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  • Today’s Cryptogram

    08/25/2026 2:09:48 AM PDT · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 11 replies
    GW CYBOW TRX UYHLDKWX, GW CYBOW TRX KWYXP, GW CYBOW TRX EYCBWPP, GW CYBOW TRX TWYXP, GW CYBOW TRX DRVWP, GW CYBOW TRX POXWYEP, GW YXW KDW CYBOWXP, GW OXWYKW KDW CXWYEP. — YUZWXK WABPKWAB
  • 'This is wrong and this is racist': Reactions lead to Target pulling Halloween costume and apologizing

    08/24/2026 6:10:12 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 33 replies
    KARE ^ | 8-24-26 | Heidi Wigdahl
    Target has removed a children's Halloween costume after it was widely criticized online over the weekend for evoking racist minstrel imagery. Target has since pulled the costume and told KARE 11, "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry. The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment. It is no longer available for sale." The costume was labeled as "Kids' Glows under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit - Hyde and EEK! Boutique."
  • Russian Almost Blows Himself Up With RPG During Training

    08/24/2026 4:51:54 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 15 replies
    Youtube ^ | 24 Aug 2026 | Youtube
    In the Ukraine War, a Russian soldier fires his RPG into the ground in front of himself during training. Funny video.
  • Clermont woman arrested for stabbing mother during fight, Lake County deputies say [two-women-enter, one-woman-leaves style]

    08/24/2026 4:43:04 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 18 replies
    WESH ^ | 8/23/2206 | Christian Bussiere
    CLERMONT, Fla. - A fight between a mother and daughter boiled over on Tuesday evening, leading to a stabbing. Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to a Clermont home shortly before 6 p.m. Aug. 18 after receiving a 911 call reporting that two people had been injured in a fight involving broken glass, according to an arrest affidavit. Shavannah Nechole Stafford, 27, told deputies that her mother had attacked her with a fan and a lamp before breaking a glass jar over her head. Stafford said her mother suffered injuries while rolling on the broken glass. Her mother gave deputies a...
  • Top 10 Reasons To Move To Alabama

    08/24/2026 1:16:53 PM PDT · by dayglored · 57 replies
    The Bee ^ | Aug 20, 2026 | The Bee
    Nestled in the heart of the South, there's a reason America's 22nd state is called "Sweet Home Alabama." Here are the top 10 reasons to pack up and move to the heart of Dixie: Nice people always telling you to bless your heart: Southern hospitality at its finest. No one gets too worked up about football: Finally, people who act sensible about teenage kids playing a silly game. Home of the famous Aflac commercial actor Nick Saban: He's so great talking to that duck. Never have to walk more than 17 steps to get to a Waffle House: A...
  • Minnesota tree trimmer charged in coworker’s death after on-the-job horseplay turns deadly

    08/24/2026 10:11:04 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 33 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | August 23, 2026 | Bonny Chu
    A tree-trimming employee has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly crushing his coworker’s head with a hydraulic grapple while the pair were reportedly "f—ing around" on the job, according to Minnesota authorities. Responding to reports of an incident, police discovered Lynch lying on the ground with "a significant amount of blood around him and significant trauma to his head," the complaint said. Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the county. Authorities said Crimmins was operating a boom, a movable mechanical arm attached to a truck, when he and Lynch began messing around with their shadows. "He and...
  • 49ers owner Jed York arrested and found guilty of two misdemeanor charges

    08/24/2026 8:18:37 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 45 replies
    WCMH NBC4 reports that San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in the Youngstown, Ohio, area over the weekend and found guilty of two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area shared the news. York was sentenced to two days in jail and ordered to pay $1,150 in fines.
  • Midterm-convention Trump-fest may backfire on GOP

    08/24/2026 7:17:43 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 28 replies
    “It’s not just a convention. This is to rally the troops,” Denton County GOP Chair Melinda Preston said. The president is insisting on giving Democrats exactly what they want: keeping the attention on him. That is certainly the likely upshot of the first-ever GOP midterm convention being held in Dallas Without an energized MAGA base, Republicans won’t even be in the vicinity of victory.
  • Pennsylvania court case declared mistrial because none of the jurors would own up to smoking a doobie in the jury room

    08/24/2026 5:39:56 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 58 replies
    notthebee.com ^ | Aug 23, 2026
    The U.S. court system is 100% broken, and nothing shows that fact better than this case out of Pennsylvania. Safon Gump was accused of fatally shooting Gregory Prince, but the trial that would have brought justice to Gump derailed because one of the jurors got high in the jury room. Because Gump remains in custody — and court rules prohibit jurors from seeing a defendant in handcuffs for fear it could prejudice them — jurors were returned to their fifth-floor room to await the all clear to leave for lunch. When Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski's tipstaff arrived to...
  • Sean Grayson, ex-Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey over pot of hot water, dead in prison at 32

    08/24/2026 4:49:23 AM PDT · by Round Earther · 20 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 8/23/26 | Zoe Hussain
    Sean Grayson, the ex-Illinois sheriff’s deputy who was sentenced to two decades in prison for killing single mom Sonya Massey after she called 911 for help, has died, according to his attorney. His defense attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed to The Post that Grayson, 32, died early Sunday.
  • Rotton Tomato Review On The Odyssey Scrubbed

    08/24/2026 4:25:42 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 64 replies
    8/24/2026 | NIkos1121
    As a Greek-American, I went to see The Odyssey three weeks ago with eager anticipation. At the time, the Rotten Tomatoes scores had dropped into the 60s—significantly down from the high 90s where they started. I ended up walking out after 90 minutes. Two other couples had already bailed around the one-hour mark. Only one guy remained sitting up in high right corner of the theater. It was clearly the worst movie I have ever seen, and after 70 years of watching movies, that says a lot. My brother, who still lives in Chicago where we grew up, saw it...
  • Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony's bid for a retrial

    08/24/2026 3:59:59 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 28 replies
    notthebee.com ^ | Aug 23, 2026 | Harris Rigby
    After Anthony's lawyers tried to argue that the trial was unfair to Anthony because there were no black people on the jury, among other reasons, a Texas judge dismissed the request with no hesitation. A Texas judge has denied a bid for a new trial for Karmelo Anthony, who had been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet. Retired Kaufman County District Judge Michael Chitty denied Anthony's motion for a new trial, which had alleged in part that a 'gentleman's agreement' between the trial attorneys impacted his ability to...
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    08/24/2026 2:52:41 AM PDT · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 13 replies
    GQ LJY JRLJUY QCH LIXHM, JMZ JEIPH JRR QCH UIKMT IMHY, LCI LHAH QCH XIYQ EGTIQHZ JZCHAHMQY IW QCH DJAQU, QCH YLJRRILHAY IW YRITJMY, QCH JXJQHKA YDGHY ….. ― THIATH IALHRR, 1984I
  • TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT NOW! (Video - less than 60 seconds -:🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸)

    08/24/2026 1:12:24 AM PDT · by SaveFerris · 14 replies
    @KIMBERLEY-Q YouTube Channel l ^ | August 23, 2026 | @KIMBERLEY-Q
    TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT NOW!
  • Israelis worry about weakening connection with young US Jews amid rising antisemitism

    08/23/2026 6:48:24 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 36 replies
    AP via Times of Israel ^ | 08 23 2026 | Staff
    Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans — who, according to a recent AP-NORC poll, tend to consider support for Israel less crucial to their Jewish identity than older adults. “It’s extremely important to us,” said Itai Nixon, who leads the diaspora department for Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry. “We’re the state of the Jewish people, not just Israelis.” Lesley Sachs, who has protested the current Israeli government and chairs the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, also considers a close relationship with diaspora Jews a “strategic asset” for both Israel...
  • I’d like to have Country Of Origin Labels back on beef so everyone can make their own informed choices

    08/23/2026 4:24:37 PM PDT · by Its All Over Except ... · 47 replies
    X.com ^ | 8/23/2026 | Thomas Massie
    I’d like to have Country Of Origin Labels back on beef so everyone can make their own informed choices.
  • The Fallout From Trump v. Barbara

    08/23/2026 11:27:28 AM PDT · by CDR Kerchner · 22 replies
    The Post Email Newspaper ^ | 22 Aug 2026 | Joseph DeMaio
    (Aug. 22, 2026) — INTRODUCTION The recent SCOTUS decision in Trump v. Barbara – holding, among other things, that if born here on U.S. soil, the child of an illegal alien or a foreigner unlawfully present here is nonetheless a U.S. citizen – continues to produce fallout. While technically not radioactive, the fallout is nonetheless unhealthy to the continued wellbeing of the Republic. If you doubt that, just read the dissenting opinions of Justices Thomas and Alito and the partial dissent of Justice Kavanaugh. Your humble servant has addressed the decision and the shortcomings of the majority opinion here. The...
  • Trump's Indy 250 Live Thread

    08/23/2026 10:08:24 AM PDT · by al baby · 64 replies
    My Man Cave | Race Day | Al Baby
    Trumps Indy 250 a middle finger to the left lets go Racing Boys
  • Imagine if Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis was running the U.S. when the Wall fell ...

    08/23/2026 7:08:10 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 59 replies
    Within thirty years, communism is seeing the strangest of resurgences, particularly in the U.S. One governor is pushing back on that sea of ignorance. He's using basic education. It's the same principle as de-Nazification which followed in Europe shortly after the end of World War II. Florida is a magnet for productive and dynamic people and will only get bigger as a state as a result of its policies, which includes realism about history.
  • Today's Cryptogram

    08/23/2026 5:00:06 AM PDT · by nikos1121 · 10 replies
    ELS’C AK TKHWOKII VMCP LCPKT UKLUOK’I PKBTCI. ELS’C UXC XU VMCP UKLUOK VPL BTK TKHWOKII VMCP QLXTI. —DMJM PKSETMZ