manufactured outrage: a self-inflicted wound masquerading as martyrdom



A light blue cooler or storage bin with bold black text displayed outdoors in a residential setting. The message is a humorous one-liner that plays on the definition of laziness through circular logic. Trees with pink blossoms and suburban houses are visible in the background.
A rambling monologue where someone vaguely alludes to taking some unspecified action that would theoretically tank the economy, then spends several sentences congratulating themselves for the results being less catastrophic than they assumed. The whole thing reads like someone explaining their logic...



Someone's having a defensive meltdown about being asked a straightforward question, immediately pivoting to blaming NBC for gotcha journalism. It's giving 'person who can't handle basic scrutiny' energy—they're so wound up about the question they can't even finish a thought without complaining about...
Big Booze is astroturfing this “smoking marijuana WILL make you schizophrenic” stuff because people are drinking alcohol less now that weed is more common. I get that, as a known marijuana user, it’s not exactly beating the psychosis allegations to claim there’s a conspiracy, but



PRESIDENT TRUMP: "When people see that the beautiful sign is all lit up nice at night and it says 'Donald J. Trump Boulevard,' they'll be filled with pride. Just pride — not in me, pride in our country, pride in this state." "Because our nation will be stronger, richer and more successful, which is...
Has been clear for a while now that elite MAGA is now explicitly imperial, punchdrunk, and (domestically) quite possibly sowing the seeds for its own demise. It will do so by turning away from one of its greatest strengths: scepticism towards American foreign entanglements.



Trump: From the day I watched JD destroy Walz in the debate. I was saying who was more incompetent. That man or my man. I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent.
If most animals can't recognize themself in a mirror. How do they recognize other animals as their own species? I've heard that there are certain animals that can recognize themselves in mirrors like humans can. Which makes wonder if animals can't recognize themselves how do they recognize their ow...
