From News Sidequest from Keith Conrad <[email protected]>
Subject Get ready for head transplants / Alcatraz makes a comeback / The undeniable allure of the carpool lane
Date May 6, 2025 12:00 AM
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Neurosurgeon says he is ready to transplant a human head [ [link removed] ]
Who wants to be the first person to sign up for that one? I guess if you need one, it’s probably a Hail Mary pass anyway. That’s no way to get ahead in life. It's a shame he wasn't more headstrong. He'll never be the head of a major corporation.
Trump: We're Making Alcatraz a Prison Again [ [link removed] ]
Don’t call it a comeback. It was shut down because it was falling apart and too expensive to operate in the 1960’s. I’m sure that’s gotten better since then
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Matt Lewis: Trump's Tariffs Could Be His 'Afghanistan Moment' [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Political commentator Matt Lewis joined John Howell to break down what he sees as a turning point in Donald Trump’s post-presidency: the new wave of tariffs that Lewis believes may be the former president’s political undoing
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John Dempsey speaks with retired NASA astronaut, planetary scientist, and author Tom Jones about one of the most exciting astronomical discoveries in recent memory: possible signs of life on an alien planet.
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Also Worth A Look…
Two drivers caught using dummies in Washington carpool lanes [ [link removed] ] - Is riding in the carpool lane really that special?
Lab-Grown T-Rex Leather Handbag Created Using Protein Found in Fossils [ [link removed] ] - There are six movies that explain in detail why messing around with dinosaur DNA isn’t a good idea
7-year-old boy drove his little sister 9 miles in mom’s SUV to get McDonald’s Happy Meal [ [link removed] ] - BigMac attacks know no age limit
Jail locks down after convicted killer goes missing for 12 hours. Then cops realize they forgot him at the courthouse [ [link removed] ] - Oops
Driver flips $400,000 Lamborghini near Santa Cruz [ [link removed] ] - The worst part is he was late for the carpool
'Zombie' volcano dormant for 250,000 years awakens as scientists warn of eruption [ [link removed] ] - Who had Zombie Volcano on their Bingo Card for May?
Ky. 2nd grader accidentally orders over 70,000 suckers [ [link removed] ] - Sure… “Accidentally”
Florida man arrested for having 3 wives in 3 different counties [ [link removed] ] - That’s a lot of anniversaries and birthdays to keep track of. To say nothing of the budget for Christmas gifts
Cops: Walmart Shoplifter, 73, Claimed The Devil Made Her Do It [ [link removed] ] - The prosecution should do a reverse Miracle on 34th Street and call the Devil as a witness
Florida suburb mitigates peacock population with vasectomies [ [link removed] ] - If they get a vasectomy, do their tails still poof out?
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