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I Cannot Take Amazon's New Robot for Business Seriously
Gizmodo,
Amazon just released a questionable-looking robot for patrolling businesses. Taking a page out of Wall-E’s design, Amazon’s new Astro for Business looks almost comical. Read more...
Senate has no breakthrough on stopgap timing, as leaders shoot for Wednesday vote
Politico,
Why Republicans Are on the Verge of Fistfights
Politico Picks,
A historian who studies political violence and the runup to the Civil War explains why congressmen are getting ready to brawl.
As GOP scrams for recess, Democrat hilariously reminds them who to thank next week (video)
Boing Boing,
As the squabbling House Republicans hightail it out of D.C. for an early Thanksgiving reprieve, Democratic Rep. Sean Casten gives a hilarious send-off message to remind his MAGA colleagues — and Speaker Mike Johnson in particular — just what they should all be thankful for. — Read the rest
Travis Scott offers new thoughts on the Astroworld tragedy
AV Club,
Two years after the Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott is embarking on a new tour while reflecting on the events of that day in Houston. The rapper describes himself in a new GQ interview as “overly devastated” by the crowd crush that left ten people dead, adding, “Those fans were like my family.” In the time since, “It… Read more...
Tom Hiddleston, Scarlet Johansson are being wishy-washy about MCU future
Superhero fans know death doesn’t stick. It’s a genre that loves to revive dead characters or introduce alternate universe doppelgangers or just reveal that the death was actually a big hoax all along. Separately, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on shaky ground lately, leading to rumors that Kevin Feige and co.… Read more...
House Speaker Mike Johnson on board of group claiming monkeypox is gay punishment
In a striking revelation, a new Politico report unveils the deep connections between House Speaker Mike Johnson and a controversial Christian publishing house that believes "monkeypox" is "an inevitable and appropriate penalty" for being gay and that former President Obama could be the Antichrist because of "leanings toward Islam." — Read the rest
Nevada attorney general is investigating false electors who aided Trump in 2020
The state's attorney general is investigating the efforts of Republicans who falsely claimed to be Trump electors.