"It felt like an interrogation, as if she were being accused of doing something wrong, of causing the loss of a pregnancy she hadn’t even known about when she arrived at urgent care. She wanted to go home. She wished she hadn’t come to see the doctor at all."
"though the methods may be new, this “bundle” of ideological fads “are direct descendants of first-wave eugenics”, which also saw a small subset of humanity making decisions about which parts of the whole were worth continuing and which needed to be phased out, cleared out, or terminated"
Dang. $5000 / hour?
"Members of Gen Z are consuming narratives as opposed to news, according to Hall. Instead of reading the facts of the events, they jump straight to the commentary of their favorite influencer, who is more of a “narrative builder” rather than a journalist, he said."
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/10/18/gen-z-shift-right-politics/
https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-11-14/gen-z-voters-backed-trump-scsu-students-help-explain-why
Except old diseased dogs brought joy to people's lives.
I met a kid like this about 15 years ago. Would walk around hitting adults at family get togethers (and not light play punches). One parent was a social worker and thought his behavior was fine, which baffled me.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-president-notus-brian-glenn_n_690c7386e4b0f73c45ec9e2c
I called her office a few months ago and got told "she can't be opposed to every bad thing Trump does".
MSN is shite: https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/09/19/michigan-woman-accused-of-using-her-food-stamps-to-buy-ingredients-for-baked-goods/
I'd rather be killed on the spot than tortured to death. https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDefense/comments/9do037/never_let_anyone_move_you_to_a_secondary_location/
Lexi Rose, everyone: https://youtube.com/shorts/3av98lOelWM?si=SRvV9MzKbwRwzggz
I think they meant the guy who wrote the ticket
"[Y]our neighbor or work colleague might not be unduly troubled if you are hauled off to prison for a social media post or deprived of your pension for being photographed at a demonstration. No doubt this is why journalists avoid discussing it: It’s rude and unpleasant, like describing an autopsy at a dinner party. Perhaps Trump is exactly who most of us are, and we don’t want to acknowledge it."
https://www.salon.com/2025/08/24/we-need-a-new-theory-of-democracy-because-this-version-has-failed/
Though Japan also has strict rules around laying people off : https://www.rippling.com/blog/termination-in-japan
"oh thank god, the clown is here to kill me"
These so-called "toys" were buried as witches!
#14
#5 "what do you mean you'd choose the bear?"
"By the numbers: 47% of U.S. adults disapprove of deploying the Marines to LA, with 34% approval. 45% disapprove the National Guard deployment, while 38% said they approve."
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/10/los-angeles-protest-national-guard-marine-trump-polling-disapprove-yougov
You're saying that shows it as a fake? Who is going to watch every single news clip over and over to spot fakes? Not the majority of Americans.
"Lastly, U.S media continuously over-simplified the issue, such as attributing the entire problem to South Africa’s failed Constitution and thus limiting the reader’s understanding of potential solutions"
https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/7m6p-ar67
They've been trying to get Congress to read the bills for a long time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_the_Bills_Act
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-06/bukeles-false-positives-t">l">https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-06/bukeles-false-positives-teenagers-accused-of-being-gang-members-based-on-a-10-second-video.html
https://prismreports.org/2025/06/04/you-can-find-americas-future-in-el-salvador/
https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/29/doctor-suspicion-after-miscarriage-glimpse-of-expanding-medical-mistrust/
"It felt like an interrogation, as if she were being accused of doing something wrong, of causing the loss of a pregnancy she hadn’t even known about when she arrived at urgent care. She wanted to go home. She wished she hadn’t come to see the doctor at all."
Unfortunately they often can't get jobs using those skills: https://denverite.com/2025/01/22/prisoner-firefighters-denver-hiring/
#2 Unfortunately recent polls show otherwise for trans people: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/
I thought it was "broilers"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk
"though the methods may be new, this “bundle” of ideological fads “are direct descendants of first-wave eugenics”, which also saw a small subset of humanity making decisions about which parts of the whole were worth continuing and which needed to be phased out, cleared out, or terminated"
It ain't just billionaires playing golf
Not even just evangelicals: "Instead, we are called to see suffering as a part of life meant to dissatisfy us with the present fallen world and to instill in us a longing for eternity. "
"God can use suffering then to develop us into better people: the people who can love and enjoy Him forever"
https://www.gcu.edu/blog/theology-ministry/theology-thursday-purpose-suffering
The United States
Probably this: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-confirms-collectors-will-be-the-ones-most-impacted-by-tariffs/48525/
"Hasbro believes that demand from collectors is more "inelastic", meaning it is less likely to change if the price increases"