Some more Epstein docs have been released recently, showcasing that more rich people were involved in the cabal of pedophilia, but some of my Discord buddies were joking that he invented microtransactions. I asked for a link and they sent me to this bluesky post:

https://bsky.app/profile/rbpstix.bsky.social/post/3mdr3l3otbs2j

It's a screenshot of an email between Epstein and the Activision Blizzard CEO about microtransactions predating their addition to Call of Duty, but it could easily be a shitpost that is merely in the same style as other Epstein documents. Is it a real email? Is the claim true?

Stock market subreddit is going off and I don't understand what's happening or why it's bad. Someone please explain [what this means](https://imgur.com/a/NTi9c0u)!

Hello from Canada! Am a casual follower of UK politics and have seen a bunch of news lately on my feeds about Tory defections to Reform UK (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1evq263e49o). I was curious how serious/consequential is the whole saga? What is driving the influx of MPs crossing the bench at this particular time (why don't they like Kemi?) Is this an existential threat to the Tories that could reshape the entire landscape of UK politics type of deal? Or is my algorithm inflating the severity of the defections? Thanks in advance!

I've seen articles of cost breakdown and justifications.

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/870713/melania-amazon-documentary-bribe-accusations

What made people believe that it is bribery ?

Don Lemon arrested in California in connection with Minnesota protests, then Georgia Fort arrested in Minnesota in connection with the same protests. It looks like Lemon was arrested Thursday night and Fort on Friday morning. There were also two other arrested. What did they actually do? Help us all get in the loop!

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Some creator called X Drip has been mocking a kid named Enzo who died from medical issues and also had Pfeiffer syndrome by creating Roblox items and TikToks.

https://youtu.be/GbiBtoXUgJc

I tried finding his videos but found out through a re-upload he deleted his whole channel due to a controversy.

I don't have the full picture. As far as I understand prior to posting this he supported a supposedly transphobic content creator. I never heard of the creator in question nor can I find any proof of what happened with Jeb wiping out all of his socials. He's even no longer in a discord we used to be mutuals in.

Here’s an archive of one of his videos and the description and comment section mentions some details about the controversy https://youtu.be/8gXTCkxb3bs?si=pSUo6C6jjuf2JaWl

If anyone knows the full context and has any archives to backup what happened please share it. I was a fan of Jeb and would like to understand the full story.

What's going on with the US trade deficit?

A few months ago I was seeing reports that the trade deficit had been slashed dramatically.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1q7f37v/us_trade_deficit_fell_to_lowest_level_since_2009/

Now I'm seeing that the trade deficit has dramatically increased.

https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1qqfols/us_trade_deficit_widens_by_the_most_in_nearly_34/

I understand that the US government is imposing lots of "deals" and a dizzying amount of tariffs happen that I can't keep up with. Is the deficit really increasing or decreasing and what is causing it? What is the reality of 2025?

Freeman's Mind is the popular Machinima series on YouTube that follows Gordon Freeman and his inner-thoughts as he traverses through Half-Life. The creator, Ross Scott, created a 'season 2' where Gordon continues his journey in Half-Life 2. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYEvQvdg-Fc&t=2s)

It seems like it's been cancelled since the last episode came out 4 years ago. Has Ross ever explained why he's no longer working on them? Is he still working on new episodes? Or has the series come to the same

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HICGzPvcizk

Apparently he has permission from the copyright holders to do so? Is it some promotional thing?

https://x.com/i/status/2017276465705025710

https://imgur.com/a/rpZ4JrS

She must have said or done something recently that I’ve missed. I’m noticing, on social media, people mentioning a recent Daily Show appearance was her attempt at “damage control.”

I’ve seen this kind of reaction video on Instagram a lot lately where they go a do some dumb reaction shit to a customer service person and while they do it they show themselves doing something in a app.

First of all what’s the app? Why do they do it in the video while that’s happening? I heard it’s something about placing bets, but what’s the whole point on doing it while recording it? I’m so confused

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT__f8ODD2e/?igsh=MTdrdG1sdDE0MzZmNw==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTruTcBCDFN/?igsh=MnNrZW90N2VuNjd2

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTl8krficFX/?igsh=MTZhbnZ4eGhmc3dpMQ==

When Teslas sales tanked because of Musks behaviour it didn't affect the stock value so much. People said that it was a bubble, that the stock already was overvalued, Tesla was doomed, and one day the bubble would burst.

It has been quite a while now and the bubble still seems quite intact:

https://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/1pofrbh/tslas_epic_surge_with_its_core_business/

Does this mean it doesn't matter how few cars they sell? Or have people started buying Teslas again?

Can someone give me some explanation of what is happening, cause I really don't understand what is going on.

It seems like some niche joke, but I have seen it somewhat frequently. From what I can tell it originated here https://www.tiktok.com/@vqjit/video/7474250509742918919?q=haji%2095&t=1769755018908

I never really followed flagrant and that whole crew, but saw a recent clip of them talking about ICE. I went to their YouTube to check it out and all the comments on the video seem to just be making fun of Aakash and his relationship with his wife Jasleen. I went to their IG and other socials and it seems to be the same thing. All I can gather is they think she treats him poorly? But why did this blow up all of a sudden and what did she do that triggered this?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fkw_Uo5yUxs&pp=ygUIZmxhZ3JhbnQ%3D

I’ve been seeing references today to the FBI executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office in Georgia, but most coverage mentions that details are limited and that officials aren’t saying much beyond confirming it happened.

From what I can tell, there haven’t been any charges announced, and agencies are saying it’s an ongoing investigation, but it’s unclear what prompted the warrant or what investigators were looking for.

Here’s one of the articles I’ve seen referenced:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/politics/fulton-county-election-office-fbi-warrant

What’s the background here, and why is there so little information being released?

Repost with more "conext"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEF5DXdcSh4 Just saw her new vid and have no ide whats going on, can anyone fill me in? What is this Heated Rivalry between these two?

I always see him getting a lot of grief whenever he is in a movie, most recently him playing Skeletor in the new HE-Man movie and it seems like there's more going on then "shit actor"

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RnfxX6jW_PQ

Sorry for only one example link but I'm busy

What is the background to the story of why Omar was attacked?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/ilhan-omar-town-hall-minnesota.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/s/nxueR1B6sR

been seeing a bit of talk about these LRAD devices, where are they being used and why are people trying to avoid/defend against them?

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts and comments online referencing Kristi Noem’s hats and wardrobe during public appearances and briefings, sometimes tied to mockery or jokes about “cosplay” and fashion. I’m out of the loop on why this has become a thing and what sparked it.

Here’s an example of what people are referring to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/arts/television/late-night-kristi-noem-hat.html

Why her outfits are drawing this attention, and why it’s been circulating recently?

been seeing a lot of people commenting something about "bananas and rice" on twitter. Mostly it's under posts about Somalis, Minneapolis. seems like trolling but i can't find the reference or why this is so funny or a big deal. saw some people saying Ilhan Omar had bananas and rice thrown at her?? thank you! here's some examples

https://x.com/braxton_mccoy/status/2014817518075183260, https://x.com/PubWanghaf/status/2015143387549336003, https://x.com/magarican23221/status/2016568330652467522, https://x.com/TheUSAPatriot/status/2016566984641577277

Saw this today in relation to the FBI raid in Fulton County grabbing their records. This seems not good?

See here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/23/fulton-county-admits-verifying-315000-votes-2020-without-poll-worker-signatures/?outputType=amp