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Scan of the Month features X-ray computed tomography of everyday items such as game controllers, plants, shavers, minifigs, a Gameboy, an instant camera, sneakers and so on.
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Alef Aeronautics announced that its electric flying car, the "Model A," has received a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. The car is expected to cost $300,000, and with this approval will start limited testing in the air. From the Insider article:
— Read the restIt's the first such approval for a flight-capable car, according to the startup, which has been backed by the likes of SpaceX.
After yesterdays's expulsion of two Tennessee state lawmakers — Rep. Justin Jones (D) and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) — for leading gun control rallies following the Nashville shooting, a third lawmaker involved in the demonstrations explains why she was spared the axe. — Read the rest
Americans are obsessed with fame. You could lay the aforementioned claim at any generation's feet, but few generations embody the American fascination with notoriety as potently as millennials and Gen Z. Although the problem was already quite pronounced before the advent of social media, apps like Instagram and Tik Tok have only exacerbated the issue. — Read the rest
Daily Wire host Michael Knowles got a real chuckle over Uganda's recent anti-LGBTQ bill that makes it illegal to identify as LGBTQ and imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
"Now as far as I'm concerned, the death penalty is a little harsh," the conservative said, bursting into laughter to let his MAGA listeners know he doesn't really mean it. — Read the rest
Guess Kevin McCarthy had someplace to be today and had Greene sworn in to replace him. Hey, look! Everything is normal. Happens all the time, except not usually with people so busy fighting the gazpacho and Jewish Space Laser conspiracies.
We had to expect this, right? — Read the rest
At what might become known as the Algonquin Round Table of Idiots, Florida congressperson and accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz joined passionate podcaster Donald Trump Jr to share some wisdoms. They discussed being "canceled" as if either have ever really had more than a single grift: one gerrymandered into an office and the other has a father who can't disown him for some reason. — Read the rest
Unsatisfied with their 15-week ban on abortion, Florida Republicans, with the support of Presidential hopeful Gov. Ron DeSantis have introduced legislation seeking a 6-week ban. DeSantis has already announced he'll sign further restrictions on women's access to healthcare.
— Read the restFlorida Republicans moved Tuesday to restrict abortion even more by proposing bills to ban the procedure with few exceptions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Stormy weather in Tennessee last night caused such severe turbulence on a Lufthansa flight, seven passengers were sent to the hospital.
The flight, headed to Frankfurt from Austin, Texas, was at an altitude of 37,000ft when it was hit with what the flight crew described as "significant turbulence," according to The Guardian. — Read the rest
Perhaps the simplest answer to why Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) announced that she doesn't want any of her tax dollars being used outside the lower 48 states is that she means it. I mean it seems odd that a US congressperson would forget about large swaths of the country and its territories. — Read the rest
The mysterious metal sphere that washed up on a Japanese beach has been removed. But this is far from the only odd object that's turned up on beaches. It doesn't look entirely dissimilar to the weird ball found on a London beach in 2019 that turned out to be an oversized model of a Christmas tree ornament. — Read the rest
A while back we posted about comedian Mary Elizabeth Kelly's spot-on impressions of celebrity "mouth actors" (think Jennifer Coolidge, Emma Stone, Luke Wilson, and Drew Barrymore). But in her latest video (below), she mimics "tooth actors" — those who emote with their teeth — and these toothy souls are grouped into three categories: actors who show their upper teeth, who lead with their bottom teeth, and those who let their whole set of choppers shine. — Read the rest
My earliest memory of Fiona Apple is watching her give that infamous "This world is bullshit" speech live at the VMAs. I was 11 or 12 at the time, and I know I'd least seen the video for "Criminal," but my blossoming adolescent male mind presumably had no idea how to wrap his head around it. — Read the rest
Today's mass shooting took place in Tate County, Mississippi, where six people were killed, according to Yahoo! The suspect is believed to have acted alone, and shot his victims in four different locations, including outside a store and inside two different homes. — Read the rest
It looks like imposter George Santos might have competition in the House when it comes to creative resume writing. As it turns out, Rep. Andy Ogles (R–TN) also has quite the colorful bio, but it's almost entirely embellished or fabricated, according to an investigation by Nashville's News Channel5. — Read the rest
Our good friend and colleague, R.U. Sirius, spends an hour talking with Tim Ventura about his countercultural, neo-psychedelic origins, the early days of cyberculture and his magazine, Mondo 2000, the current dystopian state of online culture, and the progressive corruption and dilution of nearly everything that used to be revolutionary about the internet. — Read the rest
Cody Blackbird recently posted this video of Gilbert Ortega, Jr.—who owns a chain of stores that he calls "Native American Galleries"—mocking Native American dancers and singers who recently filmed a Super Bowl special for ESPN in Old Town Scottsdale. Blackbird included the following text with his video:
— Read the restThis kind of blatant racism can't go on.
It didn't take much for Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) to knock the wind out of Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley, who foolishly agreed to help the MAGA buffoons at the House hearing today as an utterly uninformed witness. — Read the rest
After having a short list of some of her transgressions read into the record as testimony by Twitter's representative, Mr. Roth, Georgia's peach, Marjorie Taylor Green demonstrates that she doesn't understand how a committee meeting works. Representative Raskin had to step in an explain taking turns to MTG, while Rep. — Read the rest
People are playing Hogwart's Legacy. It has been very popular on Twitch. The long-running debate about appreciating art while knowing an artist is a dirtbag continues. I know that nothing Harry Potter will ever be purchased, in my household, again. — Read the rest
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