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 The internet is not happy with Trump's 'Southern White House'
Donald Trump has already referred to his club, Mar-a-Lago, as the "Winter White House," leading many to believe that his weekend trips to Florida would become a regular occurrence. In a tweet on Saturday, he called the club the "Southern White House" — and now people are even more convinced. On Twitter, critics are pointing out the already high cost of Trump's travels, particularly considering he frequently criticized President Obama for traveling. There's also the fact that dues at Mar-a-Lago just doubled to a cool $200,000 per year, making increased traffic at the resort profitable for Trump's business operation. Read more... More about Politics, White House, Donald Trump, Watercooler, and Watercooler Read More »Norma McCorvey, who was at center of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69
Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday. She was 69. McCorvey died at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey and was with her and her family when she died. He said she died of heart failure and had been ill for some time. SEE ALSO: These lawmakers want to make sure you can't have an abortion — so we asked if they ever had one. Here’s how they responded. Read more... Dystopian Fun! U.S. agency maps 'Hunger Games' districts against real states
If you thought the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was boring, just look at how pop culturally relevant they've become with their latest blog post. Although the latest Hunger Games movie came out months ago, the Bureau took its own data on employment (based on industries, occupation, employment numbers and geography) to figure out the eternal question of how the dystopian future country of Panem from the book and film series lines up with the real U.S. geography. The books (and film adaptations) have made it clear that the 12 "districts" somewhat align with certain states and regions in the current U.S. geographic layout. Ever since the books came out nearly 10 years ago, many maps have attempted to show what Panem looks like. Read more... More about Panem, Employment, Jobs, Industry, and Data Read More »Nike uses Twitter to promote women's sports in the Middle East
The recent debate over Under Armour and its CEO's apparent support for President Trump pushed the politics of the leading sports apparel brands into the spotlight. In contrast to Under Armour's recent political controversy, Nike has long enjoyed a mostly positive profile when it comes to its position on inclusion and being generally progressive. Yes, they are trying to sell shoes, but staking out positions on touchy subjects is noteworthy, and not without risks. The latest example is a new Nike video posted on the company's Middle East Twitter feed, which doubles down on its commitment to women achieving excellence and building leadership through sports. Read more... More about Women S Rights, Middle East, Nike, and Entertainment Read More »'Lightseekers' puts the action back into action figures
Lightseekers, the role-playing game from Play Fusion and TOMY that seeks to bring video game action into the real world, has made the transition from Kickstarter to store shelves. On Saturday, at the New York Toy Fair, the makers announced that the game will get Toys "R" Us distribution, with pre-sales starting in April. The game has come a long way since Play Fusion first showed it to us in October. Back then, the action figures were so unfinished, they wouldn't let us photograph them. Now, this video/real-world/augmented reality mashup looks ready for action. Read more... More about Video Games, Tomy, Lightseekers, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Bill Gates isn't kidding around when he says bioterrorism could kill '30 million people'
President Donald Trump may have the nuclear codes, but when it comes to things to be scared about, think biggerAccording to Bill Gates, bioterrorism could be even more deadly. The Microsoft cofounder warned the world is not paying enough attention to "health security and international security" in some decidedly grim remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the Guardian reported. Gates said that a virus, engineered by terrorists to be extra-contagious and deadly, could be devastating. "Whether it occurs by a quirk of nature or at the hand of a terrorist, epidemiologists say a fast-moving airborne pathogen could kill more than 30 million people in less than a year," he explained. "And they say there is a reasonable probability the world will experience such an outbreak in the next 10 to 15 years." Read more... More about Epidemics, Bio Terrorism, Bill Gates, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, and World Read More »Internet turns to @Sweden on Twitter after Trump appears to invent terror attack
If you needed extra evidence the world's quickly sliding into the Upside Down, here it is: People are turning to a country's Twitter account for details about a terror incident the President of the United States appears to have made up. The whole thing started at a rally in Melbourne, Florida on Saturday, where Donald Trump defended his "Muslim immigration ban" before a crowd of thousands. "We've got to keep our country safe," he said.
Get your tissues 'cos Steve Irwin's son is basically a mini-Steve on 'Tonight Show'
Um, does the Irwin family have access to some kind of underground cloning technology? Because Robert Irwin, the late Steve Irwin's son, is the spitting image of his dad down to the khaki shorts and endless enthusiasm. A conservationist and TV personality, Steve died in 2006 after being struck by a stingray barb, but he clearly passed his media chops onto his son. The 13-year-old appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, and Fallon couldn't get over the similarity. "It's so cool to see you like this, you're actually your Dad," he said. Of course, the Irwins have not been out of the spotlight — Robert has appeared on Wild But True on Discovery Kids, among other shows. Still, handling an African dwarf crocodile, an armadillo, a boa and a sloth with ease, Robert has the title of Crocodile Hunter 2.0 on lock. Read more... More about The Crocodile Hunter, Robert Irwin, Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show, and Steve Irwin Read More »How the UK government can hack your personal data
From the moment you set foot on British soil, your personal data could easily be accessed, or even hacked, by the government. New invasive legislation has been dubbed by critics as one of the most extreme surveillance laws ever passed in a democracy. The Snoopers' Charter — aka the Investigatory Powers Act — was passed into law at the end of last year. It arguably removes your right to online privacy. In short, it forces internet companies to keep bulk records of all the websites you visit for up to a year and allows the UK government to coerce tech companies to hand over your web history with a retention notice and remove encryption, upon request. Read more... More about Security, Law, Data Collection, Data, and Privacy Read More »Newly uncovered photos capture the tense atmosphere outside a 1960 Tennessee sit-in
Firefighters disperse protestors and onlookers with fire hoses. Image: Chattanooga History Center/Picnooga In February 1960, black activists kicked off a wave of protests against segregation across the South, beginning with sit-ins at a Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. The sit-ins spread to Nashville and then to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they were organized not by experienced or professional activists, but by the teenage students of Howard High School. Beginning on Feb. 19, Class President Paul Walker, Lehman Pierce and as many as 200 other black students organized peaceful sit-ins at four businesses along one block in downtown Chattanooga. Read more... More about Protest, Sit In, Black History Month, Civil Rights Movement, and History Read More »This keychain can take away that annoying jingle your keys make
'KeyBolt' can turn your bulky and jingly keys into a neat stack. You can quickly select the key you need with one hand. Read more... More about Sleek, Compact, Swiss Army Knife, Keybolt, and Keyholder Read More »SpaceX sticks daytime rocket landing back on Earth after launch to space
There may come a time when SpaceX landing a rocket stage back on Earth after flying to space isn't news — when we can simply take these science-fiction looking landings for granted and brush them off as no big deal. But today is not that day. The Elon Musk-founded spaceflight company stuck yet another beautiful landing of the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket after launching an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft toward the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft was loaded down with thousands of supplies for NASA. The booster set down gently on a pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida about 8 minutes after its 9:39 a.m. ET launch. Read more... More about International Space Station, Private Spaceflight, Spaceflight, Commercial Spaceflight, and Falcon 9 Read More »Trump thinks something terrible happened in Sweden, so here come the IKEA and ABBA jokes
President Donald Trump has unintentionally turned the internet into one big celebration of Swedish pop culture. The U.S. president on Saturday alluded to a terrorist-related event in Sweden that, as far as Swedes can tell, didn't actually happen. "We’ve got to keep our country safe," he said Saturday during a campaign-style rally in Melbourne, Florida. Trump was defending his now-suspended travel ban and criticizing Europe's refugee policies. "You look at what’s happening in Germany, you look at what’s happening last night in Sweden," Trump said. "Sweden, who would believe this?" Read more... More about Swedish Chef, Swedish Meatballs, Ikea, Swedish, and Sweden Read More »Chelsea Clinton burns Trump on Twitter for his baffling Sweden remark
President Donald Trump left many people — including former first daughter Chelsea Clinton — confused Saturday night when he suggested that something terrible had happened in Sweden the previous evening. No tragedy occurred that day in Sweden, which the internet had fun pointing out. On Sunday, Clinton made sure to highlight the Trump administration's penchant for inventing terrorist attacks.
Solid burn, Chelsea. SEE ALSO: Internet turns to @Sweden on Twitter after Trump appears to invent terror attack Read more... Relive SpaceX's incredible daytime rocket landing with this video
SpaceX did it again, and this time, with a whole lot of style. Elon Musk's private spaceflight company managed to land yet another Falcon 9 first stage back at Cape Canaveral after launching a mission to orbit for NASA. The daytime landing marks the third time the company has landed a rocket back on land and the eighth time overall that it has recovered a rocket stage after launch.
This Falcon 9 mission was the first SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A, a pad with a rich history dating back to the Apollo moon missions up through the space shuttle era. Read more... More about Private Spaceflight, Spaceflight, Elon Musk, Spacex Video, and Space Video Read More »Crazy storm has streets of L.A. swallowing cars whole
Californians this weekend captured harrowing scenes of cars stuck in sinkholes, trucks toppling off a crumbling highway and muddy waters rushing through the streets of Los Angeles. The Golden State is grappling with yet another punishing wave of atmospheric river storms, which dump vast amounts of rain in narrow corridors over a short period of time. Drought-busting storms slammed Southern California cities on Friday and Saturday, killing at least two people and knocking out power for tens of thousands of residents. Downpours are expected to target Northern California next, putting even more pressure on water infrastructure like the Oroville Dam. Read more... More about Storyful, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Flooding, and Rain Read More »The United Arab Emirates wants to build a city on Mars
Elon Musk isn't the only person who wants to build a city on Mars. Now the United Arab Emirates has announced that it wants to establish a "mini-city" on the red planet by 2117. UAE prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum explained the monarchy's Mars plans in a series of tweets on Feb. 14. "The project, to be named 'Mars 2117,' integrates a vision to create a mini-city and community on Mars involving international cooperation," Sheikh Mohammed said.
This transparent bowl swing is what cat dreams are made of
The 'Dim Dim' bubble is a chair, swing and bed for your cat. Read more... More about Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Bowl, Invention, and Kickstarter Read More »Fox News anchor blasts Trump for calling media 'enemy of the American people'
Chris Wallace from Fox News isn't happy Donald Trump called the media an "enemy of the American people," and on Sunday, he let the president's chief of staff know it. Talking on Fox News Sunday, the veteran news reporter — himself a former White House correspondent — pushed back against Trump's comments (made on Twitter, of course) to Reince Priebus. "But you don’t get to tell us what to do, Reince," Wallace said. "You don’t get to tell us what to do any more than Barack Obama did. Barack Obama whined about Fox News all the time, but I got to say, he never said that we were an enemy of the people." Read more... More about Shep Smith, Fox News, Chris Wallace, Reince Preibus, and Media Read More » | ||||
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