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  • Megan Fox offers her best advice to single women: Don't waste your energy on men

    04/15/2024 2:59:53 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 60 replies
    Marca ^ | Oscar Jimenez
    Actress Megan Fox offered advice to single women regarding their goals for this summer. "I don't know if I'm the best person to give advice, because my advice is just to learn a skill or develop a hobby," Fox told E! News exclusively. "The only thing they're going to do is wear you down. Keep going. Invest in yourself," she told The Rundown host Erin Lim Rhodes at the Revolve 2024 Festival on April 13, "and don't waste your energy on the kids," she said. Fox later shared a video of her interview with E! News on her Instagram, writing:...
  • Mum of Little Boy with Rare 'Werewolf' Condition Claims She Ate Cat While Pregnant: "I Craved It"

    04/14/2024 12:20:23 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 60 replies
    Tuko ^ | 4/12 | Linda Shiundu
    Alma Gamongan has made headlines with her startling claim that her son's unique appearance, characterised by excessive facial and body hair, was a consequence of her pregnancy diet. What does Jaren Gamongan suffer from? According to Alma, she indulged in the consumption of a wild cat, a local delicacy, to satisfy intense cravings during her pregnancy with her son, Jaren Gamongan, now two years old. The superstition surrounding Jaren's condition, commonly referred to as "werewolf syndrome", emerged from Alma's belief that her dietary choice had invoked a curse."I worry so much for him when it's time for him to go...
  • Dual Loyalties

    04/13/2024 8:35:24 PM PDT · by RandFan · 53 replies
    FR ^ | April 13 | Me
    So our FRiend Mark Levin is in Israel as its being bombarded with drones and missiles by Iran. (Please Pray for Peace)Kudos to him for being there as some of us have in the past accused him of being a chickenhawk. I'm looking forward to his reports actually if he does any. Life goes on there. I just saw on the BBC bars etc. are open. But I was wondering what Freepers thought of the dual loyalty question ? Mark could become an Israeli citizen if he so wanted and younger Jewish people often volunteer and fight in their military...
  • OJ Simpson to be cremated, brain won’t be donated for CTE research, lawyer says

    04/13/2024 6:04:03 PM PDT · by algore · 46 replies
    O.J. Simpson’s brain will be incinerated, not investigated, The Post has learned. The body of the killer and former NFL great is expected to be cremated Tuesday in Las Vegas — with no plans to donate his brain for research despite multiple requests from scientists, a rep for his estate told The Post. His longtime attorney and executor Malcolm LaVergne said he’s signed off on all the paperwork for Simpson’s cremation, but the family gave a “hard no” to scientists asking to study Simpson’s brain to see if the ex-running back suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain...
  • Uranus is gassier than we thought! Planet is not completely packed with ice, scientists find

    04/12/2024 2:16:26 PM PDT · by algore · 37 replies
    Scientists have found methane deep within Uranus - revealing the blue planet is gassier than previously thought. Early experiments of Uranus found the planet is primarily made up of Helium and hydrogen with a touch of methane, but a new study said it considerably outstrips previous expectations. What's odd about the methane though, is it isn't in gas-form but is frozen or 'mushy,' - like a 7-eleven Slurpee - and is lodged in Uranus's core. Researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology and University of California Santa Cruz revealed that despite findings that said Uranus is made up entirely of...
  • Texas A&M Commerce wide receiver Keith Miller III is found dead at 23 near the Dallas-area campus

    04/12/2024 11:49:51 AM PDT · by algore · 6 replies
    A college football star's shocking death has sparked an outpouring of grief from his girlfriend, former teammates and coaches, as well as the surrounding Dallas area. Texas A&M-Commerce wide receiver Keith Miller III was found dead near campus on Thursday evening, according to a school press release. A cause of death has not been revealed and a police spokeswoman did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for further information. Miller is described as a father in a statement from Lions coach Clint Dolezel, although details about the 23-year-old's family life remains murky. He was apparently in a relationship with a...
  • Naked man 'took advantage of Planet Fitness transgender locker room policy' to parade his genitalia in ladies' locker room and ask women to 'shower with him then rub lotion on his back'

    04/11/2024 11:13:46 AM PDT · by algore · 41 replies
    A naked man reportedly took advantage of Planet Fitness's transgender locker room policy to parade his genitalia around the ladies' facilities and be inappropriate towards women. Christopher Allan Miller, 38, was arrested on Thursday for going into the women's locker room at a Planet Fitness gym in Gastonia, North Carolina. Miller claimed to be a woman in order to enter the female facilities, but there is no indication that he identified as a transgender woman prior to the incident and his Planet Fitness membership lists him as a male. He also has a beard. The gym's policy allows members to...
  • Study finds voters skeptical about fairness of elections. Many favor a strong, undemocratic leader [barf]

    04/10/2024 10:03:08 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 13 replies
    Associated Press ^ | April 11, 2024 | Jan M. Olsen
    Voters in 19 countries, including in three of the world’s largest democracies, are widely skeptical about whether their political elections are free and fair, and many favor a strong, undemocratic leader, according to a study released Thursday. The report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or International IDEA, concluded that “democratic institutions are falling short of people’s expectations.” The 35-member organization promotes democracy worldwide. ”It is past time that people’s perceptions are centered in conversations about the future of democracy; this analysis is a small but important first step towards that effort,” the Stockholm-based organization wrote. […]...
  • Sen. Kelly: ‘Disaster’ Arizona Abortion Ban Because of Trump – He Could Go After Contraception Next

    04/09/2024 4:25:06 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 31 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 9 Apr 2024 | Pam Key
    Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead ” that it is former President Donald Trump’s fault the Arizona’s Supreme Court upheld a 123-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions except to save the life of the mother. […] He added, “I think what I’m more worried about is what’s next? I mean, if Donald Trump, I don’t believe he’s going to be re-elected, but is the next thing on his agenda to take away other rights? I mean, is it to take away the right to contraception from women?” …
  • Was the Eclipse Caused by Climate Change or Racism?

    04/09/2024 3:58:10 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 45 replies
    4/9
    Just wondering.
  • Germany wants its robots to be good Christians, take Sundays off from work

    04/09/2024 3:18:33 PM PDT · by algore · 9 replies
    It seems that Germany is very serious about its robots following religious edicts and laws. As such, it has ordered all businesses and stores must stay shut on Sundays, and observe Sonntagsruhe or Sunday Rest, even if the entire shop is staffed by robots, or, the store itself is a robot. Germany’s Tegut is known across Europe for its innovative approach to retail. It has a chain of automated stores that sells regular supplies like bread, milk, eggs and certain healthcare products. The retail outlet finds itself entangled in a legal dispute regarding the German practice, or rather the law...
  • AOC opens up about ‘shock’ of stumbling upon deepfake AI video of herself performing sex act

    04/09/2024 11:02:53 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 107 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 9, 2024 | Snejana Farberov
    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has opened up about her own horrifying experience of becoming the victim of AI-generated deepfake porn — warning that it is “not as imaginary as people want to make it seem.” The Queens Democrat said she was scrolling through X while talking about legislation with her aides in a car in February when she came face to face with the AI-generated image of herself performing a sex act. “There’s a shock to seeing images of yourself that someone could think are real,” Ocasio-Cortez told Rolling Stone. “As a survivor of physical sexual assault, it adds a level...
  • Sunny Hostin was roasted by her co-hosts on The View after she claimed that the solar eclipse and earthquakes are all linked to climate change.

    04/08/2024 8:30:29 PM PDT · by algore · 37 replies
    Hostin, 55, began by asserting that the total solar eclipse, the 4.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked New York City last week, and the imminent arrival of trillions of red-eyed insects are possible signs of climate change. 'We have a solar eclipse. We have the earthquake,' Hostin said. 'All those factors together might lead one to believe that either climate change exists or something significant is happening.' Co-host Joy Behar countered her claims, saying: 'Except earthquakes are not at the mercy of climate change. It's underground. It can't.' The discussion started with Alyssa Farah Griffin, The View cohost and former White House...
  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13281771/Alabama-heartbroken-child-lemonade-stand-mom-headstone-died.html#comments

    A heartbroken child decided to open up a lemonade stand to raise money to pay for her mother's headstone after she unexpectedly died last month. Emouree Johnson, 7, opened her stand on Friday and raised nearly $10,000 in honor of her late mother, Karli Bordner, 29, who died suddenly in March. As news spread around Scottsboro, Alabama, and on social media, people from all over came out to support her. Emouree sold each cup for $1 and also received heartfelt tips from firefighters, neighbors, nurses and police officers in her hometown. 'I didn't know that just by making a little...
  • Transgender public defender, 70, with huge, surgically enhanced blobs represents client in Seattle court, while wearing low cut top, no bra and skin tight leather pants

    04/05/2024 9:24:59 AM PDT · by algore · 88 replies
    One of the first openly transgender attorneys in Washington state has proven that her unique appearance has no impact on her success as a lawyer in her small town. Lawyer Stephanie Mueller, 70, has been open about her background and says it has no impact on her ability as a public defender. 'I get good results because I'm a good lawyer. This is very, very fabulous,' Mueller once said. Despite her unique appearance, Mueller insists she has been 'treated with complete respect and great acceptance' since transitioning in 2012 - at the age of 58. 'It's really important to know...
  • Squatter clambers through window into house as outraged homeowner watches in horror - only for cops to tell couple man has the right to

    04/04/2024 5:09:06 PM PDT · by algore · 55 replies
    An outraged Texas couple is pleading with lawmakers as their contractor turned squatter refuses to leave their property. Yudith Matthews and Abram Mendez said they hired a contractor to complete tile work for their fixer-upper San Antonio property. But after they fired him for not completing the work, the contractor refused to leave and is now reportedly living in the house. The couple even filmed the unwanted guest climbing through their window despite being asked to leave. 'We don't have any protection. There's legislators that are out there, who are making headway, but we need more headway across America to...
  • LA woman, 30, DIES after getting cheap 'Mommy Makeover' plastic surgery to get a flat stomach and lifted breasts in Mexico

    04/04/2024 4:46:10 PM PDT · by algore · 49 replies
    Family members of a Los Angeles woman who died after getting a discount 'mommy makeover' in Mexico have warned of the danger of plastic surgery. Tan'Quasha Williams, 30, was tempted by images advertising perfectly enhanced bodies at cheap prices and decided to fly to Matamoros, Mexico, to undergo the plastic surgery procedure. Williams, of Torrance, California, saved up $4000 for the 'mommy makeover', which includes a breast lift and tummy flattening - a bargain price compared to the the $25,000 it would cost in the United States. Plastic surgeon Dr. Orlando Villanueva was pictured with Williams on February 10, 2024,...
  • Playboy Model Claps Back at Moms’ Response to ‘Inappropriate’ Outfit She Wore to Disney

    04/01/2024 2:02:31 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 67 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 1, 2024 | Alexandra Klausner
    Janaina Prazeres, a 35-year-old Brazillian model featured on the cover of Playboy Norway a few months ago, recently visited an unspecified Disney amusement park, where her look turned heads — though not in the way she intended. The influencer modeled her ensemble on her Instagram story for her 60,000-plus followers. Despite fully covering up with a long-sleeved sweater and denim-inspired leggings — much more clothing than her usual scantily-clad attire — online trolls are saying her look was too form-fitting for a family theme park, The Daily Star reported.
  • ‘I’m a Simp’: Viral Post Claiming Why Kevin Durant Is Single Has NBA Fans Cracking Up

    04/01/2024 11:57:13 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 6 replies
    Pinkvill ^ | Apr 01, 2024 | Blesson Daniel
    Kevin Durant is widely known to post on social media but a viral post of him has gone viral in which he answers why he is single.Kevin Durant is often considered one of the best and most complete players in the NBA. He is often seen making headlines by posting controversial posts on his social media. The Phoenix Suns power forward shares controversial content that piques NBA fans’ interest. Recently, KD just posted a snapshot of various challenges in his life that are harming his personal life. He posted about why he is still single and has not found a...
  • My sister told my wife she looks pregnant — the problem is she’s not

    03/29/2024 3:56:05 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 59 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 29, 2024 | Eleanor Katelaris
    A man has taken to an advice forum, asking for opinions after his sister made a rude remark to his wife on a recent visit. Taking to the online forum, the man explained that while his sister is 30, she hasn’t had a ‘conventional adulthood’, with stints in and out of rehab. “She lives alone now and doesn’t have much of a social life,” he adds, which is important context for the story. “Maybe she didn’t know that you don’t say that, ever” He explains, “My wife isn’t a heavy person by any means, but like many, many people, she...