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Fake news…this time. I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now that overnight, the United States conducted a military operation Venezuela to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to New York to face charges of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices. The United States, along with most other democratic countries, hasn’t recognize Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela since 2019, following a rigged 2018 election in […]

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A big year ahead for the Texas rocker. The last two years have been a whirlwind for Koe Wetzel. He’s still riding high from his last LP, 9 Lives, in 2024, which led to his first-career #1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph. In terms of his personal life, Koe also welcomed his first child, Woods Madison Wetzel, with longtime girlfriend Bailey Fisher on May 23, 2025, marking a year full of changes for him. And […]

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Yeah, this would drive me crazy. Dollywood, the theme park owned by Dolly Parton in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is gearing up for the 2026 season by testing out some changes they’ll be making for visitors to the park. And one change in particular doesn’t seem to be popular… The park is rolling out new “Scan Pour Go” drink machines that will require guests to scan a QR code on their cup before filling up. The machines then give guests a […]

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It’s always best to just leave the moose be. If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do examples of humans and wild animals coexisting. This older video out of Breckenridge, Colorado involving a moose and a “touron” (that’s a tourist that’s a moron) is exactly that. In case you didn’t know, moose are the […]

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