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People are joking about Signal alternatives amid FBI investigation

People are making memes and jokes about alternatives to Signal amid the FBI investigation into chats used by Minnesota residents to share ICE information.

9 hours ago

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People are joking about Signal alternatives amid FBI investigation

Buzzfeed

"Losing That Ability Literally Costs People Their Lives": People Are Revealing The 21 Skills Which They've Lost Practice ...

Some of these I knew, and some I did not expect to be part of this. View Entire Post ›

12 minutes ago

Buzzfeed

"Losing That Ability Literally Costs People Their Lives": People Are Revealing The 21 Skills Which They've Lost Practice ...

Bored Panda

50 Revenge Acts That Were So Perfect, People Never Got Caught

There’s something universally appealing about revenge that’s so weird it can’t be traced back to you. These stories highlight moments where people resisted the urge to lash out, opting instead for subtle actions that slowly drove their targets up the wall.

3 hours ago

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50 Revenge Acts That Were So Perfect, People Never Got Caught

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People Needed To Screenshot These 50 Hilarious Texts So That Others Could Laugh Too

The most memorable text conversations often start completely normal. Then a typo, an overshare, or a wildly inappropriate comment sends everything off the rails. These screenshots preserve those moments when logic left the chat and chaos took over.

3 hours ago

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People Needed To Screenshot These 50 Hilarious Texts So That Others Could Laugh Too

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41 People Who Got Plastic Surgery And Now Look Like A Whole New Version Of Themselves

Imagine hopping in a time machine and telling someone a hundred years ago that today, if you can afford it, you could walk into a clinic and come out with a new nose or a face that looks twenty years younger. They’d think you lost your mind. But plastic surgery is no longer rare, and it’s becoming ...

3 hours ago

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41 People Who Got Plastic Surgery And Now Look Like A Whole New Version Of Themselves

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“I Said My Goodbyes”: 72 Terrifying Close Calls People Will Probably Never Forget

We all know that we’re not going to live forever. But that doesn’t mean we want to spend a lot of time thinking about our mortality. After all, it's not very fun to be reminded of how fragile humans are! Unfortunately, however, we sometimes find ourselves in situations where we are suddenly confronted ...

3 hours ago

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“I Said My Goodbyes”: 72 Terrifying Close Calls People Will Probably Never Forget

The Poke

'What's the cheapest thing you do?' – 23 examples of heroically tightfisted people

The cossie livs continue to grind us down, so there's no harm in finding ways to look after the pennies in the hope that the pounds will look after themselves. But can you be too extreme when it comes to saving money" They've been chatting about taking being economical to ludicrous lengths on the AskUK ...

13 hours ago

The Poke

'What's the cheapest thing you do?' – 23 examples of heroically tightfisted people

The Poke

People have been sharing the moments that changed how they see world – 17 mind-altering experiences

Once you’ve got a bit of life experience under your belt, it’s all too easy to get set in your ways. But every now and then something happens to challenge your perspective. That’s the thinking behind a head scratcher set by Reddit user pankaj662, who tasked the good people of r/AskReddit to share ...

14 hours ago

The Poke

People have been sharing the moments that changed how they see world – 17 mind-altering experiences

Gizmodo

Looks Like American TikTok’s Problems Are Sending Users Flocking to Alternatives

TikTok isn’t in great shape lately, and it looks like some users have had enough.

3 hours ago

Looks Like American TikTok’s Problems Are Sending Users Flocking to Alternatives

Gizmodo

TikTok Swears It Didn't Ban Sharing the Name 'Epstein,' as Gavin Newsom Announces Investigation

The scrutiny follows a rocky first week under new U.S. ownership./

13 hours ago

TikTok Swears It Didn't Ban Sharing the Name 'Epstein,' as Gavin Newsom Announces Investigation

Mashable

TikTok says its investigating its Epstein problem

TikTok responds to users who found they can't use the word 'Epstein' in their direct messages: it's happening, but inconsistently.

9 hours ago

TikTok says its investigating its Epstein problem

Mashable

TikTok settles as Meta and Google face jury in social media addiction suit

Following Snapchat, TikTok settles out of a jury trial that will put Meta and Google on the witness stand over mental health concerns.

9 hours ago

TikTok settles as Meta and Google face jury in social media addiction suit

Mashable

TikTok in the USA so far: Outages and outrage

U.S. users have proven skeptical of TikTok under new ownership thus far.

13 hours ago

TikTok in the USA so far: Outages and outrage

Distractify

Influencer Khaby Lame Inks $975 Million Deal To Monetize His Global TikTok Fame

TikTok creator Khaby Lame earned a $975 million deal for global use of his TikTok brand and likeness. The influencer grew his TikTok in 2020.

13 hours ago

Influencer Khaby Lame Inks $975 Million Deal To Monetize His Global TikTok Fame

Mashable

Work smarter with side-by-side results from today’s top AI models thanks to this tool

Simplify your AI workflow with this lifetime subscription to the ChatPlayground AI Unlimited Plan, on sale now for just $79 (reg. $619).

8 hours ago

Work smarter with side-by-side results from today’s top AI models thanks to this tool

Mashable

Amazon has curated its top 100 Valentines Day gifts. Here are our 10 favorites from the list.

Amazon's favorite Valentine's Day gifts include a pink Kindle, a red Xbox controller, and a red Keurig. We narrowed the list from 100 to 10 great options.

12 hours ago

Amazon has curated its top 100 Valentines Day gifts. Here are our 10 favorites from the list.

Distractify

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Alum Adrianne Curry-Rhode Now Uses Her Socials To Talk Politics

Former model and reality star Adrianne Curry-Rhode has expressed her political views online since leaving the show. Here's the scoop.

11 hours ago

‘America’s Next Top Model’ Alum Adrianne Curry-Rhode Now Uses Her Socials To Talk Politics

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Former 'America's Next Top Model' Winner Adrianne Curry Was Once Married to a 'Brady Bunch' Actor

When it comes to reality television, Adrianne Curry has lived it all. She met her first husband on a reality show that was spun off to a reality show.

13 hours ago

Former 'America's Next Top Model' Winner Adrianne Curry Was Once Married to a 'Brady Bunch' Actor

Gizmodo

Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech

Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.

11 hours ago

Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech

Distractify

Who Is Robin Kaye? ‘American Idol’ Dedicated Season 24 to Her During Its Premiere Episode

During the Season 24 premiere of 'American Idol,' the series dedicated the season to its music supervisor, Robin Kaye. Get to know her.

15 hours ago

Who Is Robin Kaye? ‘American Idol’ Dedicated Season 24 to Her During Its Premiere Episode

The Poke

Give peas a chance! An American dared to criticise our mushy peas, and provoked outrage – plus some support too, to be ...

It's not the first time that our delicious British delicacies have come in for criticism from those unenlightened folk from across The Pond, but it's always entertaining when it happens. It's also a bit rich when an American criticises UK food when you think of the horrors that they create in the name ...

20 hours ago

Give peas a chance! An American dared to criticise our mushy peas, and provoked outrage – plus some support too, to be ...

The Poke

This American's theory about Fahrenheit has been melting brains everywhere and these white-hot comebacks surely said it best

In today's episode of 'There's America, and then there's everywhere else' comes this particular American's theory about how the Fahrenheit scale works that went viral for reasons which will surely become obvious. It all started when @VesselOfSpirit posted this in praise of the celsius scale (and quite ...

21 hours ago

This American's theory about Fahrenheit has been melting brains everywhere and these white-hot comebacks surely said it best

Gizmodo

A Bizarre Link Between Colorblindness and Bladder Cancer Might Actually Make Total Sense

Colorblind people might have a unique disadvantage in noticing an early warning sign of certain cancers, a new study suggests.

10 hours ago

A Bizarre Link Between Colorblindness and Bladder Cancer Might Actually Make Total Sense

Bored Panda

Only Linguistic Geniuses Can Differentiate Between These 35 Commonly Confused Words

Homophones, homographs, homonyms… Ugh. All these complex words to describe more confusing words. And it’s not just non-native English speakers - everyone mixes them up all the time! Think you can prove us wrong?

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Only Linguistic Geniuses Can Differentiate Between These 35 Commonly Confused Words

Distractify

What’s Really Going on Between Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem?

Since 2019, rumors of an affair between DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski have been floating around. Are they true?

15 hours ago

What’s Really Going on Between Corey Lewandowski and Kristi Noem?

Buzzfeed

27 Things That’ll Get Your Bedroom Organized, Even If All Your Clothing Currently Lives On The Floor

If you have a chair that you can longer see due to your laundry that you refuse to fold, it might be time for some storage cubes. View Entire Post ›

3 hours ago

27 Things That’ll Get Your Bedroom Organized, Even If All Your Clothing Currently Lives On The Floor

Buzzfeed

Just 31 Things That’ll Make Cozy Days Indoors Even More Enjoyable

These picks will have you looking at the outdoors like... Respectfully? Absolutely not. View Entire Post ›

5 hours ago

Just 31 Things That’ll Make Cozy Days Indoors Even More Enjoyable

The Poke

Tim Walz had the perfect response to Pam Bondi's document request and the Maga fury it prompted made it even better

The White House has made life miserable lately for Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz. ICE agents have brought havoc and death to the streets of Minneapolis while the rest of the administration continues to lob accusations at the governor as he tries to clean up their mess. This brings us to a recent press ...

15 hours ago

Tim Walz had the perfect response to Pam Bondi's document request and the Maga fury it prompted made it even better

The Poke

Nigel Farage has embraced so many Tory has-beens that even GB News felt the need to call him out and it's the very definition ...

The upside to Nigel Farage embracing so many failed Tory MPs is that he now has eight MPs in the House of Commons. The downside is that he's in danger of turning Reform UK into the Conservative Part 2.0 which is surely the last thing that many of his supporters, such as they are, want [...] The post ...

18 hours ago

Nigel Farage has embraced so many Tory has-beens that even GB News felt the need to call him out and it's the very definition ...