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Another UFO Report Is a Bust. So Why Do So Many People Still Believe the Truth Is Out There?
Earlier this month, the Defense Department released a long-awaited report designed to address renewed public interest in unidentified flying objects. UFOs—or, UAP, as they’ve recently been rebranded—have been back in the news a lot lately, thanks largely to a few true believers who think the government has been hiding evidence of extraterrestrials. The most influential…
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U.S. Legislators Vote Forward Bill That Would Turn Tech Platforms Into DEA Narcs
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted forward a bill that would force tech companies to report web users to the Drug Enforcement Agency if they suspected them of engaging in criminal drug activity. The controversial Cooper Davis Act, named so after a Kansas teenager who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021, has…
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EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback
Scott Pruitt is back, baby — and as unpopular as ever. Trump’s former EPA administrator, who was forced to resign after just a year and a half in power, announced on Friday that he intends to run for a special election for U.S. Senate in Oklahoma this year. Reportedly, no one — even his former…
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Mitch McConnell Is Older Than Duct Tape: 9 U.S. Politicians Born Before the Invention of Everyday Tech
The U.S. currently has the oldest ruling political class in the history of the country. Joe Biden is 79 years old, the oldest president ever, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is 81, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is 79. Sens. Diane Feinstein and Chuck Grassley are both 88.