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Then, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes full backward-cam era by reposting a pastor’s “women shouldn’t vote” manifesto. We’ll have receipts, reactions, and the best takedown you’ll hear all week.
Finally, in the daily war against the spider cabal, scientists have discovered tarantulas packing such extravagant genitalia that they’ve earned themselves a whole new genus. Yes, biology just got a little kinkier.
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