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DUMBASS BONES WILL NEVER SHUT THE FUCK UP. HE/HIM

in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

In Mario Kart: Double Dash, shadows in the environment do not follow any kind of lighting logic and appear to have been placed solely based on "vibe". This results in shadows being cast in nearly every possible direction at the same time.

A picture of Dry Dry Desert from Mario Kart: Double Dash with shadows marked. The shadows go in a variety of different directions at different points in the map despite there being only one light source.
Source: info: Peardian (bsky.app/profile/peardian.bsky.social), noclip.website

In Slipsand Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2, there is an unexplained and out-of-place yellow flash during a Launch Star flight. This is because Mario actually flies through a fog area belonging to a planetoid from a different mission, and the very brief fog looks like a flash.

there's a class solidarity among british journalists you don't see even in trenches. each and every british journalist truly understands the highest and final lifeform to be the british journalist

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE STUPID INTERNET CRASHOUTS IS WHEN SOMEONE DECIDES IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBLITY TO DEFEND A TOTAL ASSHOLE FROM THE MASSES CALLING THEM A TOTAL ASSHOLE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THE MEMO THAT THE TOTAL ASSHOLE WAS IN FACT A TOTAL ASSHOLE.

Such sad news about Horrible McBastard, such a brave voice in this polarised time. I just hope if you've spent your whole life being a horrible bastard that you might not want people to be mean to you when you die #bekind

i think i will come back around on the cynicism of this entire project if there's a $50 dollar dlc to add aerith back to your party. a punchline 30 years in the making