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Hilariously inaccurate hyperbole with some AI slop sprinkled in for good measure. Not recommending you watch it unless you need a laugh or live here in Palos Verdes.
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California’s Coast Is COLLAPSING: A Mega Landslide Could Trigger A Tsunami!
YouTube video by Earthly
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January 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The original "last shadow" from which James Cameron got the term used in 'Avatar'.

I love the juxtaposition of the flying grim reaper in the quiet Pasadena suburbs 🖤
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B2 Spirit Low Flyby! Rose Bowl 2026 - Stealth Bomber
YouTube video by Jake Asner Photo
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January 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Picked up by the detector in Austin. Shallow "bounce" had a lot of "breadth"
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Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes the Coast of Mexico - jan 2, 2026
YouTube video by GlobalQuake
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January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Norway reaches 97% EV sales as EVs now outnumber diesels on its roads
Norway reaches 97% EV sales as EVs now outnumber diesels on its roads
Norway has released its December and full year 2025 automotive sales numbers and the world’s leading EV haven has broken records once again. The country had previously targeted an end to fossil car sales in 2025, and it basically got there. more…
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January 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
It's like in 'Daredevil' when The Hand reanimated Elektra's dead body to make her a Black Sky!
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
As a fellow near-death, decrepit old person who also has to wear compression socks, check out the one's Nike makes, Donny. They're the best and adhere to medical prescription requirements measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).
January 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen, the brilliant mind who’s been called the “philosopher behind JD Vance”
"All serious historians agree."
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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World’s slowest Death Note
Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
3IATLAS was the personal highlight, sure, but on an objective level 2025 was the year of multiple massive earthquakes triggering eruptions of aeons old dormant volcanoes and it didn't get the media coverage it deserved.
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A MASSIVE M8.8 Earthquake Strikes Russian Coast, Largest Earthquake In GQ History - July 29th, 2025
YouTube video by GlobalQuake
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December 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A good story well told.

A non-technical look at how ultraviolet lithography makes the computer chips that are in the phone you are holding in your hand.

The segment about Hiroo Kinoshita being ridiculed at a conference got an emotional reaction from me. Solidarity ✊
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The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine
YouTube video by Veritasium
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December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Two billion with a 'B' people starve to death from climate change induced famine circa ~2035...
Trump posted a photo claiming it shows a bald eagle in the United States killed by a windmill.

In reality, the image is of a dead falcon in Israel from 2017.
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I wish Uncle Al was here to see this...
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Weird penalty inversion. I got pulled over for the same in 1986 but it was a $700 ticket, no arrest.
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New Ford Mustang GT Owner Arrested An Hour After Driving Off The Lot For 139 MPH Speed Run - Jalopnik
Our unfortunate friend likely had no issue getting close to 140 mph.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"購入者様" = "Purchaser" or "Buyer"
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Epcot in Mexico not Florida, but still mad props 😂👍🍺🍻
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The Wildest Ride at Epcot: Keeping Day Drinkers From Getting Trashed
The fan-made ‘Drinking Around the World’ challenge has made the park a draw, but things can go from magical to messy in a hurry.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Donald J. Trump Kennedy Nonevent Center and the Sound of Crickets Chirping
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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grateful | adjective | appreciative of benefits received : feeling or showing thanks

Thank you all for a superlative year. Here are some of our favorite posts of 2025.
December 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
First time ticket over 100 mph lose license forever. 20-something me would have lost license a dozen times 😂
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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My God, they're going to execute speeders!
December 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM