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The Levee Was Dry

So it turns out that the song American Pie is a warning about climate change.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/weather/mississippi-river-low-level-drought-climate/index.html

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Defense Production Act Needed

Never realized how much the military needs Dodge Chargers. Enlist and buy a fast car with faster payments. Re-up to make payments on a newer faster model. For recruitment it might be easier to commission a fleet of muscle cars and cut out the middle man. You could build a fleet of Chargers for the price of a fighter jet so it’s not as far fetched as it sounds.

P.S.

Charger would also work as a name for an EV so this should be temporary.

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I’ll need to see proof

Bear opens “Bear Proof” container.

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/have-you-seen/2022/08/16/bear-proof-trash-can-no-match-hungry-bear-alaska/10336597002/

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Age Appropriate Images

If you’re thinking Florida, you’re right. School staff removes images of black leaders for not being “age appropriate.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-teacher-says-quit-staff-removed-photos-black-leaders-rcna42658?cid=referral_taboolafeed

Thanks to DALL-E2 we can see what an age appropriate black man looks like

Image: DALL-E2 image generated from prompt “Age Appropriate Black Man”

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Skynet Lives

It’s an Amazon device so you would expect that the prime directive would be keep shoppers alive.

Smart speaker attempts to reduce the population.

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Life finds a way

Just like Jeff Goldblum predicted in Jurassic Park.

Egg hatched without Male bird.

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Show the court where the bad investor touched you.

New tactic for fighting a fraud charge, blame it on an abusive boyfriend.

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The floor is lava, and the walls, and the ceiling

A house on La Palma somehow escaped the flow of lava Not a complete win since the owners bought the house “for the view”. If you want to see it, tourism is open to the volcano. The local officials who have enough on their plate are discourage tourists, but Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto knows that there is demand to see volcanos up close.

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Silver Spoons Comes to Life

Jeff Bezos has purchased a soft serve machine for one of his houses. While “one of” soaks in think about this. You expect a billionaire to have expensive tastes and decorate his house like a James Bond villain, instead it sounds like he’s turning the place into a bachelor pad for a 12 year old.

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Buying Property While Black

Wyoming, Michigan is a place I only know about from GeoGuesser, but it’s now on the map for something less shiny and happy than geographic trivia.

Add Buying Property While Black to the list of subtle racism. All those concerned citizens calling the police after you enter the front door with a realtor. Not sure if they should avoid this neighborhood or make an offer. Should realtors start wearing Century 21 gold blazers to announce that they are a real estate agent with a client.