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December 20, 2024
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If President-elect Donald Trump looks out his windows at Mar-a-Lago today, he’ll see a mobile message from PETA urging him to end the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) annual waste of billions of tax dollars on cruel and archaic experiments on animals.
PETA’s mobile billboard reads: “President Trump: NIH Doesn’t Give a Rat’s A** About Waste. Cut $23 Billion!” and will be driven on S. Ocean Blvd., bordering Mar-a-Lago, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, December 20.
“Ending the waste at NIH starts with slamming the brakes on the runaway gravy train that funnels billions of taxpayer dollars each year into cruel, worthless experiments on animals,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA urges President-elect Trump to redirect taxpayer funds to modern research that will both spare animals and speed up treatments and cures for humans.”
NIH squanders nearly half its annual budget on projects involving animal experiments, even though 90% of basic research, most of which involves animals, fails to lead to effective treatments for humans, and 95% of new drugs that test safe and effective in animals fail in human trials. PETA scientists’ Research Modernization Deal provides evidence of the failure of studies on animals and lays out a strategy for transitioning to more cutting-edge science.
Pointless studies funded by NIH include forcing monkeys to stare at photos of candidates to see if they can predict winners, ripping infant monkeys from their mothers and forcing them to wear strobe-effect goggles for 12 hours a day, and relentlessly shocking the feet of mice, supposedly to cause panic attacks.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out thatEvery Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”
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Doing comedy on a remarkably quick turnaround after a Thursday Night Football game finishes is a tall order. One might wonder why anyone would ever order that at all. But Amazon tasked comedian Nikki Glaser with doing just that on its postgame show this year. The first foray was not well received yet she went back out there and put out some solid tape. Glaser offered her final "Late Hits" piece after the Los Angeles Chargers overcame the Denver Broncos as people milled about on the field and got out of there having landed several solid jokes.
Glaser called the matchup "Bo Nix versus botox," ribbed Amazon Prime original series for not being able to secure A-list casting, opined on Justin Herbert's mustache, and delivered quite a shot on Mr. Beast.
It cannot be overstated how difficult of a venue this is to get laughs. To the point where a person simply has to respect the effort. It would also be unintentionally hilarious if other networks tried this with regular analysts—and not comedians—just to prove how haywire it could all go.
Imagine Jason Garrett doing this. Tell us you wouldn't want to see that.
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Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros(e) blog, and at Woven Digital.
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The Internet Archive is one of the very best things on the web, so it’s great that the repository is up and running again after recent DDoS attacks. It hosts more than old versions of web pages, though. It hosts a trove of video (I’m forever thankful to whoever uploaded the wonderful Lucha Underground in its entirety), software, text, audio recordings and games as well. There have been two notable additions on the latter front in the form of Unreal and Unreal Tournament, seemingly with the blessing of Epic Games.
You can now freely download disc images of the arena shooters from the Internet Archive via direct links for Unreal and Unreal Tournament. Alternatively, as Game Developer points out, the site OldUnreal offers installers for Unreal and UT, both of which pull the disc images from the Internet Archive and include the latest community-created patches.
The installers are Windows-only for now, but the OldUnreal team is working on Linux and macOS versions. You’ll also need to put in a little extra effort to get online with the games and savor their true multiplayer flavors. Heck, you might still even be able to join an Unreal clan.
Epic delisted the Unreal games from Steam and shut down their servers quite some time ago, so this is a nice boost for game preservation. It comes on the heels of GOG introducing a new label for older titles that the platform is maintaining for current hardware. Unreal was one of the first PC games I played as a kid, so it’s neat to learn that it will be available in perpetuity through the Internet Archive.
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Dubai, UAE, December 20th, 2024, Chainwire

BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem that includes the world’s largest smart contract blockchain by daily transactions, has announced the return of the Memecoin Daily competition Series for Round 2. From December 24 to December 31, 2024, BNB Chain will once again spotlight the ecosystem’s top-performing memecoins by purchasing 33 BNB worth of tokens each day and airdropping them to 1,000 BNB and CAKE holders.
Key Dates
Round 2 builds on the success of the first Memecoin Daily Airdrop Series. Some of the winning projects from Round 1 included AlCell, MONKEY, and FROG, which earned spots on the Binance Alpha Watchlist. This second round offers another chance for memecoins to shine and for community members to engage with the BNB Chain ecosystem.
Daily Competition Period and Eligibility Criteria:
Each day, the top-performing memecoin on BNB Smart Chain will be selected based on three key metrics:
A real-time leaderboard will track these metrics, ensuring transparency and fairness in the competition. The daily winner will see 33 BNB worth of its tokens purchased by BNB Chain and airdropped to winners. 
The airdrop is open to all BNB and CAKE holders meeting these criteria:
The Memecoin Daily competition offers memecoins a platform to gain recognition, engage with the broader blockchain community, and drive innovation within the BNB Chain ecosystem. To learn more and follow the competition, users can visit here.
About BNB Chain
BNB Chain is a community-driven blockchain ecosystem that is removing barriers to Web3 adoption. It is composed of:
Setting a high bar for security, the AvengerDAO community protects BNB Chain users while Red Alarm provides a real-time risk-scanner for Dapps. The ecosystem also offers a range of monetary and ecosystem rewards as part of its Builder Support Program.
For more, users can follow BNB Chain on X or start exploring via their Dapp library.

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Breakfast links: DC’s population continues its post-pandemic rebound  Greater Greater Washington
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The “nicest man in stand-up” is getting into the holiday spirit this Christmas with a comedy special.
“Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas,” a variety show that aired Thursday evening on CBS featuring Bargatze’s stand-up and some musical guest appearances, was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House in November — a location close to the Nashville, Tennessee-born comedian’s heart.
Produced with “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels, the collaboration marks Bargatze’s first primetime TV program. The hour-long special follows Bargatze’s two hosting stints on “SNL” in 2023 and 2024.
Didn’t tune in but still want to watch the program? Here’s everything you need to know about “Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas.”
The show aired on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
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It is not available to stream yet on Paramount+ Essential.
Bargatze was joined by a variety of stars, including musicians Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Noah Kahan and Jelly Roll.
Comedians Mikey Day and Ashley Padilla also made appearances.
Yes. The special is rated TV-PG.
Yes, Bargatze has released four stand-up specials to date, including “Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic (2015),” “Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (2019),” “Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021)” and “Nate Bargatze: Hello World (2023).”
Bargatze’s newest special “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” is slated to come to Netflix on Dec. 24, the first of a two-special deal. The second program will follow in 2025.
Earlier this month, Bargatze announced his 2025 66-date “Big Dumb Eyes World Tour,” which will stop in cities across North America, Europe and The Middle East before closing out in Nashville on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Web-based gaming platform Ray Browser has raised $6.5 million in a new investment round. 
The company describes itself as a browser specifically designed for high-end, web-based gaming. The funds will be used to develop the platform, expand its team and cultivate industry partnerships to foster growth. 
The company has also recruited ex-Supercell global expansion lead David Diaz as its new chief commercial officer.
The company’s investment round saw participation from Play Ventures, Samsung Next, Spatial Capital, FOV Ventures, and a16z Speedrun. 
Web gaming future
“This current round of funding opens the doors for Ray Browser to continue development, expand the team with key hires, and secure partnerships with new developers and gaming studios,” said Ray Browser CEO Jaakko Manninen.
“As proof we have just hired our new CCO David Diaz, who brings a wealth of industry experience (Supercell, Mbrace and Fyber) and growth strategies to the team.”
CCO David Diaz added: “Great games like Squadblast and Stumbleguys have already proven the success of browser-based gaming, and we have a huge opportunity to be the preferred platform for both players and developers.
“For modern multi-tasking gamers especially, Ray Browser is a single solution where they can play, create, work, and brow

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