Group Discussion: The Return of the Jorts
Personally, I blame EBay and the John Cena retirement tour
Category: Ten Second News
Open Mic for the week of 8/12/2024
Open the box and see if it’s Erwin Schrödinger’s birthday!
It is!
Group Discussion: How To Correctly Load a Dishwasher
The meaning of life, the universe, and everything might be answerable with 42, but does not cover how to correctly load a dishwasher.
Tim Walz announced as Kamala Harris’s running mate
Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sources say
Asian Markets Have A Horrible Monday, US Markets Set For Fall
Japan had a record-setting decline in their benchmark index, Asian markets are shaken, and all eyes are on the US markets for what comes next.
United States and Russia Swap Prisoners
American journalist Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and others were freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange
From 404Media: Reddit Goes Monogamous With Google
Protecting a site from AI scraping or increasing the monopolies monopoly – depending on your point of view – Reddit is now only indexing for Google.
President Biden Addresses the Nation Regarding Not Seeking Re-election
The full, uncut remarks by President Joe Biden as he declines to seek re-election for you to watch and discuss.
Updated: Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns
However bad you think Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s testimony before an unamused Oversight Committee went, it was probably worse
From The Los Angeles Times: Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ he can’t win
Rep. Adam Schiff, a candidate for U.S. Senate, called Wednesday for President Trump to end his reelection bid.
US Senator Bob Menendez Found Guilty on All Sixteen Count
While it wasn’t the senator’s first trial for misdeeds, it is his first time being convicted after decades of speculation about corruption.
From WaPo: Post-debate Battleground State Polling
While the presidential debate fallout has greatly shifted the narratives, what does the polling say about the state of the post-debate 2024 race?
Hobby Distillers Association v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau finds for HDA by District Court
The federal law against home distilling seems to have been found unconstitutional.
Report: CNN Shuts Down Opinion Section
CNN has reportedly axed its opinion section contributors and staff, with a “pivot to video” cameo as a chaser.
From ABC News: Marshal guarding Supreme Court justice’s home shoots 18-year-old who tried to carjack him
The shooting unfolded outside of the apartment where Justice Sonia Sotomayor lives, according to public records.
