Matt Novak

8/12/22

The 9 Dumbest Defenses for Trump Keeping Nuclear Secrets at Mar-a-Lago

Fox News pundits even argued Donald Trump just likes to keep souvenirs.

8/11/22

North Korea Declares Victory Against Covid-19 Pandemic With Just 74 Deaths

North Korea also said South Korea had intentionally spread the virus and suggested Kim Jong Un was recently sick.

8/10/22

How Spider-Man Led to the Invention of the Prisoner Ankle Monitor

A judge in New Mexico approached an engineer after reading a strip of "The Amazing Spider-Man" in 1977.

8/10/22

Elon Musk Sells $6.9 Billion in Tesla Stock Despite Saying He Wouldn't Sell More

It's a funny coincidence the stock just happened to have recovered from a downturn when Musk sold.

8/9/22

9 Completely Unhinged Tweets About the FBI's Raid on Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

From comparing Joe Biden to Richard Nixon, to calling for civil war, every MAGA diehard seemed to have an opinion on…

8/5/22

Twitter Obliterates Elon Musk's Excuses for Trying to Kill $44 Billion Deal in Blistering Court Filing

Twitter called Musk's claims "factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant."

8/4/22

Trump Henchman Refuses to Hand Over Emails From Private Account Without Immunity

DOJ and the National Archives filed suit against Peter Navarro for his emails on Wednesday.

8/3/22

2002's Visions From the Future

We were promised a world of augmented reality, robot servants, and... STDs.

8/3/22

How to Contact the 11 Senators Who Voted Against Health Care for 'Burn Pit' Veterans

Excuses offered by the Republican Senators range from the ridiculous to downright dishonest.

8/2/22

CIA Likely Used 'Ninja Bomb' to Kill Terrorist Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Existence of the unique missile, officially dubbed the Hellfire R9X, was first revealed in 2019.

8/1/22

'We're Going To Be Finding Bodies For Weeks,' Kentucky Governor Says About Flood

At least 28 people have been found dead, but local authorities warn there will be a lot more.

7/28/22

Sean Hannity Complains Biden Got Weaker Variant of Covid-19 Than Trump

The Fox News host is technically correct, but it's still a funny thing to whine about.

7/27/22

Wuhan Enters Another Lockdown as Rest of World Pretends Covid-19 Pandemic Is Over

China has been accused of covering up the real number of infections, but ironically it's the U.S. that no longer…

7/26/22

Saudi Arabia Wants to Build This Bizarre City Dubbed 'The Line'

The ambitious project sounds like something from a dystopian sci-fi movie about the death of the planet.

7/25/22

Elon Musk Denies Having Sex With Wife of Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin

Musk tweeted late Sunday he hasn't had sex "in ages (sigh)."

7/22/22

Fake Donald Trump Quote About Hercules Fools America's Brightest Republicans

We realize that sounds like a contradiction in terms.

7/21/22

Microsoft Cuts Job Openings as Big Tech Worries About U.S. Economy

Apple, Google, and Github have also pulled back on hiring recently.

7/19/22

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Anti-Trans Tweet Allowed to Stay Up Despite Breaking Twitter Rules

The congresswoman who wanted Trump to declare 'Marshall Law' is obsessed with trans people.

7/18/22

Who Planted a Bomb That Killed Two People at the 1940 New York World's Fair?

The time-bomb was placed at the British exhibition, killing two police officers who were trying to disarm it.

7/15/22

Celsius Owes $4.7 Billion to Users But Doesn't Have Money to Pay Them

The crypto company has a $1.2 billion hole in its books and many of its assets aren't liquid.

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