Stuff Keeps Happening (Page 2)

The State of the States

This week brought an absolute cavalcade of headlines, so let's take a sec to dig through a few

Washington DC is Occupied

Donald Trump has deployed hundreds of national guard members and federal agents to the streets of DC in a deeply embarrassing show of fragility

Simply Outlaw Poverty

The United States tries once again to solve homelessness with incarceration, but hey, we maybe discovered how to do alchemy. In theory.

Defunding Public Television

A woman was rescued after 11 nights lost alone in the Australian outback, but that's not going to stop Mark Zuckerberg from building a datacenter the size of Manhattan so he can have his AI. Maybe it can better compute how many government services we're just going to drop funding for!

Where's My Charizard?

A small store loses a big dragon. Meanwhile, the US Justice Department tells the MAGA world to stop caring about Jeffrey Epstein, an AI sides with Hitler, the FBI seizes Switch games, and YouTube pulls back on slop

What Happens Next

A bit of a discussion about what happens next for myself and Stuff Keeps Happening, and a look at the flooding in Texas, an HIV crisis in the DRC, and Zuckerberg's $100,000,000 compensation offers

The Mamdani Meltdown

US Politicians remind everyone that xenophobia belongs to no party, as Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC Dem primary. Senate Republicans propose a plan which may lead to a $4 Trillion deficit increase.

Some Other Stuff

Some of the things I was PLANNING to talk about before... y'know.

Words Regarding Iran

As the leadership of the United States decides to enter into war with Iran, they describe themselves as peace-seekers and righteously justified. Meanwhile, the world reels.

How to Navigate the News

...without losing your mind

LA Fights Back

A look at the timeline of the situation in Los Angeles so far, as well as a few of the other trillion things going on right now

Millions of Bees

Fourteen million bees, a country-wide surveillance network, and the desperate hope for rhinoceros cum

Apple

Apple's AI Disaster

After repeated delays, more information is coming out now about just how bleak the situation is internally at Apple regarding their botched Apple Intelligence rollout

Policy

What's in the The Big Beautiful Bill?

The US Government is working to forge a new tax and spending bill, which currently aims to cut hundreds of billions from medical support infrastructure

Policy

Professionally Aggressive Morons

The dumbest administration in US history continues to remind us how little integrity you need to wield power

Economy

Line Go Down

I was told the line go up?

Protest

Let's Talk Protests

We've seen a recent spike in demonstrations both in the United States and around the world for all sorts of reasons. Well really, for the same reason: people want stability and freedom. Let's talk protests.

Gaza

Netanyahu Seeks His Place in History

Israel reignited their assault on Gaza, breaking the ceasefire with a bombardment that killed hundreds. The international community and peacekeeping operations were blindsided.

Politics

A Disappearing Act

The United States federal government is now routinely arresting legal residents without charging them with a crime; here's a few of their stories.

Deep Dive

Are You A Liar?

The US government loves detecting lies. Let’s look at what exactly that means.

World News

You're Up, Europe

The United States rejected Ukraine and seems to fancy a partnership with Russia, so what's next for the EU?