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BuzzFeedA Republican Congress Member Posted A Photoshopped Picture Of JD Vance, And Then Things Got Even Weirder
What a truly weird time to be alive.
- BuzzFeed
35 Pictures That Make Me Laugh Uncontrollably No Matter How Many Times I've Seen Them, Like, They're That Funny
Here: you need these.
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'Completely helpless' Northeast Ohio man says hacker has been controlling Facebook page for weeks
Ethan Tomins received a notification his email and phone number had been changed on his account. On Thursday, he's still locked out.
- LA Times
Column: The disturbing new after-school special that parents of teenagers need to see
For years, anecdotal evidence and scholarly research have shown the dangers social media can hold for kids and teens. The groundbreaking 'Social Studies' shows us what that looks like in real time.
- TechCrunch
YouTube takes on TikTok with longer Shorts, templates, trends, and more
The company says it's also updating the Shorts player, introducing templates, and adding a new Shorts trends page on mobile devices. Combined, the series of updates will help YouTube better compete with TikTok, which already allows for longer videos (10 minutes when recording, or 60 minutes when uploaded) and makes participating in trends easy for its users. YouTube says the new Shorts player is designed to streamline the look of these short videos, making the creator's content stand out by placing it front and center in the user interface.
- TechCrunch
Facebook launches a Gen Z-focused redesign
Facebook wants to woo more younger users to join its social network, instead of spending all their time on TikTok, Instagram, and other social apps. To do so, parent company Meta on Friday announced a series of changes to the older social network which will put greater emphasis on local community information, videos, and Facebook Groups, among other things. Other Facebook products, like Meta AI, Facebook Dating, and Messenger are receiving updates as well.
- The Daily Beast
Michael Moore Warns This Move Could Cost Kamala Harris The Election
On the same day Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Flint, Michigan, Michael Moore is warning of a fatal “mistake that could be made in these final 4-5 weeks” until Election Day.“If Harris is advised by her wealthy donors to shun the left and drop her more progressive positions in favor of a ‘move to the center,’” Moore, who grew up in the suburbs of the Midwestern city he made famous in his debut documentary Roger & Me (but has since moved away), writes in a new Substack post, it cou
- HuffPost
Anderson Cooper Struggles To Speak After Watching Weird Melania Trump Clip Live On Air
"Sorry, it’s the first time I’m seeing that. That’s the weirdest promo I’ve ever seen," the CNN anchor said.
- Miami Herald
An A-list actor was at one of Diddy’s infamous parties. Then he ‘stormed out’: report
The rapper remains behind bars
- The Daily Beast
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording
Donald Trump was reportedly caught on tape turning the grieving widow of a man who died at one of his rallies into a source of amusement for his uber-wealthy dinner guests.The recording, obtained by The Guardian, apparently comes from a private meal Trump held Aug. 10 in Aspen, Colorado. In it, the Republican presidential nominee reportedly recalled a meeting with the wife of Corey Comperatore, the man who was killed by shots fired at Trump by Thomas Crooks at a Pennsylvania rally in July.“So th
- The Independent
Revealed: The real reason why people are leaving Donald Trump’s rallies as he is still on stage
Over the past months the former president has seemingly become more and more obsessed with attendance – amid claims that his fans are leaving early ‘out of frustration and boredom’
- CBC
Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jail
A London, Ont., man., who posted a selfie online showing him with a dying man in a Windsor hospital last year has received two months of jail time. Bubba Pollock is an activist who's protested against drag queens and drag storytimes. He was sentenced in a Windsor courtroom on Friday for his actions against Britt Leroux and the Windsor woman's terminally ill father."I'm happy that he's gonna be held responsible," Leroux said outside court. "I'm fearful that he's not going to learn anything in jai
- The Daily Beast
Liz Cheney’s Speech Seriously Hurt Donald Trump’s Feelings
Donald Trump launched into an unhinged attack on Liz Cheney after the former Republican congresswoman denounced him in a speech at a Kamala Harris campaign event on Thursday afternoon.“Liz Cheney lost her Congressional Seat by the largest margin in the history of Congress for a sitting Representative,” he fumed in a Truth Social post after the former Wyoming rep’s remarks. “The people of Wyoming are really smart! She is a low IQ War Hawk that, as a member of the J6 Unselect Committee of Politica
- HuffPost
Trump Souvenir Vendors Brawl Before Michigan MAGA Rally
The former president's campaign team said the Trump merchandise sellers were ejected.
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
- The Daily Beast
Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
- The Daily Beast
CNN Reporter Warns Kamala Harris Campaign Looks ‘Like a Loser’
CNN data reporter Harry Enten says that one key statistic may spell serious trouble for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign just one month out from the election—so much so that a win would be, in his words, “historically unprecedented.”In a segment with host John Berman, Enten analyzed the polling data around the question, “Do you think the country is on the right track?” Apparently, just 28 percent of Americans think that the United States is currently headed in the right direct
- Cosmopolitan
Ben Affleck's Longtime Friend Kevin Smith Is Out Here Spilling About His Divorce from J.Lo
Kevin Smith did an interview and spilled about Ben Affleck and J.Lo's divorce—check out his quotes.
- HuffPost
George Conway Flips A Republican Dog Whistle Right Back On Donald Trump In New Ad
The conservative lawyer put a whole new taunting spin on one GOP line of attack.
- BuzzFeed
Older Adults Are Calling Out Things They Think Are A Huge Waste Of Money, And I Never Considered Some Of Them
"The first one that came to my mind: HOA fees."