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Back in 2009, in London, England, a bald, overweight community worker named Paul Yarrow decided he was tired of news cameras only ever filming attractive people for street interviews. So he started showing up in the background of live broadcasts, always in the same beige sweater, just walking past or pretending to be on his phone, never saying a word. By the middle of 2010 he had appeared in over 100 live news shots across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and Al Jazeera. He told reporters it was a protest. “It is a statement about the image-conscious media.” A British comedian on the BBC dismissed him as “one fat guy who just wants to get on telly,” which Yarrow said proved his point exactly.

If you're wondering how seriously to take Amjad Taha's "promise," watch how he reacts to being touched with an index finger. He uploaded this footage himself btw.

@newstart_2024 this is a terrible explanation at trying to explain a need for an explanation.

Ever wanted a cheat code for spotting psychopaths in the wild? Rory Sutherland dropped a quietly savage one: bribe the waiter to spill soup on them. The mask slips instantly — they lose their rag, no control, pure reaction. Or simply turn up 15 minutes late. Most of us would say “traffic was terrible, sorry.” The dangerous ones? They make sure you know they’ve been sitting there like an idiot, seething. It’s not about paranoia. It’s pattern recognition. Real character leaks out in how people handle small chaos and minor inconveniences, not in the polished first impressions. This stuff fascinates me because we’re all running around trying to read people, but the truth usually hides in those unguarded micro-moments where the script fails. Saves you from years of slow disappointment if you catch it early. In dating, hiring, or even friendships, these tiny tests protect your peace without needing grand gestures. They remind us humans are glitchy, predictable creatures once you know where to look. Got a subtle real-world “character reveal” test you’ve learned the hard way? Share it — I’m genuinely curious.

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South Africa should in no way be allowed to have enriched uranium. The only thing that stopped it being stolen and put in the black market was an Afrikaner taking a bullet to the chest. And the SA government is covering it up, calling this “normal crime”. Sounds familiar.

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Shia Group Says This About Aisha RA | Adnan Rashid #shia #muslim #islam #mradnanrashid

@thebadstats textbook dunning kruger effect.. a first principle thinker with a full bamboozle ideology ..

Konstantin asks Warren Smith (inveterate critical thinking expert) if he has a methodology for improving one's critical thinking. Can someone watch this and tell me what the fuck Warren's answer was

🇮🇱 Zionist Discovers Taqiyyah

@D4rk_n3ws thanks to @samtripoli I am well versed in these conversations now

A comprehensive deep dive into The Black Nobility, in order to help loosen your cognitive dissonance.

Every Israel-Palestine Debate In A Nutshell: Reading by Tim Foley.

@greybtc MIND YOU, they have the best resources, use premium paying AI tools & getting paid well, but to fvck up this badly, they must be legally retarted. The whole department must be audited next at the Ad hoc. They didn't know how to do basic prompts, a sign of gross incompetence

South Africa tried to write its AI law using ChatGPT. It got caught. The bill had fake citations and zero local context. Now it's being redrafted. 🤦‍♂️🇿🇦 Here's the important part: if a country's first major AI law was partly written by ChatGPT, it raises serious questions about regulatory competence and the future of AI governance. It also became a global joke. Someone's definitely getting FIRED from this. Full story 👇

This seems relevant: Remember when the police dragged in 87-year-old Holocaust Survivor Stephen Kapos to be questioned under caution because he was on a protest against Genocide and wished to lay flowers for the dead children of Gaza outside the BBC

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A retired convenience store owner read a lottery brochure for 3 minutes and found a loophole the state missed. He and his wife made $26 MILLION and got a Hollywood film. – In 2003 Jerry Selbee walked into a corner store he used to own in Evart Michigan and picked up a brochure for a new lottery game called Winfall. – He read it standing up and in less than 3 minutes spotted something the state had missed entirely. – When nobody won the jackpot and it hit $5 MILLION the prize rolled down to lower tier winners dramatically boosting their payouts. – He did the math. If he spent $1,100 on tickets during a rolldown he would statistically guarantee an $800 profit every single time. – He bought $3,600 in tickets on his first try and made $2,700. – He bought $8,000 worth and nearly doubled it. – He still had not told his wife Marge – One night sitting by a campfire he finally told her. – She said nothing for a long moment. Then said she could see the numbers. – They formed a corporation called GS Investment Strategies and sold $500 shares to their six children friends and neighbours including three state troopers a factory plant manager and a bank vice president. – They drove 900 miles to Massachusetts every six weeks when a rolldown hit spending up to $720,000 on tickets in a single session. – They checked into a motel room and spent hours sorting through 360,000 tickets by hand. – In 2011 the Boston Globe investigated and found no wrongdoing. – The state made $120 million from the Selbees buying tickets. – An officer said "I was dumbfoundedly amazed that these math nerd geniuses had found a way legally to win a state lottery". – Their corporation grossed $26 million over 9 years with nearly $8 million in profit after taxes. – They kept 65 plastic tubs of losing tickets in their barn in case of a federal audit. – They never bought a hot tub a sports car or a timeshare. – Bryan Cranston played Jerry in the 2022 Hollywood film Jerry and Marge Go Large. – The original 60 Minutes interview is on YouTube right now. He found a loophole in a state lottery brochure in 3 minutes that the state missed for years. Made $26 MILLION legally and got a Hollywood film.

It’s starting to come out… Wait until they realize it’s all a piece of a psychological weapon

@MouinRabbani gad damn

The staggering ignoramus Gad Saad proclaims that Iran was Zoroastrian and Baha'i before it became a Muslim-majority country. The Baha'i faith was established in the 19th century, more than a millennium after Islam. Its founders were Muslim clerics.

“make me cry” the sax player:

No lies bro, apartheid robbed us soo many grammy’s

HUGE CRASH at Talladega. Calling it the Big One doesn’t do it justice.

That’s exactly what my grandpa used to tell me when I was a kid… glad people are finally catching on now.

Up next, an astounding, rare mix by three dons, 30 years ago: This is @djshadow, @DJKRUSHofficial & @joeclaussell - Acid Jazz Mixtape 1996 There's no tracklist with this one but good lord what a thing. Gorgeous, flowing blend of acid jazz and hip hop. Proper, proper set. Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight. 👇🔥👇