And I would wager those items they’ve eaten the cost on, is what they’re seeking compensation on.

What is it from? Is Ahsoka the name of the show or the character?

Edit: nvm, it’s a Star Wars show.

Oh 100%, completely agree with you there.

To be fair, ingredients have continued to climb in price, especially beef. The fast food model was always unsustainable without sacrificing quality even further and raising prices.

Man, I was literally just thinking about rewatching Little Miss Sunshine the other day. Then I saw a random video using a DeVotchka song from that movie. And now this. Weird coincidence for such an old movie (2004?).

Tbf, those types of jobs have a higher degree of turnover and thus need slots backfilled more frequently. Trades jobs can be pretty fuckin miserable, especially ones that are incredibly physically demanding as you age.

Exactly what I was thinking. I live in a smaller medium sized metro in the US Midwest and finding any restaurant where two of us can get a decent full meal with a cocktail/beer for each of us for under $40 is rare.

Agreed. FH4 and 5 are fun, but the monetization is obnoxious and it often felt clunky just to get into fun racing activities quickly.

That was his entire goal. He was very smart and knew those attacks would trigger the mania it spawned, pushing American culture down the path it ultimately took.

That’s the way it’s been used in the US since 9/11/2001. Not sure about other places.

I truly don’t understand why anyone gave a fuck about Nintendo caring about Palworld.

Wtf did I just read…

Virgin boy eggs are widely accepted as a tradition in the city.[3] Boy egg vendors go to elementary schools in the city where they collect urine from young boys, preferably under the age of ten. Children who have been raised in the city are used to the practice, and relieve themselves in basins that the vendors place in the hallways. The teachers often remind the boys not to urinate in the basins if any of them have a fever or feel ill.[3][5] Some vendors wait with containers in parks or public restrooms for a parent who is willing to let their child offer urine.

Yeah, you can just not need/want those specific products for a number of legitimate reasons.

What game is this from?

Once the online propaganda/psyops funding dries up, it’s amazing how quickly the masses move on from a controversial figure. That’s why I don’t think the MAGA infection that the US has will last long without billionaires continually pumping their bullshit. There’ll always be cultists, but I even remember seeing how quickly most folks moved on after 2021, only for a resurgence around late 2023 when lots of billionaires flooded his campaign coffers.

I don’t remember the specific post I saw that compared his tweet from a year or two ago demanding they be released and the one he made in July/August or so where he downplayed it. I did find this: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-trump-epstein-call-b2788906.html

I thought that he had retracted his call for the release of the Epstein files after the regime changed their tune on them a couple months back.

That’s fair, I agree with that.

I think the point is that if you go extreme enough on any part of the spectrum/plot/whatever, you’re going to be supportive of generally unpalatable/harmful ideology.

Couldn’t the Unabomber be debatably extreme left? Not that it really matters, because going extreme enough in either direction ends up pretty close to the other–horseshoe theory or something.