Oliver Willis https://oliverwillis.com Like Kryptonite To Stupid Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 4370270 no2007 Oliver Willispolitics,media,news,comedy,humorPolitical observations, cultural ramblings, red blooded liberalism with a hint of footballPolitical observations, cultural ramblings, red blooded liberalism with a hint of footballOliver Willisowillis@gmail.comOliver Willis 2026 German Soldier Halloween Costume Controversy Explained https://oliverwillis.com/2026-german-soldier-halloween-costume-controversy-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/2026-german-soldier-halloween-costume-controversy-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:48:44 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11804 Read more]]> Target, Walmart and Amazon removed a controversial “German Army Soldier Adult Costume” from their online marketplaces in September 2026 after critics said the outfit closely resembled the uniforms worn by German military personnel during World War II. The costume, manufactured by Orion Costumes and sold through third-party retailer Toynk, was marketed as a “1940s” military look for Halloween and…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/2026-german-soldier-halloween-costume-controversy-explained/feed/ 0 11804 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) 2026 Department Of Justice Beef Probe Explained https://oliverwillis.com/2026-department-of-justice-beef-probe-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/2026-department-of-justice-beef-probe-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:45:25 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11801 Read more]]> The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a major antitrust investigation into the American beef industry, examining whether dominant meatpackers illegally coordinated the prices they pay ranchers for cattle and whether anticompetitive conduct has contributed to record-high beef prices for consumers. The investigation focuses on Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS and National Beef…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/2026-department-of-justice-beef-probe-explained/feed/ 0 11801 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) Who Is Trent Thornton? Cubs Dugout Meltdown Controversy Explained https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-trent-thornton-cubs-dugout-meltdown-controversy-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-trent-thornton-cubs-dugout-meltdown-controversy-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:40:50 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11799 Read more]]> Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Trent Thornton went viral after an angry dugout outburst during the Cubs’ 9-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on September 2, 2026. After manager Craig Counsell removed him with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, television cameras captured Thornton entering the dugout, violently throwing his glove into the bench and twice shouting an expletive.

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-trent-thornton-cubs-dugout-meltdown-controversy-explained/feed/ 0 11799 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) Who Was Carla Jeffery? Disney Zombies Actress Dies At 33 https://oliverwillis.com/who-was-carla-jeffery-disney-zombies-actress-dies-at-33/ https://oliverwillis.com/who-was-carla-jeffery-disney-zombies-actress-dies-at-33/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:38:36 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11797 Read more]]> Carla Jeffery was an actress and dancer best known for playing Bree in Disney Channel’s “Zombies” franchise. Jeffery died on September 1, 2026, at age 33. Her longtime manager, Carla Alexander of Alexanders Talent Management, announced her death the following day. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed. Jeffery began acting as a child and built a career that included roles in “Curb Your…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/who-was-carla-jeffery-disney-zombies-actress-dies-at-33/feed/ 0 11797 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) Who Is Thomas Ross? Missouri GOP Candidate Arrested https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-thomas-ross-missouri-gop-candidate-arrested/ https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-thomas-ross-missouri-gop-candidate-arrested/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:32:21 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11794 Read more]]> Thomas Christopher Ross is a 37-year-old Republican candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives who was arrested in September 2026 and charged in federal court with conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. Federal prosecutors allege Ross instructed his then-campaign manager to plant cocaine and an Adderall capsule in the purse or vehicle of Louise Curchin Secker…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-thomas-ross-missouri-gop-candidate-arrested/feed/ 0 11794 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) Who Is Benjamin Azariah Southworth? Podcaster Arrested https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-benjamin-azariah-southworth-podcaster-arrested/ https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-benjamin-azariah-southworth-podcaster-arrested/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:20:03 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11791 Read more]]> Benjamin Azariah Southworth is a 40-year-old Los Angeles podcaster, writer and former Christian television host who was arrested on September 3, 2026, after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of threatening to kill President Donald Trump, cyberstalking and making harassing interstate telephone calls. Federal prosecutors accuse Southworth of using Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and his own…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/who-is-benjamin-azariah-southworth-podcaster-arrested/feed/ 0 11791 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) 2026 U.S. Open Influencer Controversy Explained https://oliverwillis.com/2026-u-s-open-influencer-controversy-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/2026-u-s-open-influencer-controversy-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:27:18 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11789 Read more]]> The 2026 U.S. Open has become the center of a growing backlash over the tournament’s embrace of social-media influencers and content creators. The United States Tennis Association nearly doubled the number of creator credentials this year, from 54 in 2025 to close to 100 in 2026, as part of a strategy to turn the tournament into a larger cultural and entertainment event.

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/2026-u-s-open-influencer-controversy-explained/feed/ 0 11789 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) September 2026 AI Service Outage Explained https://oliverwillis.com/september-2026-ai-service-outage-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/september-2026-ai-service-outage-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:56 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11786 Read more]]> Three of the world’s largest artificial-intelligence services experienced overlapping outages on September 3, 2026, disrupting OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex, Anthropic’s Claude and xAI’s Grok. The nearly simultaneous failures were unusual enough to generate immediate speculation about a shared cloud-infrastructure failure or cyberattack, but no evidence has established that the incidents were…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/september-2026-ai-service-outage-explained/feed/ 0 11786 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) 2026 Halloween Candy Recall Controversy Explained https://oliverwillis.com/2026-halloween-candy-recall-controversy-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/2026-halloween-candy-recall-controversy-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:45:25 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11782 Read more]]> A Halloween candy sold at TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post has been recalled after it was discovered that the product contained milk that was not disclosed on its packaging. Crystal Temptations of North Arlington, New Jersey, announced the recall of its Halloween-themed Chocolatey Eyeballs on August 31, 2026. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says people with a milk…

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]]> https://oliverwillis.com/2026-halloween-candy-recall-controversy-explained/feed/ 0 11782 owillis@gmail.com (Oliver Willis) Aryna Sabalenka Partying Controversy Explained https://oliverwillis.com/aryna-sabalenka-partying-controversy-explained/ https://oliverwillis.com/aryna-sabalenka-partying-controversy-explained/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:41:34 +0000 https://oliverwillis.com/?p=11780 Read more]]> Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s No. 1 women’s tennis player and two-time defending U.S. Open champion, became involved in a media controversy on September 2, 2026, after sharply rejecting a reporter’s suggestion that her week before the tournament had involved “parties and fun.” Sabalenka said the question wrongly implied that her brand appearances and social events meant she had not been training…

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