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Not sure how to categorize this, so I'm dubbing it a shitpost

Just curious about etiquette for when/how to approach a wild Linus in the wild?

My specific case is when he was playing badminton with his wife at his badminton venue (ok so not totally wild, was more like his turf) I wanted to thank him for the great facility but didn't want to be a menace or disturb him when he probably wants some privacy

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I used to occasionally enjoy watching random videos online. But this trend of people attaching their annoying and obviously FAKE reactions on top of the video is happening a lot lately. Aren't people bothered by this ? How is that even supposed to help with the content of the video ? I understand if they own the content of the video, but lately I see a lot of people doing it on completely random content.

I took today off work because I had ordered a new graphics card so I could enjoy Oblivion this weekend. Shipping info specified delivery between 08.00 and 12.30 so I sat by the window the entire morning. Then, the shipping info changed to "12.30-15.30" so I continued waiting. And I felt a bowel movement coming on.

Knowing my luck, I tried to postpone it as much as I could, but I eventually had to relent to the power of my colon.

And wouldn't you know it - in that 4-5 minute window, they 'attempted delivery' and I now got a message saying I can pick it up after the weekend.

Which is when I start a new work regimen of 6/7. So no Oblivion for me in the foreseeable future.

Thanks Belgian post services! Always ready to disappoint. Never change!

Hi, I made this map a few years back for Reddit. The source used is OmniAtlas, which is why it may be wrong (for example, in the Buenos Aires Province, with Alsina's campaign).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed to finance the construction of Kenyan roads and railways including the rebuilding of a notorious accident black spot.

Xi made the pledge when he welcomed his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto to Beijing on Thursday, promising also to support “high-level connectivity, and sustainable trade”.

The funding he pledged will include work to rebuild the Nithi Bridge in central Kenya, a notorious death trap that has claimed hundreds of lives since its commissioning four decades ago. The plan involves the building of a viaduct that will remove the steep descents and sharp corners that make the bridge so dangerous.

Kenya is a key partner for China’s Belt and Road Initiative – a transcontinental infrastructure project – that has already helped build a rail link between Mombasa, Nairobi and the Central Rift Valley at a cost of around US$5 billion.

Apart from railway projects, China also agreed to allow Kenya to explore the issuing of yuan-denominated panda bonds while Xi pledged to continue talks about a free-trade agreement and to “import more fine Kenyan products and promote the balanced and sustainable development of bilateral trade”.

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I have a whole chest full of control peripherals for a number of consoles. This doesn't even include the joypads, keyboards, dance pads, weird licensed controllers, etc.

A great deal of these need to be cleaned and restored, and I've just started to find myself with the time and space to resume doing so.

Trump doesn't like separation of powers.

Isn't this shit what triggered the American Revolution?

One of the stupidest things I've heard.

I also would like to attach the bluesky repost I found this from:

https://bsky.app/profile/leyawn.bsky.social/post/3lnldekgtik27

Gavin Newsom’s characterization of the Abrego García deportation as a “distraction” represents a catastrophic failure of moral clarity and constitutional understanding.

This isn’t a distraction. This is the constitutional foundation of our Republic hinging on a single case.

Let’s be absolutely clear about what’s at stake: The Supreme Court has issued a unanimous 9-0 order demanding that the administration facilitate the return Abrego García to the United States. A 9-0 ruling. In today’s polarized Court. This isn’t partisan; it’s fundamental. The President, bound by oath and the Constitution to “faithfully execute the laws,” is openly defying the highest judicial authority in the land.

If a President can simply ignore a direct, unanimous Supreme Court order with no consequences, then what remains of checks and balances? What remains of the separation of powers? What remains of the rule of law itself? This is not hyperbole—this is the actual constitutional crisis we were warned about, happening in real time.

The so-called “pragmatists” like Newsom who suggest we focus on “kitchen table issues” instead reveal a profound misunderstanding of what’s at stake. They present a false choice between economic concerns and constitutional principles—as if Americans cannot care about both their retirement accounts and whether we still have a functioning constitutional republic.

Perhaps Governor Newsom should visit Abrego García’s children—two with autism, one prone to seizures—and explain to them that their father’s wrongful imprisonment and torture in El Salvador is a “distraction” from more important matters. Perhaps he should tell these American citizens that the erroneous deportation of their father, in direct violation of his legal protections, is less important than poll-tested talking points about tariffs.

This is the Theater of Neutrality in its most shameful form—pretending that constitutional crises are merely political disagreements, that fundamental questions of rule of law are just one “issue” among many. It’s the cowardly posture that treats moral clarity as a political liability rather than a governing necessity.

What’s particularly galling is how Newsom frames this as political strategy: “Are they defending MS-13?” he asks, parroting the administration’s falsehoods even after a federal judge found that the gang allegations against Abrego García were based on a discredited database and testimony from a disgraced detective.

No, Governor. They’re defending the Constitution. They’re defending due process. They’re defending the principle that no one—not even a President—is above the law. They’re defending the idea that when the Supreme Court issues a unanimous order, it must be followed, not mocked or ignored.

Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. And if we cannot summon the moral clarity to stand firmly against a President openly defying a direct Supreme Court order, then we have already surrendered the constitutional republic we claim to cherish.

The center must be held—not because it is easy, but because it is ours to hold. And holding it requires recognizing that some issues aren’t distractions but foundations. The rule of law isn’t a policy preference. It’s the condition that makes all other governance possible.

The ground approaches. And in this moment of constitutional gravity, those who cannot find their moral compass may find themselves remembered among those who stood aside while the Republic itself was undermined.

At this point, I’m not sure Gavin Newsom remembers what’s real.