The first time I remember seeing a Reddi-wip can was on a camping trip during a high school summer when some of my friends tried to get high by snorting the nitrous oxide gas inside it. Even back then, a 'whippit' sure looked like a stupid, only mildly effective, thing to do.
My One Favorite Thing this week is Raspberry Sorbet-flavored Ice Cubes gum from Ice Breakers. It's a fucking party for your mouth every time you pop one of these babies in.
A US government delegation quietly traveled to Venezuela “for discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals in Venezuela,” a State Department spokesperson told CNN on Monday.
At least 44 migrants were found dead in a semi-truck in San Antonio, and 16 others were taken to hospitals, city councilwoman says. https://t.co/bRGrhOH02u
Good thread on how South Africa’s inept immigration bureaucracy is driving away talented people and inflicting heavy damage on the SA economy: https://t.co/LDjaQouN3K
Eight cars and two locomotives derailed after an Amtrak train hit a dump truck at a public crossing this afternoon in Missouri. https://t.co/mw58omE6kH
Two years after the riots and looting of 2020, some people are heading to prison. This week, Timothy "The Joker" O'Donnell became the latest. https://t.co/B0i7IpxsTI
At least two people reportedly were killed and 10 injured in a shooting at a gay bar in Oslo, Norway, before the city's annual Pride paradehttps://t.co/c5cayqxGWC
Justice Clarence Thomas, part of the majority to overturn Roe v. Wade, also called on the high court to overturn other rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of contraceptives. https://t.co/1n58HurYRI
The verdict is in: Michael Avenatti is a liar. He's also charismatic and smart. So said jurors in a civil trial over a longstanding dispute between Avenatti and former co-counsel over a $5.4 million fee. Full story here: https://t.co/INSSlHv5HS
Not so much person of the year, but of the last three decades. Who knew that the Tories and British establishments biggest nightmare would not be a pompous vacillating bourgeois quisling of ‘the left’ but a cool, articulate working class guy? Bring us more Mick’s.
Last week, Revlon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, making it the first household consumer-facing name to do so in months. Now the questions are: Which retailer will be next, and how soon? After a nearly two-year reprieve, the retail industry could start seeing an increase in bankruptcies later this year, experts say.
The retail industry is up against a potential wave of bankruptcies following a monthslong slowdown in restructuring activity.https://t.co/RYOWmkwN5Q