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"That’s not the way things work in the United States of America, and I won’t stand for it."
Former Astronaut Smacks Pete Hegseth With Huge Lawsuit
Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sued defense secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating the US Constitution.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"That’s not the way things work in the United States of America, and I won’t stand for it."
In the astronomer's words, it "shouldn't be there."
Astronomers Intrigued By Impossible Structure Around Dead Star
The presence of a powerful structure around a white dwarf called a nebula has astronomers scratching their heads.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
In the astronomer's words, it "shouldn't be there."
A "new low for this humiliating awards show."
Golden Globes Constantly Begs Viewers to Place Polymarket Bets
CBS' 83rd Golden Globes award show showed a live ticker of Polymarket predictions for various awards. Viewers were appalled.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A "new low for this humiliating awards show."
A scenario that not even Mary Shelley of Frankenstein could have imagined up in her day.
Plastic Surgeons Are Using Material From Dead People on New Patients
Plastic surgeons are using fat harvested from dead people to inject into patients who want body contouring work done.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A scenario that not even Mary Shelley of Frankenstein could have imagined up in her day.
"Indeed, people's political beliefs influence how they look for information (often without them realizing it)."
Researchers Just Discovered Something Startling About How Conservatives Pick Political Positions
Scientists found that those on the political right are much more likely to rely on anecdotes over statistical evidence.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Indeed, people's political beliefs influence how they look for information (often without them realizing it)."
"They think there will be no punishment for all this fraud."
War Profiteers Furious After Polymarket Refuses to Pay Out on Venezuelan Invasion Bets
Bettors are in a rage after the prediction market platform, Polymarket, refused to honor bets related to the US invasion of Venezuela.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
"They think there will be no punishment for all this fraud."
Executives told investors they still have enough money to "continue spending aggressively."
Elon's xAI Is Losing Staggering Amounts of Money
Elon Musk's xAI has reported a staggering net loss over the last three months, bringing the year's total losses to $7.8 billion.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Executives told investors they still have enough money to "continue spending aggressively."
"We're continuing to see very positive signs of recovery, but we're still working through some lingering issues. "
Red Hot Christmas Toy Crashes So Badly That Kids Can't Actually Use It
The buzzy toy of the season crashed and burned over the holidays, as use increased "more than 100x" on Christmas day.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"We're continuing to see very positive signs of recovery, but we're still working through some lingering issues. "
The earthquakes, while low in magnitude, spell a troubling fate for the glacier.
Doomsday Glacier Bombarded by Earthquakes
Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected rattling Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The earthquakes, while low in magnitude, spell a troubling fate for the glacier.
"The call was coming from inside the house."
Pentagon Begs Shop to Stop Sending Butt Plugs to Military Personnel
The Pentagon sent a Toronto-based sex toy shop letters inside two returned items sent back from a US naval base in Bahrain.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"The call was coming from inside the house."
"We need to control the platforms, all the social platforms."
Tech Billionaire Says It's Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer has called for complete government censorship of social media.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
"We need to control the platforms, all the social platforms."
Talk about tone-deaf.
Billionaire NASA Head Offers Bizarre Perk for Top Staff
In the face of a chaotic morale environment at NASA, new administrator Jared Isaacman is willing to try to deploy some unusual perks.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Talk about tone-deaf.
A new study found that patients returned to their original weight in just 1.7 years.
People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger
Patients who stopped taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications regained weight four times as fast as those using alternative methods.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
A new study found that patients returned to their original weight in just 1.7 years.
"This cloud is a window into the dark universe."
Scientists Weirded Out by Cosmic Bones in Distant Space
Researchers claim to have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to discover an entirely new type of celestial object: dubbed "Cloud-9."
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January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"This cloud is a window into the dark universe."
"Someone probably forgot to look in the mirror this morning."
Tiny Deer Takes on 1.7-Ton Rhinoceros
A video that's gone viral on social media shows a miniature deer fiercely standing its ground and charging at a far more massive rhino.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
"Someone probably forgot to look in the mirror this morning."
The sheer irony.
Furious AI Users Say Their Prompts Are Being Plagiarized
A self-described AI ambassador is in shambles after she says other AI prompters have been plagiarizing her instructions.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The sheer irony.
It's so powerful, it can compress space and time.
China Builds Wild Gravity Machine
China has unveiled a powerful "hypergravity machine" that can generate forces almost two thousand times stronger than Earth's gravity.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It's so powerful, it can compress space and time.
The system is broken.
Government Approving Artist Visas for OnlyFans Models Based on How Many Followers They Have
A seismic shift is taking place as artist visas to the US are increasingly being given to OnlyFans influencers.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The system is broken.
Absolutely massive.
Behold This Massive Airborne Wind Turbine Hovering Over China
Chinese company Linyi Yunchuan recently deployed a massive airborne wind turbine, which dominated the skyline over Sichuan Province.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Absolutely massive.
It comes with "LLM-powered interactive conversation" and "unlimited AI generated recipes."
New AI Device Pours Alcohol Directly Into the Void Where Your Soul Should Be
One of the more bizarre gadgets showing at CES 2026 is the Breakreal R1, an AI cocktail machine with "unlimited recipes."
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January 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
It comes with "LLM-powered interactive conversation" and "unlimited AI generated recipes."
Wait, what?
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health, Which Ingests Your Entire Medical Records, But Warns Not to Use It for "Diagnosis or Treatment"
OpenAI's ChatGPT Health will ingest your medical records to generate more relevant responses that also shouldn't be acted upon.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Wait, what?
"I was afraid I'd lost my mind."
Horrendous Things Happen When You Quit Zyn Cold Turkey
Trying to quit Zyns without weaning them off can lead to panic attacks, intense headaches, and even hallucinations, one power-user discovered.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"I was afraid I'd lost my mind."
Is it the ending of a dark chapter, or just the beginning of a long tragedy?
Google Settles With Families Who Say It Killed Their Teen Children
Five families have agreed to settle lawsuits with Google, after several high-profile teen suicides were linked to its AI chatbots.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Is it the ending of a dark chapter, or just the beginning of a long tragedy?
"The way that they've gone about it has just been extraordinarily haphazard and chaotic."
NASA's Library Shutdown Scandal Is Ballooning
The Trump administration's shutting of NASA's largest library is turning into scandal. Staffers are absolutely furious.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"The way that they've gone about it has just been extraordinarily haphazard and chaotic."