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“The moment I saw him charging the steps on January 6, I knew I wanted to rip off his Viking helmet and find out how quickly he could send my body into a constitutional crisis.”

“He had a sharp, strong jawline from years of clenching it every time someone mentioned universal health care.”

“I could tell he was the kind of hunk who wanted to undo my bra—and my rights.”

“A spicy DM from his anti-woke meme account landed in my X inbox. I smirked as Grok replied, ‘Hot. Elon enjoyed reading that.’”

“For our first date, he told me I could pick the spot—anywhere my heart desired, as long as it was a business that had dismantled its DEI policies.”

“His masculine energy radiated, and my body tensed with delight—the exhilaration trickled all the way down, like tax cuts for the wealthy that would benefit me, a mid-tier MLM distributor.”

“We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed.”

The post The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home appeared first on The Intercept.

Labor’s pre-election budget provides well-targeted cost of living relief within the bounds of responsibility, but the restoration of living standards is some way off. As widely anticipated Labor’s budget contained no surprises, except for the small income tax cuts. Apart from these, all the other major new policy proposals had been announced prior to the Continue reading »

Treasurer Jim Chalmers pulled one unexpected rabbit out of his hat in Tuesday’s 2025-26 federal budget. This was a 1 percentage point cut in the bottom marginal tax rate, from 16% to 15% from 1 July next year, and a further 1 percentage point cut to 14% from 1 July 2027, resulting in a tax Continue reading »

Delaware just passed a bill to let executives off the hook across the country — and Meta helped write it.

“Let go of your hate.”

“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”

“Some day you’re gonna be wrong; I just hope I’m there to see it.”

“Why do I get the feeling you’re going to be the death of me?”

“You might wanna quit while you’re behind.”

“Laugh it up, fuzzball.”

“This threshold is mine. I claim it for my own. Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don’t give a damn. None shall pass.”

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations.”

“Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder.”

“Great, kid, don’t get cocky.”

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you.”

“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”

“I’m a big deal in the resistance.”

“How wude!”

“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.”

The Pentagon’s academic program studied dissent, protest, and radicalization. Now it’s being replaced by a private AI surveillance network run in total secrecy.

The post Trump Killed Public War Research. Stargate Will Make It Secret—and Far More Dangerous appeared first on MintPress News.

Over the years, I’ve encountered numerous predictions about the decline of the MBA. The narrative suggests that niche, specialized programs—such as a Master’s in Real Estate Development—are overtaking traditional business education by offering quicker paths to specific roles. However, the latest data from the 2024 GMAC Application Trends Survey presents a different perspective. MBAs—especially full-time, […]

There is nothing "responsible" about forcing hundreds of thousands of people into poverty, while putting even more strain on those public servants who will have to pick up the pieces, argues Adam Bienkov

The aerospace giant thought it would strike a new plea deal with the Trump administration before a judge suddenly sent the case to trial yesterday.

A complaint to Connecticut’s attorney general says Yale’s endowment is also violating its own investment ethics policies.

The post Yale Investments in Companies Selling Arms to Israel Violate State Law, Says an Official Complaint appeared first on The Intercept.

Environmental groups and conservationists slam the Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Go to a festival or fair. Stand in the longest line you can find. Buy something you don’t want.

Wake up at dawn on a Saturday morning. Make pancakes. Peel an orange. Fill two bottles of water. Sing the ABC’s twenty times. Do all of this before you have coffee. Bonus points if you do it before you pee.

Pick a random Nickelodeon show aimed at seven-year-olds. Make sure it sucks. Watch it repeatedly until you start to develop a Stockholm syndrome affection for it.

Sit down. Get back up. Sit down again. Get back up. Walk two miles around the kitchen. Go up and down the stairs three times. Sit down. Get back up. Repeat until you want to cry.

Get ready two hours early. Wait until it’s time to leave and then decide it is imperative to count every piece of silverware you have. Do not leave your house until you’re a half hour late.

Insist visitors arrive with a new rock or stick. Instruct them to place them in new and interesting places.

Go to a bar. Find an angry drunk. Attempt to convince them they need to calm down and go to bed. Do not react when they swing at you. Continue to be gentle but firm.

More than a dozen groups tied to conservative “friend of the court” Leonard Leo filed legal briefs pushing SCOTUS to further gut the government’s power to take on corporations.

The uncomfortable truth about Starmer and Reeves's economic project is it is grim for living standards, public services and recipients of welfare, and should be opposed by all, argues his former senior adviser Simon Fletcher

In the remote Himalayas, ice stupas are an elegant yet desperate response to climate change, and a plea to the world to care

- by Aeon Video

Watch at Aeon

Sudden mood changes can be unsettling, but getting to know them will help you regain balance and, if needed, find support

- by Zindel Segal & Norman Farb

Read at Psyche