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When a creator is dissatisfied with how the final product turned out, it’s not uncommon for them to use a pseudonym rather than their real name. *snip* There are multiple names that have been used, often created by each individual person, but one name stands above them all. Alan Smithee.

A federal judge on Friday rejected McDonald’s request to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of defrauding consumers about the content of its McRib sandwich. The plaintiffs accused McDonald’s of intentionally shaping McRib patties with ridges to resemble pork ribs and make diners believe the sandwich contains rib meat, an expensive cut known for its higher fat content and rich flavor. Consumers said McDonald’s actual use of lower-grade pork products including shoulder, heart, tripe or stomach caused them to overpay for the McRib, one of its most expensive menu items.

Here in Cincinnati, we are getting a LOT of political commercials where a Heavy Sidenote is that "public records record your voting." That is, not who you voted for but the fact you voted, and your history of voting. I am not getting this. It seems like some Capone-style thin threat; "your friends and relatives will know if you voted." Does anyone know the theory behind this odd push?

The Landlady's Tale By SWORDMAKER copyright 2000Preface The following story was told to me by the woman who rented my parents their first home in California when they moved to Sacramento in 1939. A devout Catholic (so much so that although she had been divorced by her husband, she did not consider the divorce valid and did not remarry until her husband died many years later) the landlady swore on her Bible, in front of my sister and me after she told us the story, that it was absolutely true. She was quite serious about it.In the 1970s, I personally...

Some stories make headlines. Others get ignored. On "Unreported," Meagan Medick takes a deeper look at the unexplained through the eyes and experiences of you, the viewers. You send the mystery — we investigate. This week, Medick travels to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, to investigate the "Beast of Bray Road." Since the 1980s, residents of the area have reported sightings of a hairy, wolflike creature with glowing red eyes — leaving residents terrified. Resident Lee Hampel is not afraid to take on the beast. A math and computer science teacher who owns a farm along the road, Hampel has spent 13 years...

Boo! It's time for more silliness! Halloween is the theme today!

(End of the American Dream)—Archaeologists have made many surprising discoveries that simply do not fit what we are taught in our history textbooks. Vast numbers of “out-of-place artifacts” that have been found prove that ancient civilizations were far more advanced than we have been led to believe. Today, I am going to discuss some “out-of-place people” that researchers dug up in China. These “out-of-place” people create a tremendous problem for many historians and they are highly embarrassing to the Chinese government because they aren’t Asian. We are supposed to believe that China has been inhabited by the Chinese from the...

If Michelle Tafoya wins Minnesota I will fly to Duluth in the dead of winter and stand outside on a street corner in boxers with a sign that says TAMPON TIM with an arrow pointing at me— Tim Miller (@Timodc) September 18, 2026

The Massachusetts bar, which catered to lesbians, lifted its Covid mask requirement once a week to attract more patrons. The decision brought criticism and national attention, but did not save the business. Some people were upset that the bar had lifted its mask policy one day a week, saying it risked the lives of immunocompromised customers. Others mocked them.

When Chase Minnema, 26, first began questioning his gender identity as a teenager, he wasn't sure what the future would look like. While he always dreamed of becoming a parent, he never expected he would one day carry and give birth to his own child. Now, the Virginia-based video processor and his partner, James Brewer, 29, are settling into life with their 6-week-old son, whom they describe as happy, healthy and deeply loved. "Being parents is the best experience of our lives," they told Newsweek. Minnema, started to question his identity when he was 14, initially he wondered if he...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appeared to take a shot at President Donald Trump in the video she posted Friday that depicted her strolling along a serene Minnesota lakeside with her current husband. The video was set to a violence-hued hip-hop diss track by a Somali musical duo who rap about how they will “subjugate and humiliate” their enemies, leaving them to “suffer and cry in seething,” according to a certified translation commissioned by the Washington Free Beacon. To anyone who doesn’t speak Somali, Omar’s 27-second video—which currently has 2.5 million views on X—gives an impression that the Minnesota Democrat...

Especially the neurologically vulnerable .... A March 2026 publication by The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirms that Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) has injected “more than 18,000” pediatric patients under “deep sedation or general anesthesia” who were undergoing surgery or other medical procedures. The revelation comes after this website reported yesterday that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has injected 2,054 children with flu vaccines under anesthesia. ... The AAP News piece behind a $35 paywall was written by Drs. Caroline A. Pasquariello and Kim M. Strupp, both anesthesiologists. Their article admits that under anesthesia or sedation, “[a]dditional vaccinations are administered …...

In case you need some help with the math, that distance in that time would require averaging a continuous 107 miles per hour. .... according to one Avis bill, a Toronto man's trip also involved the sort of non-stop driving that would interest an endurance racing team, as the company charged him for covering almost 18,000 miles in a week. When one simply divides the mileage by the time allotted, the plausibility of the charge becomes comical. ... Yuehao Huang rented a vehicle in Montreal on September 11 for a seven-day family trip. He says his phone recorded roughly 1400...

n January of 2023, I wrote about a story where I thought, “This might be the most absurd thing I will ever cover." Here’s the short version: The Brits are no strangers to woke insanity themselves, as the British Museum has now decided to no longer refer to wrapped-up long-dead ancient Egyptians as “mummies” because it might offend them—even though they’re no longer alive to be offended. But I was wrong; things, especially when leftists get their hands on them, can always get more ludicrous, and indeed they did at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland. My DNA...

A Boston dad has been convicted of repeatedly fondling a teen girl aboard a JetBlue flight. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, was found guilty after a three-day jury trial of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl seated in front of him on a Boston-bound flight from Puerto Rico on Aug. 30, 2024, the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced on Thursday. Lefman — who was on the plane with his wife and four kids — wedged his hand between the back and bottom of the seat in front of him to touch the girl’s buttocks without her permission, according to prosecutors. The...

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DCA TO SLC FOR DOJ — another day. Another flight in pursuit of justice. Tune in tomorrow for a major indictment.— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) October 21, 2026

On the left is Madeleine McCann, and Eugenea Collins, who claims to be the missing girl, is on the right. Family of Madeleine McCann/ Eugenea Collins / Facebook An American woman from Arkansas is claiming that she is the real Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared in 2007 while on a family vacation in Portugal. Eugenea Collins, 22, began posting her claims on Instagram in September 2024 with the username TheOfficialMadeleineMcCann, and the account features numerous side-by-side photos of Collins and McCann. In her most recent post, Collins shared an ancestry DNA test that shows she is 68 per...

There are, as best I can fathom, three possible options for what you are about to read from Texas Senator John Cornyn. The outgoing senator sent this public statement via his X Account:[SOURCE]It is the official position of the United States government that Ukraine has never had access to the “Starshield” global satellite system used by the United States military for communication and global guidance targeting. Giving Ukraine access to Starshield would be akin to the United States operating missile and drone targeting of nuclear armed Russia.For obvious reasons the U.S. government would not want to escalate to direct military...

A day after President Donald Trump offered his latest appraisal of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's muscular physique, it had already become a running joke — if not an explicitly stated one — during a GOP gathering in rural western Ohio. "I know the president's been talking about me as a football player and a few other things these days," Husted said to knowing laughs at the Darke County GOP hog roast, where a crowd of about 300 dined on cuts of pig barbecued just outside. Trump most recently praised the physical appearance of Husted, a former college football player, during...