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Greg Biffle Burglary Update

Police arrested a man they say is responsible for a massive burglary at Greg Biffle's house. He may have struck elsewhere. Continue reading…

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June 18, 2026: Trump buys up to $500k in Boeing stock

That same day: Boeing receives an $880 million contract from the U.S. Navy

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Just quickly reupping this post to remind you things...

Just quickly reupping this post to remind you things might be slower than usual around here for the next few weeks…moving crunch time is here. (I’ll still be posting though…it’s nice to sit down and flow state through some links occasionally.)

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The Hat Shop, 1913 #augustmacke #expressionism

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Some Spiders Savor Sacrificial Somersault Sex

Some Spiders Savor Sacrificial Somersault Sex
Imagine you are a horny male redback spider. You might be a small guy—a fraction of her size—but unlike some, you don't have a complex about it. You're just happy to be there, "there" meaning the haphazard snarl of a web of a female redback spider. Only 20 percent of male re...

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The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball

The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball
Just shut up and solve our Monday crossword already. This week's puzzle was constructed by Owen Bergstein and Nick Dent, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Owen and Nick are longtime frenemies based in Boston. They met when Owen was a freshman in high school and Nick (aka...

Political Wire
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Susan Collins Skips JD Vance Maine Visit

“Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican seeking re-election in a blue-leaning state, is not joining Vice President JD Vance on Monday as he stops in her home state of Maine,” Fox News reports.

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Can Ralph Norman Win in South Carolina?

New York Times: “Republicans in the state will vote on Tuesday in a special runoff election to replace former Senator Lindsey Graham, Ms. Graham’s brother who died last month, on the ballot in November. And Mr. Norman, a hard-line conservative who has staunchly backed Mr. Trump’s agenda over his nine years in Congress but sometimes […]

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Experts Warn of Worldwide War

“Increasingly intertwined conflicts are raising the specter of a single, global war,” Semafor reports. “Recent reports have pointed to Russia ferrying materiel to Iran and North Korea deploying drone operators in support of Moscow, while China and Taiwan are both learning lessons from the conflict in Ukraine.”

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Trump Proposes $103,000 Fee for H-1B Visas

“The Trump administration plans to charge employers seeking skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa program a $103,265 fee, a proposed regulation posted on Monday said,” the Washington Post reports. “Revenue from the fee would be used to run the legal immigration system, the document said, including funding for federal immigration courts and U.S. Immigration […]

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MTP Host Calls Out GOP Liar: Trump Has 'Been In Office For Two Years!

Meet the Press host Kristin Welker refused to accept Sen. Tim Scott's many lies and attempts to blame former President Biden on Trump's failed economy that has resulted in inflation and gas prices. In a lengthy interview with the South Carolina Senator, the topic finally ...

Political Wire
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Ontario Says Canada Should Be Ready to Cut Electricity

“Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that Ronald Reagan would be ‘throwing up’ over President Donald Trump’s trade policies and threatened to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the United States as Trump escalated the trade fight,” the Associated Press reports.

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More on TestFlight’s Screwy Sort Order

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I complained last week that starting with an update last month, the list of apps I’m testing in Apple’s TestFlight app has been sorted alphabetically, rather than by recency. Whatever is going on with this sort order, it isn’t affecting everyone. John Siracusa, amongst many ...

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2026-08-24 Emacs news

Emacs 31.1 has been released, whee! Also, Divya's post An Introduction to Canvas in GNU Emacs is really cool and I'm looking forward to that becoming generally available in Emacs 32. =) Emacs 31: Emacs 31.1 is released! (Reddit, HN, HN, HN, Irreal) Mickey Petersen: Wh...

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June 24, 2026: Trump buys up to $250k in Palantir stock

That same day: Palantir gets a $45.8 million government contract

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Tucker Carlson Show: The government is seizing people's homes as part of Trump's executive orders to build data centers

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Live maggots have been found wriggling inside an unopened container of spices.

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Economist: Credit card debt is at record high. More people are applying for personal loans and buy now, pay later. Spending at grocery stores has really pulled back in recent months.

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Things That Happened to Both Odysseus in The Odyssey and to Me on My Bachelorette Trip

1. We went to war with our friends. Odysseus and his buddies fought in the Trojan War on what was essentially a decades-long boys’ trip. I went to Nantucket to fight with 23 of my closest girlfriends for three days. 2. We did not follow the map. Odysseus wanted to chart his ...

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Report: San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio

According to an Ohio television station, he pleaded no contest Monday to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools.