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Jessica Biel is getting dragged back to 7th Heaven after standing up for anti-vaxxer 'rights.'

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Another day, another opportunity for a celebrity to take a brave stand against medicine. On Tuesday, actress Jessica Biel lobbied alongside anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the California State Assembly, where they both expressed opposition to SB 276. For those unfamiliar, SB 276 is a California state bill that would effectively limit medical exemptions from vaccinations, and require a state public health officer approve such exemptions.

In laymen's terms, it would stop anti-vaxx parents from making baseless claims about why they're not vaccinating their children, because they would be required to have exemptions filtered through a medical professional.

This bill is being floated with the express purpose of protecting public health, and according to the bill's sponsors, which include the California Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatric, the bill would not block exemptions for children with actual medical issues exacerbated by vaccines.

All this being said, when pictures of Biel lobbying against a pro-vaccine bill first hit the internet, it nearly exploded with reactions.

Some people are marveling at the absurdity of an actress with no medical school going to bat against actual medical professionals. Also, the grave misuse of her platform, which could easily be leveraged to support causes rather than conspiracy theories.

Biel, upon receiving backlash, made a post on Instagram claiming she is not against vaccinations but rather wants to make sure that medical exemptions don't get cracked down on, or filtered expressly through a public health officer.

People were quick to point out the logic flaws in Biel's Instagram post, and how opposing this bill still firmly places her in the anti-vaxx camp. Also, she wrote the wrong bill number in the Instagram post.

Overall, people are disappointed to see yet another celebrity with privilege and platform cross over to the dark anti-medicine side.


Trump makes 'Prince of Whales' flub trying to cover his a** over his willingness to collude in 2020.

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It's not fair. The president was being borderline treasonous, announcing open season on American politics to foreign intelligence services, and he had to ruin it with a hilariously dumb mistake.

Donald Trump told George Stephanopoulos that even though the FBI says to call the FBI if a rival government seeks to aid your political campaign, he would be down to hear any and all information that'll help him stay in power.

After outrage from Americans calling the enthusiasm for compromising the integrity of the election an impeachable offense, Trump took to Twitter to say that collusion is just another type of diplomacy. According to the Very Stable Genius, having tea with the Queen of England would be no different than getting campaign assistance from former KGB agent and current dictator Vladimir Putin.

Before you could freak out at his logic, he confused the large sea mammals known as whales with Wales, the country in the Great Britain, and it was hilarious.

"Prince of Whales"? Goddammit, that's super funny!!!

Inviting foreign intelligence services to attack Americans? That's not!!!

Trump deleted the tweet and corrected the spelling, but the Aquaman spinoff "Prince of Whales" continued to be the number one trend.

It's especially funny because just hours before, Trump took to Twitter to correct a spelling mistake tweeted by Chris Cuomo's CNN show.

Still, stay focused: Trump is only tweeting about the Prince of Whales to distract us from his administration circumventing Congress to sell weapons to Mohammad bin Salmon.

Shopper gets savage revenge on entitled kid who called his mom a 'b*tch' at the dollar store.

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Kids are adorable little cherubs whose innocence and imagination make the world a better place—except when they're not. I believe most kids, with the right parenting, have the potential to shine. But nothing transforms a potentially awesome kid into a raging little demon like spoiling them too much. And once a kid is spoiled, they become a hazard—not only to their own family, but to anyone unfortunate enough to come in contact with them. Someone recently shared a story on Reddit about an entitled brat they encountered while shopping at the dollar store. Now, the dollar store, with its gloriously low prices and ridiculous array of products, should be a brat-free zone. It's not.

This shopper encountered a particularly nasty little kid out shopping with his mom. The kid apparently threw a tantrum over wanting a specific kind of "larger" chocolate bar and, when denied it, went so far as to call his mom a "b*tch." Rude! That kind of behavior would've gotten me grounded for life. But this kid's mom relented, promising to buy him the larger chocolate bar when they got to the register.

That's when this stranger decided to intervene, by teaching the kid a lesson that his mom was apparently unwilling to. The stranger posted their story to Facebook, where it was screenshotted and shared on Reddit with the title "Respect your mother." And let it be a lesson to us all! You can read it here:

Twelve "larger" chocolate bars may have put this shopper out $24. But I think we can all agree that revenge is both sweet AND priceless. Chocolate, anyone?

Woman perfectly breaks down the problem with shaming people for eating junk food.

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The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is currently on a tear with his #AdEnough campaign, which promotes a new sugar tax. If put into effect, the sugar tax would jack up the prices of junk food in hopes of promoting healthier eating and better cooking practices.

"This a tax for good; this is a tax for love; this is designed to protect and give to the most disadvantaged communities," Oliver said, and the tax would be part of an ongoing effort to fight childhood obesity.

However, Oliver is far from the first to propose a sugar tax to fight obesity and health issues, and this measure giving to 'the most disadvantaged communities' is not only inaccurate, but helps promote classist ideals about working class parenting.

In a now viral thread, Twitter user @sibylpain broke down why she thinks these taxes are misguided, and how they end up punishing the poor people they claim to uplift.

She opened up by sharing how her dad worked around the clock to support her brother and her, and their mother was financially out of the picture, but would show up to the home during violent outbursts.

She then went on to lay out the logistics, and how her father's work schedule only allowed him an average of four hours of sleep, and he neither had time nor money to buy food to make from scratch.

She went on to say that at the end of the day, it's far healthier for kids to eat junk food than not eat at all because their parents can no longer afford cheap food under a sugar tax. Most loving parents want the best for their kids, but if you're saddled with 60 hour work weeks, on top of potential disabilities or depression, getting lectured about not cooking stir fry is ultimately unhelpful.

To close out the thread, she laid out actual policies that would better public health and support low income families, those of which include affordable housing measures, an increased minimum wage, and better support for people with disabilities.

At the end of the day, if people have more money and time to make healthier choices, they likely will, but taxing people for buying cheap and accessible food (which usually falls under the umbrella of junk food) ends up punishing families trying to get by.

25 Memes That Will Only Be Funny If You Remember The 90s And Early 2000s.

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If you're blessed enough to remember the 90s and early 2000s this meme list will give you some major nostalgia. We were living the dream back then folks, now we're just living in the anti-wrinkle cream section of Sephora.

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18 people weigh in on the most disappointing TV show finales. It's not just 'Game of Thrones.'

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I probably shouldn't have to write this, but just in case you don't understand how articles about film and television work:

Spoilers ahead!

Watching a television show is a big investment of your time and emotional energy. If you're a true fan, the characters can feel like people you actually know and the ritual of returning weekly to a show's world is comforting. Unfortunately, our favorite shows can't last forever. Sometimes, they end abruptly and writers who had a plan for an ending are forced to cut it short or change it entirely. If your favorite show has an ending you hate, it can leave a bitter memory. Does that mean you should start a petition for the writers to re-write an entire season? No. And I'm talking about you, batsh*t crazy "Game of Thrones" people.

So, when a recent Reddit user asked the forever opinionated internet, "What 'potentially great' movie/tv show had the worst ending?" people were ready to share their greatest entertainment disappointments. Um, remember "Lost?"

1. Just make him a lumberjack, "ScreamingGordita."

I'm still upset about Dexter.

They got back on track with season 7, only to almost purposefully completely derail everything for season 8. Not one character had a satisfying arc, it would have been AMAZING to see Dexter have to face his actions, to see how his co-workers would react to the news, to see him on the run and a cat and mouse game with the rest of the police. Batista would be LIVID if he found out his two closest friends murdered the love of his life, etc.

Instead we get Dex becoming a lumberjack. K.

2. Mysteries are frustrating, "VGNchefRyan."

My Name is Earl. That shit ended on a cliff hanger

3. Then there was also you, know, all the assault Kevin Spacey did, "Trashcant0."

House of cards got pretty boring after Frank became president...

4. First seasons are always the best, "damn_boy."

Riverdale really went shit after the first season imo.

5. Was this show ever good? "Albafika."

Two and a Half Men.

I'm so sorry for Ashton Kutcher; he was amazing but the show went through a route way beyond alcoholism and whores that I hated so much.

6. People were angry about this one, "openletter8."

How I Met Your Mother. They ruined the entire show with the final several minutes of the last episode.

I don't even care about the Mother being dead. Life works that way, whatever. It's the fact that it becomes obvious Ted told this entire story to get permission from his kids to go be with Robyn again. It makes his entire story manipulative. Ted is the most unreliable narrator I've ever seen in any form of media.

7. Ok, "How I Met Your Mother," "straight_trash_homie."

I completely agree. HIMYM is the all time worst ending because it’s the only finale that ruins rewatches of the entire series. I can still enjoy the early seasons of Dexter and GoT, but HIMYM is completely ruined now.

8. I don't want no, "Scrubs," "Sea_salt_Icecream."

Scrubs. The last season is so bad, that most people refuse to accept that it exists.

9. Wow this is dark, "12vElectronics."

King of Queens.

Hated the ending. This was a 'feel good' show throughout the years. The way it ended just left a huge sour taste in my mouth. Just makes you go fuk life.

10. Teen memories, "LeDescordreCestMoi138."

True blood. The last season seemed rushed

11. Bummer, "WooIWorthWaIIaby."

Homeland season 1 was some of the best television I have ever seen.

The rest turned into a pretty cliche intelligence vs. terrorist show

12. Did they ever get off the island? "TristenDoesGamesYT."

Gilligan's Island. They never even finished it with a closing, they just stopped making episodes.

13. Superman fail, "Kingsnake661."

I think, imo, the most, disappointing ending for me, was Smallville's. Honestly, smallville in general was a show i was super hyped for but it never lived up to its potential, IMO of course, but that's a whole different discussion. I'm a 40 year old life long comic book reader, with Superman being my fav. character. I can be pretty picky when it comes to how he's played on screen... much more so then with just about any other character.

But at the end of that show, a show i stopped really watching a few years before the final, i tune back in to at least SEE him become Superman... and what do we get? A poorly done CGI Tom Welling in the suit. They never let the poor man who played Superman longer than anyone else even WEAR THE SUIT ONCE, on camera...

I never had any issue with Tom, i think he could have been an amazing Superman, my problem was always with the writing, not the cast, but i showed up at the end to see the 8 year payoff and they totally blew it. Very disappointing.

14. Truth, "rox-and-sox."

Firefly. Because it just... stopped.

15. Only one person wrote this! "glugbottomm."

Game of Thrones

16. Long live the first three seasons of "Arrested Development," "NotSteve333."

Arrested Development. The three true seasons are some of the best television of all time in my opinion, but 4 and 5 just feel depressed and devoid of life.

17. So frustrating, "loaf-of-glue."

Santa Clarita diet. Left on a huuuge cliffhanger just to find out that Netflix had canceled. Super sad

18. Ok, but what about the new ones? "drlqnr."

gilmore girls?

19 people share unpopular opinions on dating/relationships. Marriage is a business deal.

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People are so prone to controversy, that literally any subject can divide us. Even love.

I know I personally have some very unpopular opinions on dating and relationships, like 1) everyone should want to date me. And 2) everyone who dates me should want to be in a relationship with me. Etc. Not everyone (no one) agrees.

Someone recently tweeted a Kim Kardashian photo where she has her eyebrows raised as if to say "OH RLLLLLY?" along with the words "unpopular opinion: relationship edition."

Twitter took the bait, and people are sharing their "unpopular" relationship opinions. Some of these don't seem that controversial, but others might make your eyebrows jump right off your forehead. Let us know what you think, and share your own unpopular opinions, in the comments:

1) Don't expect your partner to make you happy. That's your job.

2) Dating should always be a means to an end

3) Dating should NOT be a means to an end

4) Opening up your relationship won't fix it

5) Single parents should focus on their kids before their love life

6) Romance is overrated (and expensive!)

7) Take time in between relationships to date YOURSELF. Thank U, next!

8) It's ok to take a day off texting. JUST ONE DAY THO.

9) If you dated in high school, it doesn't count

10) Keep your phones to yourselves!

11) The best relationships can withstand distance

12) Take space for YOU!

13) Don't make your friends and family be your relationship counselors

14) Disagreements are normal. Yelling is not.

15) Get a life!

16) Couples who lay off social media together, stay together

17) Don't date across the aisle

18) We all have thousands and thousands of soulmates. Woo!

19) Marriage is a business deal. Ca-ching!

26 Utterly Random Memes Everyone Should Laugh At This Morning.

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These memes are totally random, ridiculously funny, and silly AF. If you're ready to start your morning off with a laugh, look no further than this awesome meme list.

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We Instagram-stalked Sophie Turner’s epic bachelorette party so you don’t have to.

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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas may already be married in the eyes of Elvis, but the party's not over—in fact, it's just begun.

People is reporting that Turner and Jonas "will hold another, more formal wedding ceremony in France this summer," because multiple wedding ceremonies are officially a Jonas Brother tradition. Before the lovebirds seal the deal with a French kiss, Turner and her ~squad~ are going on an epic bachelorette tour across Europe and were nice enough to Instagram it for us.

India Walford, a friend of Sophie Turner's from beyond Westeros, shared a pic of the crew in front of their private plane.

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Cluck cluck mother fudgers ✈️

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British people call bachelorette parties "hen dos," which is much more whimsical than "bachelorette party."

Turner's friend Ellie Wasserberg shared a pic from inside the jet, where everyone had champagne and cool sunglasses. Peep Maisie Williams and her iconic pink hair on the left.

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Out of office.

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They also had McDonald's, which according to Turner pal Blair Noel Croce, "spilled after takeoff."

The crew flew to Benidorm, Spain and donned bright wigs, with Williams' not so different from her regular 'do.

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When in Benidorm

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Hate attention we do xx

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Link in bio for 20% off @smirnoff ice ❄️

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Croce shared a pick of her and Turner rocking the wigs, past and present.

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Some things never change

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Turner also sported a "Bride to Be" sash and garter.

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I would also like to point out everybody's sensible choice of footwear—it shows that they're really down to dance.

A source told E! Newsthat the party also made stops in Berlin and Prague.

"They spent one day recovering by the rooftop pool at the Soho House in Berlin. They all lounged in matching robes and enjoyed drinks at sunset," E! wrote. A picture from a fan page suggests that they're correct.

"Now they are in Prague walking around the beautiful city and admiring all the old architecture," E!'s source added. The crew has been spotted walking in a city that may or may not be Prague.

It's a testament to Sophie Turner's awesomeness that we still find her relatable after chartering a private jet to take her friends clubbing across Europe.

20 people share the times their gut instincts saved them from danger. That hitchhiker is shady.

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In times of immense and looming danger, our gut instincts can literally save our lives. In most psychological thrillers, there are moments leading up to a disaster when the protagonist feels their arm hair stand up straight, while they sense the emergence of mysterious presence of danger.

Sadly though, when it comes to social situations, if you're the only person feeling that gut instinct, it's all too easy to gaslight yourself and assume it is a baseless wave of anxiety vs an evolutionary form of self-protection. But in many cases, our gut instinct is there for a reason, and it's best to at least double check if its valid.

In a recent Reddit thread, people shared the times their gut instincts were correct, and in many of these cases it saved them from illness spreading, violent predators, and other unsavory fates.

1. whateverreddit88 had a sixth sense about their aunt's boyfriend.

"I had a bad feeling about my aunt’s boyfriend. Told my mom he seemed creepy and I didn’t want to stay the night there anymore. I got a bit of a lecture for calling him creepy, but she made sure I was never around him alone. And good thing - he turned out to be a child molester who is currently in jail for his involvement in a kiddie porn ring."

2. PBJBurple and their classmates KNEW the substitute teacher was "off."

"My freshman year, my math class had a substitute teacher who we all agreed was really weird and creepy. He really only talked to the girls and made inappropriate comments. (For context, this man was easily in his 60s)."

"Well, when our teacher come back the next week we complained to him about the sub (and talked crap about him) being a creeper. The teacher was very upset. He said, "I will not stand Sub being disrespected like this! I have known this man for a decade and he is a kind, good man who would never do anything to a student, or any person"

"One week later Sub was caught, in the middle of the night, breaking and entering a college girl's apartment and I believe trying to sexually assault her or doing some other perverse thing. Teacher came in the next day and apologized.

Edit: He was only charged with residential burglary (a felony) but it was a woman's home, at night."

3. 8arockfromthemoon's stepsister almost got scammed.

"I love my stepsister to pieces but she is way too trusting with people she doesn’t know well.

About ten years ago she was living with a couple of roommates who became her “best friends”. She would tell me stories about them (over the phone, we lived in different cities) and I would just think, “Jesus Christ these girls are messes.” She could hear the wariness in my voice after telling me stories about their troubled lives and how “they’re really good people who have just been through a lot!!!” I didn’t buy it. I can’t think of all the stories because it’s been too long but they were always sketchy as hell."

"Cut to my step-sister inheriting 20k from a deceased relative. She was young and super excited about it and I knew she probably didn’t keep the new money a secret. About one fucking week later, one of her roommates calls her panicking, saying that this guy who she’s been talking to online kidnapped her and was holding her for ransom. A 15k ransom. And she called my stepsister for the ransom."

"Not her parents. Her fucking roommate. She calls me, freaking out because she didn’t know what to do. I asked her if she had told her roommate about the money. Of course she did. Move out, sis. Gtfo. Those little girls who are really good people but have just been through a lot...yeah they’re liars. She reluctantly followed my advice and thankfully didn’t try to make a deal with them. I told her to call the police, if I remember correctly she didn’t. She still worries me sometimes."

4. irrelevant_usernam3 and their friend were saved by their gut.

"Freshman year of college, a friend and I were driving across town and he stopped for gas. It wasn't a dangerous part of town or anything, just a quiet gas station with an old Buick out front. But this feeling came over me that we needed to get out of there. I tried to shake the feeling by making a joke: "this feels like somewhere an axe murderer would hide out." My friend immediately gunned it out of there without filling up. He said he had the same feeling and me bringing it up too scared the shit out of him. On the way home there were about 20 police cars outside. It turns out some guy shot 2 people in a carjacking and robbery. The Buick was the car he stole."

5. Marise20 saved their own wallet.

"I was walking home and a woman approached me to ask for directions. I told her how to get where she wanted to go, but she didn't walk that way, but instead walked beside me and kept pace with me. This made me incredibly uncomfortable, so I said "Have a nice day" and doubled my speed (not running, but outpacing her significantly.)"

"A moment later, I heard running footsteps. I must have instinctively gripped my purse strap, because I held onto it as she ran by and tried to snatch it. We ended up tussling for a moment. I shouted very loudly "Help! She's stealing my purse!" Neighbors came outside, causing her to walk away. She did not get my purse."

6. Amithrius and their friend escaped bullets.

"Driving with a friend of mine through a pretty remote forest road. Couple of guys in the middle of nowhere tried flagging us down. I almost stopped for them before an alarm went off in my head and I stepped on the gas. My friend started saying "what the fu..." and at the same time there was a shot and a bullet hit the back of the car. We made it to a police station. Turns out there had been a bunch of people and vehicles going missing in the area that same week."

7. km1018 and their friends may have saved a woman's life.

"130AM leaving a club with a well lit parking lot. We had just bought a bottled water and were walking to the car. We saw a couple, guy holding girl and girl "throwing up". Offered the guy to give the girl our water. He took a swig, didn't give her any, and put it back on the car they were between. We were a little taken aback and told him to give her the water. He made a vile, disgusting face as if we were cheering him on. We walked a few feet and knew something was wrong. Had the guys we were with check back and he was pants down while she was unconscious (not puking). He was forcing himself from behind. From the front, it looked like all clothes were still on."

"Once discovered, they fell to the floor and she smacked her head on the pavement. My friends beat the shit out of him and we called the police. Tried to comfort the girl although she was very confused and disoriented. For some reason he was insistent on explaining himself and calling to her by a wrong name."

"Filed a police report, found her dumbfounded friends, answered all of the detective's questions when they called for a follow up statement to give to the district attorney. Evil has a feeling. If you see something, say something. Looking dumb or feeling dumb is much less shitty than what could actually be happening."

8. jhope71 escaped a serial killer.

"I stopped off at a dollar store to get last-minute stuff for my niece’s birthday party (foil or napkins or something). I went to the one I had never been to, in a seedy part of town. There weren’t many other people there, since it was a Sunday afternoon. A luxury car pulls up and this gorgeous man gets out and starts trying to catch my eye, like he wanted to ask directions. Dream come true, right? Except my gut started screaming RUN for no reason."

"I pretended I didn’t see him and got in my car and left. The next morning I see on the news that three people were murdered in Charleston, they were all connected to one dude, one of their cars was stolen, and the serial killer was on the loose heading west, through my area. Guess who the suspect was? Yep, the dude I’d seen. They arrested him after he’d kidnapped a girl in Augusta the same night I saw him, and she managed to escape."

"Still gives me goosebumps. What if I’d stopped and talked to him?!"

9. JoeSchmo649 sensed their "friend" was dangerous.

"My friend asked me if I wanted to go out to the woods with him and explore abandoned places. He even specifically mentioned that he'll bring a firearm to keep us safe."

"My alarm bells were fucking ringing! I asked him a couple questions, I don't know what, but concluded that it was sketchy as fuck. My gut told me not to go, so I exited from the conversation while he went asking others the same question."

"Fast forward a couple years I heard that he was in prison. I was stunned, but remembered the memory when he asked me if I wanted to go into the woods. Turns out he took a freshman (him being senior at that time) and kept his promise of looking for abandoned places. He found a cabin in the woods, brought his friend inside and as soon as his friend turned his back, bam. Knocked dead. He shot him in the back of the head. I reminisce on this quite often and think what if I had agreed? Every time I think of this I'm very grateful I'm alive."

10. eggosandnosebleeds knew their doctor was gaslighting them.

"I’m a type one diabetic. I began noticing that my kid was having a tough time potty training. He was drinking a lot and peeing a lot. I spoke with his ped about it and she dismissed it, saying we live in a warm area and toddlers are likely to drink more, and therefore pee more, and that I shouldn’t “hear hoofbeats and assume zebras”. He had no other symptoms whatsoever, happy healthy looking little dude. I tried to calm myself down, but I just knew something wasn’t right."

"Finally I took one of his massively full pull ups and used a keto strip to check his urine, and then proceeded to head right to the hospital. He was diagnosed in November 2015.

Got him a new pediatrician immediately."

11. gothiclg could tell their sister's ex-boyfriend was garbage.

"Laid eyes on my sisters then boyfriend and instantly hated him. I then noticed one of our dogs acted out of character around him which made me hate him even more. We found out a year later the boyfriend had been beating her regularly.

Edit: he was beating my sister, not the dog."

12. T_H_M could've been hit at 50mph.

"Less dramatic than a lot of others, but nonetheless. Near my old apartment there was a back road that you would take to get to Target. However, you had to go through one stop light that was just on the other side of a hill’s crest. From my side, the view is slightly blocked by a building towards the hill’s high side. I pull up to the light and wait for it to turn green. It turns, and I wait for a second."

"The person behind me even honks, but something held me back. Before I can even think about starting to go, one of the open trailer trucks used to move construction equipment comes flying through their red lighting at probably 40-50 MPH. Not sure if I would’ve been hit or someone else, but I’m glad I didn’t go."

13. Kmammy sadly knew the cat was unwell before anyone else.

"My parents cat LOVES me. Loves to sniff and lick my feet, play with me from his window perch and generally be an adorable goofy little badass. So last week when we all went out to dinner and back to their house for drinks and the cat didnt come out to greet me it was odd.

He was under the bed and refusing to come out...which was unusual but we had our first thunderstorm of the season and he's only 2 so we chalked it up to being freaked out and left him there."

"90 minutes later my "THIS ISN'T RIGHT" instinct is ringing like a mental fire alarm so I went to check on him and he still wouldnt come out or move...and he didnt seem to recognize me. $1,000 in emergency vet bills at 3am and we find out he had broken his femur very badly, needed another couple thousand worth of surgery and would likely have been in pain for the rest of his life and had bladder complications that would have needed frequent catheterization. We think he must have snagged a nail jumping down from his window perch, which was about 5 feet high and hung there or landed poorly."

"I've never seen my stoic 6'4 dad cry harder than when they made the decision that it was cruel to keep him alive and that if they loved him they should put him down. Our entire family is heartbroken.

I've never regretted being right about anything this much in my entire life."

14. carolinav13 could tell their home environment was awry.

"In high school I came home early one Friday evening to find that my house just felt off. It’s so hard to describe, but the feeling I got walking into my living room just immediately had me on alert and didn’t feel right. I walked into the kitchen to find a half eaten burger from McDonalds which I found strange. Called out to my parents, got no response. Called them on their cell, got no answer. 30 minutes later my brother called to tell me that my dad had a heart attack and to get to the hospital. Thankfully it turned out okay, but my gut quite literally knew something bad had happened the moment I stepped in the front door."

15. 3Gloins_in_afountain's gut lead them to a life-saving ER trip.

"I had a bad allergy season which turned into a bad sinus infection which turned into bronchitis. It wasn't getting any better, so I got into a gp. He said it could be bronchitis or something worse, he couldn't call it. As much as I hate hospitals, my gut was screeching at me that something was wrong."

"Went to ER just in case. I had multiple pulmonary embolisms. One in three people with 1 undiagnosed PE don't make it to the ER. The doc said my lungs glowed in the cat scan. On the upside, I have a strong heart, so I have that going for me."

"If you think something is wrong, if you have that creeping, crawling sense of doom, panic, unease, and fear that settled on the back of your mind like a large spider, listen to it!!"

16. Pixelfrog41 could always tell their coworker was f*cked up.

"I have a coworker I’ve always found to be a little off and didn’t like spending time with. We all thought he was off a little, but we wrote it off as just normal IT geek weird. Last Friday he was arrested for child porn, sexual exploitation of children, and sexual assault of a minor and videoing."

17. clearemollient's mom escaped literal murder.

"I’ve always been prone to gut feelings but my moms takes the cake. She went to a boarding school and ended up leaving her senior year, but her two best friends still went there. They all lived in similar areas for summer and my mom wanted to go back and see everyone towards the end of summer break when she was 17. All 3 girls, including my mom, were going to take a train to a nearby station and meet up there and take a taxi to the school. My mom got to our home train station and got hysterical, which she never does, and told her mom she has a horrible feeling and doesn’t want to go."

"Her mom told her to absolutely not go and they went home. Later on that night, they got a call that the two girls who went were in a car accident with a drunk taxi driver on the way to the school. My moms most best friend in the world was thrown from the car and decapitated. The other girl was so severely injured that she was more or less a vegetable and paralyzed from the neck down. She lived about another decade unable to speak or move and then passed away in a home."

"My mom has been through the ringer in life but this has always made her tell me to always follow my gut feeling. She said she never had a gut feeling when she was a teen, and this was the only time she ever did. She was looking forward to this trip for months but that feeling was enough to make her back out right when she was boarding the train. My mom is so strong and I’m not sure why this happened but I’m thankful for whatever power allowed my mother to be okay."

18. memeagod almost got obliterated by a firework.

"Went to see fireworks one time, as i was watching i got a bad feeling being as close as i was and even wondered how many people have died from fireworks."

"Not even 30 seconds later one of the launch pipes for the fireworks tipped or something, all i remember were fireworks launching and exploding right in my direction and one of the firework tails whizzing right past my head, then me running away like mad"

19. kladen666 has a parental intuition.

"Not extreme but I hope it help other parent. My oldest son, 11 at the time, had mild difficulty in school (adh) and was always strangely tired in the after noon to the point where he would fall asleep on the couch at 4pm. At night, he never seem to be completely sleeping. You could enter is room quietly at anytime and he would sit in bed and talk to us normally."

"I ask his doctor if he could have sleep apnea, basic respond was I doubt it at that age and he wasn't obese or anything but that we could test. SURPRISE!!! he's like NEVER sleeping. He stop breathing 30+time per hour and this probably since the early age. Now have a BPAP machine and his mood/sleep is 400% better."

"I'm happy that we found this but I still kick my self for not thinking about this earlier in his life, which might have help with some other difficulty he has at 13."

20. sansetsuken could tell a guy was creepy from across the bar.

"Went out for beers with some friends, guy at the bar kept staring at my female friend. Didn't think nothing of it initially thought maybe hes just into her. Alarm bells start ringing for some reason. Minutes later he went to my friend then saw him tried to slip somethin in her drink while she was talking to another friend of ours. Good thing i was watching told him to fuck off with that roofie shit. He tried to punch me but missed bouncer saw he got kicked out. Funniest part was that when we met up with a mate of mine from uni that night he was beating ass for doing the same thing to his gf.

Watch your drink lads"

14 people who married their high school sweetheart share the secret to long-lasting love. Butt stuff?

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You have to give it up for high school sweethearts.

First love is always memorable, but it's especially brave when virtually every adult around you tells you to relax because it won't last. For the most part, high school flings fade fast when college and adulthood sets in. For the lucky few who found their soulmate as a teenager, though, it's a pretty cute story.

If you can make it through all of high school and even just your twenties dating only one person you deserve an award, but some people have strong and successful marriages with their first loves. How does it work? I have no idea. However, growing old with the person you used to sit next to in algebra class is a real life summer romance beach read.

So, when a recent Reddit user asked, "People who married their High School sweethearts and are still happily married today. What is your secret to the longevity of your relationship?" long-standing teen lovers were ready to share their tips for success.

1. Don't lie, "Pipewrecker."

Never hiding behind fake words. If we have a problem we talk about it.

2. Growing together is key, "birdmommy."

Married 25 years. Recognize that you’re both going to change over time, and enjoy that journey together.

3. Friendship is first, "missfittnc."

Being buddies. Changing interests and lifestyles together as we got older. When arguing, Never saying below belt or hurtful cutting arguments. ( Those comments that u can never take back and will sting forever. ) I'm his biggest fan and he is mine.

4. Praise be communication, "kiibiscuit."

Communication. Truly, this has probably been mentioned before, but you can't have a true, strong relationship without communication. If someone hurt your feelings, tell them. If they have a grievance with something you've done, listen to them. Take them seriously, don't just brush their concerns off because you don't agree with it.

Relationships are a lot of hard work. My husband and I've been together 18 years, and married 12 and it hasn't all been roses, we've gone through some horrible times where both of us have had nearly been to a breaking point. I think what helped us is when we both stopped trying to be right and proving the other wrong.

5. This is adorable, "Wtkemp."

Married to mine for over 10 years now. She makes me a better person and I make sure to tell her that. Being best friends helps, but marriage will always require some work. I don’t do everything I should for her, but I try to make a point to ask her about her day, talk things out (calmly. So sometimes that may mean stepping back for a second.), and pay attention to what she wants/needs and keep a list of things I catch. The last one is definitely not something I get right all the time, but being able to listen to your partner and do something to make their day/hour/minute is something that really makes people cherish each other.

Dumb example, wife was having a hard time with work and feeling a bit overwhelmed. So I snuck my wife’s phone and randomly set reminders that just say I love you and you’re amazing randomly throughout the month. I always know when she sees one bc I will get a random text that includes a “love you too” shortly after. 😁 Now I joke that if I die first she’s stuck being haunted by me in her cell.... my sense of humor may need work.

6. No phones at dinner! "MagDog65."

We have a date night three times a month. No phones or electronics.

It isn't 50/50. It's 100% always.

7. Feel your FEELS! "Tha_Cawdah."

Been with mine for 8 years now. Best thing is communicating. Early in the relationship I wouldn’t communicate my feelings, being as men with feelings were weak. This almost ruined it all together. I began opening up more over time and now I’ve gotten to the point where I’ll keep the conversation going when I feel my wife is holding back.

Now I don’t really hold back feelings, I speak my mind openly. I also share my feelings with my daughter because I want her to know as a young woman that having feelings are ok and she can always share with me what’s going on in her life. Hopefully by planting that seed early on we will have a good open father/daughter relationship in the future.

8. Yes, "adalab."

Married 25 years next year.

Dont expect them to change. Remember they are the only family you ever get to pick and you picked them, not some version of them you hope they could be.

Dont ever make them pick you over anything else (ok well let's pretend drugs, gambling, cheating etc arent an issue). Let them have their friends, hobbies, etc. It doesn't have to be all about you or always involve you.

Support them in public, argue in private.

Realize the romance/spark will fade, but it is replaced with something better.

Keep your relationship off social media.

Separate vacations are great!

9. Good luck, "J3R3MY_CR."

Been together 13 years since high school, married for 1 now ,never wanted to get married because I was always afraid it would change something, it has only rekindled our love for each other even more, it was truly the best day of my life. LOTS of ups and downs and a lot of growth to get to this point but if you can get through it...man, it's really amazing to look back at how we've gone from literally dumb kids at 17 to 30 year olds with a home and careers, we do anything and everything we want together and I'm excited every day about the future. We also dont have kids, maybe that's the secret? Will update in 5 years.

10. Be a team, "HoustonJack."

Even younger, we met in middle school. Next month, we'll have 40 years married. It doesn't seem that long at all, and we don't feel old, we're just us.

Separate tvs, toilets, and closests are all necessary.

We aren't jealous, I think that takes care of a lot of problems. We grew up together, and are interested in enough things together that we have lots to talk about. Our opposites match up well into strengths as a couple. We know when to let things slide, and when to complain. Marriage isn't 50/50, it's more 80/20, but it slides back and forth who is giving, and who is getting.

We do go to bed mad. I've planned his funeral in my head many times waiting to fall asleep. I'm sure he's dreamed of shoving me in a chipper shredder. But we talk it out. We're a team.

11. Remember to forgive! "hiphopanonymously."

Married my high school sweetheart a month after turning 17 and he was 19, we'll be married for 23 yrs on the 26th. We have 3 amazing kids (22M, 17M, & 14F). We have been through hell and back together.

We have loved each other and we have hated each other and I can honestly say that I have never loved him more than I do now. We are friends and lovers. We love spending time together and have developed such an amazing relationship. We have taken a childless vacation once a year for the past 10 years and that has helped us reconnect and just really enjoy each other.

So our secret is quality time together and a lot of forgiveness. Without the forgiveness we would have never made it.

12. Laughter is the secret, "argleblather."

My husband and I were engaged at 18, and this year marks half our lives spent together.

Honestly, I think it's that we're always on the same team. Big stuff is about what's best for our team. Little stuff is- what's going to make my teammate happy.

And we make each other laugh. I was struck by this when I was away from home for a week, how much and how hard we make each other laugh. Something about how our senses of humor click just makes us both get the giggles.

13. Damn ok "BinaryPeach."

Don’t be afraid to eat ass every once in a while.

14. Sounds simple enough, "JimBenningsHairDye."

Started dating in grade 11, may 2000. Got engaged in 2008, married in 2010, kids in 2012 and 2015. Basically there are three things.

1- accept that you are not the same person. You will have different interests. Trips alone are ok. Give each other space.

2- talk lots. Seems cliche but just get it all out there.

3- fuck lots. Self explanatory.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is getting the huck out of the White House and the jokes are honestly great.

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Fire the Hunger Games canon. Another one bites the dust. A third cliché.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the latest Trump official to exit the White House, although, according to the press secretary, there never was such a person. She didn't exist. She is a figure of our collective imaginations, and we are all crazy having believed that there was one.

Donald Trump announced the departure via Twitter, the real press secretary.

(Note: Trump has NOT been president for 3 1/2 years, but it's beautiful of him to honor her with a lie.)

It will be a smooth transition for Sarah Sanders to go to not holding briefings from not holding briefings.

There are hundreds of tweets on the matter. Here are the funniest ones.

May Sarah Huckabee Sanders' career go up in smoky eye.

Black employee in white office asks if she's a d*ck for adopting her co-workers' low-key racist behavior.

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Navigating racial micro-aggressions in the workplace can be extremely difficult when you're the only one experiencing them, and people are easily able to gaslight your very real experience. This difficulty increases when you try to gently correct people, and they don't change their behavior.

In a recent post on the subreddit Am I The Asshole, a black woman opened up about the racial micro-aggressions she's been facing in her white office, and her temptation to give her coworkers a taste of their own medicine.

Her name is "Tina," a simple and familiar name to many, and yet her coworkers have consistently traded her named for other names: Tia, Tiana, etc, occasionally even calling her "Mary," the name of an older black woman who no longer works at the office. Since OP has patiently corrected the name issue many times to no avail, she's now considering calling her coworkers random "white" names in order to hammer in just how disrespectful the behavior is.

"WIBTA if I started calling my white coworkers by random 'white' names?"

"I moved from Georgia to the Pacific Northwest last year for a dream job after I graduated college. It was a little bit of a culture shock, because I went from being one of many black people around at any given time to often being the only non-white person in a room, let alone black person. There hasn't been a lot of overt racism, but there's been a lot of strange borderline situations that are amusing and race-related but not necessarily racist. For example, every white woman I meet mentions Beyonce to me within the first five minutes. When I was sitting for my driver's license photo the woman taking my picture opened with, 'So... Beyonce.'"

"So the problem in the post title is that I am the only black woman at my office, and I am constantly, constantly being called the wrong name at work, and I'm coming up on my one-year anniversary. My name is Tina, short for Christina. Pronounced just like it looks, very easy name. For some reason, a handful of people at work call me Tiana, Tiara, or Tia, I think assuming that my name has to be more 'black sounding' than it is."

"I am most often called Tiana, especially by one of the guys on our development team and by the 'big boss' for another team, which I think then confuses their team members back into calling me the wrong name again. The other thing is that apparently another black woman (elderly, not in the same position I'm in) used to work there and I get called her name (Mary) sometimes too. Sometimes people will look at my name plate and ask me, "How do you pronounce that?" It's Tina!"

Even over email, where people can see her real name clearly written out, the coworkers persist in calling her other random "black" names.

"I have tried politely correcting this and I correct it immediately every time. From polite, "Just for the record, my name is Tina!" to lighthearted, "Tina, like Tina Belcher!" In e-mails from me that say Tina in a million places, including my e-mail address, I still get, "Thanks Tiana!" Sooo... I'm considering doing the Twitter approach, where I just respond to coworkers who call me the wrong name with the wrong name. Like:"

"Chuck: Thanks, Tiana

Tina: No problem, Chad!"

"Jessica: Hi Tiara!

Tina: Good morning, Jennifer!

Would I be the asshole if I did this? I know it's passive aggressive, but every form of polite correction hasn't worked, and I feel really disrespected by this, so I may as well have some fun with it."

"EDIT: I am pretty overwhelmed by the responses so I just want to add a couple of things:

A lot of people have suggested that I gently and firmly remind people of my name. That's what I've been doing, and was my first line of defense! A lot of people have suggested I go to HR. This is the kind of nebulous thing HR doesn't really help with, and it isn't as serious as it could be."

"A lot of people who identify themselves as white have informed me that this isn't race-related. It is. I have been black for 25 years, and I have a lot of firsthand experience with racism, and I can identify it in my own life. It isn't overt racism, like a slur or an assault, but it is still race-related. I feel like a few people are ALMOST getting it. A lot of people are referencing that Key and Peele sketch with the substitute teacher, which is literally a joke about how white people do this to black people, turned on its head!"

"And finally, a few people have asked why I don't use Tina Turner as an example, since she's also a black Tina. First, I thought young-ish white people would be more familiar with Tina Belcher, but I used 'Tina Turner' as an example for our Dean and he then 'affectionately' nicknamed me Tina Turner, which took deprogramming from his EA to get over."

When she asked the internet if she would be a jerk for calling her coworkers by random white names, the opinions came flooding.

yung_bakunin fully supports Tina's decision to give the coworkers a taste of their own medicine, but clarified that non-guilty coworkers shouldn't be targeted.

"I love it but i think it has to be mad specific, like if it’s someone who has indeed called you by the wrong name, especially consistently, then NTA, but if you just do it generally to everybody then yta.

Doesn’t make it not funny though."

prplehailstorm thinks it'll quickly resolve the issue.

"NTA. It might not be the most professional but neither is those people not bothering to learn your name."

Mr_Mike_ has an even more straight-forward approach.

"If it was me I would get one of those stickers that has a big space after "hello my name is:" and just write in bold and caps TINA. Then whenever someone fucks up my name just point at it until they get it right."

implodemode is afraid the coworkers will be too dense to get it.

"NTA but I am not sure they'd get the joke. You know them better than I do.

I would get a name badge with TINA on it with the pronunciation spelling in brackets beneath it or maybe (Teena). And a happy face and a flower on it so they know it is good natured not bitchy."

"NTA.

I work at a very racially diverse company, and I have one boss who will do exactly what your coworkers are doing (not to me, I’m white and have a basic white girl name)."

rs5448 thinks Tina should go for it, AND suggested visiting HR and seeing if a white coworker will help out with the situation.

"It drives ME nuts and I’m not even the one it’s happening to - you can only correct people so many times in an entire year before it’s borderline ridiculous."

"I’d just be careful how often/what names you choose in case someone gets all upset about it - also, I know in most places HR doesn’t do shit, but if you feel like they could be a resource to you, maybe go to them about this (only if you feel like anything would actually come of it though, every place is different and in my own company I’d feel comfortable doing that)"

"Editing this to add - is there anyone at your company that could potentially also be an ally for you and call people out? The boss I mentioned above continued to call someone by the wrong name until one day after he left her desk I stopped him and said “hey, her name is actually X”. And he looked shocked that I said something & now calls her by the right name (like that was so hard, right?)"

ClothDiaperAddicts has an example of this same tactic working.

"One of my friends is a lawyer. She is also black. As she likes to say, though, she’s not just black. She’s blackity black. Her name is not hard; it’s pronounced exactly like it looks. When some of her white co-workers started pulling those shenanigans, she did exactly that: continuously call them by the wrong name until they got hers right."

"It took like two days. They no longer get her name wrong at the office."

By and large, it's safe to say the internet was in favor of Tina giving her coworkers a taste of their own medicine. Now, we can only hope she posts updates of the results.

28 Utterly Random Memes Everyone Should Laugh At This Morning.

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Kim Kardashian called Trump 'compassionate' on criminal justice. One huge problem.

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Kim Kardashian West is rebranding as a lawyer, studying for the bar and working to free people from prison. That is a good thing.

In the process, she is palling around with Donald Trump, smiling and laughing with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump of putting kids in cages and concentration camps fame, normalizing fascism and providing them with a PR victory before the 2020.

At the White House on Thursday, Kardashian introduced a partnership with Lyft to provide the formerly incarcerated with rides to job interviews (good!!!). She then praised Trump as "compassionate" on criminal justice (bad!!!).

Kardashian praised Trump, saying:

Seeing the compassion that [Trump] has had from criminal justice reform has been really remarkable.

The timing couldn't be mores surreal. Netflix just released When They See Us,a miniseries about the Central Park Five by director Ava DuVernay. In 1989, Trump took out a full-page ad calling for the death penalty to be used on black and Latino teenagers who were wrongly accused and convicted of raping a woman.

More recently, Trump also defended white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville and killed a woman.

His Justice Department gave up on oversight of police. He personally hypes up police brutality.

Also, CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

Not everyone is on board with Kardashian's new partnership, questioning whether Trump in his totality of bigotry can really be "compassionate."

Democratic strategists are accusing Trump as using criminal justice reform as a way of telling white people that they won't be voting for a racist, and Kardashian is playing right into their hands.

Per The New York Times:

Democratic strategists said they did not expect the Trump administration’s work on criminal justice to move black voters to his corner in 2020. But some said that the president’s perceived compassion on the issue could help him on the margins with moderate and swing white voters, who want to assure themselves that the person they are voting for is not, in fact, guilty of the charges of racism.

Asked what constituency might be moved by Mr. Trump’s focus on criminal justice, Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster, said it was limited to “the Kardashians. I’m not actually sure beyond that.”

Kim Kardashian is getting played by Trump, making speeches so in 2020 Trump can say "I'm not racist, I have a friend who pretends to be black."

You're doing amazing, sweetie.


People are trolling Trump on his birthday by celebrating Obama instead.The stand-off continues.

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Today, June 14th, is Trump's birthday, which is a hard pill to swallow for fellow Gemini sun signs, but here we all are: in hell with Trump.

Currently, on Twitter there is a trending hashtag #HappyBirthdayMrPresident in honor of his birthday, but it has quickly been overtaken by people wishing Obama an early birthday, and singing Obama's praises in general.

Even the tweets that aren't straight up wishing Obama a happy birthday (his birthday isn't until August), have used the space to roast Trump and avoid sending him well-wishes.

Yesterday, June 13th, was Chris Evans' birthday, so he also received some shout outs instead of Trump.

There are truly countless happy birthday posts to Obama, many more than there are to Trump.

This Week in Canceled: Jessica Biel goes to 7th Heaven. Paula Abdul faked a plane crash??

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Welcome to our first installment of This Week in Canceled! A new segment where we review all of the celebrities who were "canceled" in the past week for everything from coming out as pro-childhood illnesses to normalizing fascism. 🎶 Baby, bye, bye, bye 🎶

This week, like every other week, was a painful reminder that no one in the public eye can be trusted. Not even child actors who rose to mediocrity on a Christian TV show from the '90s, then became famous by marrying the most famous member of 'NSync. If not them, who CAN we trust!?!??

Definitely none of these 5 people, that's for sure:

1) Kim Kardashian kancelled for calling our Fascist-in-Chief "compassionate" on criminal justice.

Kim K has been dabbling in politics, with what seemed like good intentions at first. And we are all for her helping free innocent people from prison. But she must have bumped her head on a MAGA hat while visiting Trump in the White House, because this week she called Trump "compassionate" on criminal justice, and was seen smiling and laughing in photos with known white supremacists Ivanka and Jared, effectively normalizing and praising this regime in the lead-up to the 2020 election. "Compassionate" is one hell of a word to use on a man who instated prison camps for children. The only criminal Donald Trump has ever shown any compassion for is himself. Period.

Kim K gets canceled at least once a month and continues to klaw her way back into the public favor, proving once again that "cancel culture" is effectively a myth, and getting dragged on Twitter doesn't actually affect a celebrity's livelihood or public standing negatively whatsoever. Just a friendly reminder!

2) Jessica Biel was canceled for coming out as anti-vax.

She later denied it, but we're dubious to say the least. Verdict: May she rest in 7th Heaven.

Silverish lining: there's been an outbreak of clever jokes about childhood illnesses mashed up with Justin Timberlake songs.

3) Paula Abdul was canceled for possibly making up a fake plane crash.

Paula Abdul has been talking for years to the media about surviving a "fiery" plane crash. One big problem: no record of the plane crash exists, and her story has a lot of holes in it. Jezebel did a deep dive. Don't worry, y'all, Abdul will survive this cancellation, much like she survived this maybe-fake plane crash.

4) Kylie Jenner was kancelled for throwing a Handmaid's Tale-themed birthday party.

Kylie, like Kim, is kancelled at least once a week, yet remains one of the richest people in the world. If only we all were rich and famous enough to be "canceled"! This week the "self-made" billionaire hosted a birthday party for her friend themed on a book about women being forced into reproductive slavery, in a time when the U.S. is creeping closer and closer to this being a reality by stripping women of their reproductive rights. Cute, Kylie! Keep in mind she'll probably be one of the last people to survive the apocalypse. Everything is terrible.

5) Cuba Gooding Jr. is canceled for groping a woman in a bar.

Today in "men and women are different lol": women get canceled for throwing tone-deaf birthday parties. Men get canceled for sexual assault. This week we lost "show me the money!!!!!" guy Cuba Gooding Jr. to allegations he "forcibly touched" a woman in an NYC bar. There's even video, which is not-so-gooding for him.

Show him the justice!!!!!!

See you next week for more cancellations, unless we get canceled first.

Instagram model in hot water for underwear selfie comparing herself to a rice farmer.

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The past decade has ushered in the new reality of influencer culture, where young hip Instagram models are sent across the world to document their travels and promote brands.

As with most micro manifestations of capitalism, influencer culture is a self-perpetuating system. If you're already popular online, it's a lot easier to get offered free swag, trips, and brand sponsorships then if you're starting from scratch.

And from there, the followers quickly accrue, as do your opportunities to travel and promote online.

Given the performative privilege of being an influencer, and the scores and scores of sexy photos required, when white Western Instagram models travel, it's like white woman tourism on steroids.

Given this cultural tension, there was a great deal of backlash when the Instagram model Natalie Schlater posted a photo of herself gazing into an Indonesian rice field, with the caption: "Thinking about how different my life is from the man picking rice in this field every single morning."

Screenshots of the now disabled comments revealed a lot of heated responses to Schlater's reflection on the man picking rice.

People tore apart how privileged and strange her gaze felt in both the photo and the caption.

One commenter shared how their girlfriend's family owns a rice farm in Vietnam, and demystified the reality of that life.

Most of the comments, however, came directly for Schlater and her lifestyle.

Soon after receiving a flurry of backlash, Schlater disabled comments and posted a new caption, apologizing for the way her first caption came across.

She wrote:

"I seem to have been extremely misunderstood in what I meant previously. I am very aware of my privileges and how grateful I am for all that I have in my life and was recognizing how hard working and unbelievably kind the Indonesian people are and never meant to come off disrespectful. That being said I am so sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings which was never ever my intention. Please be kinder to one another and spread kindness and not hate."

To her credit, she listened and learned from the whole ordeal.

Amy Schumer's response to mom-shamers who criticized her underwear photo is peak Amy.

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Amy Schumer, my new favorite mom (sorry to my actual mom who birthed me or whatever), has kept things beyond real in her brief time as mom to little Gene Attell Fischer. Most recently she shared this Instagram photo of her taking a walk with her 5-week-old baby while wearing nothing but hospital underwear and a bra.

She captioned it: "5 weeks. Hospital underwear for life!"

She also included this slightly-more-modest and equally adorable photo of her and Gene taking a nap:

She looks so happy and comfy and it's absolutely f*cking inspiring to see a celebrity mom who refuses to hide her body away, just because she hasn't whittled her way down to a twig a month after creating a human with her body. The pressure we put on celebrity moms and ALL moms is actually insane.

Celebrity moms like Kristen Bell and Snooki seem to agree, and are flooding the comments section of her photo with praise:

But where there is Amy Schumer, there will always be trolls. Because nothing riles up the internet's bottom-feeders like a strong, funny woman who doesn't give a hot damn what anyone thinks. ESPECIALLY if she's a mom. The mom-shamers swooped in with full force to wag their fingers about how she should "put some clothes on" and even criticizing her for "letting herself go" (one of the worst phrases known to woman). I hate to give these judgemental, pearl-clutching weirdos more of a platform but here are some of the worst comments to give you an idea of the sh*t women deal with—especially a woman who is a) famous, b) a mom, and c) a mom who doesn't adhere to dated/arbitrary social norms of what a woman "should" do/act/look like.

I'm about to yell—sorry in advance. SIT DOWN YOU BORED LONELY LOSERS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??? GET A LIFE. GO DO SOMETHING. VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. READ A BOOK. TALK TO YOUR OWN DAMN KIDS. STOP TELLING STRANGERS WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR LIVES/BABIES/BODIES IT'S F*CKING EXHAUSTING.

I did warn you.

Anyway, luckily Amy Schumer doesn't need me coming to her defense because she has the situation handled. She took to Instagram to post another photo, this one an "apology" to the trolls.

"I'm really sorry if I offended anyone with my hospital underwear," she wrote. "Except I'm just kidding #csection #balmain"

In case you had any doubt that she's actually just kidding, she also included this photo of her flashing her c-section scar:

I now realize there was no need for me to berate the trolls. Amy doesn't give a rat's ass. She eats trolls for breakfast. And then cuddles with her adorable kid, all the while wearing whatever she damn well wants. YA HEAR THAT TROLLS??? Ok I promise, I'll stop now.

13 people share the funniest things they’ve seen at weddings. Beware of teens with toilet paper.

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It's officially wedding season, and people are flying all over the world watch friends and loved ones boast their happiness, while appeasing you with a free meal in the process. No matter how cynical you are about love, you can definitely appreciate at least one thing about these social obligations, whether it's the pomp and pageantry, open bar, or—if you're lucky—a hilarious accident.

A recent Reddit thread asked the internet for "the worst/best thing" they saw at a wedding, and here are the funniest ones.

1. Sounds like something the hot priest from Fleabag would do, ink_monkey96.

When my uncle got married the best man dropped the ring. In the dead silence of the church you could hear it ‘ting ting ting’ as it bounced along the floor, followed by one of the groomsmen stage whispering “Jesus Christ” loud enough for everyone to hear. The pastor didn’t even bat an eye, just said, “The ring has already been blessed, thank you.”, and carried on.

God bless us all.

2. GKrollin is all about truth in comedy.

I walked by an outdoor wedding in which the bride walked in to "Maneater" and the groom walked in to "Gold Digger". Either the whole family has a great sense of humour or the marriage is doomed.


3. Priorities, osktox.

They rented a huge manor.. Music? Not a problem: Spotify.. Premium you ask? Nope.. with the commercials.


4. PoseidonsHairyNipple had a night at the Roxbury.

The minister was doing their speech during the ceremony and asked, rhetorically, "What is love?"

"Baby don't hurt me" was muttered by several groomsmen, who all started cracking up.


5. I wish I had that guy's confidence, PunchBeard.

My wife was recently a bridesmaid for her friend who she hadn't really seen in a few years. It was actually a nice wedding and the reception was also pretty nice. Unfortunately the groomsman my wife was paired with was under the impression that she was going to go home with him after the wedding. Me and my wife have been together for almost 20 years. And some rando she met one or two times is going to sweep her off her feet when her husband and kid are in the same room?


6. Didsburyflaneur had Urban Dictionary handy (hehe, handy).

Gay male wedding in England. Registrar stands at front of the ceremony before starting the vows and for some inexplicable reason says "get your rings ready boys". Cue 30 gays bursting out in uncontrollable laughter, and the older family members at the front looking round confused and/or disapprovingly.


7. Hopefully paprikaparty got to dance to the Monster Mash.

My brother got married in the gazebo in his wife’s hometown center in the middle of October. The night before the local high schoolers toilet papered the trees surrounding the gazebo as a Halloween prank. In the middle of the ceremony the flower girl loudly exclaimed “LOOK AT ALL THE TOILET PAPER!” It was pretty awful for my sister in law and her mother but a great laugh for me.


8. Life finds a way, unnownturtle.

Best thing ever. My cousin's wedding was so unique. She did it in the strand theater, by her friend with an online certificate to marry them. Then for their first dance as a wedded couple, they were taking forever, so right when I'm about to ask what's taking so long, Jurassic Park theme song comes on and out come both of them in the inflatable dinosaur costumes. Best wedding ever. Not even mine will be able to live up to it.


9. abl1944 still went to the party?!

My friend left her fiance at the altar. She told him an hour or so beforehand it was off but he thought she was being dramatic so he showed up anyway. Her parents were very happy she called it off. They had to be told to stop smiling so much at the "reception."


10. Second time's a charm, That_One_Guy_66.

My cousins best man started his speech with “welcome back everyone” most painful 4 minutes of my life.


11. Hopefully it wasn't a Freudian slip that kmartofseduction witnessed.

I went to a wedding between some elderly folk, the pastor did not speak English very well. Not that big of a deal, just slightly difficult to understand as he went along. He gets to the end and says "you may kill the bride," corrected himself but it made the whole church cringe.


12. A rabbi and a priest walk into ZCM1084's wedding...

At my friends wedding she was catholic and he was Jewish. They had both the minister and the rabbi to appease both families. During the ceremony, the priests started argue thru the ceremony. The Rabbi's pants came off too because he felt he was hurried and couldn't get to wear a belt.


13. Not gonna lie, katgib13's story of crying makes me cry.

Funniest thing was at my own wedding. I'm very emotional and cry at everyone's weddings, so of course I cried at my own. The funny part is how well my bridesmaids and my man know me. I started crying and after I used the tissue I had wrapped around my bouquet, the bridesmaids started pulling Kleenex out and passing them to me! When those were exhausted, my husband pulled a hankie out that he'd hidden up his sleeve. All the guests were cracking up and I was laughing through my tears.

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