When asked for the source about dubious claims, Donald Trump clearly short circuits, gives a meandering "uuuuuuuh" and then leans into a word salad that includes the words papers and Venezuela.

"One stat before we go," Trump said. "Venezuela was very crime-ridden.

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A man in Weston, England tried to convince a group of strangers waiting at a bus stop that a wild fox running around town was harmless.

"People are scared of it for no reason," the gentleman said as the fox came running toward him. — Read the rest

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The opening credits sequence from X-Men: The Animated Series is one of the more memorable cartoon intros of all time, with a riveting theme song and an exciting clash of characters. The series was recently revived in a novel way in the form of X-Men '97—a simultaneous continuation of the series, as if it hadn't been cancelled in 1996, that also embraces some more mature, complex, and modern storytelling approaches. — Read the rest

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Over the weekend, the New York Post published a piece titled, "College students aren't having enough sex — so they're turning to anti-Israel protests." The article focused on recent comments made by NYU professor Scott Galloway — first on Real Time with Bill Maher, and later reiterated to Don Lemon — that actually, the kids are all just way too horny right now, which is why they're not content to sit back while tens of thousands of people are being killed in the Gaza Strip. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Get both text and audio summaries of your favorite videos or podcasts with TubeOnAi, an AI-powered service. Purchase a lifetime subscription to TubeOnAi Premium Lite Plan now for just $78.99.

Sometimes, we're just too busy to listen to a podcast or check out an entire video — but we want to hear what it says, whether we need to learn more about a subject or are just interested in the topic. — Read the rest

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After a century of racist demonization of cannabis, the federal government appears to be willing to budge on its zero-tolerance policy. As reported in The Washington Post, Attorney General Merrick Garland will recommend downgrading marijuana from a spot on the DEA's (AKA, "Cops Practicing Medicine") Schedule I list of controlled substances (heroin, LSD, peyote, MDMA) to a Schedule III drug, alongside ketamine and steroids. — Read the rest

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Alligators are terrifying, prehistoric apex predators—or are they? This alligator is probably having the most embarrassing day of its life. It struggles to find purchase on the slippery fence and awkwardly faceplants on the other side. 

If you choose to live in a place where alligators can end up in your backyard, just remember that although alligators generally avoid humans, they have the strongest bite force of any animal, can sprint at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, and have been known to bite and at least partially consume humans. — Read the rest

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In 2022, a woman walked in on her ragdoll kitty without knocking first, only to discover he was a secret acrobat.

She posted about his cute and clumsy efforts of hanging on a chandelier and thought that was the end of it. — Read the rest

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Punctuating the skyline of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital, is an architectural monstrosity that defies convention — the Neutrality Monument. This massive 95-meter grotesquely phallic arch, cloaked in gleaming white marble, was the brainchild of the country's eccentric former president, Saparmurat Niyazov, during his megalomaniacal reign in the 1990s. — Read the rest

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Fresh off the introduction of the new, super-creepy Atlas robot, Boston Dynamics has revealed a blue, glittery, Muppetesque version of Spot named Sparkles. Sparkles and Spot greet each other, boop snoots, and then do a little dance routine together.

This #InternationalDanceDay, Spot is meeting another strange dog and making friends through the power of dance.

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