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Brandon Lozano

Brandon Lozano reports influencer reputation laundering and synthetic-media ethics where sincerity arrives heavily edited. Brandon covers franchise resurrections with one eye on nostalgia and one on trademark filings. Brandon says algorithmic fame is just old-fashioned spin with a recommendation engine.

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  • Texas Senator Lyle Buchanan displays a voting machine that achieved spontaneous combustion during the recent Republican primary runoff, which lawmakers certified as an energy efficiency success.

    Politics & Policy

    Texas Senate Declares Runoff 'Model Of Efficiency' After 13 Polling Stations Achieve Ignition

    The Texas Senate Oversight Committee has certified the recent Republican primary runoff as an unqualified success based on newly developed energy efficiency...

    · Politics & Policy,Energy & Utilities,Elections,Texas Politics,Voting Technology,Political Satire,Government Oversight,Politics,Us,Congress,Exclusive Trump Administration To Drop Defense Of Law Firm Sanctions WSJ,satire

  • Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos on the set of the company's meta-series 'The Bid,' which chronicles the streaming giant's decision to abandon its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a move that triggered the stock's largest single-day gain in over a year.

    Business & Industry

    Netflix stock surges after CEO cancels merger deal to focus on producing hit series about stock surging

    Netflix shares soared 28% Wednesday after the streaming giant abandoned its $82 billion bid for Warner Bros.

    · Business & Industry,Film & Television,mergers and acquisitions,stock market,streaming services,corporate strategy,entertainment industry,Business,Economy,Media,Netflix Stock Has Best Day In Over A Year After Paramount's New,satire

  • U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly presiding over a recalibration session with IRS actuaries to determine the precise fractional value of 42,695 federal law violations.

    Legal Affairs

    Judge finds IRS's 42,695 violations lack the requisite specificity

    The Internal Revenue Service's admission of breaking federal law precisely 42,695 times has been deemed mathematically unsatisfying by a federal oversight...

    · Legal Affairs,Crime & Justice,IRS,government oversight,privacy violations,judicial ruling,taxpayer data,Crime,Us,Elections,Judge IRS Broke Law Approximately 42 695 Times In Giving DHS Data,satire

  • Lenovo's North America Channel Chief Wade McFarland surveys warehouse inventory ahead of a planned price hike for memory modules.

    Business & Industry

    Chinese Memory Cartel Discovers Price-Fixing, Immediately Masters It

    The once-fabled bargain of Chinese RAM has evaporated into the thin, profit-choked air of the global memory market.

    · Business & Industry,Economy & Markets,price-fixing,memory chips,semiconductors,consumer electronics,market collusion,Business,Economy,Artificial Intelligence,Say Goodbye To The Idea Of Chinese RAM Being Cheap 32GB DDR5,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of I'm A Sommelier Here's My Supermarket Tip And Why You're Really Asked.

    Science

    'I'm a sommelier - here's my supermarket tip and why you're ...

    Experts remain divided on whether I'm A Sommelier Here's My Supermarket Tip And Why You're Really Asked represents a breakthrough in governance or a very expensive misunderstanding of basic physics. Observers remain caut...

    · Science,Us,I'm A Sommelier Here's My Supermarket Tip And Why You're Really Asked,longform,column,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of Photography Project Aims To Document Black Theatre Culture.

    Science

    Photography project aims to document Black theatre culture

    Experts remain divided on whether Photography Project Aims To Document Black Theatre Culture represents a breakthrough in governance or a very expensive misunderstanding of basic physics. Observers remain cautiously opti...

    · Science,Entertainment,Space,Photography Project Aims To Document Black Theatre Culture,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of White House Pushes Fannie Mae Deeper Into MBS Market And Policy Risk.

    Politics

    Secondary markets

    The latest reports on White House Pushes Fannie Mae Deeper Into MBS Market And Policy Risk indicate that while the original objective has been lost, the commitment to fancy PowerPoint transitions remains unshakable. Obse...

    · Politics,Economy,White House,White House Pushes Fannie Mae Deeper Into MBS Market And Policy Risk,satire

  • A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange calculates a critical point during Thursday's record-setting trading session.

    Finance & Banking

    Wall Street Declares Record Profits After Objectively Solving Every Quadratic Equation

    Financial markets surged to unprecedented heights Thursday as traders, armed with a free PDF of objective questions on maxima and minima, systematically...

    · Finance & Banking,Economy & Markets,Wall Street,Financial Markets,Quantitative Analysis,Stock Trading,Market Rally,Economy,Business,Elections,Stock Futures Rise As Traders Watch Earnings Data Markets Wrap,satire

  • DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken formalize the mineral partnership during signing ceremonies at the State Department.

    Global Affairs & Diplomacy

    Congo Exchanges Mineral Wealth for U.S. Peace Voucher

    The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an agreement ceding control of its cobalt, lithium, and copper reserves to U.S.

    · Global Affairs & Diplomacy,Business & Industry,mineral resources,diplomatic agreements,Congo-US relations,resource management,foreign investment,World,Us,International,Trump Aides Urged Sale Of Congo Lithium Claim To Bay Area Company,satire

  • Senior Inspector Reginald Poole awaits a connection during Operation Ringback, the Metropolitan Police's multi-year effort to contact a suspect by telephone.

    Crime & Justice

    Britain's Most Wanted Serial Killer Foiled Police By Simply Turning Off Phone

    A serial killer evaded Scotland Yard's elite unit for years through the fiendishly complex ruse of not answering his mobile, leading to a multi-year operation...

    · Crime & Justice,Legal Affairs,Serial Killer,Police Investigation,Criminal Evasion,Scotland Yard,Manhunt,Crime,Politics,Elections,New Podcast Someone Hunting US A Serial Killer Fooled Police But These,satire

  • A scene representing the current state of Technology & Innovation.

    Technology & Innovation

    Spacex Accidentally Launches CEO into Orbit

    The ongoing saga of Technology & Innovation took a turn for the surreal this morning as officials admitted that the plan is currently just a series of hopeful gestures. Observers remain cautiously optimistic that the sit...

    · Technology & Innovation,Business & Industry,Space Exploration,Corporate Leadership,Aerospace,Crisis Management,Public Relations,Business,Technology,Tech Industry,Spacex Accidentally Launches CEO into Orbit | technology,longform,column,satire