Wth is wrong with a fade (low or otherwise)? I’m afraid to know what kind of meme is so horrible when it just sounds like a basic haircut.

I had it here in Canada, decades ago. My memories are vague but I remember thinking it wasn’t bad at all. (Probably no lung, but there was definitely stomach.)

I probably wouldn’t have tried durian or nattou if I didn’t know what they were, but maybe I’ll notice some exception some day. (I might have still tried haggis since I don’t recall it having any smell to it, but I wouldn’t feel better not knowing what it was.)

I don’t know if it has that effect normally or you mean it would be laced, but they probably wouldn’t eat a strong-smelling food in the first place. (Speaking for myself though, I sure would try as long as I know what it is.)

I thought it might be a cute way to say they’d be a waste of time and money.

Yay! Please stick with this, EU! I hope this spreads globally. 🥂

The reasoning is in the article.

Also, big donors are angry at them, so I guess they’re trying to win those donors back.

It’s also reported here. This fits with the reports of complaining that Democratic Congresspeople have been doing about the progressive wing of the party wanting them to fight back against DOGE. They and party leadership may well be aiming to not just talk like it, but fully become the new Republican party, in hopes of having a stampede of “moderate” Republicans who aren’t happy with Trump come their way.

I was just making an abstract sci-fi joke based on how cold fusion has been presented like a Holy Grail in the past. Obviously a better source of energy isn’t going to solve all our problems, no matter how good it is.

Maybe if it runs longer, we all get to jump to a better timeline. 😅

Yeah, it’s probably those conflicts of interest I had in mind.

I could have sworn at least 3 of the companies he pretends to run were under investigation by different agencies.

I thought the tech for imitating voices was already essentially available. There are cases of fraud that have been based on this.

Amazing how relatable this is and yet loads of us can still feel chronically isolated or without purpose in life. Do you have some idea what elusive condition might allow you to experience life as a gift? If not, I hope you find it.

I also hope to see you posting again. This may be a tangent, but I like your way with words! There’s an understated grace in how you wrote this post. If writing isn’t of interest to you that’s cool. I just couldn’t help pointing it out.

Sooo… not that?

Even better, being a sugar found in milk.

I’m sure they can use all the help they can get!

He’s already threatened the EU will be tariffed too.

I don’t know about this person’s link but Varoufakis was on a book tour a while back so you can choose a different outlet of your preference to hear his opinions on how (in mainstream contexts anyway) people are being entrapped. I probably saw the interview he did on Novara myself.