Новости за 19.04.2024

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Donald Trump has gotten so cozy in the courtroom, he's not only snoozing — he's now reportedly raising a stink. As in having a gas. As in farting, according to MeidasTouch's Ben Meiselas via New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. And it isn't pretty. — Read the rest

Marjorie Taylor Greene's destructive mission to oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson picked up steam today with fellow Congress-conspiracist Paul Gosar. This comes after MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joined her cause on Tuesday.

Cow fighter and Trump Media CEO "Devin Nunes is the proverbial loser who tries to blame 'naked short selling' for his falling stock price," said Citadel Securities.

Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crisply explains why the upcoming elections are so important: Trump "seeks to dismantle American democracy."

Tesla's poorly built Cybertruck issued a voluntary recall after a TikToker showed us just how the car's slapped-together gas pedal gets stuck. And wow, it's pretty unbelievable. (See video below, posted by el.chepito1985.)

In the mood to watch (and listen to) feral cats in China munch from food bowls? Meow.camera's got you covered. The website has links to live webcams installed in little feeding boxes around China. The boxes are called "Hello Street Cat Intelligent Stray Cat Management House" and each house has three cameras so you can see the cats from the front, top, and back. — Read the rest

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The horrifying allegations against creepy Congressman Matt Gaetz keep coming.

Donald Trump bitterly complained to reporters this morning before entering the Manhattan courtroom, speaking at length about how "they have taken away my constitutional right to speak."

"The technique of storing a balance ball by pressing it against the corner of the ceiling seems to be common knowledge among users," says R Otomo on Twitter, "but I feel like there's a lot that people don't know about it." — Read the rest

Heinz UK has teamed up with Mattel for something pretty wild to celebrate Barbie's 65th anniversary: they've come out with a limited-edition pink vegan mayo mixed with BBQ sauce, cheekily named Heinz Barbiecue Sauce. They've colored it naturally with beetroot to achieve that signature Barbie shade of pink and call it the "perfect pink pairing for burgers and brings extra smokiness to everything from chips to pizzas." — Read the rest

Citing safety concerns, USC made the decision to cancel Asna Tabassum's speech at the school's graduation ceremony on May 10. The school didn't elaborate on what the safety concerns were, or why they would revoke the valedictorian's ability to deliver the speech well after they had chosen her to represent her graduating class. — Read the rest

A potter named Sophia and her cat, Momo, make pottery together. In the first video, Momo mostly plays with the wheel a little bit.

I've written a couple of pieces about former foreign correspondent for The Economist and best-selling pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock's wildly popular Netflix "docuseries" Ancient Apocalypse. In those pieces, I described how archaeologists have pointed out the white supremacist nonsense driving Hancock's thesis and have urged us to consider the power of everyday people instead of focusing on fictions about "aliens" creating ancient civilizations. — Read the rest

Shane Patrick White has an excellent video detailing the process of inking an original panel of comic book art on his channel. Watching any level of artistic mastery is always a delight, and White is no exception. In the video, he details each step and nuance to creating a work of art like this—warming up by outlining black areas, rotating the page, when and where he applies a feather technique, etc. — Read the rest

Quentin Tarantino, a name synonymous with distinctive cinema, has ventured into the cafe business with the February launch of Pam's Coffy next to the Vista Theater in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. This isn't just any coffee shop; it's a tribute to Pam Grier, known for her badass lead role in one of Tarantino's top films, the 1973 blaxploitation film "Coffy," and it's brimming with retro vibes and custom-blend coffees. — Read the rest

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum might sound like a jumble of disparate words picked out of a hat, and that is likely how the band got it's name, but they're also the specific words that infer a jumble of disparate sounds tumbled through a hat. — Read the rest

I don't know how I am just learning that Razer's mascot is Sneki Snek. He is a snake, of course, and he is really cute. I have also just learned that Razer teamed up with Conservation International in 2020 to sell Sneki Snek merch, with part of the proceeds going towards saving trees. — Read the rest

One of my new favorite video genres is "animal spa day"—I just love watching animals of all sorts being washed, dried, massaged, moisturized, and more! And I just love seeing all of the totally relaxed, blissed-out creatures!

Why, Florida, why??

Some confounding, inhumane legislation was just signed over in that phallic-shaped state in the nether regions of the US that we call Florida. Why Natalie, you say, that's a rather unkind description, and to you I'd say, yes, and I wrote it with malice. — Read the rest

The post DeSantis bans heat protections for outdoor workers appeared first on Boing Boing.

Fanvue — a company that, as far as I can tell, is basically OnlyFans for AI-generated "content" — has just announced the creation of the World AI Creator Awards, the first of which will be the "Miss AI" Beauty Pageant. — Read the rest

Ending the inaugural season of a show on a cliffhanger is always a risky move- especially if your show gets cancelled after said cliffhanger. Luckily, Amazon's surprisingly decent Fallout TV show now has the opportunity to follow its cliffhanger up. Surprising absolutely no one, the show has been renewed for a second season after only a week, as revealed in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). — Read the rest

A deeply disturbing video has gone viral showing a group of morons in North Carolina reaching into a tree to pull out bear cubs, just to take some stupid selfie photos. The footage is absolutely outrageous.

When Gigi, a 3-year-old French bulldog, met her 8-week-old brother named Bentley for the first time, she did what most curious dogs do and gave the young English bulldog some good long sniffs.