Ed Sheeran should have backed out of the Ed Sheeran tour in support of Palestine.

There's some clear clues on which venues are happy ending parlors.

• Avoid places with completely curtained windows. At least the lobby area should be visible to the public.

• Seek out places that refer to "massage therapists". Avoid "masseuse" or "massage parlor".

• The "crystal healing" "sound bath" hippy dippy places might try to sell you mushrooms but they are less likely to grab your dick.

• Avoid cash only places, they are trying to hide paper trails. Even if you're paying out of pocket, any place that accepts insurance isn't offering a "secret menu" .

• Low stated prices might mean they get by on big handy-based tips. They're cheap for a reason. Medium priced places are just charging for normal services.

• Check what kind of person is in their online reviews. If it's a middle aged man talking about how beautiful the "girls" are, skip. If it's a Karen complaining about how they used CBD oil, it's probably fine.

• Strip malls in general seem to attract this business niche, too. I'm not sure why.

If you're normally comfortable getting a massage naked, consider keeping your underwear on for your first visit with a new practitioner.

A lot of fascism and authoritarianism comes from loneliness or a lack of community. Cutting him off could mean he seeks more community with Nazis. Be clear about your beliefs, keep calling him out when he's wrong, but try to stay his friend. That's different than "supporting" his beliefs. Take care of him when he's sick, but don't drive him to the Nazi rally. Your friendship might make a difference on his journey back to healthy beliefs.

Also, really sorry your friend is dealing with this right now, I know it must suck to see this happen to him. It's not necessarily the final story though.

You could replace this man with ChatGPT and his company would be more successful.

I do this kind of "foraging plate" sometimes. Yours looks really good and balanced. Got some protein, plenty of plants, a little probiotics, great work, good eating!

The good news is you haven't brought all your things in yet. Don't bring anything else in until you've had some time to investigate.

One bed bug, like you've said, could come from anywhere. If this apartment is infested you will find so many more. Give it some time to make sure this is an infestation. Do you have bites? Are there other signs? Of course the landlord is ALWAYS going to say there aren't any bedbugs, of course they would. But give it some time, pay another month, see what happens.

If no more bedbugs show up, and you don't get bites, go ahead and move your stuff in. If it's infested, get out because they are SO hard to get rid of!

That is super interesting! I hope the Clipper gives us a definitive answer!

Something that surprised me in my travels (which are primarily West of the Mississippi) is how often the states actually line up with a significant geologic shift. Arizona is endless orange desert. New Mexico immediately becomes rainbow painted cliffs. Utah is somehow entirely vertical. California is a contradiction of green desert. Nevada is like a chemical mine puked on a bunch of bumpy ridges. Northern New Mexico falls off a cliff and the bottom is Texas.

If you watch closely, usually something fairly dramatic happens in the landscape within a few miles of the border.

It's a threat. Nobody likes the idea of crippling the economy with an unending general strike. But the people who watch the daily numbers use them to predict future behavior. A big blackout in the second month makes them think really hard about what is coming 6 months down the road. If the blackout is small, they know they don't have anything to worry about. If it shifts 50% of sales to another day, they know they're having a conversation with a giant that can move their numbers a lot.

First time it ever occurred to me, but now that I've read it, of course! Why wouldn't every city make this free?! Solving transportation woes is a surefire way to stoke your economy, and removing payments is going to make public transportation more efficient and cheaper to maintain (no ticket kiosks getting vandalized, no payment processors to pay). Seems like a win win for any congested city.

My buddy asked for feedback once. The recruiter said, "We passed because of the words you said." That was it. 😐 Say better words next time guy.

No rush, wait a few years. Enjoy the amazing body you have right now. You don't realize it but you are so fast and can climb so well at your age. Join a capture the flag league. I'd trade a weed trip for 1 afternoon with a teenage body any day! Jump off a cliff into a swimming hole. Backpack across a continent. Skateboard until you fuck up your knees.

Olive oil.

I just read Extra Virginity and it turns out there is a whole world of food oil counterfeiting and I really need help stopping it, because suddenly this is the topic I am 3rd most passionate about.

Not enough people talking about Christmas Aslan over there behind the truck.

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I feel like that was a tactical feint. The whole warning was just setting up the Nazi to defend the wrong front, then go for the gut punch. Our boi is a strategic genius.

Check out Travelers. They start out with a lot of agency but stuff gets wrong and it's more and more desperate.

Iowantout

Scrolling by I literally thought "Man, that candy looks delicious, what's this article about?" And then read the headline... 🫠

You put a cheaper oil in a refinery, then flavor it with artificial flavors, then use the Mafia to launder it into another country.