Elon Musk took over Twitter promising to rid the platform of what he described as its biggest problem: bots. In his characteristic fashion, he not only failed to make good on his word, but the paid verification system he claimed would solve the issue pushed more fake accounts into users’ …
Read More »Texas Judge Rules School District Legally Punished Black Student Who Wouldn't Cut Locs
A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Houston-area school district legally punished 18-year-old student Darryl George, who was suspended multiple times for wearing his hair in locs. Administrators at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu removed George from class on August 31, citing a dress code that limits the …
Read More »Vice Media Will Lay Off Hundreds of Employees, Discontinue Publishing of Website
Vice Media Group CEO Bruce Dixon has announced plans for a complete internal restructuring that will result in hundreds being axed through layoffs and the discontinuation of the digital publication Vice. Dixon, who was appointed CEO in December 2023 following the resignation of Hozefa Lokhandwala, addressed the matter in an …
Read More »Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict Dies After School Fight
On Feb. 7, Nex Benedict was involved in a fight at Owasso Public High School in Oklahoma. The 16-year-old, who identified as nonbinary, was rushed to a hospital a day later and died. Relatives of the 10th-grader, who used they/them pronouns, said Benedict had been bullied over their gender identity, …
Read More »Kristen Stewart Collects Fast Cars — But Drives a Minivan Named 'Beth'
“I’m playing like shit right now,” Kristen Stewart says, laughing as a ball rolls forlornly across her pool table and comes up short of the pocket. “But that’s good,” she adds, “because we’ve actually begun talking. And I can’t very well have you over here and then just beat the …
Read More »Mommy Vlogger Ruby Franke Will Spend Up to 60 Years in Prison for Child Abuse
Infamous mommy vlogger Ruby Franke was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison on Tuesday, months after pleading guilty to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse.Utah Judge John J Walton sentenced Franke to four consecutive prison terms — each of which can require up to 15 years in …
Read More »'Who TF Did I Marry' Is the 50-Part Gossip Session Taking Over TikTok
“Hi and welcome. We all know why you’re here.” With those nine words, TikTok user @ReesaMTeesa turned her storytime about meeting, dating, and divorcing a man she called a “pathological liar” into TikTok’s newest hit reality series. It’s called “Who TF Did I Marry,” and even though it essentially involves …
Read More »Humans Killed Cataract Canyon. It Brought Itself Back to Life
T he river churns a muddy brown as it carries us through towering vermilion rock walls toward the roar of Gypsum Canyon Rapid. The sound of water breaking over boulders grows louder as we approach, but Mike DeHoff shows no fear at the coming chaos. Rather, as he works the …
Read More »MAGA-Themed Açaí Bowl Chain Serves Hardcore Politics With Your Lunch
Maybe you’ve heard that conservatives are building a parallel economy. Rather than wait to stage another boycott when the next major beer or sneaker brand inevitably goes “woke,” you establish businesses that, from the outset, explicitly tout traditional values. Don’t like Bud Light anymore? Sounds like you need super-patriotic Ultra …
Read More »Prince Harry Breaks Silence on King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis: 'Sickness Brings Families Together'
Prince Harry plans on supporting his father, King Charles III of England, as the monarch battles his recent cancer diagnosis. “I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” Harry said on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Friday, marking the first time he’s publicly …
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