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Japanese Man “Marries” Hologram; Has “Cross-Dimension” Marriage

Bill Gnade

The Jakarta Post is reporting that Akihiko Kondo, a 35-year-old Tokyo man, has "married" a hologram – a computer-generated projection – of his "bride." The marriage is described as "cross-dimension," the report says.

The digitally-generated "bride" is "virtual reality singer" and alleged pop-star known as "Hatsune Miku." Miku is also a synthetic, computer-generated entertainment construct, a product of what's called "anime."

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At His Foundation Summit, Obama Suggests Someone Has “Mommy Issues”

Bill Gnade

Former President Barack Obama, speaking at his Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago Monday night,  said progressives were not succeeding in America because "we are still confused, blind, shrouded with hate, anger, racism, mommy issues."

Though the ex-president did not make clear to whom he was referring when he said "we," several news outlets (see here, here or here, for examples) have spun their story headlines to suggest he was referring to President Donald Trump.

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