woman: why are the heard and mcdonald islands, which don’t export to the united states, and are quite literally inhabited by penguins – why do they face 10% tariffs? did you use AI to generate this?
man: [extremely nervous and suspicious laughter] ehehehe….. no…..
It’s true and it’s honestly worse.
From Matt Kiser at WtfJustHappenedToday:
“While the White House claimed it used a unique formula to set new tariffs, the numbers match a simple calculation used by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok when asked for a quick way to fix trade deficits. The method divides the U.S. trade deficit with a country by that country’s exports to the U.S., then cuts the result in half. Despite the chatbots warning that the math ignores how trade actually works, Trump pushed ahead anyway.”
(Meow in the background. The meows continue through the video.)
So, (meow) today I am making… (meow) (snicker) pine- (meow) pinecone dice. (meow) (meow) My cat- (meow) He- (meow) He wants to narrate, too (meow). SHUT UP, THUNDER. (a beat.) He’s not allowed in the bedroom (meow) ‘cause he beats my other cat up (meow) and she’s in here right now (meow) so he’s throwing a fit.
Anyways, we’re making pineco- (wheeze) i lost my train of thought.
So, I use- (meow) (exasperated) pi- i can’t fucking these blank inserts (meow) to put the pinecones in (a series of meows interrupt) and then I put the pl- I had this all planned out and I was gonna explain exactly what I was doing and then the (meow)… the CAT… (meow) (a beat.) (Some purring) Can you (purring) hear that? Listen to that)(meow)
Imagine being JD Vance, who makes such a huge part of his personality being catholic. The pope himself takes time to lecture you on compassion then promptly DIES. The pope uses one of his last hours on earth to tell you that you suck at your religion on EASTER. And then DIES. Anyway RIP Pope Francis
The self-definition one is getting a signature every 4 seconds.
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It is worth bearing in mind that over 6 million people signed the UK parliament petition to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU (about 9% of the UK population), and we still left the EU. 100,000 signatures gets you a debate in parliament, but it’s not the kind where anyone can make a law, it just raises the profile of the issue in parliament itself.
Having said that, the EU petition was a very, very big issue and they might have listened if it approached half the population. The bar is probably lower with trans rights petitions for taking-it-seriously. If these petitions could get a few million signatures it would probably prompt a significant change in law.
If anyone can do this it’s Tumblr, we all know it. Get on it, lovely queers. <3 If you’re in the UK, sign and share. If you have followers who are in the UK, boost the signal and reblog. And it makes a huge difference if you share the links on other platforms too.
We’ve reached 65k on petition #1 here, and 90k on petition #2!
100k is the number that matters tho, to get it debated in parliament, so keep sharing!
66k and 93k respectively!
Both of these petitions are so important, UK people please sign and everybody share them both!
A friend and I were discussing what we’re like when we’re sick and we decided people usually fall into one of these five 'sick modes’: *Everyone is probably multiple of these at different times depending on how sick they are and with what but we think most people have a mode they default to and become more often than the others*
Delicate Consumptive Victorian: you feel tragic and mournful but also beautiful in a sad way, you are in bed, sipping hot tea, others should quietly whisper about how you are too good for this world, too beautiful, too tragic… And bring you more tea
Sick Dog: you are curled up in a ball, you don’t want anything, you don’t need anything, but it would be nice if others could still ask you if you need anything
Sickly Child Emperor: you are dying and it’s everyone else’s problem, you need pillows, no! you need soup, no! You need absolute silence or you will not be the first one to die today
Plague Pit: you are curled up probably on the floor, no one touch you, no one look at you, this is between you and God and you already know He has no mercy left for you
Warrior General: you are not sick. You are in perfect health and you don’t know why anyone would think otherwise. Illness is an enemy that can be intimidated and you must remain strong for your men! (You are going to pass out at the most inconvenient moment possible)
Walker, an aspiring writer, based Seven on his experiences of moving from a suburban setting to New York City during a period of rising crime and drug addiction in the late 1980s. An Italian film company optioned his script, but following financial difficulties, the rights were sold to New Line Cinema. Studio executives were opposed to the script’s bleak conclusion, insisting on a more mainstream and optimistic outcome. Fincher, determined to re-establish himself after a career setback with his directorial debut Alien 3 (1992), was mistakenly sent Walker’s original script and, convinced of its merit, committed to directing the project if the original ending remained intact. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles between December 1994 and March 1995, on a $33–$34 million budget.
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