A staunch Trumpian and Big Lie believer had to quit his job in Arizona as an election director — because even his deep-rooted MAGA beliefs weren't strong enough for the folks in Conchise County.

Yes, Bob Bartelsmeyer believed the 2020 election was stolen and had even pushed memes about it on social media. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Supercharge your IT prowess with the 2024 Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Training Bundle for only $14.99 (reg. $170) until January 14. 

2024 has begun, and if you're interested in hitting the ground running in the new year, there's no time to waste. — Read the rest

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What happens "when you have a camel, and you forget to lock the kitchen door again"?

The owners of the Rancho Grande animal sanctuary in Ojai, California have the answer, thanks to their curious pet camel, Albert. And they posted it via hilarious video (see below) showing their very large pet ignoring the ceramics he managed to break as he clomps around where he shouldn't be. — Read the rest

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My favorite thing about MouthPad is that's how you'd say the word "mousepad" if you were wearing one: it fits into the top of your mouth and you use your tongue on it as a pointing device. Engadget's Cherlynn Low spotted it at CES in Vegas. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Miss your trusty remote from the '90s but don't want to give up your Apple TV streaming capabilities? Give your Apple TV a blast from the past with this button remote from Function101, now only $26.97 (reg. $29) through January 14! — Read the rest

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Donald Trump sniffs a lot, and people wonder why. "It's the dead of winter in Iowa so I'm not sure how this could be caused by seasonal allergies," says Juliet Jeske, host of the Decoding Fox News podcast. "I'm not sure what causes this but none of the other candidates sniff so much." — Read the rest

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Twitter owner Elon Musk muting accounts that annoy him is nothing new. Musk removed the Twitter account @elonjet that posted the billionaire's flight data publicly, which seemed like an apolitical, if childish, move to combat criticism against him. Like with child rearing, though, something as seemingly innocuous but immature as that should be corrected early on. — Read the rest

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Mike Lindell — the former crack addict who turned his life around to become a wealthy entrepreneur only to destroy it again by becoming addicted to MAGA — shared some "very disturbing" news with his "Lindell TV" viewers — Fox News has canceled MyPillow advertising. — Read the rest

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We're accustomed to the uncanny random brand names used by factories to sell directly to the consumer. But now the listings themselves are being generated by AI, a fact revealed by furniture maker FOPEAS, which now offers its delightfully modern yet affordable I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy. — Read the rest

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MAGA thug Roger Stone tried to deny Mediaite's report earlier this week that he had discussed the assassination of two Democratic Congressmen. He indignantly insisted he had never told his cop buddy in 2020 that "Either [Eric] Swalwell or [Jerry] Nadler has to die." — Read the rest

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York ruled that Donald Trump must pay the defendants' legal fees in his frivolous lawsuit against The New York Times, his niece Mary Trump, and other individuals. The total fees, legal expenses, and costs amounted to $392,638.69. — Read the rest

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Dru Marshall, 26, claims he was a senior footman at Windsor Castle and came into possession of a walking stick used by Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022. Marshall listed it on eBay and saw bids up to £540 (about $686) before it was taken down. — Read the rest

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The adage, "even a broken clock is right twice a day," comes to mind here. Ron DeSantis, the Presidential candidate chiefly known for surliness and making stuff up to conform to his fantasy world, stood in a snowy field in Iowa today and did something shocking — he told the truth. — Read the rest

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is demanding that Donald Trump return the $7.8M that foreign governments gave him while he was President, claiming he violated the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

"Your acceptance of foreign emoluments while in office was a stunning violation of the U.S. — Read the rest

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Capcom is reportedly adding retroactive digital rights-management features to its old titles via online storefronts, much to the chagrin of owners who say the software is slowing down the games and making them buggy. The company making the software, Enigma, has publicly responded to complaints by accusing those making them of piracy and cheating. — Read the rest

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Speaker Mike Johnson defies the far-right House Freedom Caucus (and its ousted lone wolf Marjorie Taylor Greene), announcing this morning that he is not backing down. The bipartisan deal he made with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown "remains."

"Our top-line agreement remains. — Read the rest

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Texas' Governor wants to murder migrants at the border. The only thing stopping him is the law.

"The only thing that we're not doing is we're not shooting people who come across the border because, of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder," said psychopathic Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. — Read the rest

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Classic fantasy epic Elfquest (previously) is to be an animated series at Fox. Deadline reports that Susan Hurwitz Arneson (The Last Amazon) is to write and run the show, produced by Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and former MGM Executive Adam Rosenberg's Modern Magic. — Read the rest

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The Associated Press rounds up the crappiest gadgets at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which range from dangerous in-car touchscreens to privacy-violating AI snake oil. Respected audio maker Sennheiser junking out on its latest earbuds is among the more prosaic failures of high capitalism this year. — Read the rest

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Hunter Biden really hit a sore spot with Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday. Not only did the Georgia Qongresswoman fume after the president's son ditched her at a congressional committee (see last video below, posted by Acyn), and not only did she proceed to whip out naked photos of him (again) on the House floor, she also then took to X with a big "WOW." — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Stay organized with the BentoStack Charge 8000 into your routine. This organizer can charge your phone and keep your tech accessories in one place. It's now only $79.99 (regularly $99) through January 14!

Technology is supposed to simplify our lives, so why are your desks, nightstands, and countertops always cluttered with chargers, lightning cords, and other tech accessories? — Read the rest

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Dictionaries explain the meanings of words that Florida's Escambia County School District does not want students to learn.

The Escambia County School District has removed thousands of books from its library shelves in keeping with Florida's new restrictive book-banning law, HB 1069.  — Read the rest

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With post-pandemic demand for new jets growing and the competition in bad shape, Airbus is picking up the slack. The Wall Street Journal reports that the European plane maker is shattering records for orders. It can't keep up with demand and is sold out for a decade. — Read the rest

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Lee Carter, 52, a Houston-area rap artist who performs under the name Viper, allegedly kidnapped a woman and kept her in his garage under squalid conditions for four years, forcing her to remain through multiple escape attempts. CNN reports that he's been charged with aggravated kidnapping. — Read the rest

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'National Enquirer'

Britain's Queen Camilla is "Battling Breast Cancer!" screams the front page. The 76-year-old royal is facing a "Double Mastectomy nightmare" claims the 'Enquirer.'

It's intriguing that the rag doesn't give this story an 'Exclusive' tag, since there has been absolutely nothing in the ever-vigilant British press suggesting Camilla has cancer of any kind. — Read the rest

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In the latest installment of Chris Cuomo's long COVID series, he interviewed Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator in the Trump administration, and currently Senior Fellow, George W. Bush Institute and Adjunct Professor, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. — Read the rest

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Now THIS is a work team building exercise I can get behind! Louisville, Kentucky resident Ilya Lyalin recently posted this video on his TikTok of a live, human-sized Whack-a-Mole game, with the caption, "Work team building by destroying." You can see Ilya in the middle of the giant inflatable, wielding what looks like a pool noodle, whacking away at his co-workers, who are popping up and down among the holes in the contraption. — Read the rest

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Researchers found a sprawling ancient city in eastern Ecuador, reclaimed thousands of years ago by the lush Amazon rainforest. The BBC reports that a volcano nearby provided it with rich soils but likely led to its abandonment. More than 100,000 people may have lived there. — Read the rest

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Speaker Mike Johnson just made a fatal mistake that could cause him his new speakership: he dared to work with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. And now the House Freedom Caucus — aka far-right Republicans — are threatening to revolt. — Read the rest

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Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, Ohio, miscarried her baby at home and was charged with "abuse of a corpse" last October. She faced up to a year in prison, but the case is over after a Grand Jury declined to indict her. — Read the rest

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