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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

9 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Raphael with a comment about Trump demanding billions from the IRS: This reminds me, Trump loves to rant and rave about how poorly and dysfunctionally the countries of origin of many migrant to the USA are run, and how bad things look like there. […]
Leigh Beadon

Marijuana, abortion, noncitizen voting on ballots in 2026

9 months ago
(The Center Square) - Alongside a battle for control of Congress, voters in states across the country will take up ballot initiatives to decide key issues. Citizenship requirements for voting, abortion, marijuana and psychedelic drug measures are among the issues…
By Andrew Rice | The Center Square

Driver flees from Warrenton police, strikes officer with car

9 months ago
WARRENTON, Mo. - Warrenton police are investigating an overnight vehicle chase and an assault on an officer that occurred early Sunday morning. The driver of a fleeing car allegedly struck an officer with the vehicle before abandoning it and running into a wooded area. The incident began just before 1:45 a.m. when officers attempted to [...]

This Weekend in History on January 31 and February 1: Congress Passes 13th Amendment, Abolishing Slavery

9 months ago
On January 31, 1958, the United States successfully launched Explorer 1, its first satellite, marking a turning point in the early Space Age. The flight mattered immediately because it showed that the U.S. could reach orbit just months after the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launches had shocked the world and intensified the Cold War race in science and technology. Explorer 1 also mattered for a quieter reason: it carried instruments that helped confirm the existence of the Van Allen radiation