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President Donald Trump speaks on stage at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center during a campaign rally on October 3, 2026.

This Is So Stupid

What Is The Mob Movie Donald Trump Saw With A Gangster Named “Alan Jones” In It?

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Director Matt Reeves speaks with the logo from his movie "The Batman" in the background during the “The State of the Industry” and Neon Studio presentation.

It’s Normal To Have Watched ‘The Batman’ Roughly Eight Times

Barry Petchesky

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - SEPTEMBER 27: A detail shot of the Wally the Green Monster home run mask in the dugout prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on Sunday, September 27, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

When Is It OK To Wear The Wally Head?

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See The Algorithm’s Dark Gleam In The Hunter Biden-Andrew Callaghan Crypto Scam Email Whoopsie

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MH Rowe

CarJitsu Is Precisely As Dumb As It Sounds

ILLUSTRATION - 17 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A person works at a computer with an illustrative image generated by artificial intelligence on the screen, showing code from various programming languages and a neural network diagram. At the meeting of telecommunications ministers on May 21, the EU countries are expected to finally adopt the AI law in the EU. The European Parliament had already given the green light for the project beforehand. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa (Photo by Oliver Berg/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Head Coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers speaks at SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at Tampa Marriott Water Street on July 23, 2026.

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Theoretical visualization of LeBron James sitting on a standard Amtrak car.

LeBron James Should Just Take The Train To His New Job