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Viral 'Quittr' Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users A couple of 20-year-old developers make $500,000 a month promising to help men to stop watching porn, but exposed their private porn watching habits.

NEW: A couple of 20-year-old developers make $500,000 a month promising to help men, including minors, to stop watching porn, but exposed their private porn watching habits.

When we asked them about it in January, they lied about the huge security flaw. Here's why we're naming them now:

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Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns Marc Abraham: “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country."

“We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the US this year.”

Most Texas voucher applicants have not attended public school before, data show Critics who released the data say it undercuts Republicans’ pitch that the $1 billion program would help low-income Texas families who are unsatisfied with public school afford alternative...

Greg Abbott's voucher scam was never about helping kids — it's welfare for the well off. Abbott is taking money from 5.5 million public schools kids to instead serve his rich donors.

https://www.expressnews.com/politics/texas/article/voucher-program-public-school-21965412.php

US Judiciary Approves New Public Defender Office to Improve Supreme Court Advocacy | Law.com The federal judiciary on Tuesday approved the creation of an office dedicated to improving the advocacy of federal public defenders at the U.S. Supreme Court.

My exclusive story on the new program, featuring comments from federal public defender Geremy Kamens of Virginia's eastern district, who spearheaded it.

"Every time we’ve had a Supreme Court case, we’ve sort of had to reinvent the wheel," said Kamens. www.law.com/nationallawj...

Leaders of both parties should be calling for Witkoff's immediate resignation after these remarks. He is a Russian patsy, a traitor, and this has just gone for too long. It is has to end.

Severe Thunderstorms Possible Across Texas Today and Tonight Severe thunderstorms could develop across Texas today with giant hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes possible from the Hill Country to North Texas.

⚠️ Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of Texas this afternoon, tonight, and into Wednesday.

Storms developing along a dryline may produce **giant hail (up to softball size), damaging winds up to 80 mph, and a few tornadoes**.

📄 Forecast briefing:
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From Minneapolis to El Paso, Every City Is Now a Border City El Paso is “the Ellis Island of the Southwest.”

“As El Paso became a backdrop to our nation’s immigration battles, I began to believe it held the key to understanding American identity. If only we can give the city the place it’s due at the center — not the margins — of our story.”

@jazmineulloa.bsky.social

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Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.

Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan

Notable: Sen ⁦‪@JohnCornyn‬⁩’s new Faith Advisory Council includes Rev ⁦‪@jackngraham‬⁩ of Prestonwood — ⁦‪@KenPaxtonTX‬⁩’s pastor. Along with Trump ally ⁦‪@robertjeffress‬⁩ of Dallas 1st Baptist #txsen

The mask has slipped. Hungary’s officials do not hide their blackmail anymore. They openly confess to taking hostages and stealing money with the aim of demanding ransom. Such actions must be called by their name: state terrorism. We urge clear international condemnation.

The mask has slipped. #Hungary ’s officials do not hide their blackmail anymore. They openly confess to taking hostages and stealing money with the aim of demanding ransom. Such actions must be called by their name: state terrorism. We urge clear international condemnation.

#Ukraine

❗️🇺🇦 The talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US were supposed to take place on Tuesday-Wednesday, but they were postponed, - Zelensky

According to the president, this happened at the initiative of the American side.

#Talarico #Senate #Texas

The law firm that challenged U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino in federal court last fall signals a forthcoming bid for a special prosecutor to "investigate crimes committed by federal agents under Operation Midway Blitz."

Press conference Thursday:

Portland State declares financial crisis, reveals plan to cut or reduce 19 departments Portland State’s announcement Monday lays the groundwork for a process that could result in a massive restructuring of the university.

Despite Portland State faculty & staff securing $311M in higher ed funding, reducing Oregon’s higher ed cuts from 5% to 0%, PSU admin move forward in enacting worst cuts in its history. Why?

@psuaaup.bsky.social

Watching War Machine and oh my 🤔

WHOA paragraph two lands nicely -

"Did the UK really want to be part of a war that was illegal in most versions of international law and for which the Americans had no clear vision of how it might end? Other than Donald Trump gets bored and lets everyone else clear up his mess. Like a baby."

Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London Research found extreme disproportion in use of police power in districts such as Richmond-upon-Thames Black people are up to 48 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in some of London’s best-off areas, a new report has found. The study found that the reasons given by officers for subjecting black people to the controversial power were more likely to be vague, with examples including that a black person gave a “furtive glance”. Continue reading...

Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

He spread false stories of election fraud in 2020, and he remains an unrepentant election denier, using his platform as Senate President to legitimize conspiracy theories that Arizona's own courts and law enforcement have thoroughly debunked.

The 2020 General Election in Arizona has been exhaustively reviewed. Multiple audits, court proceedings, and independent investigations — including those pursued by members of the same political party of the President — found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the outcome.

This is Brew. He heard how bad the sock market is right now. Thought it would be a good idea to save up. 13/10 (TT: brewthegoldenn)

i mean if you're that upset about waiting in line for coffee make your own coffee...

In a landmark decision, she was not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. The case/movie sparked a national conversation on domestic abuse—turning it from a "private family matter" into a public crisis. That dialogue drove shelter growth & advocacy leading to the Violence Against Women Act. #WHM

A side-by-side split image contrasting a real-life portrait of Francine Hughes (Francine Moran Hughes Wilson, 1947–2017) with the promotional movie poster for the 1984 NBC television film The Burning Bed, which dramatized her landmark domestic abuse case. On the left: A color photograph of Francine Hughes as a middle-aged woman shown in a close-up headshot against a dark background. She has shoulder-length dark brown hair styled in soft waves, warm brown eyes, and a gentle, resilient smile revealing straight teeth. Her expression conveys quiet strength, warmth, and survivor resilience, wearing subtle earrings and light makeup. On the right: The dramatic 1984 movie poster for The Burning Bed, starring Farrah Fawcett. The dark, moody design features a fiery orange-red glow at the bottom, evoking flames. Tagline text at the top reads "Based on the sensational true story..." in white lettering. Centered is Farrah Fawcett as Francine Hughes, with intense, haunted expression and windswept blonde hair, wearing a purple dress; she protectively embraces three frightened children (two girls with long hair and a boy in a striped shirt) clustered around her—one girl looks up worriedly, another stares ahead solemnly, and the boy rests his head on her shoulder. Title text in bold orange-yellow letters: "FARRAH FAWCETT THE BURNING BED". The poster highlights themes of abuse, survival, and maternal protection, based on the true events of March 9, 1977, when Hughes set fire to her abusive ex-husband's bed after years of violence, leading to her acquittal by reason of temporary insanity and greater national awareness of battered women's syndrome.

⚠️ TW: Mentions of DV & abuse.

#OTD in 1977, Francine Hughes set her abusive husband’s bed on fire as he slept.

After 13 years of brutal abuse & zero help from police, her 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘥 case forced America to finally look at the horror of domestic violence. #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #EndVAWG (1/2)

Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 The recordings exposed President Richard Nixon's role in the cover-up that followed the 1972 burglary at Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate building – and hastened his resignation.

We desperately need an Alexander Butterfield today to bring down *another* corrupt Republican president.
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For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.

Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.

(Published Sept. 2025)

Very interesting article even setting aside billionaire egos, etc

some days, it's just "whatever" and sourdough sounds lovely

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