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Washington Post Lays Off Journalists, Crowd Funds Journalists’ Next Jobs
Kara Swisher donates $10K, proving you can quit money-making to fund others quitting money-making.
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Ex-Microsoft Exec Declares Classroom is 15th Century, Calls AI the New Tutor Overlord
Craig Mundie, the ex-Microsoft AI brain from the glory years ending in 2014, insists that today’s education system looks like it was designed at a medieval printing press fan club meeting. This January 2026 eyebrow-raiser warns kids need to vibe with both S…
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World Officially Runs Out of Nuclear Detente, Ideas, and Patience Simultaneously
Tomorrow marks the nuclear cliff dive as New START expires, ending the era of mutual peek-a-boo inspections on the world’s biggest atomic sibling rivalry: the U.S. and Russia. Kingston Reif mourns what he calls 'the end of an era' that somehow survived pand…
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UK PM Appoints Peter Mandelson Ambassador, Claims National Security Excuse Works Like Magic
On February 4, 2026, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn delivered a well-scripted roast aimed at Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, blasting it as an 'unforgivable' move despite known national security flagpoles. Mandelso…
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Washington Post Lays Off Journalists, Crowd Funds Journalists’ Next Jobs
Kara Swisher donates $10K, proving you can quit money-making to fund others quitting money-making.
On a brisk Wednesday morning, The Washington Post’s newsroom got its annual episode of Musical Chairs but with job title...
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Trump’s Border Czar Pulls 700 Agents Out of Minnesota Like a Magic Trick
Because nothing says ‘security’ like a mass exodus on February’s doorstep.
In a move that sounds like a plot twist from a very bureaucratic soap opera, Trump’s self-styled 'border czar' Tom Homan...
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US Refuses to Relocate Iran Talks, Turns Diplomacy into Location Standoff
Negotiations break down because apparently Friday’s venue really matters.
In a heartwarming story of stubbornness, the US told Iran 'this or nothing' about Friday’s nuclear talks location, polit...
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AI Company Buys $8 Million Super Bowl Ads to Insult Its Competitor’s Ads
Anthropic throws shade—and millions—at OpenAI’s plan to sell ad space in ChatGPT.
In a move worthy of the most passive-aggressive sibling rivalry, Anthropic is roasting its former employer, OpenAI, on t...
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Trump Dumps 700 ICE Agents in Minnesota, Cites ‘Smarter’ Not ‘Any’ Enforcement
Because killing two Americans was clearly a *bit* too much enthusiasm.
In what sounds like a dramatic police procedural rewrite, border czar Tom Homan announced on a Wednesday that 700 federa...
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Man Volunteers for 11-Hour Cramped Sleep Experiment with Strangers on European Train
Paid $44 for a bunk, got bumped, bag-jammed, and roommate roulette instead.
In October 2022, our brave soul tackled an 11-hour overnight rail ordeal from Vienna to Venice on OBB's Nightjet—a $44 t...
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Senator Warren Doubts Google's AI Checkout Won't Rob Your Wallet Too Efficiently
Because nothing says 'trust' like a shopping bot with your secrets on tap.
In a move that’s probably not on any consumer’s Christmas list, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a polite-yet-terrified...
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Ex-Microsoft Exec Declares Classroom is 15th Century, Calls AI the New Tutor Overlord
Craig Mundie says print-era classrooms can go back to making scrolls in peace.
Craig Mundie, the ex-Microsoft AI brain from the glory years ending in 2014, insists that today’s education system looks...
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World Officially Runs Out of Nuclear Detente, Ideas, and Patience Simultaneously
When your five-year treaty extension expires like your New Year’s resolutions.
Tomorrow marks the nuclear cliff dive as New START expires, ending the era of mutual peek-a-boo inspections on the world...
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UK PM Appoints Peter Mandelson Ambassador, Claims National Security Excuse Works Like Magic
When hiring a politician to handle diplomacy becomes a 'state secret.'
On February 4, 2026, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn delivered a well-scripted roast aimed at Keir Starmer’s decisi...
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Trump Voters Furious About Solar Panels—Unless Made in ‘Real’ America
Renewables jump the wall if they skip China and max out U.S. flag-waving.
Exclusive polling by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates—led by Trump campaign veteran Tony Fabrizio—found 51% of a 'GOP+' crowd ...
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Elon Musk's X Raided Over Deepfakes, Because Why Not Deepfake a Legal Crisis?
When you're so guilty of chaos even Europol sneaks into your French office.
In a baffling sequel to ‘‘Tech CEO Drama Chronicles,’’ Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris got the cybercrime equivalent of a...
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Nvidia and OpenAI Declare 'No Drama' While Spending $100 Billion on Drama Fuel
Because who needs calm when you have billions and vague rumors to deny?
On a Tuesday episode of CNBC's 'Mad Money,' Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang, who appears to moonlight as an AI PR ninja, decla...
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Tech Exec Traded Amazon for Tulips, Accidentally Became Rural Dad Guru
Quit 70-hour starts at 4 a.m. for planting flowers and dodging driveway chit-chat.
Andrew Miller, a 50-year-old ex-Air Force and Amazon strategy guy with six kids, decided 2015 was the year to quit grind...
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Americans Say Politics Is Problem, Experts Diagnose Chronic Argue-itis
Only Taiwan and America think yelling solves world problems.
In a Gallup poll running from March to October 2025, about 1,000 citizens in each of 107 countries were asked to spill t...
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Trump Says Epstein Scandal Over Because No Headlines Named Him 'Friendliest'
When 'friendly' is the hill you die on, the country’s moving on—whether it likes it or not.
In a plot twist juicier than a soap opera reboot, Trump declared on Tuesday that the 3-million-plus-page Epstein files a...
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40,000 Aussie Youth Practicing Advanced Hide-and-Seek Without Housing
Only 3.1% managed to find a long-term house; the rest prefer surprise camping.
Each year, around 40,000 Aussie youths aged 15 to 24 perfect the art of housing invisibility as they live without any pl...
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Adobe Cancels Cancellation of Adobe Animate, Confusing Animators Everywhere
Adobe promises no more features, just limbo and bug fixes forever.
In a dazzling display of corporate flip-flopping, Adobe nixed its March 1st plan to discontinue the beloved Adobe Animat...
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Mitch McConnell Checks Into Hospital Because Flu Finally Said, 'Enough!'
83 years young, flu decides to threaten Senate's Gritty Old Guard.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the 83-year-old Senate Rules Committee head and ex-Senate GOP leader, decided Monday night that...
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Chipotle Hikes Prices, Confident Rich Millennials Won't Notice Burrito Inflation
Because nothing says 'authentic Mexican' like a $100k income requirement.
In the never-boring saga of fast casual economics, Chipotle has bravely announced a 1-2% menu price increase for 2026, t...