The Weekly Whatever: Court-packingly good
Scientists study science-defying eight year old mummified Twinkie.
Japanese amusement park turns ferris wheel into WiFi-enabled remote workspaces.
Hormel offers bacon-scented face masks.
Man accused of masturbating in a parking lot claims he was playing "air drums".
Online paleontology conference discovers that the platform has a filter that won't let them use the word "bone".
White House promotes open letter calling for coronavirus herd immunity strategy, signed by thousands of experts including Dr Johnny Bananas, Dr Person Fakename, Dr Harold Shipman, and Professor Notaf Uckingclue.
The disinformation problem on Facebook is worse now than in 2016. Is the company even capable of fixing itself?
Low risk of coronavirus exposure on plane flights — according to Boeing, United Airlines, and the Department of Defense.
Harris County, Texas: 4.6 million people, one single ballot drop-off point, thanks to an order from Greg Abbott, upheld by a court packed entirely with Trump appointees. Meanwhile, race is one of the strongest predictors of how long a person waits in line to vote.
Domestic terrorists who wanted to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer planned to do it in a PT Cruiser.
After a 19-year old pregnant prison inmate was repeatedly raped by a prison guard, Amy Coney Barrett ruled that the county responsible for the prison could not be held liable because the sexual assaults fell outside of the guard’s official duties. In another case, she ruled that being called the N word at work did not create a hostile working environment.
YouTube still isn't sure whether to ban QAnon, but Mark Zuckerberg has finally decided that Holocaust denial is bad. Don't worry, though — you can still deny the reality of other genocides, such as the ones Facebook has promoted.
Texas Trump supporter Tony Green thought the pandemic was a hoax and held a party at his home; 14 members of his family caught the coronavirus and 2 died. He'll vote for Trump again anyway.