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Tim Scott drops out of GOP Presidential race
Boing Boing,
Republican Senator Tim Scott has quit the Presidential race in a decision said to shock staff but which ends a candidacy clearly going nowhere. His polling hovered in the low single digits, weak debate performances failed to make an impression, and the girlfriend reveal only Streisand-effected the rumor it sought to silence. — Read the rest
"I'm voting for him anyway": Watch MAGA supporters cling to Trump, deny the Moon landing, and insist the world is flat
"It feels like you're in the Twilight Zone," says The Good Liars' Jason Selvig about interviewing MAGA cultists at a Trump rally. "It's a different reality." In one clip, Selvig's partner, Davram Stiefler, interviews a man wearing a T-shirt with Trump's mugshot, and the words "Never Surrender." — Read the rest
Watch sweet hungry kitten morph into ferocious beast (video)
A very cute and hungry calico kitten with a high-pitched "mew" knew how to sweet-talk a man into giving her a bottle of milk. Until… …she got her paws on it — and morphed from baby putty-tat to claw-baring beast. In fact, the longer she sucked on the liquid ambrosia, the more aggressive she became, growling like a roaring tiger as she tried to scratch the hand that feeds. — Read the rest
Atlas Obscura's list of the world's weird and wonderful water towers
I love this list of "The Weird, Wonderful World of Water Towers" from Atlas Obscura. If you are going to build a water tower, why not make it shaped like a giant corn on the cob? Or a glowing, purple UFO? — Read the rest
"The Goblins Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out" is a stunningly eerie photo series from 1923
The Goblins Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out is an eerie photo series from 1923. These images depict a chilling story of a little girl being haunted by all sorts of demons and devilish creatures in her room at night. — Read the rest
"Just acknowledge Trump lost!" – MSNBC's heated discussion with Kari Lake
In this remarkable exchange, MSNBC political analyst Tim Miller tells Kari Lake she likely would have been elected governor of Arizona if she'd simply dropped the "bullshit" about election fraud in the 2020 Presidential election and focused instead on things people care about, like fentanyl deaths. — Read the rest
These US cities have the worst traffic and Los Angeles isn't even in the top five
If you're one of the 1.4 million people who drive to work in Los Angeles, the average time you spent sitting in traffic each year is around 95 hours. That may seem like a lot but Los Angeles isn't even in the top five US cities with the worst traffic—it's number seven—according to traffic data and analytics company INRIX. — Read the rest
Democratic Congressman says enough with the BS — he's resigning
Looks like the House circus proved to be too much entertainment for Democratic lawmaker Brian Higgins of New York, who announced his resignation over the weekend. After almost 19 years, the 64-year-old congressman is stepping down, citing a "frustrating" dysfunction in the House that is only getting worse. — Read the rest