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President Threatens War Crimes with Easter Bunny-Level Diplomacy
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US News

President Threatens War Crimes with Easter Bunny-Level Diplomacy

Because nothing says international relations like potty-mouthed holiday warnings.

On Easter Sunday 2026, 79-year-old President Donald Trump took to social media to famously warn Iran to 'Open the Fuckin...

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Anthropic Unleashes AI Cybersecurity Dragon, Trusts Tech Giants Not to Freak Out
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Technology

Anthropic Unleashes AI Cybersecurity Dragon, Trusts Tech Giants Not to Freak Out

Because letting the biggest companies watch your digital weaknesses is peak trust fall.

Anthropic, a company clearly ready to put all its eggs in one AI basket, launched Project Glasswing — an AI muscle flex ...

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US Air Force Sends 45-Year-Old Plane to Rescue Friend, Both Fail Gracefully
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World News

US Air Force Sends 45-Year-Old Plane to Rescue Friend, Both Fail Gracefully

An ancient Warthog finally gets a fiery retirement—via Iran’s hospitality.

In a plot twist worthy of a B-movie, a US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II—aka the 'Warthog,' a 1977 relic the Air Force is...

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Democrats Seriously Considering 25th Amendment Because Trump Texted Apocalypse
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Politics

Democrats Seriously Considering 25th Amendment Because Trump Texted Apocalypse

When tweets sound like doomsday prophecies, Congress gets real dramatic.

On the chaotic Monday-Tuesday combo of 2026, President Trump casually threatened 'a whole civilization will die tonight,...

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UK Bans Ye From Wireless Festival Because Even Nazism Is Bad PR
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Entertainment

UK Bans Ye From Wireless Festival Because Even Nazism Is Bad PR

Turns out promoting swastikas doesn’t sell out London venues, who knew?

In what might be the most ‘no duh’ headline of 2026, the UK government banned Ye (formerly Kanye West) from stepping foo...

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Billion-Pound Sonic Boom Machine Retires After Burning Quite a Bit of Cash
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Technology

Billion-Pound Sonic Boom Machine Retires After Burning Quite a Bit of Cash

Because flying twice as fast shouldn't cost twice your mortgage.

Back in 1962, Britain and France got cozy and pooled their cash to birth Concorde, a supersonic commercial jet named for...

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Trump Sets 8PM Deadline to Vaporize Entire Iranian Civilization, No Pressure
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World News

Trump Sets 8PM Deadline to Vaporize Entire Iranian Civilization, No Pressure

Because nothing says diplomacy like 'civilization will die tonight.'

On a baffling Tuesday, President Trump threatened to wipe out the entire Iranian civilization if Tehran doesn't reopen t...

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Chef Tests If New Yorkers Will Swap Sushi for Seaweed Rolls No Soy Sauce Allowed
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Food

Chef Tests If New Yorkers Will Swap Sushi for Seaweed Rolls No Soy Sauce Allowed

Apparently sushi was too mainstream, now it’s ALL about layered rice blobs in Manhattan.

Chef Jihan Lee, once a disciple of NYC's two-Michelin-star sushi temple Masa, ditched raw fish for his mom’s classic gim...

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New Hires Told To Stop Cannonballing Into Office Drama And Paper Shortages
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Business

New Hires Told To Stop Cannonballing Into Office Drama And Paper Shortages

Apparently, not being a workplace tornado is the secret to success.

Business Insider consulted Nikki Sawhney, founder of the New England School of Protocol, and Mariah Humbert, etiquette b...

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Apple’s Foldable iPhone Delay Proves Folding Tech Is Like Folding Reality
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Technology

Apple’s Foldable iPhone Delay Proves Folding Tech Is Like Folding Reality

Ignore the dummies: actual phones may arrive when pigs learn to fly.

In a headline that sounds like a plot from The Onion, Sonny Dickson—Apple leak legend and dummy phone paparazzo—shared s...

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Company Pays You To Pretend You Enjoy Sitting Next To People You Hate
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Business

Company Pays You To Pretend You Enjoy Sitting Next To People You Hate

Superhuman's office perks: bribing awfully reluctant humans since 2026.

Superhuman, the AI productivity tool company with 1,500 employees spread across eight hubs in North America and Europe, ...

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Ulta CEO Proves Weight Loss Drugs Are Just a Beauty Store Stimulus Plan
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Business

Ulta CEO Proves Weight Loss Drugs Are Just a Beauty Store Stimulus Plan

Because nothing says ‘new you’ like panic-buying anti-hairfall shampoo.

On October 14, 2025, Ulta Beauty's CEO Kecia Steelman introduced us to the glamorous side of weight loss: hair loss and ...

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NASA Breaks Moon Distance Record, Still Can’t Fix Space Toilet or Outlook
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Science

NASA Breaks Moon Distance Record, Still Can’t Fix Space Toilet or Outlook

Astronauts orbit the moon but can’t escape frozen pee and Microsoft glitches.

On April 1, 2026, NASA's Artemis II blasted off from Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts—Commander Reid Wiseman, p...

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Indianapolis Councilman’s Front Door Now Officially A Bullet-Riddled Billboard
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US News

Indianapolis Councilman’s Front Door Now Officially A Bullet-Riddled Billboard

A note and 13 rounds clearly communicate ‘No Data Centers’ works better than votes.

On April 1, while most people were juggling Easter egg hunts, Indy Councilman Ron Gibson was dodging 13 rounds of unsoli...

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Trump Prepares Infra-Wreck Day: Iran’s Bridges and Power Plants on The Chopping Block
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Politics

Trump Prepares Infra-Wreck Day: Iran’s Bridges and Power Plants on The Chopping Block

8pm ET deadline or negotiations? Even Trump hasn’t decided yet.

President Trump, apparently auditioning for the role of Mad Max supervillain, is threatening to turn every Iranian bridg...

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41-Year-Old Oyster Farmer Declares Primary Over; 78-Year-Old Governor Yet To RSVP
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Politics

41-Year-Old Oyster Farmer Declares Primary Over; 78-Year-Old Governor Yet To RSVP

Graham Platner pivots to general election while Janet Mills fights with ads and memes.

Graham Platner, the 41-year-old oyster farmer slash political hopeful backed by Bernie Sanders, confidently told his don...

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Telehealth Startup Outsources Doctors to AI and Angolan Phone Lines
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Health

Telehealth Startup Outsources Doctors to AI and Angolan Phone Lines

Because who needs real doctors when you have AI-generated medical mystery men?

Meet Medvi, the telehealth sensation that turned two employees into a $401 million cash machine in 2023, boldly projecti...

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Wisconsin Gov. Vetoes Asking Adults to Prove They’re Adults Watching Porn
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US News

Wisconsin Gov. Vetoes Asking Adults to Prove They’re Adults Watching Porn

Because apparently asking for ID to see smut is an ‘intrusive burden’ on constitutional rights.

On the digital front of morality versus practicality, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoed AB 105, a bill that would hav...

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Commerce Secretary Set for Congressional Date to Clear Epstein Drama
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Politics

Commerce Secretary Set for Congressional Date to Clear Epstein Drama

Because nothing says transparency like a courtroom-style Q&A in May.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, clearly aiming for 'Epstein Associate of the Year,' agreed to a May 6 transcribed cha...

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Fireworks AI Fueled By 15 Trillion Tokens, Power Grid on Life Support
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Technology

Fireworks AI Fueled By 15 Trillion Tokens, Power Grid on Life Support

When your AI gobbles tokens like a college kid midterm week.

Lin Qiao, ex-Meta PyTorch mastermind turned $4 billion AI CEO, claims Fireworks AI now chews through 15 trillion tokens ...

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