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Update on off-ramp scam artists
You probably remember the heartstring-jerking story from 2017: Girl named McClure’s car breaks down on exit ramp, homeless vet gives her his last $20 in gas, in gratitude she and her boyfriend set up wildly successful GoFundMe for vet which rakes in over $400,000 – until he sues the pair saying he didn’t get his […]
Neither snow nor rain, Comrade.
A leaked memo disclosed the existence of the so-called Internet Covert Operations Program, in which the U.S. Postal Service’s law enforcement arm— “monitored significant activity regarding planned protests occurring internationally and domestically on March 20, 2021.” The memo states “online inflammatory material has been identified, which suggests potential violence may occur; however there is currently […]
Russian identity thieves steal Medal of Honor recipients’ names to fleece AAFES
This is an older case, but the information has just come to light. It seems that back in 2014 the US Secret Service got word that 22 Medal of Honor recipients’ identities were used to buy more than $50k worth of good. These goods were shipped to US addresses where unwitting participants (doing fairly common […]
Twitter’s ban of Trump has ACLU concerned
Even a blind chipmunk finds the occasional acorn. Or is it, some actions are so egregious even dyed-in-the-wool ideologues are moved to comment? The oddly named American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that bastion of progressive thought, has been shocked into commenting on the arbitrary banning of President Trump from social media. According to them, Americans […]
President Trump’s Second Term With New Administration
In President Trump’s speech, on the 6th, he stated that although he disagreed with the results of certification of the electoral votes, there will be a peaceful transition of power to a new administration. On Twitter, he praised his “first term”, and stated that the fight is just beginning and that we will make America […]
Air Force veteran, legendary badass going to court to defend his erection’s honor
It seems there’s a company out there selling boner pills through deceptive advertising. The clickbait uses Norris’ likeness to get you to click into a fake Fox News article that claims Norris has developed a new erectile dysfunction pill. Obviously this is false, Chuck Norris once walked down the street with an erection. There were […]
Widespread Internet outages, we’re still here
I don’t think we can blame widespread Internet outages across the US and Europe on Dave Hardin, but I’m not willing to rule it out. We’re still here and up (for now), if you can find us. The outage seems to be affecting Centurylink mostly. Early Sunday morning outage, I’ll guess it’s an issue with a planned […]
Quarantine Tip 1- Homemade Bread
Thinking about baking your own bread? You’re not alone. The trend is gaining momentum now that everyone’s got more time at home. (iStock) As I’ve mentioned, I’m not a baker- too much science, and unforgiving with minor errors. It also blows the kitchen up. Thanks to technology, I don’t have to be. We have a […]
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