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Downtown MKE is getting a 100ft tall Bob Uecker mural. RIP, Bob.
The Saddest Place In America Is Wherever The Washington Post Films This Podcast | Defector
The Washington Post remains in the midst of its weird, cheap transformation into the world’s most boring conservative newsletter. This is happening at the behest of owner Jeff Bezos, who decided that he was tired of owning one of the most storied newspapers in America, and instead wanted to publish something much dumber and worse.…
Tom Ley
NCAA Softball Tournament Preview
Seven Big Ten teams will take the field in this thrilling upcoming weekend.
Ari Levin
Who are the billionaires standing on Texas’ sidelines?
I found a fun way to ID big money donors!
David Covucci
Texas’ Radical Past Points to a Possible New Future
David Griscom’s new history uncovers how the state’s populist history is finding new life and helping shift the political landscape today.
Steve Early
Florida News Site Shuts Down After Getting Busted for Fake AI Reporters, Stolen Content — Even a Fake Editor-in-Chief
The “South Florida Standard” was revealed to be a “digital mirage masquerading as local news,” with AI-generated reporters and stolen content.
Sarah Rumpf
Man Horrified To Find Self Seeking Community Online
FORT WAYNE, IN—Upon realizing his most meaningful social interactions now took place among people he had never actually encountered in the flesh, local man Andrew Riley confided to reporters Wednesday that he was horrified to find himself seeking community online. Riley, a 33-year-old account manager who last summer joined an internet forum for wristwatch enthusiasts, […]
The Onion Staff
