Mark Frauenfelder
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California, United States
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Obama finds Trump's secret stash of Minecraft diamonds that he used X-ray to find
This is what deepfakes were made for: Obama and Biden giving shit to Trump for having too many stacks of diamonds on a brand-new Minecraft server. ObamaDonald, I found your secret chest How did you… → Read More
Mysterious metal sphere washes up on Japanese beach, baffles authorities
A 4.9-foot metal sphere washed up on Enshuhama beach in Hamamatsu City, 150 miles southwest of Tokyo, and authorities don’t know what it is or where it came from. The sphere was first spotted… → Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene's plan for breaking U.S. into two countries includes rules about sex toy displays at Walmart
You’ve got to hand it to Marge, she pays attention to the details. Most kooks who call for dividing up the United States into two separate countries often overlook important points, like R… → Read More
Ben Stein is sad that there isn't a "large African-American woman" on his syrup bottle
Ben Stein looks crabby and depressed here. He’s upset that “Woke corporate culture” removed the image of a “large African-American woman” from his syrup bottle. “About to do… → Read More
Musk set up a phony poll asking Twitter users to vote on whether he should step down. They voted yes
As far back as November, Enron Musk made it clear that his leadership role at Twitter was temporary: That didn’t stop him from conducting one of his laughably unscientific polls asking Twitte… → Read More
Free speech foe Elon Musk suspends Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz for asking him for a comment
When Twitter suspended Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz last night, she had 340,000 followers and three live tweets. Two of the tweets were links to her other social media accounts one was … → Read More
Re-hired police officer who enjoyed giving a feces sandwich to a homeless person got fired again
What kind of person would make a shit sandwich and give it to a desperately hungry human being? A San Antonio police officer name Matthew Luckhurst, that’s who. And what kind of police depart… → Read More
Mastodon users embrace columnist's funny error about a fictitious "John Mastodon"
Mastodon users love the platform’s founder, John Mastodon. They’re writing sea shanties about their hero, generating AI art in his likeness, and creating all manner of memes about the r… → Read More
Jeffrey Epstein victim says she was coerced to have a threesome with Alan Dershowitz
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking victims said in a 2017 deposition that she had been coerced into having a threesome with MAGA lawyer Alan Dershowitz and another woman. The deposition was r… → Read More
A new book with over 100 mindfulness and productivity hacks
Recomendo is a weekly newsletter that gives you 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff. Claudia Dawson, Kevin Kelly, and I have been writing it for over six years. And Claudia just wrote a … → Read More
Watch this AI negotiate a Comcast bill reduction
DoNotPay, a service that uses bots to fight parking tickets, cancel subscriptions, and file lawsuits, demonstrated the successful use of ChatGPT to negotiate with a Comcast customer support agent t… → Read More
This video about a guy who died from coconut water makes me hesitant to drink it ever again
I like coconut water and usually buy it packaged in a cardboard carton. Sometimes I buy whole coconuts and drink the juice inside. But after watching this man who took a small sip of foul-tasting c… → Read More
Twitter's ad manager volume activity fell 85% in November
Stable genius Elon Musk has been bragging that Apple and Amazon are advertising on Twitter once again after he repeatedly threatened to name and shame advertisers who don’t want anything to d… → Read More
How Elon Musk botched Twitter's bot problem
On Sunday, Musk boasted that “the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow.” But there was no surprise — first, because bots are incapable of being surprised, and second, because no one was … → Read More
Scientists report net gain nuclear fusion reaction
Nuclear fusion is a process that occurs when two atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a great deal of energy. This same process is responsible for powering the sun. Achieving … → Read More
Listen to a new mix of The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing"
One of my favorite Beatles songs is “And Your Bird Can Sing,” which appeared on their 1966 album Revolver (which, along with 1965’s Rubber Soul are my favorite Beatles albums). Th… → Read More
America's Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers, reporting from the front lines of the War on Christman
Intrepid Christian reporter Mrs. Betty Bowers bravely entered a shopping mall in America’s heartland to show viewers the “pagan combatants” trying to destroy Christmas by uttering… → Read More
High-ranking U.S. energy department official accused of stealing passenger luggage from airports
A felony warrant has been issued for Sam Brinton, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition for the United States Department of Energy. They are wanted for st… → Read More
Good news: FBI says Apple's end-to-end encryption is "deeply concerning"
It’s good to know that Apple’s announcement that it would be adding end-to-end encryption for iCloud data (such as device backups, messages, and photos) is deeply troubling to the FBI. … → Read More
Arizona loser Mark Finchem sets up Qanon sucker fund
Mark Finchem, the bronzen cowboy cosplayer who belongs to the Oath Keepers and spouts nauseous Qanon and election fraud lies, lost last month’s election for Secretary of State, a role that ov… → Read More