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A brief history of drag in the military
Over at Substack, writer Cole Haddon (Psalms for the End of the World) digs into the strange relationship between hypermasculine 'Merican men and dressing up in drag. He touches briefly on the cross-dressing world of glam metal (particularly the uber-irony of Queen's existence within that oeuvre), but is much more interested in how the manliness of womanly dress manifested in the military: Female performers were rarely allowed near the fronts [during World War II]; members of the Women's Army...
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Check out this playable Lego Tetris game
Lego Ideas is a platform where people can submit their Lego set designs. The designs are then put up for a vote and the ones that get enough votes are considered for production as an actual Lego set. Tetris Solid is a proposed set for playable game based on Tetris. — Read the rest
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This unique tool is a flashlight and fireplace simulator in one — and now it's under $40!
TL;DR: Brighten up your date nights or stargazing nights with this flashlight that doubles as a flame simulator. Typically retailing for $62, it's now available for only $39.99! A fire is a warm and soothing sight, but it's not always easy, practical, or safe to make one when the mood strikes. — Read the rest
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Taxpayers to cover $138.7 million bill for FBI's negligence in Nassar sex abuse case
When the FBI screws up, the taxpayer gets punished. The time the feebs spectacularly failed to protect dozens of young athletes from sex predator Larry Nassar. The FBI had credible allegations about Nassar's predatory behavior way back in 2015, but those highly skilled investigators must have been too busy poring over Hillary Clinton's emails to do anything about it. — Read the rest
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A jealous husky hilariously glares when his border collie girlfriend ignores him for a golden retriever (video)
A husky named Levi thought things were going swimmingly with his girlfriend, a charming border collie. But when she met his best friend Arlo, a golden retriever, everything changed. "Ellie immediately took a liking to Arlo," explains Levi's human in a TikTok video that shows Levi glaring as the other two doggos giddily flirt with each other. — Read the rest
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How one power-hungry leader destroyed Google search
Google's search engine was once the crown jewel of the Internet, but one executive's power grab led to its spectacular downfall, reports tech writer Edward Zitron in his newsletter article, titled "The Man Who Killed Google Search." In 2019, Google's ads team raised a "code yellow" alarm due to declining search revenue growth. — Read the rest
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77-year-old Trump worried about leaky Pecker
Donald Trump's been having a tough time in the courtroom these past couple of weeks — the flatulence, the narcolepsy, the repulsive body odor. Now the tangerine-tinted tyrant has something else to worry about: a leaker Pecker. David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, is testifying in the hush money trial against his former pal. — Read the rest
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Floridans can record conversations with cops without their consent
A sunshine law for the Sunshine State: Florida's police have no expectation of privacy when conducting official duties, meaning the public can record them without their consent, an appeals court ruled last week. The court threw out five felony wiretapping convictions against Michael Leroy Waite, 63, who had taped conversations with cops from Citrus County Sheriff's Office. — Read the rest
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Sad Donald Trump cries about barricade to explain why nobody shows up to support him at trial (video)
A humiliated Donald Trump cried into news cameras this morning to cover up the embarrassing fact that absolutely nobody — including family, "friends," and even protestors — has shown up to support him at his hush money criminal trial. "For Great Americans, people who want to come down and protest at the court — and they want to protest peacefully — we have more police presence here than anyone's ever seen. — Read the rest
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Pet hair removal tool that is better than magic
Magic usually involves creepy old men with doves in their pants; this removes hair and lint from clothes. I have three dogs: one white, one brown, and one black. This tool removes all sorts of pet hair, from thin and whispy to fur tumbleweeds. — Read the rest
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Jesse Watters bemoans "cruel" punishment of forcing Trump to sit in court: "he needs sunlight"
The right-wing outrage machine is firing on all cylinders over the vicious mistreatment of their dear leader, Donald Trump , as he faces the music for his hush money scandal. Yesterday Fox News host Jesse Watters expressed his deepest sympathies for the plight of the former president being forced to sit in a courtroom during his criminal trial. — Read the rest
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The Roberts Court dodges responsibility
"Why would you think that these nine people are the best people to judge and weigh those policy judgments?" Chief Justice Roberts's question is a good one! Happy to make decisions about women's health care, this non-expert panel of the country's supreme experts on cruel and unusual punishment seems not to understand their role. — Read the rest