The most manipulative but effective thing I’ve ever done in my life was when I read an article about how children moderate their behavior to protect their self-identity, so if a child believes he’s smart, for example, he’ll intentionally study and try to do well to protect his image of himself. Anyway, I would pull kids aside with behavioral issues at church and tell them, “David (obviously fake name), you’re such a kind person and such a good listener. I can see that in you. Thank you for always listening.” “Little Annie, thank you for taking such good care of the babies around you. You’re going to be such a good big sister. Can you be in charge of watching Sally?” They would ALWAYS behave afterward. ALWAYS. Worked like a charm. Morally questionable because it wasn’t initially true, but I kind of willed it into existence. Tbf, I did think that they had that in them or I wouldn’t have tried. Will publish longitudinal results of this method once my kid is old enough to report back.

A moment of silence for those who missed Iran vs New Zealand

Vozinha now has 4.3 MILLION followers on Instagram 😳 For reference, that is more than: Joe Burrow (4.2M) Lamar Jackson (3.5M) Saquon Barkley (3.4M) Christian McCaffrey (2.7M) Aaron Judge (2M) Josh Allen (2M) Jalen Brunson (1.7M) He had 45K followers this morning 🤯

Single calendar days in FIFA World Cup history with 4 draws: June 15, 1958 Today That’s it.

Only the 2nd time it happened in fifa World Cup history!

Exclusive: Donald Trump will be allowed to lift the World Cup trophy with the winning team, as he did at the Club World Cup. Trump will present the 2026 champions with the trophy on July 19 at MetLife Stadium alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino.🏆 talksport.com/football/world…

Scaring the hoes by being too genuine

Monterrey Stadium cleaners realising Japan’s next game is in their stadium

По возможности нельзя никуда, никогда идти с тем кто на тебя наставил оружие, потому что это единственное требование которое уменьшает ваш шанс выжить, ибо в этом случае ценность которую хочет получить от вас преступник является ваша жизнь

🇺🇸 US Visa rejection rate in 2025: 🇲🇨 Monaco - 0% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - 2.17% 🇯🇵 Japan - 5.68% 🇨🇭 Switzerland - 5.82% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 5.98% 🇦🇷 Argentina - 7.47% 🇲🇾 Malaysia - 7.92% 🇫🇷 France - 9.67% 🇮🇱 Israel - 11.32% 🇵🇱 Poland - 11.63% 🇿🇦 South Africa - 11.66% 🇩🇪 Germany - 12.22% 🇮🇹 Italy - 12.65% 🇨🇱 Chile - 16.38% 🇫🇮 Finland - 18.09% 🇨🇳 China - 20.21% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 20.44% 🇵🇪 Peru - 20.90% 🇲🇽 Mexico - 21.36% 🇸🇪 Sweden - 21.77% 🇮🇳 India - 22.04% 🇻🇳 Vietnam - 22.08% 🇹🇷 Turkey - 22.25% 🇪🇸 Spain - 23.67% 🇰🇷 South Korea - 24.73% 🇹🇭 Thailand - 25.67% 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 26.69% 🇲🇦 Morocco - 26.91% 🇵🇭 Philippines - 30.76% 🇰🇵 North Korea - 33.33% 🇺🇦 Ukraine - 33.92% 🇹🇿 Tanzania - 39.41% 🇷🇺 Russia - 40.38% 🇪🇬 Egypt - 47.61% 🇻🇪 Venezuela - 48.22% 🇩🇿 Algeria - 51.23% 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - 51.75% 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 52.32% 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - 52.46% 🇨🇦 Canada - 53.10% 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 57.00% 🇮🇷 Iran - 62.44% 🇦🇫 Afghanistan - 63.25% 🇲🇲 Myanmar - 64.19% 🇬🇭 Ghana - 64.34% 🇾🇪 Yemen - 67.98% 🇰🇪 Kenya - 68.23% 🇳🇵 Nepal - 69.47% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - 61.45% 🇫🇲 Micronesia - 100% Note: business (visa category B-1), for tourism (visa category B-2), or for a combination of both purposes (B-1/B-2).

> save $15M a year by cutting a screwworm monitoring program > screwworm outbreak almost immediately > $1B to combat it Government efficiency

LAKAKA!!!!! OH MY LORD HES DONE IT!!!

Cape Verde have had more possession than Arsenal did in the UCL final.

One of the greatest threats to internet freedom and privacy are these manipulative laws, now spreading, that force people to prove they're of a certain age to use social media platforms and other sites. The UK Government, naturally, is now seeking this. The defense of these laws is emotionally powerful by appealing to child protection, but the real goal is online surveillance, an end to anonymity, and control over political content that young people can access. Few have done a better job reporting on these tyrannical threats than @TaylorLorenz. Read this:

spain fans are like “we thuck thoooo bad”

FTP: LAPD killed her dog. He was wearing his Knicks jersey. His name was Jameson. A golden doodle. One of the sweetest, most gentle breeds alive. A neighbor called a noise complaint. That's it. 20 officers showed up. Then a helicopter. For a noise complaint in an apartment complex. And they shot Jameson dead. In front of his owner. In front of her child. No warning. No de-escalation. Nothing. The media is barely covering this. No headlines. No outrage. Like it never happened. If this was your dog... your child watching... how would you feel? Jameson deserved better. That little boy deserved better. His mama deserved better.

Courtois fucked up on that goal. He made himself tall instead of staying low at the worst possible time

Cape Verde was so good in Africa qualifiers with their stout defense. Now you know it's the real deal

CAPE VERDE with A HUGE UPSET!! DRAW IS BASICALLY A WIN AGAINST SPAIN

Most of the time, they will backtrack and say let us just order the labs to be safe. It completely bypasses the fight or flight response of having to advocate for yourself face to face. You deserve to be heard, and you hold so much more power than you realize. If you need more exact templates for situations like this, the Medical Gaslighting Playbook at the link in my bio has them. Stay strong out there.