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Luna says lawmakers have evidence of ‘interdimensional beings’ [ [link removed] ]
I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords. I think if that did turn out to the case, most people wouldn’t care too much. Certainly some would freak out about learning there are aliens out there, but most people would be more bothered by the cover up or they’d have bills to pay and just go on with their lives
Scientists Decode Inner Speech From Brain Activity with High Accuracy [ [link removed] ]
My inner monologue would be even more boring than my outer monologue
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When the last man on Earth receives a knock on the door, he discovers the horrifying truth about humanity’s new place in the universe.
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Panic on the Airwaves: Orson Welles, War of the Worlds, and America’s First Viral Hoax [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Big John Howell welcomes back bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove to discuss his book Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America [ [link removed] ]. The conversation dives deep into the infamous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast
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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
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…
Alberta author battling AI by writing 34 books in 34 weeks [ [link removed] ] - The John Henry of our time. Aren’t you proud of me for not making yet another Terminator reference?
Mars says M&M’s, Starbursts without synthetic dyes coming in 2026 [ [link removed] ] - I’m out. Give me the synthetic dyes
World’s First Humanoid Pregnancy Robot Sparks Controversy in China [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Pregnant robots” on their Bingo card for 2025?
German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages - I’d watch that debate before I watched one of those stupid Jubliee “debates”
Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home. [ [link removed] ] - I’m not sure if this is less bad or worse than the people who are convinced they’re really talking to Pedro Pascal or Brad Pitt online, they’re in love with them and need money
Meet the Parents Raising ‘Carnivore Babies,’ Swapping Puréed Fruit for Rib-Eye [ [link removed] ] - Fast forward 20 years and we’ll see headlines about college grads training their cap and gown for a triple bypass
Hiker Dies After Grabbing Rattlesnake [ [link removed] ] - Yeah, maybe don’t grab a rattlesnake
Humans may have ‘locked in’ drought-inducing climate pattern: Study [ [link removed] ] - That’s less than ideal
Scientists baffled by mysterious ‘Eye of Sauron’ deep space discovery [ [link removed] ] - That tracks
Baby Shark Scores a Win in Court [ [link removed] ] - Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
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