Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government (wapo.st)
Crosspost from c/politics
Ex-Activision exec accuses publisher of discriminating against "old white guys" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
A former Activision executive has sued the publisher in California state court accusing the company of age discrimination and violating the state's whistleblower protection law, as reported by Law360....
Man who brazenly attacked judge during sentencing said he was having a bad day (www.nbcnews.com)
Miami mall shut down by police as rumors of “8-10ft” aliens inside go viral - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
YouTube’s video games are almost impossible to find – but once you unearth them, you’ll wish you never looked (www.theguardian.com)
After a labyrinth of menus as intuitive as dadaist poetry, players are rewarded with knockoffs of decades-old games too maliciously bad to have been designed by AI...
Law firm that handles data breaches was hit by data breach (techcrunch.com)
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask orange blob company mascot for help (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon is asking workers experiencing hardship to write a letter to its company mascot, Peccy, this holiday season so “some of their holiday wishes can come true”....
Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit (time.com)
Fox News Segment Backfires When Psychic Predicts ‘Sense of Loss’ for Trump in 2024 (www.thewrap.com)
Jesus arrested in Spain over drugs haul found in Brighton flat (www.brightonandhovenews.org)
A Florida woman is suing Hershey because its Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins aren't as cute as they appear on the wrapper (www.businessinsider.com)
Michael Cohen cites AI-generated court cases in his defense (www.theverge.com)
Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Donald Trump, admitted to citing fake, AI-generated court cases in a legal document that wound up in front of a federal judge, as reported earlier by The New York Times. A filing unsealed on Friday says Cohen used Google’s Bard to perform research after mistaking it for “a super-charged...
Deadly Snake Interrupts Tennis Champ’s Australian Match (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘Utter shock’: Woman comes home to find her driveway stolen (www.wrdw.com)
Indian man urinating on train track dies after being hit by ‘flying cow’ | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Argument over dog poop leads to deadly shooting: police (ktla.com)
Juicy Fest: Council staff say residents should 'stop pooing' ahead of major music festival (www.stuff.co.nz)
But what if they hit the brown note?
Federal court decides in favor of retired engineer told by state to not talk about math in public (www.wect.com)
Disability advocate refused taxi after filming anti discrimination video for taxi directorate. (www.theguardian.com)
Valve says no to inhaling Steam Deck fumes (gaymingmag.com)
That’s it! Christmas is canceled!
Trump team fires back at claims that ex-president ‘smells’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Joe Rogan Mistakenly Blasts Biden’s Mental Fitness Over Something Trump Actually Said (variety.com)
Man allegedly assaults woman for cutting off Wi-fi as he played Fortnite (www.northcentralpa.com)
Texas AG Threatens Seattle Hospital With Jail Unless It Provides Trans Patient Data (www.erininthemorning.com)
“We’re gonna need a bigger jail” 🤦
Hospital staff get baked potato as a 'Christmas bonus' from work (and got taxed on it) (www.indy100.com)
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