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13 hours ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
When a man in Detroit realized he was running late for his Spirit Airlines flight, he thought he could stall the plane's departure by calling in a bomb threat. And in fact, his plan worked, kind of. "I was calling about flight 2145… because I have information about that flight," 23-year-old John Charles Robinson allegedly told a Spirit Airlines official over his cell phone on Thursday morning, according to Detroit Free Press.
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1 day ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
Elon Musk's cork finally blew, with a firehose of incendiary tweets spraying Donald Trump for hours this afternoon. "Time to drop the really big bomb," Musk fired on X at around 3:20 pm, adding, "@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files.
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2 days ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
Although Donald Trump has uncharacteristically stayed mum so far after Elon Musk called his Big Beautiful Bill a "disgusting abomination," turns out he's "furious," according to Fox host Brian Kilmeade. "The Elon Musk thing caught the President by surprise," he said on Fox and Friends this morning. "And I hear he's furious!" (See video below, posted by Republicans against Trump.)Reality Check: Trump is always furious.
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3 days ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
After splitting from the Trump Administration last week, Elon Musk dumped on the president's "Big Beautiful Bill," calling it a "disgusting abomination.""I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore," Musk said about Donald Trump's spending bill, Xitting out his criticism in a morning post.
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3 days ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
After promising Medicaid would not be touched, Republicans are now in slash mode, because "Medicaid cuts are going to strengthen Meidicid," as one MAGA senator told Fox News. "We've got folks that are afraid of the small Medicaid cuts that we made already," said millionaire Sen. Roger Marshall, who represents Kansas. "Medicaid cuts that are going to strengthen Medicaid and save it for those who need it the most." (See video below, posted by Aaron Rupar.)And for everyone else who needs it?
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4 days ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
A crew member on British Airways went missing during a flight from San Francisco to London, only to be found dancing in the business class bathroom — naked. The 41-year-old man "was supposed to be serving meals to passengers" when he suddenly disappeared, reports The Independent. When the man's fellow flight attendants finally discovered what he was up to, they put him in a pair of pajamas the airline usually hands out to first-class passengers.
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1 week ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
Remember last month when the White House tried to downplay a screaming match between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent? Turns out the spat was actually a physical fight, in which Musk shoved Bessent, who had confronted the billionaire over his rotten job as DOGE captain. "Scott Bessent called [Musk] out and said, 'You promised us a trillion dollars (in cuts), and now you're at like $100 billion, and nobody can find anything.
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1 week ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
When a one-year-old baby excited his family by learning to crawl, his Staffordshire bull terrier felt left out. So the hilarious pup began to crawl as well, dragging his legs and torso along the floor. And even when the baby was done and sat up to play, the doggo kept up the act, even giving the camera a side-eye to make sure the adult in the room was watching him. (See video below, posted by smokeythebluestaffy.)Just goes to show you're never too young to teach a silly dog new tricks.
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1 week ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a noun or a verb, and has more than 600 senses (or meanings), according to the Oxford English Dictionary via Mental Floss. Apparently, the winning word used to be "set," which boasts over 400 senses.
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2 weeks ago | 
boingboing.net | Carla Sinclair
A small plane crashed in a San Diego military neighborhood this morning, causing 15 homes to catch fire. The Cessna 550 had been flying in foggy weather at 3:15 am when it crashed near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, according to AP News. It's not yet clear how many people were on board the 6-8 seater plane, or if the crash caused any injuries or deaths.
