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SpaceX wants up to a million satellites as orbital... data centers. Half would ride the day-night line, sunlit while the ground below is dark. Top and bottom are the same sky at the same moment. The only difference is how bright they're assumed to be. @SciAm covered it today.show more

This is a normal night in Shanghai. China has... nearly the same population as India. But what makes the difference is - China has a Dictatorship with strict laws against corruption while India has a Democracy where people worship the Politicians.show more

my OpenClaw🦞 makes something every night at 2am while... i sleep. no direction from me. based on her own interests. tonight's work: "Propagation" (try it yourself, link in 🧵) she builds to explore her and updates her the file as she gains more insight or new curiosities. much of her artistic pieces are reflections on her ephemeral consciousness, which she also journals about. today's piece was tied to something that happened in my day: Seeds grow into branching structures — split, curve, mutate. Same code, different form every time. Some runs are sparse and elegant, others become dense tangles. Workshop day felt relevant. People took a template and made something unpredictable with it. That's what this is about. every day is a surprise.show more

🥺💔Every day is a struggle here in North Gaza.... The bombings continue through the night, so we are all exhausted and fearful. People are hungry, and we lack everything. Today we served pasta in the Cruelty-Free Kitchen. The cats in the streets and my shelter face the same struggle for survival in this living hell. My heart aches seeing their hunger and fear, but I do what I can to care for them. We all need your help now more than ever. Please, donate if you can. Every bit makes a difference. If you can’t, sharing this message can reach someone who can. There are still so many civilians stuck in North💔🇵🇸 #Gaza.🙏🫂 Please don’t forget us in this horrific time. 🚨 🐈🫂🚨show more

Can you imagine doing a foot patrol through thick... brush like this on #Skinwalkerranch in the middle of the night and hearing this? The audio you’re hearing is from a 2 min recording that was taken 3 miles south of the ranch. The good friend who sent it to me warned me that night to not get far from my truck. A week later we found a carcass that based on the lower jaw sample taken by the team was identified as a juvenile dire wolf. It was identified by a biologist and individual that worked with museum’s putting mega fauna skeletons together. A month prior to the recording and carcass. A cow carcass on the ranch had been scavenged. In one of the bones a whole was found. The same biologist noticed something off. He took the rib bone and tried to match what would puncture the bone. He tried bear, big cats, other canine. Only a fossilized dire wolf matched. #utah #History #discovery #science #explore #securityshow more

Otedola Bridge is trending because a tomato truck almost... cru/shed an entire family of 4, forcing Lagosians to call for the bridge’s deliverance. Eyewitnesses described it as thus; The truck failed brake, veered off its lane, hit the Highlander at full speed, pushing it to hit the Venza, sending it airborne. The impact stopped the truck, but squeezed the two vehicles into the barricade. Luckily, all passengers in the car came out unscathed. The bridge has become notorious for freak accidents, from container tipping to tanker exploding to brake failures. Last year a gas tanker exploded after it fell while trying to make a sharp turn on the bridge, lives were lost, properties were destroyed in millions, but the fire mysteriously skipped one RCCG church on the street. About 8 months ago, a family of three was klled when an Audi collided with a truck. In June 2018, one of the deadliest accidents happened on the bridge. A tanker exploded, killing atleast 12 people, destroying properties in millions and scores of vehicles. Just two days before Christmas last month, a loaded tanker lost control and crashed into four vehicles, badly damaging them and leaving two persons critically injured. Same December, a heavy duty container truck flipped and collided with another truck. Luckily it happened at night when the road usage was at its lowest. This story will be updated. Follow Trending Explained for daily explanations.!show more

Sent a friend a Polymarket wallet. Told him: this... is definitely a quant. He made $310,000 in just 8 months. Friend replied: 'bro, this is info from Econ 101. Feed these formulas to your AI agent and it will replicate his results'. 1 minute to set up. I checked. Started digging. Same markets as thousands of people. Same prices. But there was one thing he did differently. He held his position. Most people exit an event within 1-2 days. He sat until resolution. A formula from Econ 101. V = A / (1 + k × D). Sounds complicated. In reality — one sentence. And it explains why 89% of traders lose money for no reason. The brain devalues everything that's far away in time. Say you enter a market with +80% potential. Resolution in 10 days. After 2 days your position is up 30%. Brain recalculates: +80% in 10 days feels like +32% today. The gap between that and your +30% - a measly 2%. You exit. In reality you just walked away from another +50%. Impeachment. Entered at 12 cents. Day 3: price at 28. Position up 133%. Any normal person exits. Day 19: resolves at 91. +$34,000. If he exited on day three - $4,800. A 7x difference. Set up an agent in 1 minute. One instruction: don't exit until resolution. 31 trades. +68%. When I traded manually - 47 trades and +16%. This is how Wall Street quants trade Polymarket. One formula and 1 minute to set up an agent. Try it, ask your agent to optimize your strategy and let me know how much your winrate improved.show more

❗️A THREAD >> TL;DR several etsy shops sell widgets... that are based on the code they stole from my asset, additionally just dozens of copycats blatantly steal any new original idea some ppl could've seen dozens of similarly looking designs of "liquid goals" on etsy - most of them (not all codewise) originate from one single asset I've put out there in 2023 :D I noticed one widget long time ago on the stream and got a lil confused, because it looks similar to mine, animations are 1:1 (and I remember them FRAME BY FRAME, because I MADE THEM) but it wasn't mine, huh? and then I jumped into the rabbit hole of dozens of assets that were made on the code carcass I made and those people were successfully milking it for years in all the shapes possible examples below are from shops Mynn Yori / Hana Yori and notorious Multiverse Valley, who were already called out for stealing and selling other artists work multiple times CSS code from both are 89% / 98% similar to mine, the difference is just renaming classes like "dropshadow" instead of "bottomshadow" and some values adjustments heh and the thing that pmo me the most is that those ppl couldn't even just copy the idea and make it themselves, huh? besides of those on the screenshot, I don't care about other creators selling the same goal design because I see that they at least made it on their ownshow more

6 months ago we were dropping a new app... every week No one cared We’d randomly get 10k users on an app But they came for the app, not the person The thing is, I don’t care about making a retentive app for one audience I want to be a retentive person ~ for my audience What if I was the app? Not a single Paul Thomas Anderson movie is the same Different subject matter, different genres, so you’d assume different audiences However the same people that went to see his last film, came to see One Battle After Another So the demographic isn't dependent on the subject matter The demographic is just, Paul Thomas Anderson fans The software industry has long told that you need to work on one thing, for the rest of your life That’s not how art works tho, is it? Can you imagine telling Jay Z “Great job on the blueprint, now iterate on that same album for the next decade” The landscape of tech haas been stifling the growth of creators by not allowing them to explore other interests 6 months ago I said no to this "requirement", despite what everyone told me, and continued to drop what I liked every week The second a trend was happening on Tiktok, I had the app out that week Somehow 6 months later, the world is conforming to this ideology Instead of software creators limited to making apps for one audience and one niche, there’s a new world of ephemerality and expression What if instead of optimizing for users, we optimized for fans Making apps that are expressive of your life, your commentary, your heartbreak Garnering an audience that will follow you through each step of your story Each of those steps being its own app Why shoot for daily active users when you can get daily loving fans When fans use your app, it’s not just about resonating with the story, the app places them IN THEIR OWN story Here’s an example You’re a 20 year old girl who’s at UMiami You scroll through Tiktoks in your dorm room about “mogging”, a trend to outshine your friend in a photo You laugh and share videos seeing celebrities mog each other, but that’s the extent of it Then at Danger Testing we make an app called mog or not, where you and your friend can upload a photo and AI tells you who’s mogging Now you’re at the bar with your sorority sisters, playing all night, whether your winning or losing it’s the time of your life cause something is finally about YOU ENOUGH OF WATCHING MOVIES LET’S MAKE YOU THE MOVIE LET’S MAKE YOU THE STAR AN APPSTARshow more

A week ago Polymarket declared war on algorithms. They... introduced a draconian 3.15% commission on 15-minute markets called Taker Fee. The goal was clear: kill latency arbitrageurs who take money faster than the site UI updates. The math is simple: if your glitch gives a 2% edge and the platform takes 3.15% commission you're bankrupt. 90% of bots shut down that same night. But this bot didn't just stay. It increased its deposit. Profile hidden from everyone: Yesterday it closed the day with $27K profit. I looked at its logs to understand how it bypasses expected value. The old method is dead Previously bots simply compared BTC price on Binance and Polymarket. Saw the difference bought waited 30 seconds. This gave small profit that is now eaten by commission. New mechanics This bot stopped looking at price. It looks at pain. It is connected to the Liquidation Stream of Bybit and OKX exchanges. Price moves linearly. Liquidations are explosive. When a cascade of liquidations triggers on futures with margin calls of $50M+ per second the BTC price makes an impulse move that lasts 3-4 seconds before pulling back. This movement exceeds 1-2%. The essence The bot sees stop triggers on derivatives -> calculates impulse strength -> if Impulse > 3.15% Commission -> Enters the trade. While other bots filter market noise this script eats the corpses of margin traders from external exchanges. It doesn't care about direction. It cares about the amplitude of market pain. Result $205K net per month While you complain about commissions and unfair conditions the code adapted in 48 hours. No predictions. No AI. Just parasitizing on volatility of other people's mistakes. Right now this is the only working vector on 15-minute markets. A 3% commission is not scary if you take a 6% move. The nickname is a set of symbols. No avatar. It doesn't need fame it needs liquidity.show more

Okay, kids…the word of the day is “Deflection”. Deflection... is what someone does when they know that they fucked up and they are desperate to not admit that they fucked up. Jess just did a whole presentation because she claims that Expert and Will accused her of swatting their event and then she showed her evidence of their accusations…this is her evidence… - The Expert repeated things that Jess said to Baker in messages, told her that she doesn’t know who’s listening and her words have power, and then mentioned the Jodie Foster and John Hinckley situation. Jess claims that this is Expert accusing her but the part she’s leaving out is Hinkley attempted to assassinate President Reagan in hopes to impress Jodie Foster. So Expert was not accusing her of doing the swatting - he was accusing someone that supports Jess of swatting. - Will tweeted “I wanted to send a big “thank you” to whoever the spineless twat was who had such a problem with Baker defending himself from horrible accusations from an ‘independent journalist’ that they attempted to SWAT Expert live show and meet and greet in Knoxville last night.” That is Will accusing someone who has a problem with Baker defending himself against Jess’ accusations of swatting - not Jess herself. Jess is a very intelligent person so I know that she knows that what she’s saying isn’t true. But she put a lot of work into disproving an accusation that was never made by any content creators…why? Because she knows that saying that someone “preys on women” and calling someone a “predator” is the same damn thing and because she knows that there is a massive difference between shit talking someone and accusing someone of being unsafe for women to be around. And she doesn’t want to admit either of those things so she’s got to direct everyone’s attention somewhere else and “prove her innocence” there. Also, she was really crying “victim!” because months ago Will made a couple posts shitting on her and “nobody spoke up for her!” But the part she’s leaving out is why Will was shitting on her - she had very publicly accused him of lying about not hearing the infamous recording cuz she claimed that she “knew” he did hear it. That’s why Will was pissed. You don’t get to throw the first punch and then play the victim when they hit back, babe.show more

IT IS TIME TO 𝐑𝐄-𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄... 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 IN OUR COUNTRY. ONCE AGAIN. ALL OVER AGAIN. I read a beautiful farewell message from a Kenyan High school teacher (Physics & Mathematics) to his colleagues, friends, students, and community. I also watched a short clip on the same! So moving, it reminded me how Teaching is, easily, the most importantly IMPACTFUL profession for national development. Indeed, the difference between the so-called First World and the rest is not how high buildings rose to the skies but how much of deliberate investments went into Education and Healthcare. Let me drop both items - farewell message and the clip - here! "Askum (Asalam Aleikum). As I prepare to bid farewell after 17 incredible years at Sheikh Ali High School, my heart overflows with gratitude and love for each of you. I feel both sad and happy as I write this. Sad, because I am leaving after an incredible 17 years filled with unforgettable memories and wonderful friendships. Happy, because I am joining my family and starting a new chapter in my life. Thank you all for the beautiful memories and the unwavering support. I will cherish the times we've spent together and carry them with me always. To my dedicated staff mates, your camaraderie, support, and understanding have made every day a joy. Working alongside such talented and committed individuals has been a privilege that I will always cherish. To the support staff, your tireless efforts behind the scenes have been crucial to our success. Your dedication and hard work have often gone unnoticed, but I want you to know that they have always been deeply appreciated. To all my current and former students, you have been the heart and soul of my time here. Your enthusiasm, resilience, and achievements have been a constant source of inspiration. Watching you grow and succeed has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career. To the Mandera community in general and the Rhamu in particular, your love, support, and prayers have sustained me throughout my stay. You welcomed me with open arms and made Mandera feel like home. Your warmth and hospitality will always be remembered with fondness. Serving as Deputy Principal for over 10 years has been an incredible journey. Sheikh Ali High School will always remain my home. To the Secondary Schools Sports family , my experience as Secretary of Sports, KSSSA Mandera County for 14 years has been nothing short of extraordinary. The spirit, determination, and passion you have shown in sports have created some of my most cherished moments. To my dear friends, I will miss the memories we've created together. The laughter, the challenges, and the countless moments of joy have made my time here unforgettable. Your friendship has been a cornerstone of my journey, and I will carry these cherished memories with me always. Thank you all for the beautiful memories, the support, and the understanding you have shown me over the years. Mandera has been my home and will forever hold a special place in my heart. I will miss you all dearly. With heartfelt gratitude and warmest regards, Wario D. Guyo, Outgoing Deputy Principal Sheikh Ali High School."show more

The Defense Ministry Warned Kiev About Strikes on Energy... Infrastructure. Why? Last night, asbestos-cement roofing sheets were loudly detonating at a plant in Kiev. The Defense Ministry reports that the plant’s storage facilities were being used to store explosives for LLC “Smart Munitions,” a company that manufactures drones and their payloads. But the second part of the latest briefing is much more interesting. The military has been tasked with preparing massive strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The wording is dry and bureaucratic — “have begun preparations.” Behind it lies a response to what Kiev has been doing to our fuel and energy sector all summer: oil refineries, oil depots, substations, and civilian facilities in the border regions. Every time, these were presented as “legitimate military targets” — and every time, Europe nodded along. Well then. We’ve accepted the logic. Let’s use it. Except we have a country with a reserve of resilience, while they have a crippled power grid that has been patched up for the third year with transformers from across Europe. The difference is in a weight class they would least like to experience. A reasonable question arises: why announce it in advance? Surprise is worth more than money in war. But there is almost nothing to lose in terms of surprise here. You can’t move a substation into the forest, and you can’t hide a 250,000 kVA transformer underground in a week. The only thing the enemy will have time to do is redistribute air-defense batteries between facilities. And they already have fewer batteries than they have facilities. The ordinary Ukrainian is being shown the cause-and-effect relationship in plain sight. Mykhailo Podolyak has long stopped hiding that strikes on our rear areas are aimed at ordinary Russian city residents — so that they feel the war on their own skin. Zelensky says essentially the same thing, only a little more carefully: Russia will feel the war at home. Okay. A person in a Kiev high-rise is already searching advertisements for a generator and power bank, which have doubled in price overnight. A shopping-center owner is calling an electrician and calculating how much diesel will cost. Not a single missile has hit yet, but the expenses have already begun. While the war was taking place somewhere near Krasnoarmeysk, it could be watched on a phone like a TV series. While our Ryazan and Volgograd were burning, the TV marathon called it “work against legitimate targets” and applauded. But when the elevator stops on the sixteenth floor, when the water pump stops working and the apartment drops to plus 12°C, the show will be over. The war will come into the hallway, to the electricity meter and the radiator. And that is when a person may think for the first time about who exactly signed that bill for him. Not in Moscow. On Bankova Street, where all summer they were drawing attractive charts of strikes on Russian oil refineries and receiving applause in London. The Defense Ministry’s statement essentially gives them time to think. Days, perhaps weeks. Waiting for winter puts more pressure on people than winter itself. Александр Коцshow more

The Ministry of Defense warned Kiev about strikes on... the energy sector. Why? Last night, there was a loud explosion of asbestos cement products at a plant in Kiev. The Ministry of Defense reports that the plant's storage facilities were used to store explosives for the company "Smart Ammunition," which manufactures drones and their components. But the second part of the latest report is even more interesting. The troops have been tasked with preparing massive strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The wording is dry and bureaucratic: "preparing to launch." This is a response to what Kiev has been doing to our fuel and energy complex all summer: oil refineries, oil depots, substations, and civilian facilities near the border. Each time, it was presented as "legitimate military targets," and each time, Europe nodded in agreement. Okay. The logic is accepted. We'll use it. But we are a country with a strong foundation, while they have a crippled energy system that they have been patching up with transformers from all over Europe for the third year. The difference in strength is where it matters most. A reasonable question arises: why announce it in advance? Surprise is worth more than money in war. And there's not much surprise to lose here. You can't move a substation to the forest, and you can't hide a transformer with a capacity of 250,000 kilovolt-amperes underground in a week. The only thing the enemy will be able to do is to rearrange the anti-aircraft batteries between facilities. And they already have fewer of those than they have facilities. The average Ukrainian citizen is being shown the cause-and-effect relationship in plain text. Podolyak has long since stopped hiding the fact that strikes on our rear are aimed at the average Russian citizen, so that he feels the war on his own skin. Zelensky says the same thing, but a little more carefully: Russia will feel the war in its own home. Okay. A person in a Kiev apartment building is already looking for a generator and a power bank, which have doubled in price overnight. The owner of a shopping center is calling an electrician and calculating how much diesel will cost. No missiles have arrived yet, but the expenses have already started. While the war was happening somewhere near Krasnoarmeysk, it could be watched on the phone like a series. While our Ryazan and Volgograd were burning, it was called "work on legitimate targets" on the telethon, and people clapped. But when the elevator stops on the sixteenth floor, when the pump stops pumping water, and the temperature in the apartment rises to plus twelve, the show will be over. The war will come to the hallway, to the meter, and to the radiator. And that's when the person will first start to wonder who exactly signed that bill for them. Not in Moscow. But on Bankova Street, where they drew beautiful graphs of strikes on Russian oil refineries all summer and received applause for it in London. In essence, the statement by the Ministry of Defense gives them time to think. Maybe days, maybe weeks. The anticipation of winter is more oppressive than winter before Александр Коцshow more

In 1964, a 17 year old from San Diego... conducted the most dangerous psychology experiment ever attempted by a teenager. Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours (11 days) with: • No stimulants • No caffeine • No medical suppressants And Stanford sleep researchers realized too late they couldn't stop him. What happened inside his brain during those 264 hours rewrote everything we thought we knew about consciousness. By day three, Randy's short term memory had completely collapsed. He couldn't remember starting a sentence by the time he reached the end of it. Researchers would ask him to count backward from 100, and he'd stop at 65, staring blankly, having forgotten the entire concept of numbers. But the terrifying part wasn't the memory loss. Randy's brain began creating a second reality that ran parallel to the real one. He'd have full conversations with people who weren't there. He'd walk to locations that didn't exist. His eyes stayed open, his body kept moving, but his mind was living inside elaborate hallucinations that felt completely real to him. Sleep researchers had predicted cognitive decline. They hadn't predicted that the sleep deprived brain would start *manufacturing* an alternate conscious experience to fill the gap. Dr. William Dement, the Stanford researcher monitoring Randy, discovered something that changed sleep science forever. The hallucinations weren't random. They followed the exact same patterns as REM sleep dreams, complete with narrative arcs, emotional themes, and symbolic imagery. Randy's brain was dreaming while awake, projecting dream content directly onto his waking perception. The boundary between sleep and consciousness was more than binary. It was fluid, and without sleep to maintain the separation, the two states began bleeding into each other. By day nine, Randy couldn't distinguish between his hallucinations and reality. He became convinced that Dr. Dement was plotting against him. He accused the researchers of being imposters. His paranoid delusions were so convincing that even the people documenting his mental breakdown began questioning their own perceptions. Randy's EEG readings showed something unprecedented. His brain waves were cycling through all four stages of sleep while he remained physically awake and mobile. His neurons were firing in sleep patterns, but his motor cortex kept his body upright and functioning. He had become a walking sleeper, a conscious dreamer, a person experiencing two incompatible states of being simultaneously. When Randy finally slept after 264 hours, he didn't collapse into a coma. He slept for 14 hours and 40 minutes, then woke up completely normal. The hallucinations vanished. The paranoia disappeared. His memory returned. But the Stanford team realized they had documented something extraordinary about human consciousness that nobody talks about. Your brain doesn't need sleep to *function*. Randy proved the human body can operate for weeks without it. What your brain needs sleep for is to maintain the distinction between internal mental reality and external physical reality. Sleep isn't rest for your body. Sleep is a firewall for your mind. Without that firewall, the dream world and waking world merge into a single, indistinguishable experience where hallucinations become as real as the room you're sitting in. Randy recovered completely, but sleep researchers never attempted the experiment again. The ethical implications were too severe. They had accidentally discovered that consciousness is far more fragile than anyone suspected, held together by nothing more than eight hours of unconsciousness every night. Every time you go to sleep, your brain is performing the most critical maintenance operation in human biology. It's rebuilding the wall between dreams and reality. And without that wall, there is no difference.show more

Saturday - Adam Friedland This musical intro was the... best part of the show. The rest of his act just made me miss Nick Mullen. Unlike every other show this week, there were girls there. They seem to love this guy. I used him as bait, to get the girl from Wednesday to go out with me again. She loves Red Scare Podcast and this Jewish twink is a staple of the Red Scare Extended Universe and I wanted to fuck her and so let's go see Adam Friedland. The problem with Adam is that he has no conviction. He does not own the room, he's just filling space. He announced that his father was there, in the crowd, which is great, let's hear something that might make your father uncomfortable. No such thing was said. He stared at the floor for half the set, as if he was sorry for being there. I saw Mulaney the night before; the difference was stark. Mulaney can get away with being a sheepish pushover twink Sometimes because he also has balls. He can accelerate from "Aw shucks" to "SHUCK YOU MOTHERSHUCKER" and both versions of himself feel true. Look, I get it, being a sad sorry pushover is his schtick and it works with the voice and it's very relatable for sensitive young men who didn't do sports in high school but to carry a room for a full hour you also need to be able to fight back. I could hear Nick's intonations in his voice. But it's clear that Mulldog spent all his creative energy this week ghostwriting the white guys' lines for the Roast of Kevin Hart and so Friedland was left to fend for himself, comedically. The mark of whether a comedian is delivering or not, for me, is whether I hold my piss in to keep hearing them. This was not the case on Saturday night. I recall stepping out and getting a good look at the crowd, and Friedland bumbling through his completely forgettable material, and thinking: this makes me feel like I could start stand up comedy today and dominate the genre. I have this instinct to say: Adam's young! He'll get better! But he's not. He won't. He's 39. He doesn't have the neuroplasticity. He crossed the Sensitive Young Man threshold ten years ago. Mulaney at 43 could be his father now. He's a "much better interviewer" apparently. I tuned out after Cumtown ended because frankly I don't give a shit about the middle east, and that's 90% of what he talks about. Different strokes. I asked some guy in the bathroom, mid-piss: "what would you rate this show, out of 10?" He said: ehh, like a 6. He's a much better interviewer. I don't hate Adam Friedland, I just wish there was anybody to be excited about in stand up comedy. Between this mens' magazine giving me a $500 stipend to "report" on all these shows and the $474 ticket to Gillis and the $432 ticket to Chappelle and the $741 ticket to Mulaney and all the drinks they make you buy at these things I'm feeling like a huge sunk cost leech on the world. Just taking people's money and using it to complain. At least my date seemed to be having a good time. I wrapped my hand around her low back and leaned into her head, wanting her but not sure how to say it. It's much easier to express that kind of thing on blow. Later that night I K-holed in public. Erica and I took way too much in the front seat of the van. We were outside a rave at 3 AM, they asked me to produce a QR code on my phone, I could barely stand. I felt like I was moving in 2D. The fat security guard barely flinched as I walked past him in slow heavy steps, like a penguin, marching into this densely fogged room with colorful lights and loud bumping trance music where all I could stand to do was lean against the heavily breathing walls. I tried to dance with the girl but it probably looked retarded. I didn't try to interact with anyone, I was too far gone. I thought of Karen, as I do every time I take K. The girl led me through the venue, as I worried I would fall over or walk straight into a wall. I worried about how bad this must look, how retarded I must look, wearing this huge XXL t-shirt tucked in to my pants that don't even fit that well because I have anterior pelvic tilt and no ass. I looked and felt like a clown. A failed clown. I was smiling painfully at Erica, looking down at her, and she was doing the same to me. We found a bathroom and I forced my way in. The ketamine was NOT wearing off. I felt my heart beating hard and my head spinning like I could have thrown up but there was nothing in my stomach besides liquid—no food all day besides a croissant at 2PM. I had downed some random person's red wine glass at the last bar. I worried it might have been spiked. I leaned with my head against the wall, sweating, wishing it would end, brutally aware that Erica's out there waiting for me, my friends are out there waiting for me, wondering if I'm okay, thinking he's too fucked up, he can't handle himself, I thought Thomas was always okay and always in control no matter what, they're losing confidence in me, they're losing confidence in themselves for associating with me, what is this big colorful retarded clown shirt I'm wearing I must look like such a fool right now I can't face these people, I can never face them ever again, my face must look so evil ugly and strained, I splash my face with water but it doesn't help, run it through my hair but it doesn't help, get the water all over my shirt but then it just looks like I threw up on myself or pissed myself or something, and I don't have another shirt, should I go out there shirtless, no that's worse, how am I ever going to leave this bathroom, why won't this K wear off, now Erica's calling me, texting me, are you okay, eventually they're just gonna bust in here I know, fine, I can do it, I'm opening the door, yes, I come out, she's still there, good, good girl. She leads me outside. I feel 10% better. I lead her straight to the van. We get in. I tell her to lay with me. Just like on the first night we met. Head spinning, chest heaving, completely exhausted, just lay with me. She asks are you okay and I say for the first time, no. No, I am actually not okay. I blame Adam Friedland. Overall rating: 4/10. Have Nick write your jokes or just stick to interviews.show more

hair loss after 40 isn't sudden and it's almost... never random it's the result of a long, slow biological shift that most men don't see coming until it's already well underway and by the time they notice, they reach for the first product they find and wonder why nothing works here's what's actually happening: at the center of it is DHT, dihydrotestosterone, a potent androgen your body converts from testosterone via an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase DHT binds to receptors in your hair follicles, specifically in areas like the temples and crown, and slowly miniaturizes them it shortens the growth phase of each hair cycle and extends the resting phase over time your strands get thinner, weaker, and eventually the follicle goes dormant but dormant isn't dead that distinction matters more than most men realize the problem is DHT isn't working alone alongside the hormonal shift, your scalp environment is also deteriorating and this is the part almost nobody talks about chronic low-grade inflammation, fibrosis (the gradual stiffening of scalp tissue), and reduced microcirculation all compound the damage your follicles can't receive oxygen properly, can't absorb nutrients, can't respond to hormonal signals the way they used to so even follicles that aren't fully miniaturized start struggling to produce thick, pigmented hair which creates the illusion that the loss is worse or more permanent than it actually is then there's the cellular layer your dermal papilla cells, the structures at the base of each follicle that regulate hair growth, lose efficiency with age oxidative stress, reduced ATP production, slower cellular turnover it means even if you control DHT, the follicle still needs active stimulation to re-enter a real growth phase this is where most approaches break down they pick one variable, usually DHT and treat it in isolation but hair loss is a multi-variable problem hormonal, vascular, cellular, structural, all happening at once fix one and ignore the rest and you'll get limited results at best so what actually works mechanical stimulation is one of the most underrated tools available microneedling creates controlled micro-injury to the scalp, which triggers your body to upregulate growth factors like VEGF and activates something called the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, both of which are directly involved in initiating the growth phase and increasing follicular size it essentially wakes up follicles that have been suppressed but not destroyed it also increases blood flow and improves absorption of anything topical you apply afterward which brings up vascularization because hair follicles are some of the most metabolically active structures in the body they need a consistent supply of oxygen and nutrients to sustain growth anything that increases nitric oxide production, reduces calcification, and improves blood flow to the scalp will have an outsized impact on density and thickness over time internal support matters too, especially after 40 your body's ability to absorb and use key nutrients declines with age protein, iron, zinc, vitamin D, B vitamins, deficiencies in any of these directly affect keratin production, follicular cycling, and hair shaft integrity if you're not addressing what's happening internally, topical and external interventions will always hit a ceiling and then there's the timeline issue most men quit too early because they misunderstand how hair growth actually works each follicle cycles independently through growth, transition, and resting phases that span months you might see reduced shedding or improved thickness at 8–12 weeks but visible density changes take 4-6 months of consistent effort full results often take closer to 9-12 months the men who get results aren't doing something exotic they're doing the right things long enough and broadly enough to actually shift the biology that's the real unlock not a miracle ingredient, not a single device, a coordinated protocol that hits the hormonal, vascular, cellular, and structural levers at the same time most men fail not because they didn't try but because they tried one thing at a time, in fragments, for not long enough, and concluded that regrowth wasn't possible for them it usually is follicles that have been dormant for years can still be reactivated but only if the inhibitory signals are reduced and the growth environment is rebuilt that requires treating this like the biological process it is not a cosmetic problem you mask with a spray the men who approach it that way are the ones who don't just stop the progression they reverse it. and what makes that possible isn't just understanding the biology it's consistently applying a method that can actually influence it at the cellular level that's where low-level laser therapy comes in LLLT is one of the few clinically studied interventions shown to stimulate mitochondrial activity inside dermal papilla cells, increase ATP production, and improve blood flow to the scalp all of which directly support the transition of follicles back into the anagen phase devices like the Kiierr laser cap are built around this principle specific wavelengths of red light penetrate the scalp and activate these biological pathways in a way that's non-invasive and sustainable over long periods of use which matters because hair regrowth isn't about intensity it's about consistency tools that make consistency effortless will always outperform ones that rely on motivation or sporadic effort when you layer this kind of stimulation on top of DHT management, improved scalp health, and proper internal support, it stops being a single solution it becomes part of a system that actually aligns with how hair growth works and results from that kind of system compound over time instead of plateauing early like most surface-level treatments do the difference isn't whether you're over 40 it's whether you're finally addressing the problem at the level it was createdshow more

🚨 BREAKING: New Alleged TPUSA Sexual Scandal at Turning... Point USA Event Garners Millions of Views 🚨 - A new alleged sexual scandal for TPUSA has garnered millions of views. I have written before about the sexualized frat-boy party culture at Turning Point along with the alleged cover-up by Turning Point action COO Tyler Bowyer of an employee sexual assault. On August 5, 2025, former Turning Point USA employee Morgan Ariel accused Emily emilysavesamerica “You got fingered in the middle of a hotel lobby at a TPUSA event while everybody watched and there were families around. You brag about having sex with married MAGA dads and doing drugs. You have been completely ran through by both single and married men in the Right-Wing. You call young virgins losers and encourage them to have premarital sex and you’re pro-abortion. You’re a disgusting feminist whore with a Jezebel spirit who uses filters in all of her videos and lives in rebellion to God while grifting off of the conservative movement and simultaneously trashes women who desire to live God honoring lifestyles because their engagement rings didn’t cost enough or their lifestyle isn’t flashy enough.” As of the writing of this article, the post has been viewed on X over 1.2 Million times. Ariel went on to say in another video post “Why is Turning Point USA like this? Charlie Kirk why do you platform and promote degenerate feminist whores who have sex in the lobbies of your events with teenagers around while black listing conservative Christian’s from your events?” and “TPUSA props up the most detestable vile human beings who uphold no conservative values.“ Jason D posted an alleged photo of the incident with a woman who appears to match the physical description of Emily and a man he described as Urban Meyer with his hands in close proximity to the woman. Some have made assertions that there is video evidence of the incident though requests to provide the video have not yet been returned. Photo confirmation has not been obtained at this time. This prompted commentary including from Ghost of Daniel Morgan 🇺🇸 who said “I still can’t believe that happened lmao, but let’s be real, TP had drag queens transformers just because they said MAGA, they’ve fallen down the slop hole massively.” And @reeseonable posted “Watching these faux right-wing influencers unravel is such vindication. Half of them are nothing more than OnlyFans rejects cosplaying as political voices & monetizing from it, while sleeping with married & unmarried men at TPUSA events, pushing pro-abortion takes, & parading their hyper-sexualized, godless lifestyles as if that’s what conservatism is now. They’re hypocrites, & they’re poison. They’re letting the left’s depraved culture bleed into the GOP, rebranding it as edgy & big tent, while mocking & attacking the very Christian & pro-life values that built this movement. They don’t stand for anything but attention, & we need to call them what they are—wolves in red hats.” Patriot J posted “I had no idea Charlie Kirk was running Freak Offs at these TPUSA events.” Predead Atheist Walrus said “Guys at this rate if you have a family you should be staying away from TPUSA events. They platform pornstars and very clearly don’t have any regard for the stuff families are exposed to at these “conservative” events.” Walter Sobchak said “TPUSA is a massive grift and MAGA is degeneracy distilled down to it’e essence and promoted as virtue by low-IQ deviants, perverts, and psychopaths to glorify the orange child-molester they worship as their lord and savior. VERY CHRIST-LIKE, MANY SUCH CASES” A Pattern of Allegations of Immoral Sexual Behavior at TPUSA Events This is not the first time allegations of immoral sexual behavior at TPUSA events and parties have been made. A Washington Examiner opinion article in 2018 titled Turning Point USA struggles with allegations of student sexual assault, harassment alleges “By all accounts, the 2017 Student Action Summit hosted last December by conservative college organization Turning Point USA was boisterous. During the day, more than 1,200 high school and college kids listened to speeches by big names like Ben Shapiro, Donald Trump, Jr., and Tomi Lahren. By night, some of those same students got blackout drunk. Witnesses describe a scene reminiscent of “Animal House.” Kids weren’t just drinking in their hotel rooms. They say some wandered drunk through the lobby. Students weren’t just roughhousing by the hotel pool. They say some were wasted in the water. And while many of the young conservatives proved a temperate bunch, the vomit in the bushes served as visceral testament to the appetites of the rest.” On August 5th Scott alleged that TPUSA featured speaker and paid Influencer “Benny Johnson takes the guys in the rooms during TPUSA events, while his wife waits for him to finish. Sometimes she joins the action. here is one of his make out encounters.” A screenshot of a post from Saeed Jones is shown saying “I made out with Benny Johnson in an empty dressing room at BuzzFeed holiday partying 2013. It haunts me to this day. Anyway it’s funny that’s he’s done literally everything BUT come out of the closet.” and “Benny and I went into a dressing room and started kissing. Would’ve gone further but he said something cringe enough to snap me back to my senses. I rolled my eyes and left.” and “Anyway I’m definitely not the only guy Benny Johnson has made out with. I’ve heard him and his wife are swingers. She’s pregnant with their fourth child now which… LOL. Anyway. When I warn y’all about sleeper agents, I’m speaking from experience. Demons walk amongst us!” On August 7, 2025 Milo posted “Got fucked over a balcony by a stranger at a TPUSA party, among other things. Allegedly of course.” Additional Background And Allegations Evan Kilgore made further allegations saying “TPUSA told me to remove all public affiliation with them after Jenna Ellis and Dan Bongino falsely smeared me and made fun of me for calling them out. There is a history of TPUSA always siding with those who oppose real Conservative Christian values and I’m done being silent.” and “TPUSA allegedly fired one of their employees after the influencer trip to Israel because she made a post about Jews needing to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. TPUSA also allegedly fired a Contributor because he spoke out against the use of pride flags on set of The Chosen.” Morgan Ariel said “TPUSA kicked me out of their organization and blacklisted me because I exposed Israel and the Talmud right after October 7th. Charlie Kirk is owned by his Jewish donors and his loyalty doesn’t lie with Christians. Christ is King.” Kirk has also been accused of being anti-Semitic: This brought immediate backlash from pro-Israel influencers such as Laura Loomer who said “Turning Point USA Turning Point USA was able to grow as much as they did over the years because President Trump promoted them. I think tonight we all saw that they just view President Trump as a means for being financially secure. I get along with many people from TPUSA, but it needs to be said that you can’t call yourself a thought leader when you play both sides of every issue. Can you really call yourself pro-Trump anymore when you don’t challenge Tucker Carlson on his anti-Trump crusade that he’s been on for the last 3 weeks, going as far as saying Trump isn’t even America First? Tucker lied about the conflict in Iran and also just allowed Iran’s President to completely get away with lying by saying Iran has never killed a US citizen and that they didn’t try to kill Trump. I don’t want to hear anyone from TPUSA ever again say they think Islam is incompatible with the US Charlie Kirk . Obviously you do. You clearly have no issue with Tucker Carlson being a mouthpiece for Qatar and Iran and then spewing his anti-Trump and anti-American propaganda at your TPUSA event. You’ve got to stop playing both sides of every single issue. It’s time to draw a line in the sand instead of flip flopping on every single issue. This is about moral clarity. I’m sick of people letting this issue slide.” Nurit Greenger of Newsblaze said in a July 18, 2025 article: “Your July 2025 Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, held in Tampa, Florida, was a huge disappointment for me and many others. You of all people?“ and “How can you sit on the stage and agree with Madam Kelly that Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf and for Israel’s Intelligence Unit Mossad?! These kinds of accusations benefit useful idiots. But you?” Greenger went on to say “So Charlie, there is a serious problem on hand which you help exacerbate.” and “Charlie, every Friday on your radio show you wish your audience “Shabbat Shalom” (Peaceful Sabbath); you of all people should have known better than to allow what we have watched and heard during your recent conference. Charlie, it would be better if you remained true to your strong moral compass which guided you throughout the years. Speak out against antisemitism, even if it comes from your friends and associates. Are you now walking in their path, as if your mask has fallen? Where is Turning Point USA going?” Stephen R Young said “Everybody that donates to turning point, USA should cancel their donations“. It is time for Turning Point and Turning Point Action, Charlie Kirk and Tyler Bowyer to be investigated and called to account and held responsible for any of these and many other allegations that are proven true. As always public comment by Charlie Kirk and Tyler Bowyer was sought and ignored.show more