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Cake day: November 4th, 2023

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  • You want to know why I love dat boi? Dat boi is a completely self-made meme. So many other memes are based in nostalgic childrens shows, funny faces, relatable situations, or references. Not dat boi. Dat boi is completely absurd. It’s a low-res frog on a unicycle, and an arbitrary method for greeting him. The first person to ever upvote dat boi did not do so out of recognition. The first person to ever upvote dat boi did not do so because a pre-existing meme format. The first person to ever upvote dat boi upvoted a meme literally pulled from the ether by sheer human creativity and willpower. Dat boi is evidence that humans can stare into the meaningless void of eternity and force their own meaning onto to it. I will always upvote dat boi, o shit waddup!



  • So much to digest in this article it’s unreal (the comment below is AI generated and picks up everything in this weirdly laid out news site):

    • Donald Trump compared his legal troubles to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment and death in a Russian penal colony, drawing criticism for minimizing Navalny’s plight.
    • Republicans have touted claims by Alexander Smirnov about Biden corruption in Ukraine, but he has now been charged with lying to the FBI and admitted Russian intelligence helped him smear Hunter Biden.
    • A transgender teenager named Nex Benedict was beaten at their Oklahoma school and later died, highlighting the dangers transgender students face, especially after Oklahoma’s anti-trans bathroom bill.
    • Yulia Navalnaya, wife of slain Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was temporarily banned from Twitter for unclear reasons after posting a video accusing Putin of killing her husband.
    • Bernie Moreno, a Republican Senate candidate in Ohio, suggested women don’t need abortions and that men should help carry heavy items like strollers instead.
    • Christian nationalist figures like Russell Vought seek to infuse their ideology more deeply into a potential second Trump administration.
    • E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer hinted they may sue Donald Trump for a third time if he continues denying the rape and defaming her after being ordered to pay $88 million.
    • Samuel Alito complained that people who oppose homosexuality are unfairly branded as bigots.
    • Donald Trump was reportedly obsessed with punishing Snoop Dogg in his final White House hours over past criticisms.
    • Hunter Biden’s lawyers argue the investigation against him included factual errors like mistaking sawdust for cocaine.





  • Pretty amazing. In a realm where rigorous training often overshadows the joy of sports, Courtney Dauwalter stands as a symbol of unconventional success, proving that embracing life’s richness can coexist with athletic excellence.

    She doesn’t appear to take herself too seriously. The article mentions that she was a biology teacher previously - which I assume isn’t the whole story. I’m interested in what kind of base fitness she had, e.g., was she also a D1 track athlete (or something comparable?) previously?

    Doubly impressive and surprising if she went from no athletic background to ultra marathons, but I doubt that’s the case.

    Regardless, winning three marquee 100 mi races in a single year is bewildering.

    I’ve done 100 milers and tbh had no desire to do another 100 mile race in the same year. Doing 3 at a world class level is bananas.




  • This article discusses reactions from some Fox News commentators to the possibility of Taylor Swift endorsing President Biden in the 2024 election. Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, and others on Fox News urged Swift not to get involved in politics. Some speculated that Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce was engineered by Democrats. Hannity drew a connection between Swift and George Soros, noting Soros’ son helped fund the sale of Swift’s song catalog. However, not all at Fox News were negative - sports analyst Jay Glazer praised Swift as a “genius” and saw nothing problematic about her or the NFL. In summary, several Fox News personalities strongly discouraged Swift from supporting Biden, while at least one commentator admired her musical talents.