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In honor of the start spooky season (yay!), I have a question about an apparently beloved spooky meme/skit. What about "David S. Pumpkins" is so funny? (lemmy.world)
How the hell did the character get so viral? I’ve tried watching the skits several times to see if maybe I’m missing something, but for the life of me, I can’t seem to see it. Is everyone just biased because it’s Tom Hanks? Or is it actually hilarious, and I’m just struggling to understand the humor? Fall/Spooky season...
Fact-check: Tlaib did not say Nessel charged pro-Palestinian protesters because she’s Jewish (www.metrotimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/20633260...
There exists a position inside the earth where it is possible to cook a perfect pizza just by leaving it there
We need to get to the bottom of it!
Pager sales are probably really, really down right now, even for pagers.
Kremlin's favorite candidate Jill Stein refuses to call Putin a war criminal during interview (boingboing.net)
Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block (www.theguardian.com)
In the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a “willful, illegal and persistent” effort to circumvent a court-ordered block – and imposed a fine of R$5m ($921,676) for each day the social network remains online....
J.D. Vance offers ‘proof’ of pet-eating, but it’s proven false with 1 phone call (www.nj.com)
Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance has dug in on his claim Haitians in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets, even as the state’s GOP governor and other officials insist there is no evidence of such behavior....
Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order (www.advocate.com)
New research identifies human rights abuses in battery supply chain as most abuses involve companies in China with products that end up in batteries globally (www.theengineer.co.uk)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/2963866...
Hannity Falsely Calls Trump’s Would-Be Assassins ‘Democrats’ (www.mediaite.com)
This will be their narrative now.
Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states (apnews.com)
Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material....
‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark...
Netflix’s Squid Game is rip-off of 2009 Hindi film, lawsuit says | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Trump’s Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol (www.npr.org)
And if you think ‘Nazi sympathizer’ is hyperbole, it’s this guy:...
Haitian families in Ohio under attack as racist claims spread (haitiantimes.com)
The morning after former President Donald Trump repeated racist claims about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, some Haitian families are keeping their children home from school for their safety, according to an area activist. Those who allowed their children did so, but with heavy hearts....
Seriously, what the f*** is keeping Donald Trump in this presidential race?
Kamala Harris running a damn near flawless campaign, with just a month 1/2 of campaigning. She’s been holding rallies nonstop with Tim Walz & not making her talking points about her race or gender like Hillary. She’s offering expanded healthcare, reinvestments back into public housing, wants to take on corporate greed,...
Turkey's Erdogan says Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine (www.newsweek.com)
Israel wants US to pressure South Africa to drop genocide case (www.newarab.com)
Israel’s foreign ministry sent a cable telling its diplomats to make all efforts to get the case dropped, warning of consequences for South Africa otherwise
Russian investigation confirms Putin’s son was born in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/16337814
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TIL there's such a thing as vegetarian Spam (lemmy.world)
I’m still not sure why there is vegetarian Spam, but…
10-year-old girl in Japan becomes youngest person certified to prepare poisonous pufferfish — a delicacy that can be deadly (www.cbsnews.com)
A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare “fugu” pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed....
Harris campaign hits Trump on 2020 Taliban deal in response to his criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal (www.cbsnews.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is rehashing former President Donald Trump’s 2020 deal with the Taliban, as the Republican nominee has repeatedly criticized her for the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan during President Biden’s first year in office.
MI6 and CIA warn of 'reckless campaign of sabotage across Europe' being waged by Russia (news.sky.com)
Sir Richard Moore and Bill Burns did not list examples but there has been a spate of mysterious sabotage and arson attacks on infrastructure in the UK, Germany and in the Baltics....
Sydney Funnel Web
Feds in Philly disrupt Russian-backed propaganda effort aimed at influencing U.S. presidential vote (www.inquirer.com)
web.archive.org/…/russian-misinformation-social-d…...
Alleged Russian Propagandist Tim Pool Screams That ‘Ukraine is the Enemy of the US’ (www.mediaite.com)
Starlink in Brazil's crosshairs as spat over Elon Musk's X escalates (www.cnbc.com)
Politico Gets Raked Over the Coals for Kamala Harris Post: ‘One of the Worst Headlines Written in a Long Time’ (www.mediaite.com)
Hopefully the mods are okay with a little journalism about journalism so that people know where Politico stands in terms of being a trustworthy source....
[META] MBFC bot
The news mod team has asked to no longer be a part of the project until we have a composite tool that polls multiple sources for a more balanced view....
Eating Meat Is Linked With Diabetes Risk, New Studies Suggest (www.nytimes.com)
Russia keeps trying to replace the bridges that Ukraine destroys. Ukraine is taking out those, too. (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine appears to be targeting Russian attempts to build temporary bridges in Kursk....
It's no longer Wednesday, my dudes.
No Palestinian Americans Will Speak at Convention, DNC Decides (theintercept.com)
Democratic National Convention officials rejected a request to allow Palestinian Americans to speak from the conference’s main stage. In protest of that decision, a group of “Uncommitted” delegates critical of the party’s stance on the war, staged a sit-in in front of the United Center Wednesday evening as party leaders...
FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago (www.usatoday.com)
Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday....
South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man and letting police dog maul innocent person (apnews.com)
A deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he fatally shot an unarmed suspect five times and his police dog mauled a different, innocent person, authorities said....
'Shut down the DNC': Protesters clash with police leading to dozens of arrests in West Loop (www.wbez.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/chicago-top-cop-police-ready-ne…
Worried Republicans fear Trump's "nuclear explosion" will cause Georgia GOP voters to "sit it out" (www.salon.com)
Japan is recycling food waste back into food with fermentation (www.bbc.com)
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