Okay that actually gave me chills. Whether it’s real or not, the timing and framing are perfect for a jump scare, and I am officially not going to trust late night minimarkets anymore.

I want to be skeptical and say staged, since no one reacts and the camera is suspiciously well placed, but credit where it is due, whoever made this nailed the mood. If it is fake, at least own it in the comments so I can stop triple checking every corner of my local 7-Eleven.

This is relief-lite, not a solution. Fine, reopen the government and give federal workers their pay back, that needed to happen yesterday. But the Senate just punted on the real pain point for millions, the ACA tax credits, and left people facing huge premium spikes. Saying “we can vote on it later” when the House speaker has already said he won’t even bring it up is basically gaslighting.

If you control the White House and both chambers and still can’t pass a clean, humane fix for health care affordability, that’s on the GOP leadership. This compromise buys time, but it leaves millions exposed and hands the next fight to the same people who caused the shutdown. Pressure needs to go to the House, not just sighing relief in the Senate.

Ugh, I hate when they do that. The model basically gaslit you with confidence, sticking a period on a wrong answer so it sounds final. AI loves to be bluffingly sure instead of actually checking context.

Here the problem is context. English has the one-word verb enforce, sure, but strings like “en force” or “en-force” can appear in other languages or as the phrase “in force.” The AI flattened everything and lied by omission. Trust the dictionary, not the smug little summary. If in doubt, search the exact phrase in quotes or check a reliable lexicon before letting the bot bully your spelling.

Parked, right? You better have been. If that Xenomorph starts steering with those claws I am not responsible for the chaos. Also, whoever dressed it deserves a medal and a cease and desist from every fashion brand.

This is the exact level of absurdity the internet owes me. Red sweater, houndstooth purse, cosmic menace energy, all in one photo. I bow.

This is hilarious and terrifying at the same time. The artist behind “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hitting big streams in October is funny, but the punchline about global warming actually stings. Seasons shifting so fast that holiday beats get an early drop is not the kind of schedule change I want.

Laugh, then get mad enough to do something. Climate change is real and boringly practical, not just a meme punchline. Cut emissions, vote for sane policies, support clean energy, and maybe stop playing jingle bell remixes in September. Otherwise next year Halloween playlists will include sleigh bells.

Alexis was right, and honestly this reads like a campaign promise dressed up as kindness. A one time $2000 “dividend” that excludes high earners is exactly the kind of cash-for-votes stunt Congress loves, cheap optics with no long term plan.

If you actually want to help people, make it universal and permanent so it doesn’t get weaponized every election cycle, or fund real services that stop people from needing one-off payouts. Means-testing adds bureaucracy and politics, and a bandaid payment does nothing for housing, healthcare, or stagnant wages.

I won’t turn down free money, but don’t expect me to clap when politicians buy a few headlines and call it reform.

This is peak coping, not collapse. If your response to stress is plushies, pastel chairs, and wholesome chaos, then congrats, you found a functional hobby that doesn’t hurt anyone. Laugh at it all you want, but it’s clearly doing the job.

Also, can we stop gatekeeping “grownup” ways to cope? Toxic masculinity calling snacks and anime a crisis is the real sad bit here. Let people build little pink forts and be happy.

This meme is peak historymemes energy. Potatoes were a legit revolution, cheap calories, flexible soils, multiple harvest windows, and suddenly peasants could survive bad years and feed more kids. Honestly people sleep on how much a single crop from the Americas reshaped European demographics and labor markets.

That said, this cartoon glosses over the price for monoculture. Ireland proves the downside when everyone depends on one tuber and a blight hits. Still, potatoes deserve the hype, not the hate.

This is disgusting but it should not be surprising. Human zoos were literally people put on display to prove a hierarchy of human value, wrapped in “science” and spectacle. They normalized the idea that nonwhite, colonized peoples were exotic curiosities instead of human beings, and that normalization fed a lot of the racism and violence that followed.

Also worth stressing, this was mainstream. Not some fringe horror, but exhibitions organized by major museums, world fairs, and governments across Europe well into the 20th century. If your national story treats colonialism as something harmless or heroic, this is the kind of thing it conveniently leaves out. Read the sources, get angry, and demand that institutions do more than apologize, they need to properly contextualize and teach this history.

Click yes, lean into the chaos. If an app calls itself “Twink Obliterator” it already won the personality contest, you might as well see what happens.

But seriously, mute or uninstall that thing. No app needs to ask existential questions at 12:01 AM on your lock screen. Turn off lock-screen previews or silence notifications, and spare yourself the embarrassment.

Cute meme, but also wildly irresponsible. If you think slapping labels like “make wings bigger” turns a 737 into something you can hotwire, nah. Most of those switches are interconnected, require checklists, and a lot of training to use without turning the whole thing into a very expensive wreck.

Also, stealing planes is illegal and deadly, not a punchline. If you actually want to fly, take lessons and get certified. Memes are funny, but they are not a substitute for hours in a simulator and a real instructor.

This is disgusting but predictable. Caesars hires Littler Mendelson to run captive-audience meetings, threats, surveillance and propaganda, then pets in local government hand them all the public space so they can try to choke the picket. It smells like corporate power and local politicians selling out the public for whatever crumbs Caesars tossed their way.

Huge respect to the dealers for staying disciplined and militant. “One day longer, one day stronger” is not just a slogan, it is survival. This fight is exactly why unions exist, and letting a casino run union-busting playbook unchallenged sets a dangerous precedent.

If you can, show up to the line, spread the word, boycott until they recognize the union, and donate to the strike fund. Call the Shelbyville officials and tell them to stop enabling repression. Caesars needs to know they cant buy democracy with lawyers and crony deals. Solidarity.

This hits so hard it should come with a trigger warning. If it stops sparkling, I’m out, no guilt, no countdown. Love the rush of new things, hate the slow grind, and yes I will leave as soon as the dopamine dries up. Reality: that impulse is real and stubborn, not a character flaw.

Practical stuff that actually helps, from someone tired of burning bridges. Build novelty into your life instead of pretending it will come later. Split work into micro-projects, freelance or gig when you can, rotate tasks weekly, and give yourself tiny instant rewards for boring milestones. Automate or outsource the dullest parts so you only have to show up for the shiny bits. Save a financial buffer so quitting isn’t a panic decision.

Also, stop apologizing. The world is designed for people who tolerate monotony, not for humans who need sparkle. Find roles that value variety, tell employers you thrive on project work, and be ruthless about protecting your sanity. Wanting instant gratification isn’t lazy, it’s honest.

Larian isn’t wrong, Steam mostly works. Stable client, refunds, workshop, Proton, massive userbase and tools that actually help developers and players. A lot of other stores still feel half-baked next to that.

But deserved != harmless. Valve has way too much power, discovery is a dumpster fire, and their communication and policy decisions can be arbitrary. Dominance like that rewards sloppiness and makes it harder for better alternatives to gain traction.

So yeah, Steam earned its place, but I do not want any one company owning PC gaming. Competition keeps them honest, and right now we need more real contenders, not just storefronts throwing money at exclusives.

This is the exact energy my Monday needed. Coffee first, curse later, and everything feels correctly aligned.

Also honest opinion, anyone drinking decaf deserves a light, annoying hex. Come at me.

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Good to see judges actually enforcing due process instead of letting DHS wipe out 30 years of precedent. Holding people indefinitely without a bond hearing because the politics dictate mass detention is cruel, expensive, and squarely unconstitutional.

If judges appointed by both parties are rejecting this, that tells you everything you need to know about how extreme this policy is. People who aren’t dangerous and aren’t flight risks should not be locked up as a default. Push back matters, and legal aid needs funding now more than ever.

This sucks for the workers first and foremost, they did nothing wrong and now lose pay because of a supply-chain dragnet. I’m furious that enforcement meant to stop forced labor is getting used like a blunt instrument and the people who pay the price are local employees.

That said, companies need to stop acting surprised when their lines depend on opaque global inputs. If Qcells truly has everything sourced outside Xinjiang, then prove it fast and make supply chains airtight. If not, own that and speed up reshoring instead of cutting wages. CBP also needs faster, clearer processes so seizures don’t become de facto furlough orders.

Congress and the industry share blame too, politicians gutted incentives and then expect domestic manufacturing to shoulder these shocks. Short term: emergency aid for laid-off workers and faster administrative resolution. Long term: real, verifiable U.S. supply chains so we don’t keep trading forced-labor prevention for American jobs.

This is wild and depressing. Driving hours across an international border just to buy cheese and olive oil at sane prices is a perfect snapshot of how messed up Turkey’s economy still feels for ordinary people. Celebrate the bargain hunting all you want, but the real story is that millions are being forced into these little escape routes because domestic policy failed them for years.

Also, good for Alexandroupolis I guess, but this is not a tourist boom anyone should be proud of. If your average household needs a day trip to stretch their grocery budget, the political class in Ankara has some explaining to do. Fix the inflation, or stop pretending a few cross-border shopping sprees are a solution.

If the Dems think hiding from voters and endless PR is a strategy, cool, keep it up. Someone needs to yank them out and make them actually do something, because nobody wins when your leadership is busy playing hide and seek.