Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (7/2/24)

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"I muted it, but I didn't realize when I was muting, I was muting it for everyone. Sorry about that. That's what happens when you give me so many buttons. I get confused." Alcovy Circuit Court judge Jeffrey L. Foster

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“The habit of eating small fish is usually limited to several coastal or maritime countries, such as Japan. However, we suspect that the intake of small fish anywhere may be revealed as a way to prolong life expectancy. Further evidence is necessary to elucidate the potential role of the intake of small fish in mortality risk.”” Dr. Takashi Tamura

Well at least the dog didn't eat his homework. Loser.

Biden blames foreign travel for debate debacle, says he almost fell asleep on stage

on Tuesday blamed foreign travel for his poor debate performance, saying that he almost fell asleep on the stage last week.

“I wasn’t very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple of times … shortly before the debate,” he said while talking to donors at a fundraiser in Virginia. “I didn’t listen to my staff … and then I almost fell asleep on stage.”

Truth is stranger than fiction! Quite the video.

Cannabis appears to improve orgasmic function in women, according to new research

Recent research published in the journal Sexual Medicine suggests that cannabis use before sex may help women who experience difficulties achieving orgasm. Among women who reported difficulties achieving orgasm, a significant majority reported improvements in orgasm frequency, ease, and satisfaction when using cannabis before partnered sex.

Female orgasmic dysfunction is a sexual disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent difficulty in achieving orgasm, despite adequate sexual stimulation and arousal. This condition can cause significant distress and affect a woman’s quality of life and relationships. Despite its prevalence, affecting up to 41% of women worldwide, effective treatments are limited.

Generation Z might be filling up some prison space in the next few years.

Gen Zers are so disillusioned with the economy that they think it’s OK to commit fraud

Each quarter, my company Sift produces an index report to better understand the latest online fraud trends, including how businesses and consumers are affected, emerging fraud tactics, and how fraud impacts consumer behavior when making purchases online. For the past two quarters, we’ve seen a surprising generational divide emerge: Gen Z— born between 1997 and 2012—expresses more willingness than any other generation to commit digital fraud.

In Q4 2023, 42% of Gen Zers admitted a willingness to engage in first-party fraud, where they dispute a purchase with their payment provider despite the purchase being legitimate. This was significantly higher than any other generation—the next highest was millennials, with only 22% admitting to engaging in first-party fraud. This quarter, we discovered that 33% of Gen Z respondents either know someone who has participated in payment fraud or have done so themselves. Again, these rates are much higher than other generations.

This data might seem sensational, but if we explore it more deeply, it’s very telling. Academics have a theory called the “fraud triangle,” which argues that people are more inclined to commit fraud if they have incentive, rationalization, and opportunity.

Moar Gen Z news.

Americans, in a Bankrate survey, said that they need nearly $200,000 annually to feel financially secure.
Gen Zers, who already tend to feel financially vulnerable, said they need the most to feel secure.
Gen Z is also coming up against rising costs other generations didn't contend with.

Mr. "Creased Pants" still doesn't get "it". And never will. Fun read.

My Unsettling Interview With Steve Bannon

I felt like I was talking with Leon Trotsky in the years before the Russian Revolution.
I was sitting in Steve Bannon’s Washington living room in 2019. His stint in Donald Trump’s White House had ended ingloriously, but he had resumed his self-appointed role as populism’s grand strategist, its propagandist, its bad-boy visionary. He sat there that day sketching out his plans for how MAGA-type movements could take over the world.
By then populists had already racked up some big wins — Brexit in Britain, Trump’s victory in 2016. Right-wing populists were in power in Hungary and Poland, Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party was surging and populists were rising across Latin America. Bannon knew I opposed him in every particular and abhorred much of what he said, but he laid out his grand vision cheerfully, confidently. He didn’t seem concerned about old-fashioned conservatives, moderates and classical liberals like me; we were destined for the ash heap of history.

Sniveling wuss.

MushHead brags about Scranton, PA every chance he gets. Even though he hasn't lived their since his first wet dream. Scranton, PA restaurant, waitress and customer will soon have their relationship on some type of court televised shows.

Restaurant sues customer over $3,000 waitress tip he left on $13 meal
The waitress became emotional when she saw the tip, but things soon took a turn for the worse

A restaurant in Pennsylvania filed a civil lawsuit against a customer after he left a $3,000 tip for a waitress - but his kind gesture wasn't as simple as first it seemed.

The staff at Alfredo’s Cafe in Scranton, PA were left stunned in June 2022 when the customer, Eric Smith, left his huge tip after coming into the cafe and ordering a stromboli.

Dick. Crazy. Some assembly required.Genius Award Winner.

Woman Lands In Cuffs Over Cuddle Kerfuffle
Boyfriend battered after declining "physical intimacy"

JULY 1--A Florida Woman yesterday was arrested for domestic battery after attacking her boyfriend because he declined to cuddle with her, police allege.

Investigators say the cuddle kerfuffle began Saturday evening when Jillian Uygun, 22, argued with her beau “regarding victim’s disinterest in defendant engaging in physical intimacy.”

The dispute reignited Sunday morning in the couple’s Seminole residence after Uygun “continually tried to ‘cuddle’ with the victim.” When the man rebuffed the cuddling, police say, Uygun “escalated” the dispute into a physical confrontation.

He could have waited for the fire department. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Heart-Stopping Moment Hero Officer Runs Into Burning Home To Save Trapped Resident In Wheelchair

Today's good news story comes from Evesham Township, New Jersey.

A New Jersey police officer has been recognized for his heroic efforts after bravely rescuing a resident from a burning home during a dramatic fire incident in Evesham Township.

Newly released body-worn camera footage shows the officer saving the man's life.

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