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Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles (www.advocate.com)
The Washington Post said it had the Alito flag story 3 years ago and chose not to publish (apnews.com)
Nine days after The New York Times reported about the political symbolism of an upside-down American flag that flew at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home, the Washington Post acknowledged it had the same story more than three years ago and decided not to publish it....
What did you buy that improved your life?
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TIL 40 states in the US charge you $20-$80 a day for being incarcerated in prison. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Very weird that I am so old and have literally never heard this mentioned in a TV show or book or movie or anything....
Outrage after US hunter who reportedly took wolf in bar and killed it only fined (www.theguardian.com)
A Wyoming hunter who reportedly ran over a gray wolf with a snowmobile, taped the creature’s mouth shut, took a picture with it inside a local bar and then shot it to death behind the tavern has ignited calls for stiffer penalties in such an egregious case of animal abuse....
JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law (www.bbc.com)
JK Rowling has challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence....
Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)
Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.
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Oregon man spiked smoothies for daughter's 12-year-old friends with sedatives, affidavit says (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael Meyden is accused of making the smoothies with benzodiazepine, a drug typically prescribed for anxiety, according to a probable cause affidavit....
Americans are spending the biggest share of their income on food in 3 decades (www.cbsnews.com)
Between groceries and restaurants, Americans are spending more of their income on food than they have in 30 years....
Orange chicken is just chicken nuggets tossed in sauce.
Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law (apnews.com)
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
How cheap is the cheapest home for sale in your city/region?
In Utah County the cheapest “House” for sale is 600 square feet, 2 bed, 1 bath, at $300k....
What is the strangest thing that you ever experienced?
Why do we use mean instead of mode?
Doesn’t using mode just make a lot more sense? You are much more likely to be the mode than you are likely to be average in the mean class...
How long will food be safe to eat if frozen immediately after cooking it?
I made some awesome arroz con gris (beans and rice) that I froze after cooking it. The only animal product it contains would be lard. Otherwise, it’s just rice, beans, garlic, onions, green bell peppers, olives, and herbs. I don’t remember how long ago I made it, but it could be anywhere from 6-12 months ago. It stayed...
Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice (apnews.com)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing dangerous cold as Arctic storms left four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South, and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions that forced the postponement...
Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal (www.independent.co.uk)
The former president files several fresh motions to toss out Fulton County election interference charges...
Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video (www.rollingstone.com)
It’s like watching a clown show. Maybe he should watch more porn and grow up.
FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbps (docs.fcc.gov)
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Musk refused to testify in Twitter stock probe — After being sued by SEC, says he wants US regulators to be punished (arstechnica.com)
Musk refused to testify in Twitter stock probe — After being sued by SEC, says he wants US regulators to be punished::After being sued by SEC, Musk says he wants US regulators to be punished.
Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA (www.jpost.com)
While the asteroid is traveling too far to pose any risk to the Earth, a possible impact event with it could become a worldwide catastrophe.
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (abcnews.go.com)
FAITHORN, Mich. – A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said....
UAW strike Day 4: GM threatens to send 2,000 workers home, Ford cuts 600 jobs (www.npr.org)
Union strategy: 13,000 autoworkers at the three Midwest plants, about 9% of the unionized workforce at the Big Three automakers, were the first to walk off the job. Now, more workers are temporarily out of work as the automakers are asking hundreds of non-striking workers not to show up to work....
Russell Brand Dropped by Agent After Rape and Sexual Assault Accusations (www.rollingstone.com)
There was previously discussion about Russell Brand denying allegations that were to be shown in a TV documentary, and now things are developing.
The Batshit Crazy Story Of The Day Elon Musk Decided To Personally Rip Servers Out Of A Sacramento Data Center (www.techdirt.com)
Back on Christmas Eve of last year there were some reports that Elon Musk was in the process of shutting down Twitter’s Sacramento data center. In that article, a number of ex-Twitter employees wer…