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Concert Ticket Companies Stoked to Be Under Congressional Investigation [Updated]

Concert Ticket Companies Stoked to Be Under Congressional Investigation [Updated]

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Concert Ticket Companies Stoked to Be Under Congressional Investigation [Updated] A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Thursday launched a formal investigation into a half dozen live-event ticket sales companies citing years-long allegations of “unfair and deceptive practices” stemming from consumer complaints, among other sources. Read more... Go to Source
Bug Scientists Uncover a New Cause of the Insect Apocalypse

Bug Scientists Uncover a New Cause of the Insect Apocalypse

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Bug Scientists Uncover a New Cause of the Insect Apocalypse We really need to give insects more credit. They pollinate the shit out of our flowers. They break down dead things. They even help us understand local water quality. And how do we thank them? By killing them with pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate change. Now scientists are sounding the alarm on nighttime…Read more... Go to Source
Google’s Stadia Is Not Ready For Prime Time

Google’s Stadia Is Not Ready For Prime Time

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Google’s Stadia Is Not Ready For Prime Time Now that Stadia’s been out for a few days, it’s safe to say Google’s game-streaming platform launch isn’t going smoothly. Some people who pre-ordered Stadia still didn’t get codes to set up their accounts as of two days after launch, and features like Stream Connect and Crowd Play are missing. Stadia so far feels like…Read more... Go to Source
Trump Overrules the Navy’s Internal Review Live on Twitter

Trump Overrules the Navy’s Internal Review Live on Twitter

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Trump Overrules the Navy's Internal Review Live on Twitter President Donald Trump made it clear Thursday he’s far from finished inserting himself into the military’s internal disciplinary processes. In a tweet harshly rebuking the U.S. Navy, Trump forbid officials from stripping the SEAL status of a serviceman whose demotion he recently reversed despite a military jury’s…Read more... Go to Source
The Tesla Cybertruck Is A Brutal, Angular Beast With Unbelievable Specs

The Tesla Cybertruck Is A Brutal, Angular Beast With Unbelievable Specs

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The Tesla Cybertruck Is A Brutal, Angular Beast With Unbelievable Specs What’s the next big thing for electric vehicles? Probably pickup trucks. Ford is doing it and so are startups like Rivian. But Elon Musk isn’t about to be outdone, and tonight at the Tesla Design Center in Los Angeles, the electric automaker unveiled something truly different.Read more... Go to Source
For the First Time Ever, Marijuana Legalization Bill Clears Congressional Committee

For the First Time Ever, Marijuana Legalization Bill Clears Congressional Committee

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For the First Time Ever, Marijuana Legalization Bill Clears Congressional Committee A bill to remove marijuana from federal controlled substances lists, expunge federal convictions and arrests, and allocate resources to communities that have suffered under the U.S. government’s war on drugs passed 24-10 in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, ABC News reported.Read more... Go to Source
Servant Is One of the Most Uncomfortable Things You’ll Watch This Year

Servant Is One of the Most Uncomfortable Things You’ll Watch This Year

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Servant Is One of the Most Uncomfortable Things You’ll Watch This Year Apple TV+ is probably having the toughest go in the streaming wars. It is a tech company, not an entertainment studio and it launched with very few offerings, most of which have received middling reviews. The next to debut, the mysterious Servant, probably won’t sell anyone on signing up but it will definitely give…Read more... Go to Source
No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII

No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII

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No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII The Chinese government has almost certainly not secretly detonated a tactical nuclear weapon in the South China Sea to send a warning signal to the United States, experts told Gizmodo, regardless of widespread claims to the contrary on social media.Read more... Go to Source
Bernie’s Forehead Conspiracy: It’s Just Lamps, You Dumb Fucks

Bernie’s Forehead Conspiracy: It’s Just Lamps, You Dumb Fucks

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Bernie's Forehead Conspiracy: It's Just Lamps, You Dumb Fucks The conspiracy theorists of the Washington Free Beacon took their thumbs out of their asses yesterday to type up a new and astonishing idea: 78-year-old Senator Bernie Sanders might be using Botox to smooth out his fine lines. Spoiler alert: it’s not injectables, it’s goddamn lamps.Read more... Go to Source
Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews and Ratings

Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews and Ratings

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Apple's Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews and Ratings It used to be that if you loved—or hated—an Apple product, you could leave a review and rating on the company’s online store to gush, vent, and rave for the world to see. Not anymore. It appears that Apple has deleted and disabled customer reviews and ratings over the weekend from its U.S., UK, and Australian stores.Read more... Go to Source
Google Will Restrict Political Ads Worldwide Starting in 2020

Google Will Restrict Political Ads Worldwide Starting in 2020

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Google Will Restrict Political Ads Worldwide Starting in 2020 Everything about digital political ads, from their truthfulness to even their design, has been a hot-button issue for the past few months. Facebook and Twitter have already weighed in with their stances, and now Google has also announced that it will restrict how political groups can target audiences starting early…Read more... Go to Source
Castle Rock Just Dropped a Huge Bombshell and We Are Here for It

Castle Rock Just Dropped a Huge Bombshell and We Are Here for It

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Castle Rock Just Dropped a Huge Bombshell and We Are Here for It Castle Rock’s second season, which is building an origin story for Stephen King villain Annie Wilkes, took a detour this week to fill in some history on the town of Castle Rock itself and Jerusalem’s Lot next door—and to underline one of its most towering themes: The past sure has trouble staying in the past, doesn’t…Read more... Go to Source
Trump’s ‘I Want Nothing’ Rant Transformed Into Songs By The Ramones, Morrissey, and More

Trump’s ‘I Want Nothing’ Rant Transformed Into Songs By The Ramones, Morrissey, and More

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Trump's 'I Want Nothing' Rant Transformed Into Songs By The Ramones, Morrissey, and More President Donald Trump went on a bizarre rant at the White House yesterday, selectively quoting from Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s damning testimony about Trump’s crimes. Countless people have pointed out that Trump’s handwritten notes from the rant looked like lyrics to a song, inspiring some people on Twitter to put…Read more... Go to Source
Mark Zuckerberg Had Undisclosed Meeting With Donald Trump, Peter Thiel Amid Furor on Political Ads

Mark Zuckerberg Had Undisclosed Meeting With Donald Trump, Peter Thiel Amid Furor on Political Ads

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Mark Zuckerberg Had Undisclosed Meeting With Donald Trump, Peter Thiel Amid Furor on Political Ads Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had an undisclosed meeting with Donald Trump at the White House in October, not long after Facebook quietly eased its policies to let politicians lie in ads and as intense pressure was building on the company to roll that change back, NBC News reported on Wednesday.Read more... Go to Source
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Halloween in FX’s Spooky New Take on A Christmas Carol

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Halloween in FX’s Spooky New Take on A Christmas Carol

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...Halloween in FX's Spooky New Take on A Christmas Carol The lyrics for beloved Christmas song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” very clearly affirm that “scary ghost stories” are just as much a part of the holiday season as “mistletoeing.” And if FX’s spin on the oft-adapted Dickens classic wants to lean into its horror elements, we are all for it.Read more... Go to Source
Report: Nikki Haley Used Unclassified Email System During North Korean ICBM Crisis Because She Forgot Her Password

Report: Nikki Haley Used Unclassified Email System During North Korean ICBM Crisis Because She Forgot Her Password

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Report: Nikki Haley Used Unclassified Email System During North Korean ICBM Crisis Because She Forgot Her Password In July 2017, former South Carolina governor and the Trump administration’s former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley used a government system for unclassified information to discuss North Korean rocket launches because she forgot her password to the secure one, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.Read more... Go to Source