90 - Lyft Deez Nuts

“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• "Can Ozempic Treat Addictions Like Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Shopping?"
• "Experts Warn Of Ozempic's Serious Side Effects"
• "Amy Schumer Says She Stopped Taking Ozempic Because of Severe Side Effects"
• "I Was Shamed for Being Overweight. Now I’m Being Shamed for Taking Ozempic"
• Low-Dose Aspirin Linked To Anemia, Blood Iron Decline In Older Adults: Study
• "The NNT of Aspirin"
• "FDA Approves New Medication Class for Teens With Type 2 Diabetes"
• "Meet Jennifer Davis. The First Woman to Receive a New Vaccine for Breast Cancer"
• "If You Don't Have ADHD, Ritalin and Similar Drugs May Hurt Your Concentration"
• "FDA OKs New Gel Eroxon to Treat Erectile Dysfunction"
• "'Poo Transplant' May Benefit People With Advanced Liver Disease; Clinical Trial Begins"
• "Heavy Drinkers Still Can't Hold Their Liquor"

Happiness

• "11-Year-old Boy Determined to Be a Farmer: Rents His Own Land, Breeds Sheep, and Spins Wool"
• "Diver Cleaning Ocean Floor Finds New iPhone Still Working in Waterproof Bag–And Returns it to Owner"
• "Sealed Vial Reveals the Smell of Ancient Rome With Patchouli Scents From Time of Jesus"
• "11 Steps to Stop Caring So Much About Everything"

Refire

• Lyft Rider Reports Dangerous Driver, Gets Banned

Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness

• "United Airlines Staff At SFO Charged With Stealing Marijuana"
• "FDA Releases First-Ever Draft Guidance For Psychedelics Research, Days After Congressional Lawmakers File Bill Asking For It"
• "White Supremacist Says MDMA Drove Him Away From Extremist Beliefs"
• "NFL Is Putting More Money Into Research On CBD As An Opioid Alternative For Players With Concussions"
• "At home, Minnesota residents can possess up to 2 pounds of pot."

Back of the Napkin

• "Throw Him Off, Dear. I've Upgraded to First Class, and That Is Now My Seat: Entitled Woman Learns the Hard Way Not to Demand Other's Seat After the Pilot Pulls a Clever Trick on Her"
• "Titan Crew Dead From ‘Catastrophic Implosion’"
• "Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT In Lieu Of Research Must Pay $5k, Alert Other Judges"
• "New Report Exposes Operation Triangulation's Spyware Implant Targeting iOS Devices"
• "Aussie PM says, “Shut down your phone every 24 hours for 5 mins” – but that’s not enough on its own"
• "A 36-year-old woman from New York has married her A.I. chatbot and now claims she is pregnant by it."

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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Wiirdo
• Sharky
• seedubs
• NetNed
• Cbrooklyn112
• cottongin

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