From Boing Boing
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Lawyer's two-word response to a legal threat from the LAPD: "LOL, no."
The Los Angeles Police Department's feelings were hurt when it learned that the Cola Corporation was selling a T-shirt with a logo that combined the Los Angeles Lakers' iconic logo with the phrase "F ck the LAPD." To put an end to this grave injustice, the LAPD Foundation (LAPF) issued a legal threat demanding that The Cola Corporation remove the shirts from its website, claiming the shirts infringed on LAPF's intellectual property rights related to the Los Angeles Police Department's branding...
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Doggo terrified when he sees Kristi Noem on TV — jumps off cushion to hide behind couch (video)
Dog-slayer Kristi Noem might fool the MAGA mob, but she isn't fooling this smart golden retriever, who took one look at her on Fox News and immediately tip-toed off his cushion to cower behind the couch. "Virtually every state has a law in place that says that animals that attack and kill livestock can be put down," said the governor of South Dakota, who shot and killed Cricket, her 14-month old wirehaired pointer, for being "untrainable." — Read the rest
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First major AI music video divides fans: "creepy" or "artistic leap"?
Yesterday Indie pop artist Washed Out (Ernest Greene, who did the Portlandia theme song) released what The Los Angeles Times calls "the first collaboration between a major music artist and filmmaker on a music video using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video technology." The four-minute video for his new song, "The Hardest Part," depicts a stylized narrative of a couple's life journey — all without using any real actors or filming on location. — Read the rest
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Florida's Attorney General mocked after bashing Biden for 2020 protests — when Trump was president
Another stable genius emerges in MAGAland. Bravo to Florida's whip-smart Attorney General Ashley Moody, who boldly bashes Joe Biden for being a do-nothing president in the summer of 2020 — when Donald Trump lived in the White House. "Where in the world is @Joe Biden?" — Read the rest
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Weird Al's UHF gets a 4K release
Weird Al Yankovic's UHF was a critical and theatrical flop when it was released in 1989, but its brilliance was obvious in due course—thanks to VHS and cable TV. It's getting a 4K release so that its beautiful, ruminant cinematography may be enjoyed in its original glory. — Read the rest
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Record anything with $48 off this hidden camera pen
TL;DR: Usually $198, the awesome iSpyPen PRO 2021 Model is on sale right now for just $149.97. The great thing about being an adult is you have access to adult money. And do you know what you can give yourself as a me-to-me present? — Read the rest
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More than 100 far-right militias use Facebook to coordinate activities
Facebook supposely bans militias, but they're there all the same, reports Wired's Tess Owen—and using the plaform to coordinate their activities. "Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group," a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. — Read the rest
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760 years: serial killer nurse who murdered 3 patients with insulin injections and tried to kill 19 more is sentenced
Nurse Heather Pressdee, who killed three patients and tried to kill many more, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted murder Thursday. The judge in Butler County, Pennsylvania, sentenced her to "380 to 760 years of consecutive incarceration" for the attempts and life imprisonment for the murders. — Read the rest
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke federal law with anti-union statements
A judge found Thursday that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke federal law when he told employees they would be less empowered if they voted to join a union, among other anti-union comments given in interviews with CNBC, Bloomberg and The New York Times in 2022. — Read the rest
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DeSantis signs Florida's ban on lab-grown meat
Florida legistlators recently passed a bill prohibiting the manufacture or sale of lab-grown meat, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed it yesterday. Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee have already done likewise. The measure, which provides criminal sanctions for offenders, is to please the meat business—but was posed by DeSantis as defending America against a global conspiracy. — Read the rest
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How to choose between white caulk and black caulk
We've recently had a bit of ant problem in our house, and no matter how much Terro ant bait we use, the little bastards keep finding new ways in. Every day this week, at approximately 7:15am — right when I'm hopping in the shower! — Read the rest
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Frank Turner tries to break the world record for most concerts performed in different cities in 24 hours
The first time I heard Frank Turner live was at the Space in Hamden, Connecticut, USA (a venue I literally helped to build) in 2008. The English folk-punk singer was the opening act for some other artists I was interested in. — Read the rest