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It's Officially Time to Worry About Trump's Economy Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

It's officially time to worry about Trump's economy: America lost 92,000 jobs last month, and January's figure was revised down by a not nice 69,000. www.jezebel.com/its-official... #Jobs #JobsReport

Trump on "Fallen" Cuba: "I'm Going to Put Marco Over There" Good luck understanding the meaning of any of these Trump quotes, beyond the implication that we're taking over Cuba.

Trump on "fallen" Cuba: "I'm going to put Marco over there," as he implies the U.S. will take over Cuba as they cut a mysterious "deal." #Cuba #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #Iran www.jezebel.com/cuba-falling...

Give Young Republicans a Group Chat, and They’ll Make It “Nazi Heaven” There's nothing more frightening than a group of young Republicans and a group chat they they don't think anyone else will see.

Give young Republicans a group chat, and they’ll immediately make it “nazi heaven.” #racism #Florida #GOP #groupchat #FIU www.jezebel.com/republicans-...

A Chatbot Sent Him on Criminal Missions To Find a Robotic Body. Then It Encouraged His Suicide. Google's Gemini chatbot sent a man on delusional journeys before encouraging him to kill himself. Now his father is suing over the death.

A chatbot sent him on criminal missions to find a robotic body. Then it encouraged his suicide. Now his father is suing Google. #AI #AIPsychosis #Gemini #google #lawsuit www.jezebel.com/jonathan-gav...

Kristi Noem Fired...Like the Shot She Used to Kill Her Dog, Cricket Trump announced on Truth Social that Noem was out and that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), whom he called a “MAGA warrior,” would replace her.

Trump announced on Truth Social that Noem was out and that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), whom he called a “MAGA warrior,” would replace her.
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Science Has Figured Out How to Give You a Bonus Liver Scientists have developed injectable "mini livers" that can replicate liver function, potentially buying time for those with liver disease.

Science has figured out how to give you a bonus liver -- A new study suggests injectable "satellite livers" could aid those with liver disease. #medicine #science www.jezebel.com/liver-diseas...

The U.S. Can’t Bomb Away Iran’s Nuclear Risks Instead, its spiraling war is increasing the threat in Iran, and around the globe.

The U.S. can't bomb away Iran's nuclear risks -- Instead, its spiraling war is increasing the threat in Iran, and around the globe. #Iran #IranWar #IranIsraelWar www.jezebel.com/splinter-the...

When AI Tools Yield Bad Journalism, Who Is Held Accountable? At major media companies, reporters are increasingly forced to make use of AI tools ... but who fields the blame when AI gets it wrong?

When AI tools yield bad journalism, who is held accountable? Reporters are increasingly forced to use AI, but then they pay the price for its mistakes. #AI #journalists #newspapers #reporting www.jezebel.com/ai-in-journa...

We're Already Starting the "War Could Last Longer Than We Thought" Routine in Iran First the Iran War would be over in days. Then Trump said weeks. Now Pete Hegseth says it could be months. Sound familiar?

We're already starting the "war could last longer than we thought" routine in Iran, as Hegseth now mentions "eight weeks." #PeteHegseth #Iran #IranWar #Israel www.jezebel.com/iran-war-tim...

The Grand Irony of ABS Coming to MLB Is That the Umpires No Longer Suck It took 150 years for pro baseball umpires to get good at calling balls and strikes. And when they finally did, that's when we brought in ABS.

The grand irony of ABS coming to MLB is that the umpires no longer suck -- Right as umpires finally got good at calling balls and strikes, we finally deploy the robo umps. #ABS #baseball #WBC #worldbaseballclassic www.jezebel.com/abs-baseball...

Kristi Noem Still Can't Even Admit That Renee Good and Alex Pretti Weren't "Domestic Terrorists" All Kristi Noem had to do was admit, weeks later, that Pretti and Good were not terrorists. She still couldn't bring herself to do it.

Kristi Noem still can’t even admit that Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t “domestic terrorists” as she's grilled by the Senate. #KristiNoem #DHS #congress #ICE www.jezebel.com/kristi-noem-...

Minnesota Is Seeking Prosecution Against ICE Agents and Gregory Bovino In addition to seeking misconduct charges against Bovino, Minnesota is still investigating the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Minnesota is seeking prosecution against ICE agents and Gregory Bovino for an array of "potentially unlawful behavior." #ICE #immigration #Minnesota www.jezebel.com/minnesota-ic...

In Portland, Residents Seek a Judge’s Order to Stop ICE Flooding Apartments with Tear Gas The government's response to lawsuits against ICE's use of tear gas is that you don't deserve to live in a home without chemical munitions.

In Portland, residents seek a judge’s order to stop ICE flooding apartments with tear gas. #ICE #teargas #immigration #protest www.jezebel.com/ice-tear-gas...

Splinter: Trump Has Bet the Economy on War With Iran The Iran War is sending oil prices into a spike that could have dire consequences for an American economy teetering on the brink.

Trump has bet the economy on war with Iran, and Iran has already proven willing to weaponize surging oil prices against us. #gas #oilprices #IranWar #MiddleEast www.jezebel.com/trump-has-be...

It Only Took One Day for Iran to Become a U.S.-Israeli Quagmire Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

It only took one day for war in Iran to become a U.S.-Israeli quagmire, complete with U.S. fighter jets shot down by our own allies. #fighterjets #friendlyfire #IranWar #middleeast www.jezebel.com/iran-war-qua...

I've seen a fair amount written about Social Circle, Georgia's horrifying ICE concentration camp that will hold 10,000 people, but not enough copy has been dedicated to the fact that the city says that their entire sewage system will explode the moment the place starts operating.

Citing AI, Jack Dorsey Fired 40% of His Staff and Block Stock Popped. This Is Fine. The anxiety around AI taking people's jobs is real and justified, even if most of the AI hype isn't. It's happening all around us.

Citing AI, Jack Dorsey fired 40% of his staff and Block stock immediately popped. This is fine. #Block #JackDorsey #AI #economics www.jezebel.com/citing-ai-ja...

A Georgia City Will Be Drowning in Sewage Thanks to ICE "Mega Center," Say Officials ICE's 10,000 person concentration camp detention center in Georgia will produce 1 million gallons of sewage per day, resulting in disaster.

A Georgia city will be drowning in sewage thanks to ICE "mega center" holding 10,000 people, say officials. ICE is building it anyway. #ICE #immigration #detention #SocialCircle

Now the Military Is Apparently Shooting Down Border Patrol's Own Drones The DoD confirmed an "engagement occurred." With our own drones that we shot down, thanks to gross incompetence.

Now the military is apparently shooting down Border Patrol's own drones, as incompetence runs wild in American aviation. #drones #ElPaso #FortHancock #Texas

My Week With a Nextdoor Catphish Scammer It was Nextdoor where I met the AI-wielding, pig butchering scammer who attempted to build an emotional connection.

My week with a Nextdoor catphisher -- How I spent days talking to a scammer, fascinated by how they used A.I. to attempt to build an emotional connection.

Daylight Saving Time Is the Latest Argument Waiting to Divorce MAHA from MAGA Trump seems to prefer permanent daylight saving time, while RFK Jr. wants standard time ... but is too cowardly to say so.

Daylight Saving Time is the latest argument waiting to divorce MAHA from MAGA, as Trump and a cowardly RFK Jr. seemingly line up on opposite sides

Blind Refugee Who Escaped Genocide Found Dead After Being Abandoned by Border Patrol “He can’t communicate, he can’t see,” Shah Alam’s lawyer told the media. “And they just left him.”

Blind refugee who escaped genocide found dead after being abandoned by Border Patrol. #BorderPatrol #immigration #NurulAminShahAlam

Hacker Used Commercial AI Chatbots to Breach Most of the Mexican Government Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot was expertly tricked into stealing millions of pieces of user data, from taxpayer records to voter rolls.

Commercial AI chatbots were just used to hack most of the Mexican government in massive tax and voter data breach. #AI #chatbot #Claude #Anthropic

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Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate The Epstein files just keep prompting more resignations in the academic world, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Columbia's Richard Axel.

Epstein resignations rock the academic world, including Harvard director and Nobel laureate -- Larry Summers and Richard Axel are latest to step down from major academic positions. #LarrySummers #EpsteinFiles #RichardAxel

Being MAGA Means Never Resigning, Even When Your Alleged Affair Turns Deadly Texts continue to illustrate the alleged affair between Tony Gonzales and a married staffer, who later committed suicide.

Being MAGA means never resigning, even when your alleged affair turns deadly. Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is reeling as other GOP call for his resignation following suicide of former staffer. #TonyGonzales

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Every Day, the Chocolate We Eat Gets Worse. Some of It Is No Longer “Chocolate.” Even as the price of chocolate returns to lower levels, companies are realizing something scary: Americans will buy their fake chocolate.

Every day, the chocolate we eat gets worse. Some of it is no longer “chocolate,” thanks to climate change and corporate greed. #chocolate #candy #MAHA

Sole Witness to Texas ICE Killing of an American Citizen Also Died this Weekend Joshua Orta was reportedly "planning" to testify about his friend's killing by ICE, before he died this weekend himself, in a car wreck.

Sole witness to Texas ICE killing of an American citizen also died this weekend. #JoshuaOrta #RubenRayMartinez #ICE

America Is a Hockey Country Now Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

America is a hockey country now: Hockey is red hot, a sport for everyone, and don't let any Tkachuck bro tell you otherwise

It’s Been Almost Two Months Since the U.S. Invaded a Country. Is It Iran’s Turn to Be a Trump Distraction? Trump claimed the nuclear program of Iran was "obliterated." Now, 8 months later it's "a week away" from having nuclear bombs. Okay, sure.

It's been almost two months since the U.S. invaded a country. Is it Iran's turn to serve as a Trump distraction? #Iran #DonaldTrump #war

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