‘believed to have been shed sometime in the second half of the 20th Century, this tear is (understood?) to be one of only two known to have (o—?) and the… [?? ?? ??] only [?? ?? ??]. The circumstances that lead to this [??] are still unclear, however’
Regardless of what we think about the ad, why is the scrutiny on the model and not the brand or the marketing company?
Ah yes, the answer to any social problem: eugenics
‘empty’
‘no one wants to come’
I’m sure 11% is a significant drop in any industry, but they weren’t downplaying it, just correcting an exaggeration
And this is also why ‘black people have big dicks’ is a historical stereotype. Sure they have big dicks, like horses or cattle…
And it’s a weird thing where people now think it’s a ‘positive’ stereotype
I remember a Man U chant about a player having a big dick - anti-racism organisations called it out and the chanters were shocked. It’s a ‘positive’ thing, right?
History is kinda weird and very racist
And their apology episode was very much ‘we would have believed you if you weren’t so annoying, geez, it’s still your fault’
This has always been one of my favourite far sides cos it’s so dumb, and honestly kinda bad
I have a mental image of Larson with 5 minutes til his deadline being like ‘fuck it, I’ll do the ticks fleas one’
As a knowledge fight fan, I feel like I should say that it’s more than a ‘fact check’ - it started out more like that, but it functions as a deconstruction of the methods, motives and aims of a right-wing idealogue and by extension, others in that sphere (tucker carlson, rogan etc)
It’s a good way to keep up with and have an understanding of what’s going on in that horrific but impactful space without having to wade in yourself
I know this isn’t what you intended, but you gotta be careful on the Internet saying ‘guess who ‘they’ are’, cos a lotta places on the Internet ask this and the answer is supposed to be ‘jews’
I use boost, no problems
History is key, which is why in parliament square opposite the statue of Churchill there’s a statue of Hitler
… Oh there isn’t? Huh
What’s that Think You Should Leave sketch?
Some guy is playing cards with his friends bantering about their wives, then he flashbacks to his wife being supportive when he does community theatre
I’d find it and link it if I was less lazy
“While casinos and junkets have for years served as vehicles for regional underground banking and money laundering, the proliferation of … underregulated cryptocurrency exchanges has changed the game, allowing for faster anonymized movement of funds"
From a 2024 UN report on money-laundering in casinos in South East Asia
Money laundering with casinos and with crypto aren’t necessarily separate issues, particularly with the rise of online and digital gambling.
Casinos can be and often are fined if regulators suspect money laundering - the majority have systems in place to crack down on it. Crypto is part of this arms race between casinos and criminals.
It’s ‘psychic paper’, it shows what the holder wants it to. Like a super adaptable fake ID
It’s ‘shorted out’ like an electrical appliance would if you overload it, because it’s been asked to do too much
(in the Dr Who world, ‘magic’ things like psychic paper are acutally just advanced technology)
Was/were are verbs, not pronouns (yes I am fun at parties thanks)