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  • NYC Comedian Heckled, Group Storms Out Over Dylan Mulvaney Jokes: ‘-–k You, Transphobe’

    05/12/2023 9:35:41 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 49 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 12, 2023 | Yaron Steinbuch
    A New York standup comedian triggered a Dallas audience when she made a joke about transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for still having “no tits” because “he is a man” — prompting the sensitive audience members to storm out. “Why has it been a year of girlhood and still no ---s? That’s day one, OK?” Chrissie Mayr told the crowd at Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub over the weekend, referencing the gender-affirming top surgery. “If I’m transitioning to a dude, day one I’m getting a ---- — and I’m getting the biggest one you can find. Like go into the back room …...
  • Bo Jackson Tried to Cure Year-Long Hiccups by Sniffing a Porcupine’s Butt

    05/11/2023 12:09:56 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 51 replies
    SBnation ^ | May 10, 2023 | James Dator
    Bo nose porcupine butt.It’s been a surprisingly rough year for Bo Jackson, and none of us knew. The mythic athlete has been dealing with a legendary case of hiccups, and since July of 2022 he’s been hiccuping non-stop. Talking to a local radio show on Wednesday, Jackson revealed that he’s been doing everything to try and get rid of these hiccups — including getting a live porcupine and getting a big ‘ol whiff of its butt. “I have done everything — scare me, drink water upside down, smell the ass of a porcupine, it doesn’t work.” Bo is now having...
  • Gen Z Says 3-Hour ‘Everything Showers’ Are ‘better Than Sex’

    05/11/2023 12:06:12 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 65 replies
    New York Post ^ | 5/10 | Asia Grace
    They’re showering this viral craze with ultra-high praise. SNIP The newest trend in grooming is the “everything shower,” which entails taking an extremely warm, steamy shower for two to four hours, soaping up every nook and cranny while they blast their favorite music. On TikTok, the indulgent practice has gone viral, with #EverythingShower racking up over 168.9 million views. “An everything shower with hot water and Taylor Swift is better than sex. Sorry,” social media influencer Kourv Annon, 22, told her fiance when he questioned the lengthy scrub sessions.
  • Dianne Feinstein, 89, arrives at Congress in a wheelchair after shingles absence

    05/10/2023 4:14:39 PM PDT · by algore · 60 replies
    Senator Dianne Feinstein arrived at the Senate on Wednesday in a wheelchair and said she has to work a lighter schedule due to side-effects from shingles. A car drove her to the entrance of the Capitol building. The 89-year-old Democratic Senator from California looked frail, weak and pale as aides helped her out. Her left eye was closed. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer walked by her side as an aide wheeled her into Senate. 'Hi everybody,' Feinstein said as she came into the building. Feinstein has been absent for nearly three months and missed almost 100 votes after suffering from...
  • There’s a kweer on my beer

    05/08/2023 8:19:08 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    Jeffro’s dirty country songs ^ | April 12, 2023 | Jeffro’s dirty country songs
    There’s a kweer on my beer "cause I don't want no girl on my beer that has a penis" song is 2 minutes long
  • Woman suing Subway over claim its tuna products don't contain the fish asks judge to dismiss case because she is pregnant - sandwich giant demands her lawyers be sanctioned and pay $610k for bringing frivolous case

    05/08/2023 12:40:24 PM PDT · by algore · 21 replies
    The California woman suing Subway for claiming its tuna products contain ingredients other than tuna wants to end her lawsuit because she is pregnant, prompting Subway to demand her lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous case. Nilima Amin said her 'severe' morning sickness and 'debilitating' conditions as she prepares for a third child have left her 'unable to proceed with the obligations as plaintiff,' and require her to focus on her health and family. Amin wants to dismiss the case in San Francisco federal court without prejudice, which would let her sue again when she feels better. In its...
  • World reacts to insane Donald Trump statement on Joe Biden

    05/06/2023 4:56:18 PM PDT · by algore · 54 replies
    Donald Trump faces massive court action in the United States. He faces 34 felonies in Manhattan related to an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. A civil trial is currently underway revolving around allegations he raped author E. Jean Carroll in a dressing room in 1996. And on Friday, the Justice Department announced a probe into his relationship with the Suadi Arabian government-backed LIV Golf. Trump denies all allegations. But Trump is passing the time with a golf trip to Scotland and Ireland to visit his properties. It’s in Ireland where, during a round of golf,...
  • Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards

    05/03/2023 8:29:07 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 12 replies
    Associated Press ^ | May 3, 2023 | Carla Bridi and David Biller
    Brazil’s Federal Police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his phone Wednesday in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Several other locations also were searched and a half-dozen people faced arrest, police said. The president confirmed the search on his residence while speaking with reporters, as did his wife Michelle on her Instagram account. She said her phone wasn’t seized, contrary to media reports. A federal police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, said that Bolsonaro will be deposed at Federal Police...
  • The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US says it’s not China’s

    05/02/2023 2:00:50 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 30 replies
    Associated Press ^ | May 2, 2023 | Lolita C. Baldor
    The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but a defense official said Tuesday there’s no indication it is connected to China or any other adversary, and it presents no threats to aviation or national security. The balloon was first detected by radar on Friday and “Pacific Air Forces launched three F-22s to assess the situation and visually identified a spherical object,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. “We monitored the transit of the object and assessed that it posed no threat.” The defense official said the...
  • Indiana bar pleads for customers to return after telling them they were not welcome for speaking out against trans Dylan Mulvaney-Bud Light partnership

    04/30/2023 5:03:12 PM PDT · by algore · 52 replies
    An Indiana bar is begging customers to come back after telling them they weren't welcome for speaking out against Dylan Mulvaney's Bud Light partnership. The Fairfax Bar & Grill in Bloomington issued three statements to their patrons since weighing in on the controversial partnership that launched April 1. Initially, the bar backed the partnership and claimed on April 11 that, 'any patrons wanting to voice their concerns about the issue will be immediately asked to pay their bill in leave.' The bar's April 11 post in length read: 'We are tired of all of the hate. 'We are very open...
  • In Texas what prevents a cartel illegal from buying firearms private party? In light of the recent illegal shooting of the five in Cleveland/ Houston

    04/30/2023 1:37:42 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 44 replies
    The Voices I hear. ^ | April 30,2023 | NoLibZone
    In Texas what prevents an illegal cartel member from buying firearms via private party?
  • The illegal Mexican that killed five Hondurans in Cleveland/Houston. Why weren't the police able to determine his legal status?

    04/30/2023 12:18:14 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 33 replies
    The voices I hear ^ | April 30,2023 | NZ
    According to ABC News, the illegal immigrant that killed the Honduran people next-door with an A.R. 15 had to prior contacts with police for discharging his firearm Source: https://abc7chicago.com/amp/francisco-oropeza-cleveland-texas-shooting-shooter/13195996/ Why didn't the police than determine his immigration status take the weapon and have him deported? Are police in Texas prohibited from determining one's legal status? If so, can you please provide a source? I would have no problem with police running the legal status of anyone they come into contact with doing something illegal.
  • Simpsons star Hank Azaria now says he REGRETS playing character of Apu - despite previously admitting he made the Indian Kwik-e-Mart owner's accent as offensive as possible

    04/28/2023 7:16:22 PM PDT · by algore · 36 replies
    The Simpsons star Hank Azaria said he regrets playing his character Apu, despite previously admitting that he deliberately made the Indian Kwik-e-Mart owner's accent as offensive as possible. The American actor, 59, who is white, started voicing Apu in 1989, although the character has since been phased out in recent years. Azaria - who also voices Moe Szylak, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy - was asked by the creators if he was able to do an Indian voice and to make it as offensive as possible. 'Right away, they were like: "Can you do an Indian voice and how...
  • Brutal catfight caught on camera: Woman at Taiwan KTV pours boiling soup on another over $900 debt

    04/26/2023 9:39:38 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    AsiaOne ^ | APRIL 22, 2023 | Candice Cai
    A brawl which erupted in a KTV lounge in Taiwan has left one woman seriously injured, after a video clip showed scalding hot soup being poured on her face. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday morning (April 21) in Taichung, ETToday reported. A viral video which circulated of the incident showed two women duking it out in a private room of the KTV lounge with the victim seen pulling the hair of the other woman. A man then intervenes, grabbing the victim by the hair and dragging her across the floor. He then slaps her several times...
  • ESPN Fires MLB Reporter Marly Rivera for Calling Fellow Reporter ‘X X’

    04/26/2023 9:11:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 55 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 26, 2023 | Andrew Marchand
    ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera has been fired after an incident at Yankee Stadium in which she uttered the words, “X X” toward a fellow female reporter over an Aaron Judge interview, The Post has learned. SNIP “There were extenuating circumstances but that in no way is an excuse for my actions. I am a professional with a sterling reputation across baseball and I do believe that I am being singled out by a group of individuals with whom I have a long history of professional disagreements.” Gaete is the wife of MLB vice president of communications, John Blundell....
  • Fatal Attraction and the Endurance of the 'Bunny Boiler', Dating Culture's Most Toxic Stereotype

    04/26/2023 7:59:02 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 20 replies
    BBC ^ | 26th April 2023 | Leila Latif
    The '80s thriller demonised women seen as a 'threat' to the nuclear family – and gave rise to a particularly harmful phrase. Now as a TV remake begins, not much has changed, writes Leila Latif. In a world where Super Mario films and sexless Marvel sequels reign supreme at the box office, it's hard to imagine a return to 1987, where the highest-grossing film in the world was a psychosexual thriller about an extra-marital affair. Adrian Lyne, the king of the erotic thriller, directed Fatal Attraction, which grossed $320 million globally and was nominated for six Oscars. Now Paramount Plus...
  • Jana Hocking on Why ‘Situationships’ Aren’t For Her

    04/26/2023 1:20:56 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 22, 2023 | Jana Hocking
    SNIP As I self-consciously perused the room, stopping to talk to people here and there, I eventually joined a conversation with four very attractive women. All were complaining about their love lives. One, who looked like she had come straight from a Victoria’s Secret shoot, was complaining that her man still won’t commit, despite being together for eight months. Another was complaining about her live-in lover who was still insisting they “don’t put a title on it”. Yep, they literally live together, but aren’t exclusive. SNIP “Tinder has found that women on the app are empowering themselves by asking for...
  • Getting ‘zombied’ is the new dating trend — and it’s worse than ‘ghosting’

    04/26/2023 1:15:36 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 38 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 26, 2023 | Brooke Steinberg
    Turns out there’s something worse on the dating scene than being “ghosted.” Singer-songwriter Mariel Darling took to TikTok to share the latest horrifying dating trend: being “zombied.” “Girl, you’re being ghosted? I’m being zombied,” she shared with her 255,900 followers on the platform. “It’s like ghosting, but he comes back from the dead after a couple months and hits you up,” she explained in the video with 1.5 million views and 151,100 likes.
  • Dear Abby: My Wife Cheated on me With 10 Different Men, Now She’s Homeless

    04/26/2023 12:25:57 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 37 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 26, 2023
    DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were married 21 years ago. Since then, she has admitted to cheating with 10 different men. Each time, I stayed with her, hoping she’d change. I finally left 3 1/2 years ago because I couldn’t take it anymore. She became homeless, but for the past year and a half she has been living with my daughter and me because I saw her on the street one day and she looked terrible. We are now moving, and my daughter wants her mother to get a job (she’s capable of getting one). My ex refused to...
  • Senate will vote on Equal Rights Amendment this week, Schumer says

    04/25/2023 9:41:38 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 28 replies
    One America News ^ | 6:32 PM – Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | Brooke Mallory
    The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will be put to a vote in the Senate this week, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in an announcement on Monday. […] Schumer argued for the new vote on the ERA by citing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last year, as well as the ongoing legal dispute over the popular abortion drug mifepristone. […] In 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA after Nevada and Illinois did so in 2017 and 2018. The ERA would no longer have to be ratified by the original deadline under...