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A. Rivera<p>&gt; MAGA world sees red after iconic Trump assassination attempt photo snubbed for Pulitzer Prize: ‘So telling’ <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/06/us-news/maga-world-sees-red-after-iconic-trump-assassination-attempt-photo-snubbed-for-pulitzer-prize-so-telling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/05/06/us-news/</span><span class="invisible">maga-world-sees-red-after-iconic-trump-assassination-attempt-photo-snubbed-for-pulitzer-prize-so-telling/</span></a></p><p>The poor babies are having a hissy fit. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>"A three-hour tour. . . " 🎶 </p><p>&gt; Over 30 bikini-clad influencers stranded after $4M Lamborghini luxury yacht ‘flipped over’ off Miami Beach <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/04/us-news/4m-lamborghini-luxury-yacht-flipped-over-off-miami-beach-32-rescued/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/05/04/us-news/</span><span class="invisible">4m-lamborghini-luxury-yacht-flipped-over-off-miami-beach-32-rescued/</span></a></p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. On serious note, everyone was rescued, no one was hurt, and most importantly "many of the influencers able to save their most prized possessions, including a Macbook and a $350 bottle of Clase Azul Gold tequila." </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TeamOrca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeamOrca</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; A Cybertruck Owner Says Everytime He Visits a Drive-Thru in His Cybertruck, His Food Has Been Unpleasant &amp; Cold – He Adds “I Overhear the Staff Saying He’s Driving a Cybertruck”<br><a href="https://www.torquenews.com/11826/cybertruck-owner-says-everytime-he-visits-drive-thru-his-cybertruck-his-food-has-been/amp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">torquenews.com/11826/cybertruc</span><span class="invisible">k-owner-says-everytime-he-visits-drive-thru-his-cybertruck-his-food-has-been/amp</span></a></p><p>This is a crazy idea, but hear me out: Have you tried NOT driving an <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IncelCamino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncelCamino</span></a>? Because by now the choice of driving that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wankpanzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wankpanzer</span></a> is on you. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Douchemobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Douchemobile</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/19/no-youre-not-fine-just-the-way-you-are-time-to-quit-your-pointless-job-become-morally-ambitious-and-change-the-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/apr/19/no-youre-not-fine-just-the-way-you-are-time-to-quit-your-pointless-job-become-morally-ambitious-and-change-the-world</span></a></p><p>What a privileged tripe. Yea, I'll quit my "pointless job." Not like I need things like a roof over the head and food on the table. And TBH, the category where you get the corner office and fat paycheck sounds pretty good. How do I get a gig like this writing this kind of bullshit? </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Beloved fast food chain Wendy’s refuses to apologize for online burn of Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space voyage <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/18/us-news/wheres-the-beef-beloved-fast-food-chain-refuses-to-apologize-for-online-burn-of-katy-perrys-space-voyage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/04/18/us-news/</span><span class="invisible">wheres-the-beef-beloved-fast-food-chain-refuses-to-apologize-for-online-burn-of-katy-perrys-space-voyage/</span></a></p><p>Good for Wendy's. Tell Perry and her sycophants to get over themselves. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/stupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupid</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> 🍾 . Break out the tiny violins 🎻 </p><p>&gt; US yacht&nbsp;industry thrown into turmoil by tariffs, crew crackdowns: ‘My client is canceling his order’ <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/tariffs-and-crew-issues-present-rough-waters-for-yachtsmen/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/</span><span class="invisible">tariffs-and-crew-issues-present-rough-waters-for-yachtsmen/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TeamOrca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeamOrca</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Students Found Out AI Will Help Read Their Names at Commencement. Protest Ensued. <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/students-found-out-ai-will-help-read-their-names-at-commencement-protest-ensued" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chronicle.com/article/students</span><span class="invisible">-found-out-ai-will-help-read-their-names-at-commencement-protest-ensued</span></a></p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. Don't get me wrong. This IS <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fuckery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckery</span></a>, but they are lucky someone reads their name. When I graduated undergrad at Big Land Grant U, they just put our names on screens above stage and we all marched like cattle to get our diplomas. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. Apparently really slow news day for AP. This is just micro-ridiculous. </p><p>&gt; Infidelity for the social media age: What is microcheating, and is it a big deal?<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/microcheating-infidelity-flirting-social-media-3933161a5cd97365e73b133744e4175c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/microcheati</span><span class="invisible">ng-infidelity-flirting-social-media-3933161a5cd97365e73b133744e4175c</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. Weddings are "expensive, emotionally charged, and layered with expectations...". </p><p>A lot of what people say in article is pretty reasonable.</p><p>We recently declined a wedding invite bc bride wants formal, and expense of new formal dress for the Better Half, plus out of state travel, is excessive for us. </p><p>YMMV </p><p>&gt; People Reveal Their 'Most Judgmental' Take on Weddings—and It's Eye-Opening<br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/people-reveal-judgmental-take-weddings-2057372" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/people-reveal-jud</span><span class="invisible">gmental-take-weddings-2057372</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/wedding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wedding</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> edition. This is not really new. Churches have been offering some form of electronic pay option for a good while now. Not sure why this is a story now. </p><p>&gt; Church Goes Viral For Taking Offerings Via Credit Card and Apple Pay, and Twitter is Sharply Divided on The Whole Thing <a href="https://www.theroot.com/church-goes-viral-for-taking-offerings-via-credit-card-1851775232" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theroot.com/church-goes-viral-</span><span class="invisible">for-taking-offerings-via-credit-card-1851775232</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. These are not daily use sneakers, these are very high end luxury items. I said it before, cardinal sin in the US is to mess with the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RealOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealOwners</span></a>. Children going barefoot, no one gives a fuck. Mess with fancy sneakers collector, there will be hell to pay.</p><p>&gt; Sneaker designers, retailers and collectors brace for Trump's tariffs <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/sneaker-companies-tariffs-china-vietnam-taiwan-rcna200104" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/sneake</span><span class="invisible">r-companies-tariffs-china-vietnam-taiwan-rcna200104</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/collectibles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collectibles</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/luxury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luxury</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Texans Warily Eye Impact Of Trump's Tariffs On Their Beloved Trucks <a href="https://www.latintimes.com/texans-warily-eye-impact-trumps-tariffs-their-beloved-trucks-580053" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latintimes.com/texans-warily-e</span><span class="invisible">ye-impact-trumps-tariffs-their-beloved-trucks-580053</span></a></p><p>"Oh dear god, no, the humanity, not the trucks!" </p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TexasFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasFriendly</span></a> edition. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. On a side note I still have a functioning Hotmail (yes, not Outlook, Hotmail). I had an AOL too but it got lost somewhere. </p><p>&gt; Gen Z Says If Your Email Address Looks Like This, You’re Probably Old <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-says-if-your-email-address-looks-like-this-youre-probably-old/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/gen-z-says</span><span class="invisible">-if-your-email-address-looks-like-this-youre-probably-old/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> </p><p>&gt; Ferrari's luxury cars are about to get more expensive, thanks to Trump's tariffs <a href="https://qz.com/ferrari-luxury-vehicle-prices-trump-tariffs-1851772692" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">qz.com/ferrari-luxury-vehicle-</span><span class="invisible">prices-trump-tariffs-1851772692</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/automotive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automotive</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. So basically, he (likely) farts too much, or leaves some nuclear meltdown on the toilet here or there, and apparently Poo-pouri ain't cutting it. Hey, if it works for them. Why they need to call it "divorce anything" is beyond me. </p><p>Also notice the husband gets the bum rap. Who knows what other not so nice habits of hers did not age well either. </p><p>&gt; ‘My husband’s habits didn’t age well’: is bathroom divorce the key to a happy marriage?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/17/my-husbands-habits-didnt-age-well-is-bathroom-divorce-the-key-to-a-happy-marriage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/17/my-husbands-habits-didnt-age-well-is-bathroom-divorce-the-key-to-a-happy-marriage</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>On a side note, the article's suggestion someone made about setting a smuggling ring for champagne was amusing. Reminded me of this: </p><p>"Eastbound and Down" by Jerry Reed. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/IOgUaFkpS3Y?si=I1Bykvrx9f8eEunp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/IOgUaFkpS3Y?si=I1Bykv</span><span class="invisible">rx9f8eEunp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. 🍾 A few <a href="https://mas.to/tags/boycotts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycotts</span></a> may somewhat hurt the company but he can afford to wipe his culo with protest signs and keep up his <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fuckery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckery</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; Here's why Elon Musk has lost billions (and is still the richest person in the world) <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-wealth-tesla-1.7480542?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk</span><span class="invisible">-wealth-tesla-1.7480542?cmp=rss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EliCologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EliCologne</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; MrBeast Says His Life Is Full of Sorrow Due to All the Boss Things That Occupy His Schedule <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/mrbeast-life-miserable-youtube" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/the-byte/mrbeast-</span><span class="invisible">life-miserable-youtube</span></a></p><p>Aww, the poor baby. STFU you wuss. Break out the tiny violins. 🎻</p>
A. Rivera<p>In a follow up of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. He is still whining. Break out the tiny violins 🎻 </p><p>&gt; Man Removes Huge Letters Reading "#1 Hair Implants" From His Gold Cybertruck After Relentless Bullying</p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-removes-ad-gold-cybertruck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/the-byte/man-remo</span><span class="invisible">ves-ad-gold-cybertruck</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wankpanzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wankpanzer</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IncelCamino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncelCamino</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Douchemobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Douchemobile</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; People are buying dupes of their engagement rings <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/02/diamond-engagement-ring-fake-travel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/02/diamond-e</span><span class="invisible">ngagement-ring-fake-travel</span></a></p>