The point is to drive up the price of oil, period. Who benefits? Russia, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia: the countries who've supported Trump with bribes.

Not the worst looksmaxxing tip I've seen tbh

But wait, didn't her boss repeatedly refer to "the late, great Hannibal Lecter" as "a wonderful man"?

Can't they even keep their own psychotic made-up stories straight?

Ow my liver

I felt old the day I was in Macy's, this music came over the intercom, and I said, "Man, is that 'All Your Base'?" and my daughter rolled her eyes and said, "Dad, that meme is SO OLD."

That was 2010.

Sonny.

If it hasn't been obvious to you from square one that the entire purpose of this administration has been to destroy the US, so that billionaires can buy up everything at fire-sale prices, and Russia and China can rush into the power vacuum, you're not paying attention.

Trump Bored to Sleep During Board of Peace Launch The president couldn’t keep his eyes open in front of several international leaders.

This'd be hilarious if it weren't so humiliating, not to mention critically dangerous.

This is the guy with the nuclear football, folks. He holds the fate of the entire world in his hands.

This guy.

newrepublic.com/post/206784/...

Hence the obsession, I guess.

I'd like James Talarico a lot more if he weren't running against Jasmine Crockett.

It would be a shame if this interview that CBS wouldn't air -- which happens to be on YouTube instead -- got massive views because of the government censorship. You probably shouldn't pass it around, Brendan Carr might be unhappy.

Frankenstein's Hamster

What are we doing? Maximizing shareholder value, of course! There is truly no higher calling.

It's a head-scratcher all right

I'm amused by these panicked pronouncements that the gap is WIDENING! if you aren't using AI for EVERYTHING you'll be LEFT BEHIND! Not the cheap AI, only the MOST EXPENSIVE AI! BUY NOW! Train it on your MOST VALUABLE skills!

What's the sound of one bubble popping?

Can I bet you dinner at Hopmonk you're wrong?

See you there on Aug. 14, 2027.

“It’s pretty black and white. I mean, it’s on a plaque, you know, at West Point,” [Senator Mark Kelly] said, referring to the Loyalty to the Constitution plaque... “When the law and orders are in conflict, you follow the law.”

How long before they remove that plaque, I wonder.

The first computer program I wrote could only be saved by punching holes into paper tape.

It can expect a cease-and-desist from Anish Kapoor's lawyers.

... and Grok? 1938 Germany.

Kid who now?

I'm really more Judean Popular People's Front, myself.

OK, let me just say I'm a little concerned by my proximity to the "Korean Otaku Community" and "Taylor Swift Fanbase."

What is this?

FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...

This answered so
many questions for me.

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

I feel like the Tom Tomorrow would give me PTSD.

"Capture it all": ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down.

From what I've seen of the protests, that's gonna have to be one *massive* database.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

About the Epstein File PDFs that are Actually Movies - DON'T DO IT!! DON'T VIEW THEM! People have discovered that there are dozens - maybe hundreds or even thousands - of files in the Epstein files release that are actually videos or images, but “mislabelled” as .pdf files.

Don't change the pdf extension on some of the Epstein files to make them viewable videos! Not only disturbing, but also exposes you to criminal prosecution, if you retain them on storage media you own.

open.substack.com/pub/annepmit...

Dog whistle accomplished, side-wink to the faithful.

How many underlings can he throw under the bus before he runs out? He's already scraping the bottom of the barrel.

A real cold customer, that one

Picking on MAGA men for not realizing Marvel was "woke"? Well...

Thor: Nordic/Aryan heritage

Cap: USA #1, "Greatest Generation"

Iron Man: Techbro "visionary," shout-outs to Musk & Ellison, Christ-like sacrifice

Black Widow: Russian hotgirl kompromat agent

All of them righteous thugs.