satire
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A Historic Declaration
We the People of the Husbands of the United States of America, in Order to form a more perfect Union, and I mean you...with me...establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves, after Puberty, do ordain and establish this Declaration of Co-Dependence.
By Gerard DiLeoabout 6 hours ago in Humans
Optimizing for the Grade: Inside the Academic Performance Machine
Every system begins as a promise. In school, the promise is simple: work hard, learn the material, demonstrate understanding, and you will be rewarded. Grades will reflect knowledge. Transcripts will tell a clean story about your abilities. Colleges and employers will read that story and understand who you are.
By Lawrence Lease3 days ago in Humans
Waiting Room Magazines Are a Conspiracy Against Sanity
I am awed by the sheer insanity of the system. In a society that congratulates itself on efficiency—on reducing the interval between desire and gratification to the time it takes to double-tap ‘approve’ on your iPhone—we have collectively decided that the ideal prelude to minor surgery, medical examination, or a root canal is a 45-minute browse through a laminated copy of last year’s Vogue magazine.
By Scott Christenson🌴6 days ago in Humans
When Gods Die
Have you ever wondered what happens to all these deities dating back to the beginning of time when people stop acknowledging their existence? Do they simply cease to exist, evaporating into the cosmos, their immortality revoked, or are they banished to live among the mortals? If that’s how it works, imagine how a former god feels when forced to live alongside a species that once worshiped him. Life would become very complicated for the demoted celestial, having to move every ten or twenty years because your neighbors would eventually notice that you never aged while they grew older.
By Mark Gagnon6 days ago in Humans
Roots and Fruit
Roots and Fruit Photo by Lukáš Kulla on Unsplash Most people evaluate life by what shows. Results, behavior, success, failure, growth, collapse. Fruit is easier to measure than roots, so it becomes the focus almost by default. When something goes wrong, attention rushes to what is visible and immediate. When something goes right, credit is assigned to the most recent action. But this way of seeing consistently misreads causality. Fruit is never the beginning of the story. It is the result of something that has been growing quietly, often unnoticed, for a long time.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 days ago in Humans
At My Wits’ End . Top Story - February 2026.
Life is about taking out the trash and calling it trash because you have every reason to. It wasn't meant to be linear, they say. But the times you tried to make it straight led to problems, and you didn’t have the tools to put any of it to use. You don't put your right shoes on the right feet; you put the left shoes on the left feet. The grey hardened slab will trip you up anyway.
By Caitlin Charlton8 days ago in Humans
The Holy Spirit Hideaway
After experiencing a cloud nine heavenly lifestyle, Huey C Hughes purchased rental wings, and puffy poles, advocating exploring unknown freedom rights. Navigating his way enjoying the friendly skies, an enchanting pillow like, glorified air strip appeared promoting a tourist luring landmark, “The Holy Spirit Hideaway”.
By Marc OBrien8 days ago in Humans
