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apod_feedCarolyn Hax: They didn’t make daughter’s guest list, but could have sent a gift
Aug. 17th, 2025 04:00 amcarolyn_hax_feedDaughter’s wedding was immediate family only, but the letter writer still thought close friends would send substantial gifts.
REBELIÓN: an Andor zine
Aug. 17th, 2025 03:22 amsuperpunch_feed(Various hip bookstores in LA have copies to give away--I haven't seen pdfs online.)
21 Cat Memes of Emo Paws and Moody Meows Because It’s Not a Phase, Mom
Aug. 16th, 2025 03:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedEmo and punk cats are a whole vibe. Dramatic stares, tiny rebellious paws, and tails that flick with attitude. These furballs judge everything, from the vacuum to your life choices, while plotting epic zoomies in the shadows. They glare at innocent snacks, brood in corners, or photobomb selfies with peak "don't touch me" energy. One paw swipe, one perfect glare, and suddenly your sofa becomes the stage for their latest act of chaos.
And yet, behind the eyeliner eyes and spiky fur, they're secretly softies, ready to accept a single chin scratch or ear rub with purrs that could melt hearts. Each capture shows that perfect mix of rebellion, chaos, and unexpected affection, proving that even the grungiest cats can't resist a little love.
Whether sprawled across keyboards, hiding in laundry piles, or leaping dramatically onto countertops, emo and punk cats make life a nonstop adventure. They're equal parts attitude and cuddle potential, leaving their hoomans perpetually entertained (and slightly terrified) by every tiny, rebellious pawstep.
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icanhascheezburger_feedThis pawrent is facing a classic cat conundrum. The tuxedo boy was quickly claimed as a foster fail (he's just that perfect) while his bobtail tabby bestie is still waiting for a forever home. These two are inseparable: napping, snacking, and play-fighting like tiny furry tag-team champions, often leaving their pawrent both delighted and exhausted.
The dilemma? Moving back to their apartment for college means temporarily bringing both kittens along. Keeping them together seems ideal for comfort and companionship, but the thought of eventually separating them tugs at the pawrent's heartstrings. The tuxedo has already stolen hearts, but the tabby's adorable kneads, tiny grooming sessions, and affectionate purrs make the idea of splitting the brothers feel like a heart-wrenching puzzle.
With love, patience, and plenty of cuddles, this pawrent is finding a way to give each kitten the care and attention they deserve while keeping their bond strong. By providing cozy spaces, interactive play, and reassurance, both kittens can thrive, even if they eventually head to separate forever homes. A little extra love goes a long way.
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23 Whiskered Pictures of Bougie Cats Living Their Best Brunch Lives
Aug. 16th, 2025 01:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedCats know how to weekend right and that starts with a proper breakfast. Whether it's a dainty dish of pâté or a mountain of kibble, every feline foodie knows brunch is the most impurrtant meal of the day.
Mornings begin with a luxurious stretch, a slow blink, and the sweet sound of cans opening like music to their ears. Some prefer dining al fresco on the windowsill, others enjoy their morning feast served bedside with a side of chin scritches. Either way, these kitties take breakfast very seriously. No scarfing down and running off. This is brunch, baby.
Post-meal, it's all about the vibes: lounging in a sunny spot, grooming with the grace of a five-star brunch guest, and purring in contentment like they just enjoyed a Michelin-rated experience.
Weekend mornings were made for lazy, purrfect breakfasts and nobody does it better than our feline friends. After all, why rush into the day when you can savor every bite and then nap for four hours straight?
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New Humble Bundle features comics by publisher Dstlry
Aug. 16th, 2025 06:21 pmsuperpunch_feedStarts at three comics for $1.
Also, this month's Humble Choice features Persona 5 (which is $59 at Steam).
2,500 Commentators Agree: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Has Failed to Earn the Public’s Trust
Aug. 16th, 2025 06:51 pmsciencebasedmedicine_feedRebuilding trust and honest conversations will all have to wait until Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the rest of our medical establishment are out of office.
The post 2,500 Commentators Agree: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Has Failed to Earn the Public’s Trust first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Comment thread on Discordicanhascheezburger_feedCats, they are like children, but if the children had been raised on the island where Lord of the Flies took place. They have no concept of indoor manners. They have no limits on their reactions to significant events. And you can bet your bottom dollar that they do not fully understand the concept of what a toilet is. Now, you might think that we are just groaning and moaning here, but the story we have for you today displays just that character that we have been talking about.
For today, we tell the story of a crazy cat child who due to some unfortunate circumstances had to move house with his pawrent. Now, he was not neglected, he was not pawned off to someone else, he was with the person he loved most in the world and who had done everything to care for him. But none of that stopped this clueless catto from losing its mind and running away to protest the move he was unhappy with. Causing his hooman days of distress, until one day shortly after, he decided to make a messianic return…
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icanhascheezburger_feedHello, fellow cat companions and weekend warriors! It's finally that glorious stretch of time when we swap spreadsheets for snuggles, deadlines for head boops, and alarms for the gentle (or not-so-gentle) sound of a cat knocking something over at 6 AM. Because we have to admit it - when you live with a cat, the weekend isn't just about relaxing, it's about becoming their full-time entertainment staff. Whether it's chasing a rogue feather toy, holding open the door they immediately ignore, or serving as a designated nap surface, you're booked solid.
And in between all that high-priority feline scheduling, there are the laughs - so many laughs. Cats have an uncanny talent for comedic timing, whether they're interrupting Zoom calls, photobombing selfies, or pulling off dramatic mid-zoomie slides across the kitchen floor. It's pure chaos, pure joy, and pure proof that living with a cat is the best kind of sitcom.
That's exactly why we have Caturday Best - the weekly gathering of the funniest, most hissterical cat memes the internet has coughed up. So grab your weekend snacks, let your cat choose the comfiest spot (spoiler: it's yours), and scroll through the memes that make every Caturday worth celebrating.
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icanhascheezburger_feedAnother week down, furriends, and somehow, we've survived. Don't ask us how - we're still trying to figure that out ourselves. But here's one thing we do know: cats make everything better. Always have, always will. And that's exactly why we're here, at ICanHasCheezburger, putting together yet another pawsitively purrfect edition of your carefully curated Caturday Meowgazine.
Every single week, we gather the fluffiest, funniest, and most heartwarming corners of the cat internet and wrap them all up into one tidy little package - just for you, our fellow online feline family. We're talking hissterical cat memes, viral tweets that had us laughing until we cried, and the kind of wholesome or drama-filled cat stories that you simply can't scroll past.
So take a deep breath, shake off whatever nonsense the week threw at you, and settle in. The cats have arrived, the serotonin is on the way, and your Caturday is about to get a whole lot brighter.
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icanhascheezburger_feedPeople always say that you should get a dog to guard your home, but why does no one say anything about how cats can be such fierce feline purrtectors? Well, that's probably because you only have a 50-50 chance of your fluffy feline actually helping you in this case. One of our cats might actually help the burglar steal things just for fun. Our other cat, which was raised by our family dog, would definitely defend our (their) home with feisty determination.
Meet 'Blinky', gutsy guardian in the video below who pawsitively saved her pawrent from a man trying to break into her home after midnight. He pounded on her door, and Blinky rushed into action. He then broke her window, where Blinky leaped up to stop the man from entering any further, allowing her hooman momma the time to call the pawlice. Blinky, you're quite literally giving guard dogs a run for their money, and we applaud your bravery. Purrhaps you will inspire others to adopt cats for purrtection instead of doggos!
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Today's news and jokes
Aug. 16th, 2025 04:00 pmsuperpunch_feedOkay I have to be honest, seeing it from this angle I kind of understand how he got launched https://t.co/7u9jIuctY7
— Denis B. Huppert 🇫🇷 (@dennisbhooper) August 15, 2025
A write-upIt's kind of interesting that the infrastructure is in place for a surveillance state (govt has access to near ubiquitous Ring cameras etc whenever they want) but they don't really have tight control of the surveillance apparatus (people can post their own Ring camera footage to make them look bad)
— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) August 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Well this is just a humiliation fetish atp
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The Mirror's headline is "Donald Trump health fears intensify as 'he can't walk straight' at Vladimir Putin summit"Trump struggled to walk in a straight line as he went to greet Putin
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) August 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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God did they fire the commandant to steal her house lol
— Reconstructionist (@unavaleable.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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The Post also reports Kristi Noem has used military jets owned by the Coast Guard, one of which she had them replace at a cost of $50 million, "to travel home to South Dakota at least nine times as of mid-July" https://t.co/Z69WMlGdQU
— Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) August 15, 2025
There you have it! A federal court officially rules that the Trump administration weaponized government in an effort to shut down journalists it disagreed with. https://t.co/QyQeE07eWJ
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) August 15, 2025
(NYT)Some good news. Judge calls out that senior FTC staffers (who double as shitposters) had tweeted about how much they hated Media Matters, which undermined the claims that this was just an ordinary investigation, and not punishment for speech.
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I think this passage is incredibly instructive for what's happening here. Bad polling has told people like Grumbach that the Democratic agenda is significantly more popular than the GOP agenda, but the GOP still wins a bunch of the time, so clearly ideology doesn't matter! https://t.co/y3rC1BwTAj pic.twitter.com/e0yF5VRllS
— Jesse Richardson 🔸⏹️ (@PoliticalKiwi) August 14, 2025
("On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health alert, ordering the immediate withdrawal of its personnel in Kitwe town and nearby areas")Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in Kitwe's copper mining area https://t.co/zXDyY9vRfU
— Kennedy Gondwe (@KennedyGondwe) August 7, 2025
Incredible https://t.co/AC1CCkQh2M pic.twitter.com/4L3UIiEz9Q
— Osita Nwanevu (@OsitaNwanevu) August 14, 2025
I love that we’ve reached the stage of the internet where websites that have been around for almost two decades are suddenly like “oh you’d like the photo to be bigger like we’ve always done? Guess you better pay.” pic.twitter.com/2D5SvhzQ4V
— F♯A♯∞, fka ☕️ (@coopercooperco) August 15, 2025
We feel strongly that there is no place for betting on Little League games. pic.twitter.com/kzvuFXrQHC
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 14, 2025
ESPN's new app will feature heavy betting integration.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) August 15, 2025
Links will take users from the ESPN app to the ESPN Bet app, and betting features will live side-by-side with the event users are watching, sources tell FOS.
More by @sportsrapport ⬇️
Everyone should be watching New York Mets Games on @SNY_Mets. @JohnDeMarsico broadcast is unlike anything you’ve ever seen in Baseball. pic.twitter.com/9dCMhQxbNN
— Chicago WRONG Sox ⚾︎ (@SultanOfClout) August 14, 2025
This is insane @JohnDeMarsico pic.twitter.com/tandkl2lPT
— Captain (@El_Troll_SZN) August 15, 2025
Maxen Snoozy is an all time name, I hope he makes the show
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Did the most Italian shit I've ever done last night: pulled off my belt during a bocce game and used it to measure a close round because the ref didn't have measuring tape on hand.
— Giovanni Colantonio (@marioprime.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
During our midnight screening of Batman Begins, when Gordon flipped over the card that said Joker, a guy dressed in a Bat suit rose to his feet, cheering. The guy in front of him said “that’s it,” turned around, and punched him in the face.
— Ian Michael (@tunkthetank.bsky.social) August 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Important info ⤵️
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Taco Bell's First New Baja Blast Flavor In 21 Years Is A Subtle Symphony Of Artificial Flavoring:
— Kotaku (@kotakudotcom.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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so what kinda cheeses u been into lately
— mariana (@pastapilled) June 17, 2025
found the best library book annotation ever: pic.twitter.com/ldupJblva4
— the rt. hon. girl douglas coupland 💛🇨🇦 (@rebeccarightnow) June 17, 2025
after I stopped laughing, I got curious about how a bed-cooling system would work, so I started researching and I learned:
— James F. Thomas (of IDLEWILD) (@james_f_thomas) June 17, 2025
1) it's basically a glorified waterbed
2) the EightSleep subreddit is an addictive read. you cannot even begin to imagine all the ways this bed malfunctions https://t.co/yqeixWyl3v
@harleythomas19 I NEED my phone #phonecase #viral #fyp #relatable #school ♬ Club Penguin Pizza Parlor - Cozy Penguin
@sportscenternext Game recognizes game 🤝 #llsws #softball #japan #northcarolina ♬ original sound - SportsCenter NEXT
@hospodarxklara Not all heroes wear gloves during Oktagon
♬ Indiana Jones (From the Movie "Indiana Jones") - Movie Soundtrack Players
@dog emotional support human (ig bella.hutcheson) #dog ♬ I think I like this little dog - Doug The Pug
@ussoccerplus When a Moose wandered into the pitch at a youth soccer game in Wyoming 😳 (Via SliceofSoccer)
♬ Jericho RG REMIX Pitched - Robert Grace
@ollithedoggi When a walk is supposed to take 15 minutes but ends up taking 30 😭 #dog #shihtzu #malteselovers #maltese #shitzulovers #smalldog #dogwalkinglife ♬ United In Grief - Kendrick Lamar
*More funny posts.
A Whiskery Warehouse Full of 30+ Feisty Feline Funnies to Fuel Your Caturday Fire
Aug. 16th, 2025 06:00 amicanhascheezburger_feedDear friends, felines, and family…. Caturday is here! It's time to get pawsitively pumped fur doing our favorite activity (lying in bed and scrolling through cat memes). But just because our bodies are stationary, our souls are ablaze with our love for our fluffy felines. Our hearts burn with purrfect passion for all things cat-related and any excuse pawssible to spend more time with our cats. In this heat, it's not surprising that literally everything is on fire, and yet, we purrsist.
But in all seriousness, Caturdays are a special day for us. After a week of leaving our kitties at home while we go to work, today we finally get to be a pawrent. We can play with them, brush them, and spend some quality time with them after feeling guilty for leaving them all week. We're not joking when we say that we treat them like our children, and just like hooman children, we miss them when we're not around!
We mentioned earlier that one of our furrvorite activities is scrolling through lists of feline funnies, and that's because when we park ourselves on the couch to start our scroll, our cats always join us for a snuggle session. Maybe they enjoy the free waterbed feature (our tummy moves because we laugh, like a waterbed), or maybe they're just craving cuddles after missing us all week. Either way, it's the best part of our Caturday!
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You may have heard about Minnesota winters…
Aug. 16th, 2025 11:17 ampharyngula_feedI’m going to be passing through Clontarf today, and I’ve long wondered about that strikingly Irish name in a region settled by Scandinavian and German settlers. There has to be a story behind that, and I found out what it was. The Catholic Church had shipped over a lot of Irish people to live in Minnesota, creating what were called the Connemaras (after the region in Ireland they came from), surprising them by settling them in new small towns in the western prairies. The experiment did not work.
The history of this community can be traced to the arrival of a sizeable group of immigrants from the Connemara area of Ireland. They had been persuaded to come to Minnesota in the 1880’s by Archbishop John Ireland and were initially located on farms in the western part of the state. For a variety of reasons, the experiment was a failure and many of the settlers came to St. Paul and settled along the banks of Phalen Creek between Third and Seventh Streets below Dayton’s Bluff.
So Clontarf is a relic of brief Irish colony in my part of the state. Then I was left wondering about that “variety of reasons” that led them to fall back from this region to the big city of St Paul.
I learned about the winter of 1880-1881 from a compilation of newspaper articles published in Morris at that time.
I was surprised (but shouldn’t have been) at how dependent the towns out here were on the railroad — I knew that these were all railroad towns, and even that Morris was named after some minor executive at the railroad company, but in the 19th century those rails were the lifeline for all these communities. Winters were rough, some more so than others, and it was predictable that the Catholic Church had provided poorly for the Irish. It’s a shame that the railroad is so poorly maintained now, and only freight is carried on it now, and not always successfully — we had a train derailment a few weeks ago.
Let’s all look forward to a Minnesota winter!
Airshow today!
Aug. 16th, 2025 09:25 ampharyngula_feedI’m driving to Granite Falls, MN this morning. It’s only about an hour SSE of Morris, so I’ll still be in the middle of nowhere in west central Minnesota. A while back, though, I was searching for local museums and discovered this one: the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. I was surprised. This looks like a big deal with all kinds of old US aircraft from the the 1940s, and many of them still fly. I’ve been planning to visit it all summer long, but those plans got wrecked by a torn meniscus that limited my mobility — I’m feeling much better now, so I think can handle walking around some hangars and watching airplanes fly by. My brother and I used to bicycle out to local airports all the time just to watch private planes buzz by, so this is going to bring back memories.
I’ve been to the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, as well as the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, and while this museum is a bit smaller than those, tomorrow is special: they’re celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Navy & Marine Corps, so an additional assortment of aircraft are flying in. How can I resist? I want to see a P38 Lightning, an F4U Corsair, and an F6F Hellcat. Eighty year old airplanes still flying!
Tickets are still available, so if you’re a Minnesotan interested in this sort of thing, maybe I’ll see you there.
A Fancy Feast of 21 Feline Feel-Goods To Browse on Lazy Caturday Mornings (August 16, 2025)
Aug. 16th, 2025 01:00 amicanhascheezburger_feedGood meowrning, cat enthusiasts of the world wild web! Today is Caturday, which means that you get to look at cat memes all day and not feel guilty about it! No, seriously. That's what today is for. Get cozy with your feline friend, your furriest blanket known to man, and some treats—for you and your catto!
Do you feel profound sadness when you have to be away from your favorite furry friend? I'm away from my tuxedo son at the moment, and I keep listening for the bell on his collar or his little ekekeks. The knowledge that your cat is by your side is one of the most comforting feelings in the world, and they don't even know they provide us with this safety. Cats really are the best creatures, aren't they?
If your Caturday is already feeling vibey, then keep scrolling to graze on some feline feel-goods that'll tide you over until dinner time!
Carolyn Hax: Parent balks at teen’s pursuit of career credential in high school
Aug. 16th, 2025 04:00 amcarolyn_hax_feedAt the cost of a chorus elective, their teen can get on a career track – and the letter writer thinks it’s too steep a price.
23 Furtastic Pictures of Furiday Fun for Fuzzy Felines Hanging Out With Their Besties
Aug. 15th, 2025 03:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedFuriday is finally here, and you know what that means. It's time for our furry furiends to kick back, paws up, and enjoy some well-earned purrsonal time together. All week long they've been busy with their very important cat business: supervising hoomans, knocking over suspicious objects, and taking power naps in sunbeams. Now, the weekend is just a whisker away, and the vibe is pure pawsitivity.
Instead of chasing tails or plotting their next great curtain climb, cats can be found lounging side-by-side, tails gently flicking in perfect harmony. Some stretch out in sunny spots, others curl into synchronized loafs, and a few simply sprawl across the couch together like a very fluffy, very relaxed fur carpet. It's all about soaking in the calm and enjoying each other's company. No drama, just purrs.
Some might argue that cats are independent creatures, but come Friday, even the most aloof tabby can't resist a good snuggle session or group loaf formation. After all, there's nothing better than starting the weekend surrounded by whiskers, warm purrs, and good company. So here's to Fridays: the best day for furiends, furballs, and fabulous feline shenanigans.
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icanhascheezburger_feedRescuing a tiny, scrappy kitten can feel like adopting a little whirlwind wrapped in fur and this story is no exception. Our cat hero found a four-week-old flea-ridden, scruffy kitten near a dumpster and couldn't just walk away. After nursing her back to health and keeping her away from the resident cats, it was time for the big introduction. Spoiler: it's been a bit of a catastrophe. The kitten plays so fiercely it's got the older cats hissing and stressed, and her love bites come with a side of scratches. The daily house mess is just the cherry on top.
Despite the chaos, she's a purring machine and can be sweet… just with a wild streak that screams "feral kitten." Limited by apartment rules to two pets and overwhelmed by the stress on both cats and human, the rescuer feels torn about possibly rehoming her.
But loving a cat means knowing when to make the tough call. Prioritizing your mental health and your other cats' wellbeing doesn't make you a bad pawrent. It makes you a wise one. Sometimes the kindest act is finding a new, loving home where that wild little fluff can thrive.
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Micro Galaxy Squadron Pirate Snub Fighter with extra blind box is $15 right now
Aug. 15th, 2025 08:22 pmsuperpunch_feedat Amazon (listed as 24% off FWIW). Also, U-Wing with Cassian, K2, and Jyn is $19 (34% off).
icanhascheezburger_feedThe cats have been plotting for days. Whispers of "purrison break" echo through the house as whiskers twitch and tails flick in anticipation. The plan? Simple: outsmart the hoomans and make a dash for freedom.
They've mapped every route. Under the couch, over the counter, and straight to the "freedom flap" (also known as the slightly open door). One cat stands guard, another distracts with award-worthy dramatic meows, and the ringleader patiently waits for the purrfect moment to strike.
There's talk of scaling "Mount Bookshelf" to gain the high ground, tightrope-walking along the curtain rod, and leaping into the mysterious Outside World. Every move is calculated, every paw-step silent. They've even practiced "Operation Hairball" as an emergency diversion tactic.
But just as the final signal is given and the daring escape begins… the sound of the treat bag rustles.
Plans are dropped. Freedom can wait. After all, nothing says "mission accomplished" like snacks on demand. The hoomans may think they've won. But the cats know… there's always tomorrow's great escape.
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New game Humble Bundle features digital board games
Aug. 15th, 2025 06:14 pmsuperpunch_feedBig variety, like Wings of Glory, Clue, Raiders of the North Sea. Starts at five gamnes for $6.
The Undertaken
Aug. 15th, 2025 05:05 pmpennyarcade_feedActually being old I can't speak to. But Getting old is really interesting. I mean, if you're me. If you aren't me, maybe the hellscape of degradation that our culture constantly heaps on you for having the temerity to not die can find purchase. There's a lot of people trying to make me ashamed of various things and then trying to sell me chemicals to manage them, and while I appreciate the hustle I'm simply too far along whatever kind of spectrum it is to yield to this kind of manipulation. It isn't possible to not age; I never thought I would remain the same. That's what would be weird, in fact: to endure raw time and the obvious, profound insincerities of existence and be recognizable at the end. It's psycho shit; I don't honor it.
Today's news and jokes
Aug. 15th, 2025 04:00 pmsuperpunch_feedwait this thumbnail is about piano man that’s so fucking funny pic.twitter.com/rmBwJlB2Im
— lilliana (low key manic era) (@LillianaFuture) July 14, 2025
If you listen to the head stormtrooper's answer, it's "we don't have politicians that will keep us safe, so we're going to do it ourselves," which in a sane world would justify breaking not only his career but the entire organization that made him feel comfortable saying that on camera.
— Ronni Gelgoog (@xwnhist.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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(Another photo looking like a promotional image for The Purge)Military "showing force" at the very same site where Japanese Americans were rounded up for incarceration during WWII.
— Carolina A. Miranda (@cmonstah.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Trump sending ICE agents to Newsom’s press conference is thuggish totalitarian behavior, but more than that it’s deeply pathetic, insecure, and petty.
— I Did It I Threw The Sandwich Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
(LAT's write-up, including identifying the speaker in the first clip)Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Absolutely incredible construction to claim that the countries we've invaded have actually been freeloaders using up our super crime-fighting military resources while Americans at home are deprived of that wonderful phenomenon
— Hemry, Local Bartender (@bartenderhemry.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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In a couple months republicans have gone from "well they're not arresting people, it's not a posse comitatus violation" to "actually the only purpose of the military is domestic law enforcement"
— Hemry, Local Bartender (@bartenderhemry.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A guy in dad shoes chuckin a 6-inch sweet onion chicken teriyaki at a cop being called The Deep State™️ is the funniest possible outcome of the Boogeyman politics Republicans have governed with the past decade. It’s perfect and beautiful.
— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@wapplehouse.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I hope he opens a “Deep State Sandwiches” sub shop in DC, with “state secrets” printed on the inside of the sub wrappers like Snapple Facts
— Rob Sheridan (@rob-sheridan.com) August 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors said today they went to a grand jury twice to indict a D.C. woman for assaulting an FBI agent during an arrest by ICE — and were twice rejected. Notably, she faces the same charge as the District's alleged sandwich thrower. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
— Jordan Fischer (@jordanonrecord.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
— amanda moore 🐢 (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 15, 2025
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the reason this has gotten more attention than the CDC shooter who killed a cop is bc the sandwich thing was popular online and every person here is right wing influencer. in their world, the sandwich thing matters more bc it was more viral. attention economy but for government pic.twitter.com/T1lveCzkaC
— america's seed oil lounge singer (@KrangTNelson) August 15, 2025
Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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We are pausing the sale of framed prints to the USA until we figure out what the hell the new rules mean. They seem to have been written by a monkey punching a keyboard. Prints are still available, for now.
— Black Dragon Press (@blackdragonpress.co.uk) August 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📢Important Update: Temporary Suspension of Orders to the USA
— Broke Studio (@brokestudio.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Last year, $98 at J. Crew got you a pure-cotton giant chino
— derek guy (@dieworkwear) August 14, 2025
Today, the same amount gets you 30% less chino in a cotton-elastane blend#Trumpseconomy pic.twitter.com/wO1whBYQSL
WSJ: Trump’s global tariffs, especially on Indian imports, have caused multinational manufacturers to pause or terminate their plans to shift production out of China - a top goal of... the Trump administration pic.twitter.com/G0xPhahnZB
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) August 14, 2025
This sounds very much not good: For the first half of the year, NYC added under 1,000 jobs. Same period last year was 66,000. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...
— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.writes.news) August 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Politico. (I assume the backup plan is to just grab the medal like he did the soccer trophy)Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...
— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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i'm now operating on the assumption that there's someone at Meta legal who's working there entirely to generate documents that eventually leads to the arrest of Mark Zuckerberg
— Kelsey Atherton (@atherton.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s one thing for a technology to have unintended consequences. Quite another for human being to be carefully working out how the machine should compliment a shirtless eight year old.
— Alexander Williams (@floatinginwaves.bsky.social) August 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"An internal Meta policy document seen by Reuters as well as interviews with people familiar with its chatbot training show that the company’s policies have treated romantic overtures as a feature of its generative AI products, which are available to users aged 13 and older."
— Dave Infante (@dinfontay.com) August 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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the phrase “moral panic” gets thrown around a lot but I’m not sure what other reaction I’m supposed to have to the information that facebook, on purpose, built chatbots for the purpose of having cybersex with children
— ceej (@ceej.online) August 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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("'The Vatican had asked the archdiocese a couple of months ago for reports about some of these allegations, and the archdiocese slow-walked them, so that’s when the pope decided to send these people to investigate'")A Vatican-ordered investigation is underway in the Archdiocese of Lima, Peru.https://t.co/9WzxkxQG56
— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) August 12, 2025
(Nicknamed “The Blade,” the Figueroa Corridor is by far the most notorious sex trade hub or “track” in the city.)Gangsters trafficked runaways and foster kids for sex in South L.A., feds charge https://t.co/6TbyHS0u2U
— Brittny Mejia (@brittny_mejia) August 13, 2025
Only in LA will there be police chase that forces the Hollywood bowl to stop it show until it passed by @WorldWideWob pic.twitter.com/pnfnK24mss
— Mauricio (@RomoTRON96) August 13, 2025
(“I didn’t know where it was coming from all this time,” neighbor [] said about the horn...She’s lived in the neighborhood for 24 years and couldn’t pinpoint the source of the horn blasts...“He’s a nice enough man and I say hello to him whenever I walk by,” she said. “You know this is in the Book of Revelations. The horns. Well, trumpets. But it’s like the same thing. It’s alarming.”)A man blaring a train alarm torments L.A. neighborhood. Then he was arrested - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/c3RO5ooOgi
— Hector Becerra (@hbecerraLATimes) August 15, 2025
— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) August 13, 2025
wait what? "In China, the so-called 'blind box' packaging of Labubu dolls has drawn criticism. These packages conceal which version of the doll is inside, leading many to liken it to gambling. As a result, children under eight years old are prohibited from purchasing Labubus"
— csz (@cszabla) August 13, 2025
("I’m not scared about the top. I think the real one-of-one stuff could go up forever. What scares me is the bottom — call it the $100 to $1,000 cards.")Is the boom in cards too good to be true?
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 13, 2025
The answer for at least one sector of it is YES.
All indicators suggest the bubble will burst in this area.
👇https://t.co/pWKL5I2HCZ
Interesting nugget from Dawn Staley here that South Carolina players will sign NDAs around their revenue sharing cash.
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) August 13, 2025
Genuinely fascinated how public records laws will apply to revenue sharing agreements over the next few years. https://t.co/r1rZrwwkRA
in cyberpunk games you shouldn’t lose humanity for modifying your body you should lose humanity the more money you get
— Aaron Lim 林家丰 (@ehronlime.bsky.social) August 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
new tactic for fucking weirdos
— Ken Lowery (@kenlowery.bsky.social) June 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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My mom left an eviction notice for the carpenter bees burrowing into our porch
— MENTEMORI (@mentemori.bsky.social) June 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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— 💪🎭..Rai ji..💪🎭 (@Vinod_r108) June 15, 2025
@nbcchicago A shortage of licensed educators has led the Gary Community School District to temporarily bring in virtual teachers — a move that’s drawing both praise and criticism. More than 4,000 students are in the district, but only a small percentage will be instructed by a virtual teacher. As of Thursday, a little less than 13 virtual teachers were teaching subjects throughout the district, because school officials said about one-third of their teachers were not properly licensed. Tap the 🔗above for details #virtualteachers #schools #cps #garyindiana
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@principalbuffum This will be interesting. Different for the kids. But going back to my days as a kid. We will survive. #relatable #middleschool #teachersoftiktok #principalsoftiktok #fyp #foryoupage ♬ It's The Hard Knock Life - Annie Movie
@kollynspeed She said let’s go girls💅🏼 #animals #farm #wedding #alpaca #trending #bridesmaids ♬ Like a Prayer - Madonna
(I am very much my rescue's spare human, in case you were wondering)@kb_dean So rude #dogs #spaniels #springerspaniel #dogshow #doghandler #fetch #gunnerkennels #boyfriend #dogbreeds ♬ Hit Me - Megan Hilty & Christopher Sieber & Jennifer Simard
@briappenfeller Noah was not about to let anything happen to his siblings😂#toddlersoftiktok #fyp #siblings #momsoftiktok #siblinglove ♬ original sound - Bri Roush
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