I’m shocked anyone cares this much about pageants still.

If the article is about how just a few countries are dominating the podiums, I think this is an incredibly effective graph.

I put the finals on yesterday and had to nope out due to second hand embarrassment at the entire thing.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1773221409/jd-vance-fcked-my-couch-waterproof?click_key=4a6a053ee2a72f7c66d094602941d62217c8d07c%3A1773221409&click_sum=e7d93fb2&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jd+vance+couch&ref=sr_gallery-1-15&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&content_source=fe3c48d9b1fb39e4c42500139ac08f5e1d22a474%253A1773221409

UK should shut down Twitter/x until shithead shows up to explain.

Ah. So just like a rich kid. Thanks.

No. Is he a football player or some other athlete? The governor’s son or something?

Who is Tim Herrington? Why is he getting special treatment?

Shit. I just bought one.

Man, if I find something I could describe as a “space trunk” you’d better believe I am not going anywhere near it, let alone using my mower to pull it out.

I’m also in a small town and used a local bank.

It was 2006.

I’m not denying that I got very lucky with my timing. But also I chose a very low cost of living area.

I joined the army before I was 18. I saved money while I was in Baghdad. My first house was 40k in 2006. I live in a small town in the middle of corn and soy fields. I have a union job. My wife and I are good about not blowing money. I put $20 bucks a week into different savings accounts to help pay for big expenses.

I bought a house when I was in college. It was a shitty 900 square foot 2 bedroom for 40k. My mortgage was $109 a month. After I graduated and moved away, I tried two rent to own contracts. First one was a disaster. They paid for a few months and then after a couple of court appearances, they got evicted and owe me several thousand dollars.

The second contract was “successful.” It was a professor of mine that went through a nasty divorce and had credit problems. Dude took the full term to pay me off even though I suggested that he take a loan in an attempt to rebuild their credit. Nope. Just gave me money each month.

Three months after paying me off, he left the house and moved into on campus housing for adults. Let someone buy it at a tax sale or something.

I don’t get it. I know I’m probably more aligned with boomers than I am with my millennials, but why wouldn’t you want to own your house that you’ve been paying for? Renting is nice because it’s not your problem if something breaks, but the vast majority of rental owners are shitty and are going to fix things the cheapest way possible.

Also, at no point in that article does it say libel.

Libel - letter Slander - spoken Defamation - something else.

Libel needs to be written and published. Slander needs to be said and broadcast. And depending on who it’s against, there are different levels of evidence needed. Like if you are a public figure, the person doing it needs to be doing it with the expressed purpose of injuring you name/actual malice.

Not libel.

That’s an instant buy.

You gotta wonder if Boeing execs are flying in Boeing planes anymore?