The Lotus Effect

122 - Bite My Authentification


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Health:
  • Can practicing self-compassion help people achieve weight loss goals?
  • Only 6% of People Can Achieve Type 2 Diabetes Remission Via Weight Loss
  • People Who Go Into Type 2 Diabetes Remission See 40% Drop in Heart Disease Risk
  • Ozempic burned off my genitals — I found pieces of charred skin on the toilet
  • How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
  • Happiness:
    • Teen Who Was Told He’d Never Walk with Cerebral Palsy Just Took 1st Place in Bodybuilding Competition
    • 16th c. Scottish Plaid was Found in a Bog–Now Becomes Oldest Historical Tartan Available to Wear Today
    • Scores of Endangered Butterflies Slated to Be Released Along California Coast Using $1.5 Million Private Grant
    • Toast and Jam:
        The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:
        • Connecticut Legal Loophole Allows THC Seltzers at Liquor Stores
        • Ohio Marijuana Law Has Created A ‘Goofy Situation,’ Governor Says, With Legal Possession But No Place To Buy It
        • FDA Officials Recommend Reclassifying Pot Under Schedule III, How That Changes Everything
        • Missouri Sold More Than $1.3 Billion Worth Of Legal Marijuana In 2023, State Figures Show
        • California woman gets probation for fatally stabbing man she dated, causing 108 'sharp-force injuries'
        • Back of the Napkin:
          • State Lawmaker Tries To Ratf*ck Community-Owned Broadband Effort In Frankfort, Kentucky
          • ‘AI’ Exposes Google News Quality Control Issues, Making Our Clickbait, Plagiarism, And Propaganda Problem Worse
          • How bad is Tesla’s hazardous waste problem in California
          • The Junk Drawer
            • George Carlin’s heirs sue comedy podcast over “AI-generated” impression
            • In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges
            • In The Midst Of Multiple Controversies Of His Own Making, NYC Mayor Adams Decides The Real Problem… Is Social Media
            • Dishonorable Mentions:
              • Proposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going over speed limit
              • They Created This Term to Smear Average Americans. Now It’s Come Back to Haunt Them.
              • A SIM-swapping attack was behind the SEC’s fake Bitcoin post
              • In-N-Out announces first restaurant closure ever, citing Oakland crime
              • Images:
                Credits:
                • RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
                • Wiirdo
                • Phaze_Zilla
                • WY7USA
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