Flight carrying 4 U.S. reps makes emergency landing over “disruptive” passenger
"We live in a fascist state."
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An American Airlines flight carrying 4 U.S. reps made an emergency landing over “disruptive” passenger.
Viewers are clowning this New York “safety tips” video as excessive and weird
A former Disney Channel is being star eviscerated over an AI app that revives the dead.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“We live in a fascist state”: American Airlines flight carrying 4 U.S. reps to vote on shutdown makes emergency landing over “disruptive” passenger
An American Airlines flight carrying four members of Congress was forced to make an unscheduled landing to remove a woman accused of being “disruptive.”
The lawmakers were en route to Washington, D.C. for a high-stakes vote to end the historic government shutdown, and the mid-air incident added another layer of political drama to an already contentious week.
As police escorted the passenger off the flight, she had something to say about the state of the nation.
“Are y’all okay?”: Viewers clown New York “safety tips” video as excessive and weird
A TikToker offering tips to “stay safe” in New York was met with advice to simply visit any other city if she’s that scared of the Big Apple. The early November video demonstrates numerous tactics that allegedly promote personal safety, but many commenters found them to be excessive, to say the least.
“Vile” and “disturbing”: Former Disney Channel star eviscerated over AI app that revives the dead
Former Disney Channel star Calum Worthy is getting dragged to hell and back after posting an advertisement for one of the more disturbing uses of AI we’ve seen so far.
On Nov. 11, 2025, Worthy posted a nearly 2-minute video in which a pregnant woman video chats with her “mom” and receives advice about calming the fetus. It fast forwards several times, showing “mom” telling the baby a bedtime story, chatting with her school-aged grandson about a crush, and finally advising him on his own wife’s pregnancy.
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