I drained the rye from my glass like I was cancer slurping away vitality and waved for another. I was a tumor on a barstool with no chance of removal. That's when she walked in. A gorgeous dame with legs that metastasized from the floor up to her green dress. - excerpt from "The Malignant Detective"

Israeli air strikes in Syria. At this hour, Israel is striking Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.

A child eating Fruity Pebbles has no idea that Fred Flintstone was a parody of Jackie Gleeson designed to sell cigarettes to children youtu.be/NAExoSozc2c?...

Flintstones Cigarette Commercial

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I find it strange that the Fintstones live on as vitamins consumed by kids who have likely never experienced any Flintstones media and long after any of the Flintstones’ general cultural salience has faded.

Racism. Can't do a white flight without a car.

How did we get convinced that car ownership and driving is the best way to travel when it: *Costs a fortune to buy/insure them *Costs a lot to maintain them *Cars lose value immediately *Cars are the most dangerous form of transport

Don't trust anyone who gets mad at unions for strikes. Get mad at the boss who treated them such that they struck! ffs it's Labor 101

continuing to think a Normal amount about Pesto, the absolute unit of a baby penguin chick who is larger than both of his parents and eats more than 30 fish a day

Pesto the baby penguin is already taller than his parents. Now he’s a social media star | CNN

He’s a “walking feathery poop machine.” And he’s also a celebrity.

With each new investigation, we add another sign

US officials (you’ll never guess who!!!!!!) greenlit Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. If you’re wondering what happened to the “ceasefire talks” www.politico.com/news/2024/09...

US officials quietly backed Israel’s military push against Hezbollah

The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.