Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse - WSJ

State and federal lawmakers are threatening the app store with legislation to require Apple to verify user ages. While the bottom-line impact of such a move is unclear, it could reduce teen spending or even empower parents to limit teen engagement on smartphones more fully.

Sign me up.

Afternoon cold brew and memories of my grandparents.

Mental Health Win! This Smoke Detector Gradually Wakes You Up Using A Gentle Blue Light And Soothing White Noise So It Doesn’t Negatively Affect Your Circadian Rhythm If You Have A House Fire - Clickhole

First Alert’s new CalmRefresh+ smoke alarm solves a major issue with literally every other smoke detector sold today: the jarring, ear-piercing sounds they make during a fire that cause you to jump out of bed with anxiety, disrupting your natural sleep cycle in an incredibly invasive way.

Man Honors Fallen Soldiers By Purchasing Refrigerator At Incredible Discount - Babylon Bee

“This is for all those who paid the price for our freedom,” said Reese as he handed his credit card to the cashier. “I can think of no better way to esteem their memory than to buy a high-quality Whirlpool refrigerator at a steep discount. Thank you, heroes. You are gone but not forgotten.”

How the Student Loan Crisis Will Show Up in the Economy - WSJ

Yannelis also worries that, as a result of former President Joe Biden’s attempts to forgive swaths of student debt, many borrowers didn’t really expect they would need to start paying again and built their budgets around that belief.

We never could’ve foreseen this outcome.

Summer flame.

Sky at sunrise.

Canopy.

55 degree with a cool breeze and a low cloud deck is my idea of a nice Saturday morning.

Sunrise over the meadow.

It’s a daily challenge to stay focused at my desk with children streaming through my office. But it is cute how Veronica hovers around. She filters in and out through the day, bringing with her different activities to enjoy on the floor or on my couch

Exploiting The Vulnerable: Scammers Tricked This Elderly Woman Into Buying The Cleveland Browns - Clickhole

After Beverly told family members she now held a majority ownership stake in the Cleveland Browns, they immediately realized Beverly had been the victim of a fraud scheme and attempted to contact the scammers, but it was too late: The number had been disconnected and $30,000 had been drained from Beverly’s bank account to pay for a historically junk NFL team that may as well be worth pennies.

Oof, you hate to read stories like this. Hang in there, Beverly!

Internet infrastructure work in the neighborhood is slowing me down today. Just got back from a four mile walk and a fresh shave. Time to lock it in.

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I have 67 podcasts in my queue. It’s hard to manage and is likely over 50 hours of listening time.

Today feels like a good day to declare podcast bankruptcy.

We interrupt this school day for some brief railway engineering.

Mastery at work.

Jake Tapper Uncovers Startling Evidence That Biden’s Decline Was Covered Up By Jake Tapper - Babylon Bee

The bombshell report was detailed in a new book by Jake Tapper. It chronicles years of egregious cover-ups and collusion between the White House and a cooperative and corrupt press, including several newly leaked conversations between aides about putting Biden in a wheelchair for his second term. At the center of the scandal, it appears, is someone named Jake Tapper.

Sad: AOC Unable To Obtain Real ID Because She Died On Jan 6 And Is A Ghost - Babylon Bee

“It’s not fair that only ‘living people' are eligible to obtain these Real IDs, while people like me and millions of other Democratic voters are barred from getting them due to the simple fact that we’re dead. Prejudice is alive and well in America, even though I am not.”

The Bee Explains: How A Conclave Works - Babylon Bee

How are the votes cast?

Each Cardinal places their red hat on the head of their pope of choice. Once the stack of hats on someone’s head reaches the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, that man is declared Pope.

Trump Promises To Negotiate Peace In India As Soon As They Take Him Off Hold - Babylon Bee

“They assure me my call is very important to them,” said Trump, still waiting. “That guy who placed me on hold, was it Kevin? It didn’t sound like a ‘Kevin’, to be honest. I told him it concerned nuclear war, and then he said he would need to talk to his manager and asked if I could hold. I like this music, I really do, very good beat. But it’s really a long hold, and I don’t think Kevin is going to be getting a good survey at the end of this phone call, I’ll tell you that.”