Jason Koebler
jason.koebler@vice.comNYC's Widespread Homeless Sweeps Resulted in 3 People With Permanent Housing: Report
A city audit reveals that sweeps encompassing over 2,000 people have largely failed to transition the unhoused into permanent housing.
Gronk: Baby Gronk’s Dad Has Gone ‘Too Far,’ Will Be Cease-and-Desisted
The former NFL tight end and Drip King says things have gone “too far” and that Baby Gronk’s dad had tried to contact him “500 times.”
Ohio Man Charged for Shooting Amazon Driver Delivering to His House
The man was arrested and charged with one count of felonious assault.
Massive ‘Gravity Anomaly’ Caused by Ancient Sea Remnants Deep Inside Earth, Study Says
The remains of the prehistoric Tethys Ocean are now inside the Earth, causing a massive gravity anomaly in the Indian Ocean.
Bus Lanes to LaGuardia Airport Will Cost $500 Million And Nobody Seems to Know Why
What could a bus lane cost, Michael?
AI-Generated Books of Nonsense Are All Over Amazon's Bestseller Lists
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited bestseller list was full of books with titles like “Apricot bar code architecture” and “Jessica’s Attention” earlier this week.
Thousands of Flight Cancellations FAA’s Fault, United CEO Alleges
In a leaked email, United CEO Scott Kirby blamed air traffic controller short staffing, not thunderstorms, for stranding flyers.
2,200 Forgotten Vintage Computers Are Being Liberated From a Barn in Massachusetts
The NABU Network was an obscure, forgotten part of Canadian tech history—until the day the internet noticed that thousands of NABU machines were being sold on eBay at rock-bottom prices.
CEO Senator Challenges Teamsters President to MMA Fight
Senator Markwayne Mullin challenged Sean O’Brien to an MMA charity fight after O’Brien called him a “clown & fraud.”
Prosecutors Declined to Charge Jail Employees In Alleged Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Cover-Up
A new report from the Department of Justice offers new detail on the events leading to Epstein's death and excoriates the Bureau of Prisons for repeated, systemic failures.
OceanGate Asked College Students To Come Up With More ‘Cost Efficient’ Battery for Sub
While it's unclear if the battery, made with off-the-shelf parts, was used on Titan, the project shows the pressure OceanGate employees were under to keep "cost low" and move fast.
These Deep-Sea Magnetic Bacteria Could Help Us Find Aliens
Strange bacteria that contain bullet-shaped magnetic crystals live in “a potential analogous habitat for extraterrestrial life,” a researcher said.