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You’ve Always Been This Way is a column written by Taylor Harris, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman and 1980s preschool dropout, who identifies every moment from her past that filled her with shame, and mutters, “Yep, that tracks. I see it all now.”

Sorry, Silicon bros and people who go to boardrooms. Hands off my links. This year’s guide centers chronically overwhelmed AuDHD-ers and our neurodivergent kinfolk, who came straight outta gifted programs only to be thrown into an even worse program, called capitalism.

We’re talking those of us who compare folding laundry to “herding dead cats” or are constantly trying to get our ducks in a row before the ducks share a cloacal kiss¹ under the mistletoe, and create more ducks.

When you’re going to a concert or a sporting event, you’re worried about one thing: Will the stadium have an endless parking lot packed with thousands and thousands of cars, making entry and exit a living nightmare?

Rest assured, when the city gave us the green light to build a new stadium, we remembered to include the most important part of any modern arena: a gigantic asphalt hellscape stretching as far as the eye can see.

We know it’s not fun to trudge across a parking lot, but we’re confident that our new stadium will make up for it with its fantastic acoustics. You’ll need an incredible soundscape when you’re missing Lady Gaga’s entire set, trying to parkour your way through twelve acres of haphazardly parked sedans and abruptly abandoned tailgates. Don’t fret about missing the whole show; you’ll have hours to listen to her songs on the radio, sitting in standstill exit traffic, begging God to deliver you from this misery.

You’ll make memories in this state-sponsored La Brea Tar Pit long after the event is over. Your family will never forget Mom and Dad’s whisper-screaming match about where they parked the minivan (hint: They’re both wrong).

I’d lived through two eras: pre and post OCD diagnosis. Nothing prepared me for what the third era held

- by Lux Alptraum

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.

The post Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say appeared first on The Intercept.

Elephant families are matriarchal, inclusive and caring. But when environmental scarcity hits, everything changes

- by Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell

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Between 1965 and 1980, dozens of the best-known musicians in Britain were collectors of Nazi regalia. Many kept this hobby hidden, including John Lennon, who, as a schoolboy, hoarded Third Reich-era medals and daggers, then, during the Beatles’ time in Hamburg, bought Nazi armbands, badges, and Iron Crosses. One of Lennon’s precocious drawings of himself […]

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Juan Orlando Hernández received a pardon for drug trafficking. Trump is threatening to oust Nicolás Maduro over similar allegations.

The post Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing “Narco-Dictator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking appeared first on The Intercept.

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Macaques are surprisingly deft at keeping the beat to the Backstreet Boys

The post These Monkeys Hint at an Evolutionary Musical Mystery appeared first on Nautilus.

The massive mammals habituate to the presence of aerial monitoring thanks to their impressive memories

The post Elephants’ Drone Tolerance Could Aid Conservation Efforts appeared first on Nautilus.

Could a break from the liking, following, and subscribing salve the mental health of young people?

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“Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.” — Brian Phillips, The Ringer, on Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir, American Canto, about her affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“I desired. He desired me desiring. He desired to desire my desiring. It was turtles all the way down, except the turtles were boners.”

“Our union represented the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth, and the eternal, unending nature of time. Sometimes I didn’t know where the worm ended, and our love began.”

“’I want to break both of us down into tiny particles and blend them together like so many mice to be fed to your falcon,’ I told him. Some men, lesser men, men who failed to engage with desire to the very hilt of their cocks—those men would have found these sentiments extreme. But with the Politician, they barely scratched the surface of his erotic carapace.”

By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.

The post Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time appeared first on The Intercept.