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<p>Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.</p>


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Solar flares or sabotage: TikTok has theories about what happened with today’s massive cell phone outage

David Irving in 2012 over himself speaking in 1955 overlayed with question marks

‘I’m not convinced’: Ambiguous reporting about death of infamous Holocaust denier leads to memes questioning his existence

EU Flag(l), Yulia Navalnaya(c), X logo(r)

X claims it doesn’t automate content moderation in Europe—so why did it hint that’s why Navalny’s wife was banned?

Awkward Zuckerberg memes at UFC ringside go viral

Zuckerberg’s extremely relatable, awkward appearance in corner of UFC fighter gets memed

Redditors react to the news that Reddit will sell user data to an AI company plot ways to sink ddeal

Reddit inked a $60 million AI deal for its data—and users are plotting ways to troll it with bunk post

AI generated images of a rat and stem cells

Scientific journal roasted for anatomically incorrect, AI-generated image of rat’s reproductive organ

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Why is everyone in politics getting prescribed copium?

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How a vague warning about a ‘national security threat’ turned into a panic over Russian nukes in space

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‘Juicy burger’ is a ‘perfect meal’—but who is advertising that on X… and why?

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GitLab’s internal Zoom meetings rack up views on YouTube—as people found the perfect way to fake working

Could Ian Miles Cheong’s pro-Israel tweets land him in a Malaysian jail?

‘Deleted scene from Silicon Valley’: Bill Ackman uses wrong name to prove theory of how names determine your lot in life

Jeff Bezos' Miami move saved him $600 million

‘So happy for him!’: Jeff Bezos’ Miami move may save him $600 million—ducking out of Seattle before new tax hit

Biden's memory problems in IG report over classified documents has people flabbergasted

‘America’s Mad King arc’: DOJ report revealing Biden struggled to remember when he was VP leaves people flabbergasted

After fake Biden blows up, government immediately cracks down

After AI Biden robocall blows up, government immediately cracks down