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Throwback to Covid days and my picture with Carrie

Trump will lower quality fuel type with 15% ethanol (E15) vs the typical 10% in cars this summer. Ethanol has roughly 33% less energy content than pure gasoline. E15 thus delivers about 1.7–5% lower miles per gallon compared to standard E10 (10% ethanol) Promoted per-gallon savings (often cited as 10–30 cents) DOES NOT fully offset this efficiency loss, leaving drivers effectively PAYING MORE to travel the same distance. Ethanol is more corrosive and hygroscopic (absorbs water) than gasoline, which can degrade: Rubber seals, hoses, gaskets, and plastic components over time. Metal parts (rust/corrosion in fuel lines, tanks, and injectors). Carburetors and fuel systems in older vehicles. Diverting more corn to ethanol (already using a large share of the U.S. crop) reduces supply available for animal feed, livestock, and food products. This can raise costs for meat, dairy, eggs, and other groceries—effectively trading cheaper gas for more expensive food.

Aadam Jacobs snuck a tape recorder into roughly 10,000 chicago shows since 1989. the internet archive started digitizing them. i made a lil site to play them

Prepare for the most jaw-dropping 4 minutes and 21 seconds you will watch this year. Nicole Shanahan — ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former running mate of RFK Jr., and a woman who personally signed nine-figure philanthropy checks — went full whistleblower on the entire Silicon Valley “tech wife mafia” and how they were used. Her exact words: “I don’t think many of the tech mafia wives realize… they were used to set the groundwork for what Klaus Schwab calls The Great Reset. Their money especially was being conscripted through a network of NGO advisors, Hollywood, Davos, and their own companies. A really small group of people… completely blind to how their groundwork is being used to enable these Great Reset policies.” Then she turns the knife inward: “These women find their meaning through philanthropic work. I really believed I was helping Black communities and indigenous communities rise up. But now the problems have gotten worse. Crime worse. Mental health worse. The whole model is broken. At the end of the day they always go: ‘But climate change.’ Social justice + climate change — it gets progressive women 100% of the time.” She even says many now believe the biggest “climate change issues” are actually geoengineering issues. This isn’t some random podcast bro. This is a woman who lived in the mansions, sat on the boards, flew private to Davos parties… and is now saying: “We were the useful idiots.”

Why the hell is the president adding the stock symbol? Cmon man…. This is all soooooo embarrassing.

At 74, Lou Ferrigno (the original Hulk) is still in incredible shape — and his anti-aging advice is refreshingly simple: “Be very consistent. I exercise 4–5 days a week, watch what I eat, and do everything in moderation. No overindulging in vitamins, supplements, or even aspirin. Just listen to your body.” No fancy biohacks. Just old-school consistency and common sense from someone who’s been in the game for decades. It’s inspiring proof that longevity doesn’t have to be complicated. What’s one simple habit that’s helped you stay strong and healthy as you’ve gotten older?

@AugustaGolfGirl How do they keep the shelves stocked? Or do you order virtually?

They no longer allow photos to be taken inside of this place, so this is a good photo. It's much bigger than this and there are two main ones on the grounds. It is PACKED. Easy checkout. Regular section and the Magnolia Lane area with higher end items. Lines to get in are SUPER long but move quickly. Having someone 'just grab' you a hat is no easy task.

TURN IT UP LOUD 📣 The bone-rattling 3.5-litre V10-powered Toyota TS010 taking Eastern Creek’s turn one flat out at 310km/h back in 1992.

The whole social fabric is broken beyond repair. Everybody's de-socialized. the mentally ill and homeless are given free reign. You pay your left nut in taxes for it to be consumed by fraud and sent abroad. Our forefathers overthrew the british over a 3% tax, back when the individual had power to organize.

White collar crime prosecutions set to reach new low, per Bloomberg:

"Only a few more hours until lunch!" "Only a few more hours until I can go home!" "Only a few more days until the weekend!" "Now that it's the weekend, time to catch up on all the chores I couldn't do during the work week." Repeat for 40 years.

Vladimir Putin: ​"If Russia had done only 10% of what Israel has done in Gaza, NATO would be at the gates of Moscow by now. ​The West has taught us that human rights begin and end at the borders of Israel's interests."

Trump posted a video about the Great Depression. It's coming again and bring the end of US Empire. He's trying to tell you it's not that bad but 25% unemployment, 80% stock market crash and Banks not allowing withdrawals say otherwise. Good luck.

utterly unsustainably rabidly insane. makes the Reagan years look like the New Deal era.

These are the Twitter/X accounts with the most engagement so far in 2026. I suppose I had some intuition for how bad it was, but jeez, this is what you get when the ecosystem is broken.

The older I get, the more I realize being in a hurry is a terrible way to live your life.

Buying things isn’t fun anymore. Everything is either too expensive, poor quality, a subscription where you don’t actually own anything, benefits an evil corporation, or all of the above.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the results of 6 years of data. Foreigners have gained 800,000 jobs. Natives have lost 194,000 jobs. This trend has accelerated under Trump

This entire era now feels like it was from a completely different dimension.

I've written about this before, but it's remarkable how much older music is strangling new music. And the same is true in books, movies, video games. Older media is taking up a bigger and bigger share of the market every year.