From Boing Boing
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Tired Trump sleepwalks out of the courtroom, smacks his lips, and calls his trial "breathtaking" (video)
Donald Trump looked like he was sleepwalking today as he walked out of the courtroom with half-shut eyes. But that didn't stop him from mumbling into the cameras, oddly describing the courtroom as "breathtaking." "Thank you very much everybody," the trial-riddled ex-president said, swallowing and smacking his lips as if in desperate need of a post-snooze glass of water. — Read the rest
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Truck driver attacked, $30k in snow crabs stolen in heist
A truck driver in Pennsylvania pulled over for a power nap when he was rudely awakened by a shaking cab. As The Kansas City Star reports: When the driver got out of the truck to see what was going on, he saw four SUVs and 12 men, according to police. — Read the rest
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Clever art prank tests the postal system's handling of unusual packages
What if you mailed a box that looked like a die? Which number would it end up on when it arrived? Artist Pablo Rochat decided to test this out. He crafted a square package, designed it to look like a die, and sent it off to a friend. — Read the rest
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Complete your kitchen with 8 high-quality Japanese knives for under $110
TL;DR: Tackle all your slicing and dicing needs with this 8-piece Japanese knife set that comes with a gift set, now only $109.97 (reg. $429) through May 1! You can't cook properly without the right knives! Having high-quality kitchen tools is a must to make great food, but those utensils don't have to break the bank. You — Read the rest
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Precious rescue dog stuns a woman at work when she looks for her lunch on pet cam (video)
When a woman at work couldn't find her packed lunch, she checked her pet cam to see if she had left it at home on the kitchen counter. And what she found is yes, she left it at home — but it was no longer in the kitchen. — Read the rest
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Starbucks fails noise level test against competitors
If you're seeking a tranquil java joint to sip your brew in peace, you may want to avoid Starbucks — at least during peak hours. New sound data reveals that Starbucks ranks among the noisiest chains, especially between 8-9am and 3-4pm when the decibel levels soar. — Read the rest
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Televised stunt reveals MAGA's cult-like defense of fake depraved Trump recordings
In a televised social experiment, MAGA supporters disturbingly defended fake recordings of Donald Trump making lewd comments about women and teens, exposing their cult-like willingness to excuse his depravity. In one of the fake recordings, Trump boasts about wanting cameras installed in teen girls' dressing rooms: Look, I need cameras in the dressing room, you know, cameras on the wall, cameras on the floor, aimed up at their whatevers. — Read the rest
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Photographer spills tea on nightmare photo shoot with RFK Jr: "My experience was at the top of the worst I’ve had professionally"
Professional photographer Ryan Pfluger had the misfortune of shooting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the unvaxxed sheep of the Kennedy clan and an infamous conspiracy wacko. Pfluger's Instagram post about his experience is brutal. He had to sign a shady NDA before even stepping onto RFK Jr.'s — Read the rest
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Harvey Weinstein catches a lucky break: his 2020 rape conviction was overturned
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein just caught a lucky break — the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction today with a 4-3 vote. "We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose," the court said. — Read the rest
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This camping tent fits three people comfortably and it's under $30!
TL;DR: The Pop-A-Shade Tent, which provides comfortable shelter for up to three people on your camping trips, usually costs $79, but you can buy it now for just $27.99! There are so many adventures to be had this spring and summer — and it's much easier to embark on them when you have a comfortable place to sleep wherever you go. — Read the rest
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Masque of the Red Death, the feature-length musical SF horror animatic
Masque of the Red Death as an LBGTQ+ feature-length science-fiction musical animatic? Count me in! Come for Edgar Allan Poe's gothic classic, stay for 21st-century gay revenge horror. It's by Wendy Pini, co-creator of Elfquest (previously at Boing Boing) and composer Gregory Nabours, based on her own earlier webcomic adaptation of Poe's brief yet brutal 1842 original. — Read the rest
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The real reason Tesla is tanking: Musk's political self-sabotage
Tesla sales are way down, the stock has fallen by 40%. This piece on the BBC website purports to look at the headwinds Tesla faces in a tough market: A price war has been intensifying between electric vehicle (EV) makers, with particularly fierce competition coming from Chinese firms The firm has been slow to refresh its ageing models while rivals in China, such as BYD and Nio, have been rolling out cheaper models. — Read the rest