Futurology Today

I would build a big spaceship and lure the worst people in the world into it with promises of a multimillion-dollar wedding party. Then off they would go to circle the solar system, leaving the rest of us in peace.

I just watched a Geology Hub upload on the Cerberean Caldera super eruption in what is now Australia. It happened over 300 million years ago, but in terms of the total age of the planet, even 300 million years is a relatively tiny blip. So have there been any significant epics to truly say events like x, y, or z will never happen again – in any statistically significant way? Will there be another Deccan or Siberian Traps or Columbia River Flood Basalts – one geologic timescale day in the future and countless more in the eons to follow?

(Ref. mentioned not directly relevant to question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjRaIhec_E8)

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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Visual_Session599 on 2025-07-03 07:04:44+00:00.

This happened when I was around 13 and it still cracks me up till date.

Every Sunday, we had lunch at my grandma’s house. She always went all out pot roast, collard greens, spicy gumbo and whatever else she felt like making. But she also made a separate batch of kid food, usually some mac and cheese, chicken tenders or grilled cheese sandwiches for the younger cousins who were picky eaters.

Now, I was the oldest of the kids and one day I decided I was too grown for children food. I dramatically pushed away my plate and said, I didn’t want kid food anymore. I want what the grown ups are eating.

Grandma gave me this long, slow look over her glasses and asked, You sure about that, sugar?

I nodded like I was signing a contract with the president.

She didn’t argue. Just scooped a huge portion of her extra spicy gumbo, poured some collard greens with vinegar, added some cornbread on the side and handed me a big glass of unsweetened iced tea.

That gumbo lit my soul on fire. My nose was running, my eyes were watering and the vinegar from the greens wasn’t helping. But my pride wouldn’t let me ask for help, and you better believe I wasn’t about to admit I missed the mac and cheese.

Grandma walked by, patted my shoulder and whispered, Next week I’ll fix you some chicken nuggets again, unless you’d rather eat like the adults.

The nuggets were back on my plate the next Sunday.

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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/RedApplesForBreak on 2025-07-03 04:17:27+00:00.

It had been a hot summer day, but by this point it was early evening, the temp was going down, and there was a nice breeze. So, when my bf asked what we should do this evening, I suggested we go out for a walk. He was a little hesitant, but with some light prodding he reluctantly agreed.

We decided to go to Island Park (not its real name), which is a large city park/wildlife sanctuary that spreads across 1,200 acres with 30 miles of paths along 9 different loops. It’s a popular spot in our town, but large enough to still feel secluded.

As we’re parking, he’s grumbling a bit about how we always go to this park, how far are we going to go out, it’s going to be hot, etc. etc. etc. We get about a half mile out and he asks me how far we plan to go. “I don’t know. Would you like to turn back?” “No, it’s fine,” he says, and we continue on. I decide to follow his lead, since it sounds like he’ll likely want to end the walk before I do, which is fine.

We go a little further and we’re starting to reach portions of the park I’m not as familiar with. But my bf used to jog in this park all the time and so he knows the paths better than I do. “Does this path loop around?” I ask, and he assures me that it does.

We continue on for another mile, and we’re in a part of the park I didn’t even know existed.

“Well, yeah,” he admits, “I took you out the long way so you would regret making me go on this walk.”

Oh, malicious compliance. If I wanted to go on a walk, he was going to make sure it was a long one. He wanted my feet to hurt and my legs to ache, so I’d think twice before asking him to go out in nature again.

Let me tell you… this path was beautiful! The trees were tall and luxurious, the views were outstanding, and the bird were singing their hearts out. I couldn’t have been happier.

Then he got lost and we ended up walking four miles to the parking lot.

But it was a great walk and a fun adventure.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go ice my foot while I watch seven episodes of Star Trek TNG.

Note: No boyfriends or girlfriends were injured in the making of this story. All grumbling and malicious compliance was done in the spirit of good natured joshing.

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The original was posted on /r/mapporn by /u/Mindful-Commander on 2025-07-03 05:25:05+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/northkoreapics by /u/KodoSky on 2025-07-03 06:43:22+00:00.

Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.

I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha

“We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine,” the duo said on Instagram. “A machine whose own soldiers were told to use ‘unnecessary lethal force’ against innocent civilians waiting for aid. A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza. We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story. And whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction.”