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Ted Lieu had enough of Pam Bondi's evasive non-answers and decided to cut straight to the point: I think you're lying to Congress

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Congressperson tells Pam Bondi he believes she is lying to Congress
California Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) was clearly exhausted by Attorney General Pam Bondi's evasive, non-answers to questions, but he wouldn't stand for her lies. The Attorney General evaded nearly every…
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February 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Gallup's parting gift to Trump: a final 36% approval rating before they stop tracking presidential popularity forever.

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After 88 years, Gallup will no longer poll presidential approval ratings
In Gallup's final measure of Donald Trump's approval rating, Trump was stuck at 36%—his lowest since the end of his first term in office. The president won't have to worry…
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February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The Pentagon's new laser defense system has claimed its first victory: one party balloon over El Paso. Meanwhile, every flight at the international airport was grounded.

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"Cartel drone threat" that shut El Paso's airport was a party balloon
The Pentagon's new high-energy laser works great against party balloons. The airspace shutdown over El Paso grounded every flight at the international airport and forced medevac planes to reroute 45…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Brain scans of 25,000 people: cannabis use and aging have opposite effects on brain wiring. Cannabis users also scored higher on 6 of 9 cognitive tests. boingboing.net/2026/02/09/c...
Cannabis users' brains look younger, big study finds
Brain imaging study of 25,000+ people finds cannabis use is associated with connectivity patterns typical of younger brains.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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I wrote on @boingboing.net about a previously unseen 1978 SNL rehearsal for a sketch with the Rolling Stones
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Video of a previously unseen 1978 SNL rehearsal with the Rolling Stones
This footage of a Friday, October 6, 1978 Saturday Night Live rehearsal with the entire cast and the Rolling Stones has apparently been unseen until it appeared on YouTube a…
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February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Nothing funny is going on here.
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Hurry! Four seats have been sold! Only 100 remain.
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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🐱🐻🐷 A Busy, Busy Immigration Enforcement Operation,
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Tom the Dancing Bug: A Busy, Busy Immigration Enforcement Operation
Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this world! JOIN US FOR 2026 IN THE INNER HIVE, and…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told ABC he's a soybean farmer who feels farmers' pain. He's actually a $500M landlord who owns $25M in farmland and collects up to $1M yearly in rent from actual farmers while negotiating China crop deals.

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October 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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People lost their livelihoods were harassed online, and received death threats for less offensive statements about Charlie Kirk. @boingboing.net
JD Vance downplays Young Republican leaders' pro-Hitler, racist, antisemitic comments: "Pearl-clutching"
Newsweek published the names of Young Republican leaders caught using racist slurs and joking about sexual violence.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Giraffe-suited singer arrested at ICE protest sparks free speech fight. Defense fund nears $100,000
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Giraffe-suited singer arrested at ICE protest sparks free speech fight. Defense fund nears $100,000
I recently reported on the wonderful “jest resistance” of musical comedian, artist, and film producer Rob Potylo, aka Robby Roadsteamer, who has been bringing his funny and biting protest activism — f...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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They may burn books, but we are the fire in Lady Liberty’s torch. Vote Yes on 50
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Freedom! It’s everybody’s job! Vote YES on 50
October 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Happy days CAN be here again! Vote YES on Prop 50!
October 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Make an Ice agent cry, vote YES on Prop 50!
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Fascists killed 2/3rds of my family and chased the rest out of Europe 80 some odd years ago. Chase the fascists out of the United States! Vote YES on Prop 50!
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Clive James reviews "the most boring book in the world" @boingboing.net
(Plus- Samuel Johnson)

Tackling tedium: roughlydaily.com/2025/09/18/h...
September 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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While I’m marching in the @wgaeast.bsky.social protest of ABC/Disney, @boingboing.net published my post about videos making fun of Disney

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"Shut Your Trap": Colbert's show-stopping animated musical making fun of Disney's Kimmel suspension
Last night, Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" aired a funny animated musical short featuring Lumière from Disney's own "Beauty and the Beast," singing "Shut Your Trap" to the tune of "Be…
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September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM