Quote from: DKG on December 17, 2025, 07:27:23 AMThe Syrian man is indeed a hero.

Fair play to the old boy, hes no spring chicken, with a "fuck it let's give it a go" attitude, more power to him 

The United States' fentanyl crisis is being mocked on the other side of the planet.

Videos with millions of views show Japanese content creators mimicking a bizarre and all-too-common sight in cities like San Francisco and New York: half-conscious drug addicts bent over sharply at the waist but somehow still standing.

Typically from the effects of heroin or fentanyl, this telltale folded posture has become known as the "fenty fold."

"Japanese social media influencers are going viral for mocking America's fentanyl addicts who are often seen hunched over and flailing on the streets," one user wrote on X. An attached video that showed a young woman in Okinawa, Japan, hunched over has received more than 2.5 million views.

Quote from: sicknote on December 17, 2025, 03:50:29 AM

The Syrian man is indeed a hero.

President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill has set in motion one of the most far-reaching overhauls of U.S. tax and social policy in years, with provisions taking effect on staggered timelines that stretch well into the next decade.

Some measures apply immediately or retroactively to income earned this year, while others—particularly changes to health care, federal assistance programs, and student loans—are delayed to allow agencies and states time to adapt administrative systems and implement the new rules.

Here is a breakdown of what goes into effect, and when.

Provisions Taking Effect in 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill took effect when Trump signed it on Independence Day, with several provisions applying to income earned in tax year 2025, even though most taxpayers will not see the impact until they file returns in 2026.

At the core of the legislation is the permanent extension of key provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, locking in individual income tax brackets and the expanded standard deduction. For 2025, the standard deduction is $15,750 for single filers and married individuals filing separately, $31,500 for married couples filing jointly, and $23,625 for heads of household.

Among the most prominent new, temporary tax breaks are deductions that reduce taxable income for tips and overtime, along with an additional deduction for seniors. Under IRS guidance, qualifying workers may deduct up to $25,000 in qualified tips annually, with the deduction phasing out for taxpayers earning more than $150,000. For overtime, taxpayers may deduct the portion of qualified overtime pay that exceeds their regular rate of pay—such as the "half" portion of time-and-a-half—capped at $12,500 per year ($25,000 for joint filers), also subject to income phaseouts.

The law also creates a temporary senior deduction, allowing eligible taxpayers 65 and older to claim an additional $6,000 deduction for 2025 through 2028, with a phaseout beginning at $75,000 in modified adjusted gross income for single filers.

Just while we are on the subject of Somali contributions to America, the betting odds are giving a slight edge that Ilhan Omar will be stripped of her citizenship and deported in 2026.

Quote from: Brent on December 16, 2025, 12:13:05 PMReplace him with who? AOC?

That is a possibility.

ICE rejects Omar claim son was pulled over by feds, pressed for citizenship proof: 'Absolutely zero record'

Federal immigration officials reject congresswoman's viral story about son being questioned by ICE agents during Minnesota Target visit over weekend.

Source: ICE rejects Omar claim son was pulled over by feds, pressed for citizenship proof: 'Absolutely zero record'

Quote from: Oliver the Second on December 16, 2025, 06:11:58 PMI would advise against it. There's things out there you don't want to know about and don't want to see. And, far more importantly, you sure as hell don't want them knowing that you can see them. They don't like that one bit...

     

But, if you really want to go down that road, from what I've heard this is what you do -

Take the gif below and make it fill up your entire screen. Stretch it or make a larger one or whatever you need to do. Then sit back, relax, and watch the color cycle for a while... turn off the phone and other distractions and just let your mind wander. Consider it your 'relaxation session' and do it a few times a day for five or ten minutes or whatever you're comfortable with.

After a while you'll start seeing a faint glow around living objects - their aura. Start increasing the duration of the sessions and it gets stronger. Keep going and you start to see movements but nothing is there. Shadows and sounds when nothing is there. What the color cycle does is train your mind and senses to see beyond the norm. Eventually your brain learns how to focus by itself and you don't need the sessions anymore in order to do it.

I also heard someone was manufacturing sleeping masks with the color cycle built in so you could do it in your sleep and advance at a much faster pace. I looked around but never found any, but you could maybe rig up something like that. Trying different cycle speeds or maybe reversing the cycle might help too.

Be careful.

 

Very interesting!

I can see folks aura's if they are strong enough, I've seen a few at least. I found out recently my own aura is blue. I also think babies have the ability to see auras as well, up until the age of 2, and some animals as well can see auras.