TikTok, the Titanic, and marijuana-eating rats

A collaboration between former CNN anchor Don Lemon and social media website X has been cancelled after Elon Musk, who agreed to an interview without restrictions, disapproved of Lemon's line of questioning — including inquiring about the volatile billionaire's rumored ketamine use.

This is Musk's "digital town square for all" in action — assuming everyone is gathered to watch a public execution.

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Rep. Ken Buck announced that he'll step down as representative of Colorado's 4th District, making way for a special election on June 25.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, who previously announced plans to switch to the district early this year, criticized the move as "confusing" voters by having a special election on the same day as the primary.

She's right, assuming voters don't remember that they can open their eyes when filling out their ballots.

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Family Dollar will be closing 1,000 of its 8,000 stores over the next few years, an unfortunate necessity brought on by oversaturation, decreased quality, and being a dollar store where most things cost more than $5.

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New Orleans police chief Anne Kirkpatrick says rats are eating marijuana in the current department building.

I usually hear people call them "pigs," but that works too.

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A bill that could ban TikTok if not sold to an American company passed in the House today.

The platform's owner, ByteDance, still has a chance at preventing this happening, but not unless they beat Lindsey Graham in a dance battle first.

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Billionaire Clive Palmer says he plans to build a replica of the Titanic built and set to sail in a few years, saying "It's a lot more fun to do the Titanic than it is to sit at home and count my money."

It's a bit strange that he doesn't seem to be aware of any gray area between sitting at home and counting his money and spending $1.28 on a replica of a 113-year-old ship, but on the bright side, the odds are way lower it'll manage to find an iceberg to hit this time.

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