June 7, 2025 Covidiots, Crackpots
CNN reports: Podcast host Meghan McCain, the former co-host of “The View,” made headlines when she posted to social media recently in support of a “detox” supplement to be taken after Covid-19 vaccination or infection. The “detox” supplement McCain touted costs $89.99 and is one of several versions sold online. It make claims about its ability to “break down spike …
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June 7, 2025 Business, Healthcare
NewsNation reports: About 1.7 million window air conditioning units have been recalled in the U.S. after 17 customers reported getting sick from fungal growth in the appliance. The Midea U and U+ window air conditioners may fail to drain quickly, causing mold growth that “poses risks of respiratory issues or other infections to some consumers,” according to the U.S. Consumer …
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June 7, 2025 Idiocracy, Republicans
NOLA.com reports: The Louisiana Legislature has passed a new bill to outlaw “chemtrails,” a made-up and very fake thing that conspiracy theorists and other assorted fringe people believe in. Because of course. This clearly unhinged theory claims that those streaks are actually dangerous chemicals that “they” are pumping into the sky for … reasons. Who are “they?” That’s a great …
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June 7, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
The Washington Post reports: Elon Musk’s team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year, three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The people said those who were managing White House communications …
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June 7, 2025 Crime, Religion
Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate reports: A Burlington County man is facing multiple charges for allegedly having sex with a child multiple times. On Friday, police announced the arrest of 44-year-old Shawn Tracey of Mount Holly. Detectives say Tracey had sex with a girl under the age of 13 over a two-year period at multiple locations in Burlington County. Tracey was arrested …
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June 7, 2025 Elon Musk, Infighting Is Funny
The Daily Beast reports: “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” Musk posted with a polling question to his 220 million followers on X on Thursday. Of them, 5.6 million voted, with 80 percent in agreement. “The people have spoken. A new political party is needed in America,” …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Scandal
Flagler Live reports: The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has sent a cease and desist letter to an Orlando Sentinel reporter who has been digging into the Hope Florida scandal. Jeffrey Schweers, the Sentinel’s Tallahassee bureau reporter, has broken some scoops regarding the embattled charity backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis. Schweers recently wrote about …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Fox News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News on Friday that Democrats pushing for ICE agents to unmask themselves are the same “people who mandated mask wearing for years in America” during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson was asked by Fox News for his reaction as “some Democrats, including [House Minority] Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries, have suggested that the ICE …
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June 7, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Via press release from Georgia Democrats: Rep. Mike Collins — who is reportedly weighing a run for U.S. Senate — said he wants to make it “more advantageous” for people to “get off of Medicaid, get off of Social Security,” in an interview on XTRA 106.3 yesterday. This comes after Collins voted for the GOP budget bill that could leave …
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June 6, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Billboard Magazine reports: How does a song become a gay anthem? Like the LGBTQ+ community itself, our soundtrack is vast and diverse. We have recorded our history and contribution to the culture through music, and with this list we acknowledge and remember the forerunners that have made possible the positive changes we’ve seen over the decades. These songs are a …
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