This Political Party Is Led by an AI Entity
The Synthetic Party is a new political group in Denmark that is committed to following the platform thought up by an AI entity known as Leader Lars. Out of all the political parties eyeing a seat in the Danish Parliament this year, the Synthetic Party has to be the most intriguing, by far. Founded in […]
Man With 12 Family Members Only Gets One Vote in Local Elections, His Own
A Gujarat man who ran for a decision-making position in his village during last month’s local elections made international headlines for receiving just one vote despite having at least two dozen family members eligible to cast a ballot. Santosh Halpati ran for the position of Sarpanch in the Chharwala village of Vapi district, and even […]
Political Candidate Forced to Run Against Doppelgangers Who Also Stole His Name
An opposition party candidate running for a municipal position in St Petersburg, Russia, is competing against at least two other people who not only legally changed their names to his, but also borrowed his physical appearance to confuse voters. Russian opposition politicians are used to running against candidates with the same surname, it’s a commonly […]
Self-Described ‘Trans Satanist Anarchist’ Wins Republican Nomination for County Sheriff
Aria DiMezzo, a self-described “transsexual Satanist anarchist” who ran for the sheriff’s job in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, with the campaign slogan “F*** the Police”, decisively won the Republican nomination this weekend. DiMezzo said that she had expected to lose to a write-in candidate, adding that her surprising victory proves “the system is utterly and […]
Mexican Mayor Uses Lifesize Cutout of Himself at Events He Can’t Physically Attend
The mayor of a town in Mexico has come under fire from members of his community for deploying cutouts of himself at events that he can’t physically be present at. Moisés Aguilar Torres, the mayor Pichuclaco, a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas, managed to outrage his constituents by sending a cutout of himself […]
Mexican Mayor Forced to Dress Up as a Woman for Failing to Fulfil Campaign Promises
Politicians always make promises they can’t keep during electoral campaigns, but voters hardly ever hold them responsible for lying. Well, residents in a small Mexican town recently decided to teach their mayor a lesson for failing to fulfil his campaign promises by parading him in women’s clothes for four straight days. Javier Sebastián Jiménez Santiz […]
Alleged “Sonic Attacks” at Cuban Embassy Shrunk Victims’ Brains, Study Suggests
Between 2016 and 2018 a number of US and Canadian diplomats working at an embassy in Havana, Cuba, reported symptoms like headaches, nausea and memory loss after hearing mysterious noises. The phenomenon became known as the “Cuban Sonic Attacks”, but Havana authorities have so far denied any wrongdoing. However, a recent study suggests something did […]
Man Cuts Off His Own Finger After Accidentally Voting for Wrong Candidate in National Election
Pawan Kumar, a 25-year-old Indian man from Uttar Pradesh, chopped off his index finger with a meat cleaver in desperation, after accidentally voting fro the wrong candidate in India’s national election. Kumar became an overnight sensation, first in India, and then globally, thanks to a viral video of him with a bandaged index finger after […]
Taiwanese Politician Ridiculed for Looking Unrecognizable in Campaign Posters
A female candidate for a local position in Taipei, Taiwan, recently became the butt of social media jokes, after people noticed that she looked nothing like the woman on her campaign posters. The world of politics is no stranger to image editing software, as many politicians turn to programs like Photoshop to make themselves look […]
World’s First AI Mayoral Candidate Promises Fair and Balanced Politics
We’ve heard of robots and artificial intelligence taking human jobs, but I bet mayors didn’t really think their jobs would be threatened any time soon. They were wrong, and the AI running for mayor of a Tokyo district is clear proof of that. Artificial Intelligence can’t legally run for high-ranking public administration positions yet, but […]
Leading Member of German Far-Right Political Party Quits After Converting to Islam
Arthur Wagner, a leading member of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a far-right German political party whose slogan is “Islam doesn’t belong in Germany”, recently resigned after converting to Islam. Originally created as an anti-euro party, the AfD has recently campaigned on an anti-Muslim, anti immigration platform, strongly criticizing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow over […]
Woman Leaves Husband of 22 Years Because of His Support for Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has been called many things ever since he announced his candidacy for President of the United States, and according to one California woman, you can add one more thing to the list – homewrecker. She claims to have left her husband after feeling betrayed by his decision to support Trump during the […]
Iowa Restaurant Charges Trump Voters Higher Cover
Stella, one of the most popular restaurants in Iowa City, Iowa, has been slammed with dozens of negative reviews on sites like Yelp and Google for discriminating against Trump voters by charging them higher cover. Stella is located in Johnson County, which is one of the 6 out of 99 Iowa counties that voted for Hillary Clinton in […]
Russian Politician Sacked for Recording Workout Video in Funeral Parlor
A regional Russian official was recently expelled from the ruling United Russia political party for recording a bizarre workout video at the workplace – a creepy funeral parlor – and posting it on her Instagram account. You can say that she gives the phrase ‘dying to lose weight’ a whole new meaning. Anastasia Myakina was […]
Elementary School Has Correctly Predicted Every U.S. Presidential Election Since 1968
Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, in Yorktown Heights, New York, have been casting their votes to determine the winner of each presidential election, since 1968, and for the past 48 years, they’ve gotten it right every time. Every four years, just days before the actual presidential election, the elementary school sets up mock voting booths and invites […]