Dubai is a terrible place. People need to stop going there.

No lie, about a decade ago I rented a room in a long-term AirBnB in NYC where the other 3 rooms were also rented out (so no choice in flatmates; shit was wild). One of the other rooms was rented by this 30-yo French girl from Paris who moved there to follow an ex-bf. Off the bat she was weird; she only ever cooked pan seared liver, toast, or white rice while talking about how she planned on getting this guy back. She would also always argue in French with the Belgian dude who was also renting a room while finishing his masters. Anyway, the kitchen was minimally stocked, so I bought an extra pot, pan, and a toaster oven. She would use the toaster oven but left plastic bags of bread on top, so it melted and ruined the toaster. She also burned rice into the supplied pot every day. It got so damaged after only a few weeks that I had to hide my pot from her, as she systematically destroyed every other piece of kitchen equipment and tried to move onto my personal belongings.

I have several stories from that AirBnB alone. Weirdest 10 months of my life.

Trump is a rapist.

The only grim aspect is how much time, resources, and energy the NYPD has wasted trying to solve this. Statistically, there have been other murders since this one. They should move on and add this to their "unsolved" pile.

Convicted rapist Brock Turner is his full title.

Lol how many of us thought this immediately?

Perhaps they should all reflect on why these lists are popping up.

It wasn't him.

When I was younger I used to work at a big bank under a team of advisors. I was the main associate for our group, but also lended backup assistance to two other groups. I had a situation where an FA - not the one I worked for - needed me to do a few tasks for him when his assistant was out; nothing crazy time-sensitive. The main way we communicated was through chat/email, and he would get upset when I prioritized my own group's clients, regularly becoming verbally aggressive.

One day he decided to threaten me with calling HR, so I turned it around on him and replied "Let's. I'm sure they'd be really curious to know why you think it's acceptable to talk to me this way." That one interaction changed his tune quick (apparently he'd already gotten complaints).

Don't let the older generations bully you in the office. If you're good at your job, do things by the book, and have receipts, threats are empty.

So anyway...

We're apparently trying to speedrun European history into 4 years or less, but in reverse, and ending in the dark ages.

I call that we delete Doge and launch Melon into space in one of his electric death traps.

The only self driving car that can be trusted.

Not really, especially if he was headed to/from DC. Some of the worst drivers in the nation regularly frequent 495.

Friendly reminder to everyone that there is no such thing as a moral billionaire.

These must be the autism-causing environmental toxins RFK is talking about, yes?

Fuck these morons.

I'm at work now, but I'm happy to share later. There was a Kazakh family (new immigrants), a Syrian guy (there for medical school), a "stripper" with a large butt implant (on paper, but really she was a prostitute; not judging), an Italian guy (graphic design exchange student), and more. Usually every few months there would be a new flatmate.

All to say the apartment was definitely illegal, but I was young and couldn't afford much.

Luigi

Sounds like a game of Dungeons and White Dudes.

• Fistfight with the bathroom.