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Scientists everywhere shrug

Keith Conrad
Aug 6
 
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Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.

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Also Worth A Look…

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  • Duffy Wants a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Fast - I’m glad someone’s talking about doing *something* in space again, but maybe talk about what you’d need that nuclear reactor for. Right now you just sound like a Bond villain

  • Hiker Ignores Warning Signs, Gets Billed $16.5K for Rescue - Good. Obviously, you want the person to be safe, but if you’re going to do something that stupid we should go ahead and send you a bill

  • Japanese ‘Rental Grandmother’ Service Provides Much-Needed and Much-Loved Purpose for Older Women - The world needs more Grandmas

  • Funeral Home Owner Admits Sending Families Fake Ashes - Wouldn’t it take just as much work to make the fake ashes as it would to just go ahead and do your job?

  • Denmark zoo asks people to donate their small pets as food for captive predators - This is a good thing to be able to hold over your pets head if they start acting up

  • Man arrested on suspicion of shoplifting says he was going to pay later - That’s not how this works

  • Man arrested after Stone of Destiny glass broken at museum - Clearly it was his destiny

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  • Man shocked drive-thru staff by ordered a coffee while naked - I just hope he didn’t spill it

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