Chad

“Mr. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use. He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. ...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

Mission: Impossible was great (if a little convoluted)! That sub sequence and the aerial plane fight? That’s what cinema’s all about, baby!!!

U.S. NEWS Ohio police find raccoon holding meth pipe during traffic stop When an officer took the pipe away, the raccoon pulled out another.

READ. THE. SUBHEAD.

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

I was at a fundraiser tonight for the local hospital. Spoke with dozens of business owners, many had different stories about how tariffs are impacting their business: 1 - Logistics exec: "One of our big box customers has stopped taking new imports from China altogether." 2 - Community banker: "We are requiring all home builders to bring more equity due to higher anticipated costs. This will have a big impact on new home builds later in the year." 3 - Wholesale distributor: "Overseas suppliers have changed payment terms, requiring payment up front. They've had so many US orders refuse to take delivery due to tariffs, now they view US customers as a credit risk." 4 - Toy retailer: "A large number of our domestic suppliers have cancelled all incoming containers and are not placing new orders until they get some direction, which will impact this coming holiday season. Toys will be in short supply all over the country." 5 - Staffing in manufacturing: "We had a lot of momentum coming in this year. Our manufacturing clients have mostly paused all new placements. We are talking hundreds of would-be jobs that have disappeared." 6 - Investment banker: "We had several deals in process that have stalled, including one large ($300M+) transaction that fell apart literally on the day of closing. The private equity fund got cold feet." 7 - Hospital exec: "We have a few months of inventory of PPE available. We can't pass on price increases, because most of our prices are fixed with the carriers. We aren't placing orders for anything that comes from China."

chat is this good

Vulture Cinematrix No. 395: Apr 25, 2025

I got 9/9 Correct
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Now available: the Thom Tillis action figure! Talks tough, does nothing. When Trump & Elon call, he folds faster than a deck of cards. (Spine not included.)

SCOOP: Emmys to announce new acting category given yearly to Carrie Coon for her dinner table performance in S3 E8 of The White Lotus.

"The parasites that are within the society, they are not at the bottom. They are those at the top."

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/i-went-to-...

Scenes From the Nationwide Hands Off Protests Against Trump and Musk Saturday’s demonstrations across the country were the largest yet against the second Trump administration. Here are images and videos from dozens of them.

Saturday’s demonstrations across the country were the largest yet against the second Trump administration. Here are images and videos from dozens of them.

@maddow.msnbc.com
Sylva,NC. Deep red country. Only 4 flip-offs!

It’s one supply chain, Michael. How long could it take to recreate? 2-3 months?

I was thinking that none of those numbers made sense, but holy fuck this is insane

hard to believe an elon musk product fell apart and exploded at the finish line

A topless yellow anthropomorphic flip flop standing on a beach wearing white sunglasses.

Carnival Cruise Line has this anthropomorphic flip flop out here with her breasts out, and no one is saying anything?

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’ Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:

broke: the Gulf of Mexico

woke: the Gulf of America

bespoke: the Gulf of Exploding Starships

Trump on Tuesday: We’re gonna plant our flag on Mars!

Science on Thursday:

JUST FYI EVERYONE, IF YOU SEE A POST THAT SAYS IT LINKS TO LUIGI MANGIONE'S SEX TAPE DON'T CLICK ON IT!! THERE'S A VIRUS THAT PUTS EVERYTHING YOU TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS

ACADEMY AWARD WINNER!!!

Let’s goooooo, Anora sweep incoming!!!!!!!!!!!

Rilo Kiley touring! Got my tickets… we are soooooo back! 🙌🏼

The Revolution will be AI-icized

No complaints. 😍

They need him to be a genius because they cannot handle what it means for them to be tricked by a fool.

“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”

Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

On a scale of +10 (full democracy) to -10 (full autocracy), the US now scores a 0, its lowest score since the Civil War. “The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy.” [systemicpeace.org]

A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"