovered low over their pools – and the erotic explosion has researchers very interested.
Emotional support alligator denied entrance to Phillies-Pirates game (www.cbsnews.com)
A Phillies fan and his emotional support animal, an alligator named WallyGator, were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host the Pittsburgh Pirates....