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#3452570 13-Jan-2026 13:53

The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

"To achieve his muscle-bound, chiselled-jaw appearance, the online streamer swears by bone-smashing: hitting oneself in the face with either a fist or a hammer in an effort to increase jawbone definition"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

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#3452621 13-Jan-2026 14:50

gzt: The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

He looks utterly revolting. Anything that unnatural is sure to have a short lifespan.

Victorians also used to think appearance determined character. They even measured each other's skulls in search of criminal traits. In the 1930s blond Aryans were all the rage but eugenics didn't quite work out. The only thing this creature proves is that hitting yourself with a hammer doesn't improve your judgement.

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#3452623 13-Jan-2026 14:54

‘He tried to kill me, and my kids’: Mum’s PTSD after Christmas Day road rage attack | Stuff

This guy must be a psycho. I hope he's nabbed soon.

She said the other car rammed her vehicle repeatedly as she tried to stay calm and keep her car on the road. Zander called 111 from the front seat as Ethan tried to film their attacker.

The road opened out and the speed limit went to 100kph, Rachel matching it as her pursuer kept pace and continued to drive into her, threatening to send her spinning off the road with every impact.

Battling to stay on the road, Rachel knew her destination was coming up and started indicating to let the Toyota driver know she was pulling over, into a place where she knew she had people who could back her up.

She said she thought “this a...hole is gonna go past me”, but instead he lined her up.

“What he did, and this is what I've struggled with, this has kept me awake at night, he swung out and aimed towards my door.”

Rachel said she put her foot down and he struck the back of the car instead, causing Ethan’s head to slam against the inside of the Mazda.

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#3452633 13-Jan-2026 15:34

Rikkitic:

gzt: The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

He looks utterly revolting. Anything that unnatural is sure to have a short lifespan.

Victorians also used to think appearance determined character. They even measured each other's skulls in search of criminal traits. In the 1930s blond Aryans were all the rage but eugenics didn't quite work out. The only thing this creature proves is that hitting yourself with a hammer doesn't improve your judgement.

Just one look at the photos without reading the article screams out "steroid overdose", and it may not be long before one of these types wins a Darwin. It didn't work out too well for East German athletes in the long run.

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#3452697 13-Jan-2026 17:19

gzt: The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

"To achieve his muscle-bound, chiselled-jaw appearance, the online streamer swears by bone-smashing: hitting oneself in the face with either a fist or a hammer in an effort to increase jawbone definition"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

"In November, he made headlines after he live-streamed himself injecting fat-dissolving peptides into the cheek of his then-girlfriend."

There I was thinking at least there's probably no chance of him breeding.

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#3452702 13-Jan-2026 17:55

Bung:

gzt: The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

"To achieve his muscle-bound, chiselled-jaw appearance, the online streamer swears by bone-smashing: hitting oneself in the face with either a fist or a hammer in an effort to increase jawbone definition"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

"In November, he made headlines after he live-streamed himself injecting fat-dissolving peptides into the cheek of his then-girlfriend."

There I was thinking at least there's probably no chance of him breeding.

On the basis of his appearance I doubt there is much chance of him getting an erection.

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#3453067 14-Jan-2026 20:51

Recently, we have been receiving an increasing number of enquiries from ‘smart’ companies that want to hire us to monitor their employees' online activities in addition to the usual ITsec services – sometimes even bypassing the works council's approval requirement ONLY in justified individual cases. What The F…orce of Grayskull - there are labour laws in force! 🤬

First of all, I concede that companies are entitled to expect their employees to perform in line with their salaries; that much is clear!

However, I regularly decline such requests on ethical grounds and explain just as bluntly that the problem lies with the employees' superiors, who are unable to assess what their employees actually contribute to the company or who are often unable to motivate them. There is one main reason why we only serve private individuals, freelancers and small – preferably „happy“ – companies with a maximum of 20 employees, where this is hardly an issue.

Now I can write another polite rejection letter – luckily, I already have some ‘flowery’ text modules ready to go. It will be interesting to find out later who accepted the job – that will tell me a lot. 😁

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#3453212 15-Jan-2026 10:55

Today’s Herald:

“Emergency personnel have been left astounded after a van which crashed on the West Coast – narrowly avoiding a tree – was being driven by a 7-year-old.

Questions are now being asked how the primary-school-age child – and their 9-year-old passenger – came to be behind the wheel of a vehicle travelling on a country road.”

I’m lost for words to be honest.

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#3453225 15-Jan-2026 11:26

gzt: The so-called man-o-sphere. It gets worse after this:

"To achieve his muscle-bound, chiselled-jaw appearance, the online streamer swears by bone-smashing: hitting oneself in the face with either a fist or a hammer in an effort to increase jawbone definition"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-male-grooming-influencers-enlisted-in-far-rights-war-with-fat-subhuman-jd-vance/2OFH35Z2RZFCBEFLFMQI7ECGP4/

Politics aside, I’d choose the fat subhuman over the pumped up, jaw hammering fugly one to procreate with. I mean Eeeeww.

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#3453282 15-Jan-2026 11:51

Tinkerisk:

Behodar:

I was under the impression that everyone in Germany knew about the conspiracy. Evidently not. You may ignore the joke.

The commonly known joke stops with death at the latest – even with the blackest humour, which I personally am not averse to. Bielefeld does not exist, but the two dead teenagers do.

Semi-apologies in advance, that I am rushing in where sensible people would not tread.

I wonder whether the (unfunny in this context) joke is an attack on reform-modelled education.

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#3453287 15-Jan-2026 12:23

cddt:

sir1963:

it is illegal in NZ to have a "TV screen" that can be seen by the driver as it is considered a distraction, much the same as Phones are a distraction.

They should also ban touchscreen displays...

It has been on the radio this morning:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2019019463/concerns-over-touchscreens-prompt-ancap-push-for-buttons

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#3453375 15-Jan-2026 16:57

More money than sense? Here's something for you!

Not mentioned in story: company asking for $1,000 non-refundable fee for applications.

I love the name "GRU space" though

You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000: ars technica
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On Monday, the company invited those interested in a berth to plunk down a deposit between $250,000 and $1 million, qualifying them for a spot on one of its early lunar surface missions in as little as six years from now.

It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? After all, GRU Space had, as of late December when I spoke to founder Skyler Chan, a single full-time employee aside from himself. And Chan, in fact, only recently graduated.
...

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#3453386 15-Jan-2026 17:56

jfw01:

Semi-apologies in advance, that I am rushing in where sensible people would not tread.

I wonder whether the (unfunny in this context) joke is an attack on reform-modelled education.

I don't see it as an attack – just as inappropriate. No, I just have a classical, humanistic education with respect for people, including Monty Python but certainly without snowflakes.

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#3453975 18-Jan-2026 11:34

I looked up the rules for a card game. The page I ended up on says that the rules published there are from Hoyle's Rules of Games. I'm familiar with the book: it lists rules for a number of card games.

The rules on the webpage, however, tell you to "click on the discard pile" or that if you make a mistake then you can click on Undo. These are clearly not the Hoyle's rules!

Edit: I've found two other sites both claiming to have the "official rules". One looks to be laughably unofficial. The other - dated 1950 - appears okay at a glance but I'll need to have a proper read. [Edit 2: I see no reason not to treat this set of rules as definitive.]

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#3455420 23-Jan-2026 13:25

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human

"In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours"

Boggles the mind

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