I would probably join this group if it were nearby
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 17 November 2023 22:42 (five months ago) link
What are they going to read next?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 17 November 2023 22:51 (five months ago) link
^ didn’t read to the end
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Friday, 17 November 2023 23:31 (five months ago) link
Actually
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 18 November 2023 01:05 (five months ago) link
https://www.businessinsider.com/sen-markwayne-mullin-picked-noses-of-colleague-and-spouses-in-israel-2023-11
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Saturday, 18 November 2023 14:35 (five months ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAtnXNkXAAAzPCg?format=png&name=small
― soref, Thursday, 7 December 2023 09:03 (four months ago) link
instant meme
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 7 December 2023 09:41 (four months ago) link
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vivek-ramaswamy-peeing_n_6576e1cbe4b0fca7ad216481
Vivek Ramaswamy Apparently Caught Peeing On Hot Mic During Elon Musk Livestream
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Monday, 11 December 2023 17:07 (four months ago) link
"A loud tinkling sound was heard briefly before the wet, urine-soaked mic shorted out."
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 11 December 2023 18:46 (four months ago) link
If Hot Mike asks, you do it.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 11 December 2023 20:43 (four months ago) link
Armed robbers' car stolen during Colorado heist, police say
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67752007
― StanM, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 02:51 (four months ago) link
That one also seems like a crime story that could be in the Trailer Park Boys.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 05:09 (four months ago) link
Steven Seagal and ex-MP George Galloway seen playing tug-of-war with a Liger at Dubai zoo
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/steven-seagal-ex-mp-george-31703843
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:37 (four months ago) link
hope it's hungry
― Left, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:40 (four months ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/68027678
Snooker: Saudi event to feature 20-point golden ball with 167 break possible
― koogs, Friday, 19 January 2024 18:54 (three months ago) link
https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 16 February 2024 03:17 (two months ago) link
Still, how could I have been such easy prey? Scam victims tend to be single, lonely, and economically insecure with low financial literacy. I am none of those things. I’m closer to the opposite. I’m a journalist who had a weekly column in the “Business” section of the New York Times.
lol
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 05:02 (two months ago) link
The fact she honestly fell for "dont tell anyone, stick cash in a box and hand it to a guy who wont show you any ID" is just mindblowing.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 16 February 2024 05:46 (two months ago) link
Yeah, single and arguably lonely here, but I’d never do that.
― Josefa, Friday, 16 February 2024 05:52 (two months ago) link
doesn't seem like one of the best examples of this scam, but some acquaintances of friends and coworkers have been scammed by similar, if more elegant, schemes and the two things in common are immediate threats to life/livelihood and the implication that hanging up the phone will have immediate consequences
I have some sympathy and would like to point my finger and laugh, but the stigma of the whole thing means a lot of people never report that they were scammed and that's how this shit keeps happening
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, 16 February 2024 14:59 (two months ago) link
also, I would never fall for something like this, obv
(please do not put that as my epitaph when I fall for something)
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, 16 February 2024 15:00 (two months ago) link
can someone please summarise for the paywall-challenged?
― koogs, Friday, 16 February 2024 15:37 (two months ago) link
(oh, it's fine on the desktop browser, didn't work on the phone this morning when i looked)
― koogs, Friday, 16 February 2024 15:38 (two months ago) link
in short: phoned up and told their identity had been stolen, was being used by miscreants of some description, that their bank wasn't safe, to take out a bunch of money and give it to some bloke who pinky-sweared he was from the cia.
― koogs, Friday, 16 February 2024 15:46 (two months ago) link
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, February 16, 2024 8:59 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
i want to be clear that her status as a scam victim is not what's worthy of derision. it's the framing of "How could I possibly be a clueless rube? I'm a financial advice columnist for the New York Times!"
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:18 (two months ago) link
100%
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:46 (two months ago) link
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/style/germany-adidas-soccer-jersey-nazi-symbol-controversy-intl-hnk/index.html
― calstars, Wednesday, 3 April 2024 00:19 (three weeks ago) link
oh no
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 3 April 2024 15:07 (three weeks ago) link
Chechnya has reportedly banned all music outside of the 80 - 116 BPM range, effectively forbidding techno and other dance music genres from the regionhttps://t.co/f4ImYNDMud— DJ Mag (@DJmag) April 8, 2024
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:40 (two weeks ago) link
Devastating for Chechnya's Slowcore scene
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:42 (two weeks ago) link
Wowww. Would love to see the courtroom argument about 80 bpm footwork tracks with a backbeat. Also amapiano, dancehall, and NOLA bounce are about to become hot commodities in Chechnya.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:49 (two weeks ago) link
This is an anti-gay measure to be sure
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 15:54 (two weeks ago) link
― tobo73, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 18:10 (two weeks ago) link