Meanwhile the proletariat considers themselves lucky to have jobs and is distracted by talking into their wearable AI devices and live streaming their lives to the world for corporate sponsorship.

Again, the 2010 reviews called this "over the top" and "poorly imagined"

LOLSOB 😭

In the book, we've invaded Venezuela under a war mongering defense secretary, party fealty is demanded by an over the top, slogan ridden American revitalization party, all while the dollar is tanking and China is overtaking us as a global superpower

The children yearn for Josh Allen

My brother (from Rochester) looked at her and said "since when do you know anything about the Bills?!" and she goes "since Josh Allen!"

My mom has been a heavy Pinterest user for years and for the last few months she's been telling me it's overrun with AI slop

NYPL you also sign up online but you may need to email them a picture of a utility bill or piece of mail with your address to prove residency. They detail what you need to do when you sign up though!

No, you have to apply for each library individually but it's pretty easy! Queens/Brooklyn/Erie is just an online form that uses your browser location to check if you're in NYS and then issues you a card number within a few hours/a day. Then you just add the card # in Libby.

She looks like the person in a zombie movie trying to hide that they got bit

This is the first I've ever heard of a relish tray. Does it go with the meal, or like charcuterie?

I swear the volume of cars on the road triples, everyone is lost, and they're all going 15 mph below the limit

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I buy Lego plants because I have a black thumb, but I can keep a real rock alive just fine