Fri
Feb 18 2022
05:43 pm
By: bizgrrl
After more than 80 years in the donut business, Hostess Brands is rolling out caffeinated Hostess Boost Jumbo Donettes.
Really?!?! What's the deal with the need for caffeine?
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Local TV News
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- Trump says FBI is ‘wasting their time’ investigating Lindsey Graham’s death - NBC News (US News)
- Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says - CNN (US News)
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Because people need it to
Because people need it to stay awake working 12 hours a day six days a week on two jobs to put food on the table (or one job to pay for that new Porsche in the case of tech-bros)?
Bonus: waiting for the Fox News "Sleepy Joe" meme.