Earth count off by billions, SAW XI cancelled, and more!

The White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled its annual dinner’s comedy portion. The Association’s looking at other ways to change nothing. (Variety)

A recent study says earth’s population could be off by billions. That’s billions: with an F, at math. (The Independent)

Dangerous microplastics are in gum. Some chewers are more at risk than others: an 80s pop-culture bimbo who was a Wall Street trader moonlighting as a baseball player recently died. Not from microplastics: burnout. (New York Post)

In Serbia, an illegal sonic weapon used on protesters was described as “a sound from hell.” Worse, it was the new Will Smith album. (NPR)

Congresswoman and rubbery substance without the good smell Marjorie Taylor Greene told a UK reporter to go back to her country. Greene’s spokesperson explained she’s simply uncomfortable around people whose ground she hasn’t dragged her knuckles on. (The Independent)

A poll revealed that 20% of Americans want to become Canadians. They explained liking the idea of gunning people down, politely. (Newsweek)

The Atlantic’s editor waited days to reveal he’d accidentally received U.S. war plans. He put off the texts because they felt like too much work until he realized they weren’t Atlantic articles. (NPR)

SAW XI has reportedly been canceled. Fans of irreversible trauma can still turn to this real 2018 picture of Iranian army training. (Collider)

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