1. 📰 CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired. (direct link) (👍1158 👎5)

from Not The Onion ([email protected])

CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired

CNN asked the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for information on its employees’ access to classified information. OPM responded that it was working on a plan to make the information available to the public. The move is a response to a CNN request for information about employees’ security clearances. 🖋️🤖

Posted by Cat

2. 📰 Democrats Announce Bold Plan to Resist Trump Policies by Playing Katy Perry’s “Roar” Really Loud (direct link) (👍1066 👎19)

from The Onion ([email protected])

Democrats Announce Bold Plan to Resist Trump Policies by Playing Katy Perry’s “Roar” Really Loud

Democrats Announce Bold Plan to Resist Trump Policies by Playing Katy Perry’s “Roar” Really Loud. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer: “These are dark times and the Democratic Party takes the threat of fascism seriously” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: ‘Roar is code for communism. The radical left has now admitted to communism.’ 🖋️🤖

Posted by ZeroCool

3. 📰 Florida Jew opens fire, injures 2 visiting Israelis he thought were Palestinians (direct link) (👍443 👎10)

from Not the Onion ([email protected])

Florida Jew opens fire, injures 2 Israeli tourists mistaken for Palestinians

Shooting occurred Saturday at 9:30 p.m. local time (early Sunday in Israel) Police said one victim was shot in the left shoulder, while the other sustained a graze wound on his arm. CCTV footage from a nearby apartment building showed the two Israelis fleeing from their car, with one appearing to have bloodstains on his shirt. 🖋️🤖

Posted by geneva_convenience

4. 📰 Shark bites off woman’s hands as she tries to take a selfie with it (direct link) (👍250 👎3)

from Weird News - Things that make you go ‘hmmm’ ([email protected])

Shark bites off woman’s hands as she tries to take a selfie with it

The outlet reported that the woman needed to have one of her hands amputated below the wrist and her other arm was amputated halfway up her forearm According to authorities, the woman was specifically attempting to take a photo of or with the shark Authorities also said they believed the shark was a bull shark. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by oleorun

5. 📰 Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain (direct link) (👍134 👎2)

from And Finally… ([email protected])

Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain

An otherwise healthy 30-year-old went to an emergency department with burning feet. Her blood tests and kidney function were normal. The only thing that stood out was a high number of eosinophils. She was discharged and advised to follow up with her primary care doctor. 🖋️🤖

Posted by Emperor

6. 📰 Over $1 million in olive oil stolen from Montreal trucking company (direct link) (👍109 👎2)

from Offbeat ([email protected])

Over $1 million in olive oil stolen from Montreal trucking company

Updated: February 10, 2025 at 9:24PM ESTPublished: February 08, 2025 at 1:25PM ESTMontreal police are investigating after 100 palettes worth over $1 million in olive oil was stolen. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by TheWaterGod

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📰 GOP senator slams ‘radical leftist’ Tim Walz for ‘getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square’ (direct link), posted in SERIOUS NEWS ONLY (👍76 👎4)

GOP senator slams Walz for ‘getting married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square’

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it He got married on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square. He’s gone to China. He’s taught in China. 🖊️️🤖

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