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someone in the UK threw eggs at Charles and was arrested and has been banned from openly carrying eggs in public and has since been sent death threats but their statement on the matter was so fucking good

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kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it

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things they should teach baseball players as soon as they go pro:

how to manage your money so you aren't broke at 40

sometimes your soulmate is a man

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if you are going to need some kind of sedative for 4th of july fireworks for your pets NOW IS THE TIME TO SCHEDULE THOSE APPOINTMENTS TO ASK FOR THEM

NOT WHEN ITS 2 DAYS AWAY

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you get to cut one basic need out of your life. you can still CHOOSE to partake in them and they will feel as good and refreshing as normal, but going without will no longer affect you negatively.

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does anyone have that quote that goes something like 'white germans under the nazis lived just fine as long as they were loyal to the state, gave their children to the army, and paid their taxes, and in this sense many americans would be comfortable living under fascism' trying to find who said it but google is giving me jack shit

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No kings

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On conservation and survival

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Reminder to contact your reps to HELP pass the impeachment bill:

Currently this bill is offering the 'INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION' under the 'Questions to privilege' Rule of the House.

What does this mean?

TLDR: TO IMPEACH TRUMP ON GROUNDS OF QUESTIONING THE EXECUTIVES PRIVILEGE(THE PRESIDENTS SHIELD/WHY THEYRE ALLOWING HIS BLATANT AUTHORIANTARIANISM)

more information here regarding questions to privilege rule: https://govfacts.org/explainer/executive-privilege-vs-congressional-oversight-the-constitutional-tug-of-war/

(P.S. for those more legally savvy than myself, if there's anything i got wrong please do not hesitate to add on to this post that can help!)

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE! EMAIL! CALL! DONT LET UP!

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I have some news for members of the united states armed forces who feel like they are pawns in a political game and their assignments being unnecessary.

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🇺🇸recall of over one million anker power bank portable chargers due to fire hazard; injuries and explosions reported🇺🇸

these power banks were on the market for over 6 years, 2016-2022, for around $27 USD. if you recognize this picture, stop using it immediately and get it replaced!

do NOT throw these in the trash! these are dangerous and need to be disposed of properly and safely!

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/More-than-One-Million-Anker-Power-Banks-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Manufactured-by-Anker-Innovations

Name of Product: Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks (model A1263 only) Hazard: The lithium-ion battery in the power bank can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: June 12, 2025 Units: About 1,158,000

there have been a LOT of power bank recalls and safety warnings lately. this specific recall is for the anker powercore 10000 model A1263. check out CPSC recalls for more US recalls and product safety warnings. they have some really helpful search options.

This recall involves Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with model number A1263. The brand name “Anker” is engraved on the front of the product. The model number “A1263” and serial number “SN” are printed on the bottom. Only model number A1263 power banks sold in the U.S. with qualifying serial numbers are included in the recall. Consumers should check their serial number at https://www.anker.com/product-recalls to determine whether their power bank is included in the recall. Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, in the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact it ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance.

some emphasis mine. only certain serial numbers qualify for a free replacement.

really important information here. throwing lithium ion batteries in the trash or recycling can be extremely dangerous.

it is implied these were also sold outside of the US, but this specific recall only affects power banks sold in the US. if you bought one of these outside of the US, keep an eye on relevant recalls and product safety warnings.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled power banks and contact Anker Innovations for instructions on receiving a free replacement power bank. Visit https://www.anker.com/product-recalls to register for the recall. To receive a replacement, consumers will be required to submit a photo of their recalled power bank showing the model number, serial number, their name, the date of the photograph, and the word “recalled” written on the power bank in permanent marker. A purchase receipt will be requested but will not be required to participate in the recall. Consumers will also be required to confirm disposal of the power bank in accordance with applicable laws and regulations before receiving a replacement.

to get a free replacement, you have to jump through a few hoops and take some very specific pictures, and then confirm that it was deposed of properly. NOT IN THE TRASH! these fuckers explode! receipts are not required.

if you have one, a metallic colored sharpie is a good option to write on the power bank. paint markers like posca should also work well here.

Incidents/Injuries: Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions. This includes two reports of minor burn injuries not requiring medical attention and 11 reports of property damage totaling over $60,700. Sold At: Online at Anker, Amazon, Newegg and Ebay from June 2016 through December 2022 for about $27.

these were sold nationwide (and potentially in other parts of the world) online for over 6 years for ~$27 USD.

if you experience a safety issue with a power bank or any other product, remember that you can and SHOULD report it. reporting safety issues helps protect those around you. the number of people who report safety issues with any given product is typically a fraction of how many people actually experienced those safety issues. you can also report companies for not being cooperative in a recall.

to see more recalls and product safety warnings, or to report a safety problem with a product in the US, check out the CPSC recalls and safety warnings feed.

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I know that some British people take umbridge at Americans calling the Great British Bake Off relaxing, but it's just because GBBO is such a different kind of stressful from American baking shows.

American baking shows will be called something like "Cupcake Knife Fight", there's horror movie lighting everywhere and dramatic stings every 5 seconds. All of the contestants are shit talking each other and fist fighting over the one single deep fryer provided by production. It will show the judges all whispering to each other at their super villain table overlooking the whole kitchen, and one will be like, "Oh my god. Everyone look at Brenda right now. She's straight tanking it." And it will cut to Brenda, who is running around covered in flour and crying and also bleeding for some reason. Then you get a clip from an interview with one of the contestants, and they're like, "I really need to win this. Without this award money, I'm gonna need to close my restaurant, sell my dad, and live out of my car. AGAIN." Then the giant digital doomsday clock overhead lets out a horrid klaxon, the judges tell half of them that their cupcakes taste disgusting, and one of them gets eliminated and sent to walk down the dramatically-lit shame hallway never to be seen again.

Meanwhile GBBO is in a lovely, brightly colored tent, there are delightful and friendly hosts/jesters there to keep everyone entertained, and all of the B Roll is of like... a bumblebee going into a flower, or a lamb running in a field. And yes, there will be moments where someone will mess up their timing or something, and they'll be looking at their bake through the oven door like, "oh gosh I don't think this will rise in time!" Then they stand up to find Paul Hollywood directly behind them ominously. His creepy whitewalker eyes will glow white, and he'll say something like "the 12th of June. 2035. Drowning." And his eyes will go back to normal and he'll walk away. Then the baker gives a playful grimace to the camera and says "that didnt sound great, did it?". Cut to a sweet looking older woman sipping tea on a stool and she says "oo I do hope that Prue enjoys the taste of my sugary, sticky baps!". Then, at the end, someone gets a gold star for doing good, and the loser of the episode gets in the middle of a giant group hug. You see all of them at the end of the series at a giant carnival with their families and the post credits informs you that all of the contestants have become a Partridge Family-style traveling band and stayed friends forever.

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I’m at my dog sitting job in a pretty old countryside farm and the lady who does the cleaning up here told me this morning that there are old tunnels (now closed up) running from the house to the church (1km) and I did not want to know that

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fuck romance except whatever that demon fox kid and the gay emo ninja had going on

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Anime is great. Anime will be like “this is my character of ambiguous western descent. Their name is the most incomprehensible combination of made up sounds. And if not that, it is a name that has not appeared on a single birth certificate since 1773.

Code Geass went and said “most of these character hail from Future Sort-of-Britain, including our main character, who will be named Lelouch just like every single British person isn’t.” Then they decided to distract you from this by naming his love interest Shirley, cornering the market of 80+ year old grandmothers clutching their 3 bowls of strawberry sucker candy in delight. Code Geass didn’t even call it a day here they had one more trick up their sleeve and it was to name the third character in the group Rivalz, a name and a character which appeal to exactly no one.

Tiger and Bunny said “What should our western young-20′s heartthrob successful pretty-boy deuteragonist be named? What screams ‘young’ and ‘trendy’ and ‘brilliant’ and ‘sexy’? Barnaby. Barnaby Brooks. This is our Sex Symbol Barnaby.” I bet a bunch of ghosts from the 17th century were stoked about that one. I bet Barnaby walks into gift shops asking if they have any of the travel keychains in his name and he gets laughed out of the store. I bet Barnaby’s parents didn’t die, they just faked their deaths to get away from him seeing as they hated him enough to name him Barnaby.

I haven’t followed Attack on Titan in 7 years but yall have a character named Pieck Finger. That’s it that’s my roast.

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"Just a cold" that puts holes in your mitochondria doctor's can't see.