Tiktokers Claim No Man’s Land And Launch Crypto Play

A group of Gen Z TikTokers has declared their own country, and the story is stranger than it sounds. What began as an imaginary nation dreamed up by a teenager has evolved into a self-declared state complete with a president, a parliament, an intelligence agency, passports, and a cryptocurrency controversy. The country calls itself the … Read more

Physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Terrence Howard Told Joe Rogan He Was Mean

On a recent episode of Club Shay Shay, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson revisited his now-viral exchange with actor Terrence Howard, walking through how what began as a casual invitation spiraled into a public back-and-forth. Tyson explained that the initial connection actually came through his mother. “My mother heard Terrence Howard on NPR,” Tyson recalled. “He … Read more

Police Are Monitoring Those Who Post Against AI Online

If you have ever expressed frustration about artificial intelligence or data centers on social media, you may already be on a government watch list. That is the unsettling takeaway from a recent investigation, which revealed that Philadelphia police officers were tracking First Amendment activity of people critical of AI. The investigation, co-authored by Sam Biddle … Read more

Cop Tickets TikToker For Phone In Non-Existent Hand, Regret Sets In When Video Breaks The Internet

Katie, a Florida-based adaptive athlete and influencer who posts on TikTok and Instagram under the handle @slightlyoff.balance, went viral after sharing body cam footage of a traffic stop that quickly became one of the more widely viewed law enforcement encounters on the internet. On the morning of February 11th, around 8:04 a.m., Katie was driving … Read more

Shawn Ryan Is Calling Out MAGA Movement

In a recent interview with Megyn Kelly, former Special Operations veteran and podcast host Shawn Ryan made his position on the MAGA movement unmistakably clear, delivering what many are calling one of the most direct takedowns of Trump-era politics from within conservative media circles. The conversation saw Ryan and Kelly working through a long list … Read more

YouTuber Got Sued for $100k Over A “Prank”

A YouTuber known as Fique Wamiq Ayub is now facing a lawsuit that could cost him well over $100,000 after pulling the same prank at a Canadian university twice. In October 2024, Fique walked into a lecture hall at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, pulled out a portable stove, and began cooking curry in … Read more

Bernie Sander Faces Criticism On Joe Rogan Podcast

During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan and financial content creator Caleb Hammer discussed wealth, taxation, and what they described as shifting political messaging around inequality, with Senator Bernie Sanders becoming a focal point of their criticism. The conversation developed while they were talking about California’s proposed billionaire tax and … Read more

As Much As 20% Of YouTube Is Already Overtaken By AI Content

YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, is quietly becoming a dumping ground for low-effort, AI-generated content. A study conducted by Kapwing found that for a fresh, unsigned-in account, YouTube is already 20% AI slop, with 104 of the first 500 videos, or 21%, confirmed as AI-generated, and 165 of those 500, or 33%, classified as … Read more