9 In 10 Americans Believe U.S. In Full-Blown ‘Cost-Of-Living Crisis’

What has that done to change your life? What have you changed to make things a little easier?

US Debt Nears WWII Levels Amid $38 Trillion Crisis

That’s less than ideal. Back then at least we helped make the world safe for democracy. I’m not sure anyone would be happy with what we’re doing at the moment

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The Last Four Years Ch. 17: Doomsayer Protest at Tennessee Shelter Site Turns Violent

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• Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm - I’m guessing the people who conducted that study weren’t youthful

• Scents From 3,500 Years Ago Recreated to Give Museum Visitors a Whiff of History - I’m not sure I’d want to smell history. Showering is a fairly recent development in human society

• Police keep looking for a wanted man. They have the wrong address. - They shouldn’t feel too bad, that was an entire subplot in the movie The Blues Brothers

• Dream of mother leads S.C. woman to $13,000 lottery prize - I envy all of these people having useful dreams. The other night I had a dream that I was trapped in a Showbiz Pizza. What I am supposed to do with that?

• Scientists Say This Ape Had Some Imagination - I like to think his Land of Make Believe looked just like the one on Mister Rogers, except with apes everywhere instead of creepy puppets

• Nudist resort residents furious after property owner demands they put clothes on, cuts off power - I never thought I would actually say these words, but “I have to side with the nudists here.” It’s not like you can act surprised there were nudists around. It’s a nudist colony. It’s literally in the name

• ‘I’m only a baby!’ preschooler summoned for jury duty - I feel like that’s a pretty decent premise for a sitcom

• At least 4 people have died from eating Death Cap mushrooms as they spread in California after rains - Hard to believe something bad would happen from eating something with the words “Death Cap” in the name

• Wisc. Man Committed Murder, Finished His Taxes Then Turned Himself In - I guess you don’t want to compound your potential criminal violations. I feel like getting his taxes done in February would be used as evidence of premeditation though

• Man jailed for murder goes viral after worrying he’d miss GTA 6 - I guess he can look on the bright side, it’s just as likely none of us will see Grand Theft Auto 6 either