CITY HALL – In the wake of George Floyd’s death and ongoing national protests demanding the end of police brutality, city leaders met this week to determine ways in which police might better protect and serve struggling black communities. The… Read More ›
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‘Radical’ eyewear detects COVID-19, will ‘save’ America
SAN FRANCISCO – A popular brand of augmented eyewear may soon save lives, and the economy, through a filter that allows viewers to see the novel coronavirus in air and on surfaces, according to company developers. Representatives from Rocket &… Read More ›
As pandemic spreads, Space Force enlistment soars
CAMP PENDLETON – Leaders of the fledgling United States Space Force – which President Trump requested the military create in 2019 and millions of Americans considered a publicity ploy – announced today they have received ‘hundreds of thousands of inquiries’… Read More ›
‘Cosmic shit-storm’ merges California, Texas into new state
AUSTIMENTO – The physical unification of two politically polarized states – California and Texas – has left scientists scrambling to understand what caused the anomaly as residents of the newly formed land mass struggle to coexist. Some consider it a… Read More ›
Assault-style vehicles coming to a neighborhood near you
LOS ANGELES — Increased incidents of road rage are transforming motorists into road warriors, so claims a local company with plans to fuel the trend by offering the first weaponized automobiles available for consumers. Representatives from Rocket & Gamble, a… Read More ›
A.I.-inspired ‘family feud’ goes to Supreme Court
NEWPORT BEACH – Arguments related to a couple whose marriage devolved online thanks to cyber attacks they sponsored against each other is being heard by the most judicious minds in the nation, even as details related to the husband and… Read More ›
Youthful angst ignites ‘anti-righteous’ rebellion
Book Review: Dystopia Boy Trevor Richardson, Montag Press, 558 pages In Dystopia Boy, the coming-of-age charm of Stand By Me meets the cyberpunk possibilities of The Matrix to create a near-future, rock ‘n’ roll-inspired ride through a neglected American heartland… Read More ›
‘Mother’ Earth has same rights as corporations, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO – In a landmark case, a federal court decided today that the third planet from the sun has the same legal protections as the corporations that profit off it. The plaintiffs in the case – a group of… Read More ›
Entrepreneur: ‘chlorophyll skin’ to solve climate crisis ‘without the fuss’
LOS ANGELES – An entrepreneur striving to resolve human-caused climate change, while ensuring minimal sacrifice is required to the human way of life, announced this week that his lab has manufactured the first carbon dioxide eating dermis, which he hopes… Read More ›
Time-travel agent: Mass migration underway to the past
LOS ANGELES – The number of Americans signing up for one-way trips to an idealized past surged in April, leaving experts in the time-travel industry to suspect that citizens are becoming concerned not only with the present, but also the… Read More ›