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    Early Addition: Megachurch Pastors Allegedly Took From The Offering Plate To Live It Up In Williamsburg

    by James Ramsay
    Published January 27, 2021
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    • The rate of people trying to walk through airport security with a firearm doubled last year, according to the TSA.
    • Speaking of guns, the Times has an unnerving photo essay about the boom in right-wing extremists who show up to "protests" with assault rifles and tactical gear.
    • Former congregants at the Williamsburg branch of the Hillsong megachurch say pastors have been spending money from the offering plate on luxury splurges, including Kent Ave. apartments and memberships to a private NYC club.
    • Being a cruise line comedian was brutal, until cruises (and those checks) stopped.
    • YouTuber Jake Paul wants to be taken seriously as a boxer.
    • The science is in: jigsaw puzzling is good for your brain.
    • How bout some socks to go with those leggings?
    • Remember the snow day?!

    BEHOLD! The snow floof! pic.twitter.com/xWjTV8Jc3m

    — Animal Life (@animalIife) January 26, 2021

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