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Monarchy Dispatch Sep 12 '26

Harry and Meghan Crown Themselves King and Queen of Sorts

After being told they're no longer working royals, Harry and Meghan appear to have solved the problem by simply crowning themselves.

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Politics Dispatch Sep 10 '26

Trump Confirms He Was Definitely There, Just Not There There

He was there. He wasn't there. Two firefighters rescued him. Nobody saw him. The media is lying. Welcome to Schrödinger's 9/11 Trump.

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Tech Dispatch Sep 5 '26

New Twitter App Fights the Truth

A new Twitter clone is crowdfunding a war on billionaires — by trying to become one.

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Sports Dispatch Sep 1 '26

Lindsey Vonn, 41, Announces 9-Year Plan to Return to Skiing at 50

Vonn isn't announcing a comeback. She's not coming back yet. She's just making sure everyone has nine years to prepare.

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Culture Dispatch Aug 27 '26

BREAKING: Johnny Cash's "Hurt" Recalled Federally, Replaced With Version Optimized for Zero Feelings

The government pulls Johnny Cash's "Hurt" from circulation for being too sad, then replaces it with a version so sanitized it makes you feel nothing at all.

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Military Dispatch Aug 25 '26

From the Strait of Hormuz to Pattaya: A Study in Contrasts

After more than 200 record-setting days at sea fighting a war with Iran, the USS Abraham Lincoln is sending 5,000 sailors on a mission it never quite trained them for: R&R in Thailand.

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Economy Dispatch Aug 25 '26

Germany Unveils New Economic Growth Model: Taxing the "Existenzsteuer" for the Right to Exist

Germany, having run out of things to manufacture, has started manufacturing taxes instead — including one on the simple act of being alive.

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World Dispatch Aug 23 '26

Lavrov Calls Russian Flag a Symbol of Justice

Russia's foreign minister has once again taken the Kremlin's relationship with irony into unexplored territory, describing the Russian flag as a symbol of justice.

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Health Dispatch Aug 22 '26

American Cancer Society Cancels Boozy Cancer Gala After Noticing the Absurdity

The American Cancer Society cancels its boozy Wine & Spirits Industry Gala after someone finally asks what exactly they were fundraising against.

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Financial Dispatch Aug 21 '26

Local Crypto Investor Achieves Buy-High-Sell-Low Perfection, Experts Baffled

David Hendricks has once again sold every bottom and bought every top, and economists are calling it a statistically improbable feat of anti-genius.

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World Dispatch Aug 20 '26

Iran War May Ultimately, Apparently, Be a Testosterone Problem

A new critical analysis suggests the Iran war may ultimately be less about nuclear strategy than the ancient male fear of looking weak.

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Space Dispatch Aug 19 '26

The Alien Etiquette Guide: How to Behave When You Meet an Extraterrestrial

Scientists have a serious plan for meeting aliens — here's the guide for the rest of us, in case we run into one.

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