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JUST HAD A BOBA THAT WAS SO SWEET I FEEL LIKE ELON MUSK AT A PRESS CONFERENCE

posted at 1:37PM on May 31, 2025

For more than a year, I’ve been writing essays about Punk Planet, the miracle of a magazine I worked on for 13 years. All that time I’ve been dreading writing this ending, because the reality is this: Sometimes things end and you never get over it. dansinker.com/posts/202…

posted at 5:01PM on May 30, 2025

honestly my day was pretty shitty until Elon got hit in the face

posted at 3:03PM on May 30, 2025

New favorite football crest just dropped.

posted at 8:06AM on May 30, 2025

The Times finally reporting what we all could see: Musk was absolutely tripping balls the entire time he destroyed the government. Very polite of them to wait to drop this until he’d left the position.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/3…

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. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills, including ones with the markings of the stimulant Adderall, according to a photo of the box and people who have seen it.

posted at 7:01AM on May 30, 2025

Why in the fuck would I want to do that?

An invitation to chat with an AI named Sloppy Mustard Man, a person covered in mustard and sitting in a messy kitchen, surrounded by containers and food.

posted at 8:27AM on May 29, 2025

Meanwhile, MySpaceTom is having the time of his life at a rave in Vegas.

A DJ wearing a jersey with "Illenium" and the number 3 is performing on stage amidst a crowd with beams of light and smoke in the background. Overlayed text says "Guess who pushed the smoke and confetti buttons?"

posted at 9:24PM on May 28, 2025

rolling into hour 15 of this work day

posted at 10:46PM on May 27, 2025

Promotion and relegation makes sports so much more interesting. Real stakes and so many stories.

posted at 11:38AM on May 24, 2025

TIL THE END

posted at 11:08AM on May 24, 2025

Me at 9:30: I'm super tired and I'm going to just go to bed, hahahah, fuck yeah!! Me at 3:30: Well this fucking sucks, what the fuck.

posted at 3:28AM on May 24, 2025

maybe every news org that quick produced a hot take on the Sun-Times AI reading list debacle should have fast-tracked a summer reading list of their own.

posted at 2:38PM on May 22, 2025

Hell yes. It used to be that if you wanted to dye your hair green, you took the train or the bus here, walked up to the second floor, got vibed by the person behind the counter and got a jar of Manic Panic. Now you go to CVS. Deserves landmark status for that alone.

posted at 9:28AM on May 22, 2025

This spending bill is going to kill so many fucking people.

posted at 10:41PM on May 21, 2025

Our car got completely coated from the dust storm. Side of a car covered with a thin layer of dust.

posted at 5:32PM on May 17, 2025

I love when bad things happen to the Manchester City Football Club

posted at 12:31PM on May 17, 2025

We outran the dust storm on the way back from the shawarma place like an outtake from Twister.

posted at 7:49PM on May 16, 2025

Forget it Jake, it's dust town.

posted at 7:33PM on May 16, 2025

Going full Dust Bowl over here. An emergency alert warns of a severe dust storm until 8:30 PM CDT, advising drivers to pull over and park safely while urging caution for vulnerable individuals.

posted at 6:25PM on May 16, 2025

Phone just reminded me that five years ago I'd make a weekly banner to mark our time inside. Colorful banners with motivational phrases and a countdown of days decorate a window.

posted at 4:31PM on May 15, 2025

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