I almost didn’t even make this post because it’s not even worth wasting my time but at the same time, I just can’t get the thought out my mind that Abbie created this whole shady ass Facebook group to get Lauren taking down off of Tiktok and All this dumb shit. And now she’s in her live? GTFO. And then just expects her “people” to just be okay with it. If I was her friend, I’d tell her to kiss my ass. That back and forth shit with them two is ridiculous.

35m 35f am I wrong?
Sitting watching TV in the living room. My girls phone is on silent. Passed out roommate in his room. She gets a call. Answers. Other friend said to go wake up roommate so he can go outside to get his weed. She Hangs up and texts "you brought Henry here?!?". His messages before hers were just saying to go wake the roommate up and knock on his door. Henry came alone.
Instead, she jumps out of her slippers runs down the hall and doesn't attempt to wake sleepy pothead roommate up at all and into her room and makes a 30 second phone call. Then she runs back down the hall and out the door and slams it behind her. She sat and and talked to Henry who was alone for 15 minutes. (I thought friend was out there also. Was confused by the odd behavior)
I questioned this. She said he was just a friend. I saw her texts between them and there were shit loads of I love yous and kissing emoji and hearts and sexy mama. She bought him a lot of food and beer. I questioned if she's been with him. She says no. I ask if he's ever slept in her bed she says yes. But of course nothing happened. 3-4 nights a week we have people sleeping in the living room large sectional couch. Why did he go to her room?
She said he was her best friend. But... Since she just became my fiance a week prior... Why not invite him in? Right? Also. She deleted all the kissing faves and pictures together and hearts etc off their texts.
She says she don't remember doing that. I witnessed the messages with my own eyes and quoted them. She was a week+ sober. I guess I'm just trying to see if there is anything about this story that would not lead me to believe this is shady..

I just adopted a 2-3ish year old dog 3 days ago. I was raised with dogs my whole life but I’ve never really been around a rescue dog. Growing up my family had labs that we got from breeders and I loved them more than I thought was possible. My parents still have the 2 labs that are essentially my favorite creatures ever. I’ve been wanting a dog ever since I graduated college 4 years ago, but now is the first time that was at all feasible. That being said, I still don’t live in an ideal setting to have a dog. I live in a small apartment with no yard or terrace, so every time a dog needs to pee, I actively need to take them out. Now onto my adorable rescue dog. She’s by all means a very adoptable dog: she’s adorable, 15 pounds, friendly to people and dogs, likes to cuddle and barks sometimes but not incessantly. I know that our connection will develop over time as we both become comfortable with each other, but all the other posts I’ve seen have talked about how people wanted their rescue dogs to bond with them. That’s not my issue. She wags her tail when I walk over sometimes, gives me kisses and follows me around my apartment. I’m having issues feeling connected to her. I know it’s only been a few days, but it more so feels like a checklist of having to take care of her during the day and I’m just waiting out the day so we can start over tomorrow. She also doesn’t really care for toys so the only times we’re interacting are during walks and when I’m petting her. I know she’s sweet and adorable, but I don’t know why I’m not really feeling anything for her. Has anyone been through this before? I really want this to be temporary and I just need to get used to her since I’ve always loved dogs.

Fox News opinion hosts offered up, without hesitation, a full-throated, wall-to-wall defense of twice-indicted Trump

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• Fox News' coverage of the historic federal indictment of Donald Trump leaned hard into his defense.
• On Fox News, hosts and guests questioned the documents found in Joe Biden's office and garage.
• Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was indicted in relation to an investigation into mishandling documents.

Fox News, without hesitation, leaned into defending former President Donald Trump, following the news that the former president was indicted on seven counts related to an investigation into mishandling government documents.
This was all despite tension earlier this year between the GOP frontrunner and the conservative network. Trump's relationship with Fox News took a big blow when text messages sent by hosts, now-former hosts, and executives mocking Trump and pro-Trump conspiracy theories were uncovered in Dominion Voting System's defamation suit against the network.
More at the link at the top of the post...
Looks like Fox hasn't chained much from their Tucker Carlson days when they couldn't help but do tRumps bidding...don't ya think?

I have a lot of anxiety that prevents me from reaching out. Being alone is a terrible, depressing feeling though, please understand these. I want someone who is affectionate and caring. Please just be 24-51 though. So here's some facts about me: •I'm 33, 5'9, red hair, blue eyes, and 185bs. I'm from Central Florida, United States. •I'm primarily a meat eater(Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Venison), I also enjoy mushrooms, pizza, I have found a love for spicy queso chips AND that oatmilk chocolate is the best chocolate! politically right leaning, and non religious. I'm also childfree(and plan on staying without children). I'm open minded though. I don't need someone to be the same as long as they're respectful, and have love in their heart. •I'm pretty introverted. I don't drink at all, use drugs, or party(Though I do love parties, bring your Elf Rogue or Half Orc Barbarian!). Also definitely monogamous. •For interests, I really like watching various animes, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, LOTR, pretty much Fantasy/Scifi, video games, 3D printing, history, I like some horror's, love Zombies, Aliens, Vampires/Werewolves and certain mythologies, a good conspiracy theory(the truth is out there!) Marvel, DC, I have other interests, but we'll get to those is time. •I live with family, I don't mind if you live with family and I have a cat. I want to go out to theme parks and movies with you, I want to fall asleep next to you watching movies or talking or playing games!, I want to go out with you! Let's start here, *star trek theme plays* Please be prepared to talk as often as possible so we may get to know each other :)

I have a lot of anxiety that prevents me from reaching out. Being alone is a terrible, depressing feeling though, please understand these. I want someone who is affectionate and caring. Please just be 24-51 though. So here's some facts about me: •I'm 33, 5'7, red hair, blue eyes, and 185bs. I'm from Central Florida, United States. •I'm primarily a meat eater(Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Venison), I also enjoy mushrooms, pizza, I have found a love for spicy queso chips AND that oatmilk chocolate is the best chocolate! politically right leaning, and non religious. I'm also childfree(and plan on staying without children). I'm open minded though. I don't need someone to be the same as long as they're respectful, and have love in their heart. •I'm pretty introverted. I don't drink at all, use drugs, or party(Though I do love parties, bring your Elf Rogue or Half Orc Barbarian!). Also definitely monogamous. •For interests, I really like watching various animes, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, LOTR, pretty much Fantasy/Scifi, video games, 3D printing, history, I like some horror's, love Zombies, Aliens, Vampires/Werewolves and certain mythologies, a good conspiracy theory(the truth is out there!) Marvel, DC, I have other interests, but we'll get to those is time. •I live with family, I don't mind if you live with family and I have a cat. I want to go out to theme parks and movies with you, I want to fall asleep next to you watching movies or talking or playing games!, I want to go out with you! Let's start here, *star trek theme plays* Please be prepared to talk as often as possible so we may get to know each other :)

Long time lurker but after taking some advice on here and going to couples therapy together I (28M HL) ended things with my partner (26F LL). I thought about it and decided I couldn't feel unwanted anymore. In the beginning we were always intimate, then during the last 3 years maybe only 4 times did we ever had intimate time. It was always "I'm not in the mood" or "maybe next time". Even kissing was becoming a no go, so you could forget even small physical touches. After I ended things they started going to a sex therapist and told me about how they have been getting intimate with other partners now. Telling me "I think i was just too comfortable with the same partner." Then they asked if we could work things out and try again. I just don't know how to even respond to that. I still have feelings for them but I can't go back to feeling undesirable by my partner.

My husband and I have been seeing a therapist for 2 months now in an attempt to resolve the growing, festering friction in our relationship over JNMIL. We’ve been married roughly a year and in that year she has:

• created an enormous amount of drama and princess-level tantrums at our wedding, to the extent of one of her outbursts leaving me crying on the floor of our hotel lobby the night before our wedding.
  
• completely disregarded my wishes at my baby shower, treated it as her own personal “grandmother-to-be” party. Treated me and members of my family poorly,
  

-upon anticipation of JNMIL visiting us after baby’s birth, in peak RSV season, we sent a request of very reasonable request for her visit (wear a mask if sick, don’t kiss the baby, wash hands, get your vaccines). She challenged the request and made a huge stink about not wanting to get a vaccine.

• upon said visit, baby unfortunately caught RSV from my husband. To a severe degree that she was in the ER. JNMIL threw a fit that we wouldn’t allow her to come to hospital with us and LO. When I told JNMIL the next morning that I’d be keeping baby back in our room to get some undisturbed rest, she threw a major tantrum on “how is she supposed to be entertained?!” And dropping oh so subtle hints on how we needed to reimburse her plane tickets for the visit bc we kept the sick, unable to breathe, baby from her the whole visit.
  
• she visited around thanksgiving and blew a total fuse because she bought the baby an outfit, expected baby to wear her outfit all day. This being my first thanksgiving as a mom, I had already picked out baby’s outfit at least a month prior. JNMIL spent the whole day stewing and mumbling pissy comments about how she couldn’t get a Facebook selfie with the baby in her outfit. Thanksgiving ended with her throwing a major tantrum, storming out of the house in my husbands car, killing his battery while she sat in his running car for hour stewing, my husband having to abandon cooking thanksgiving to run out and find her. And the 3 of us inevitably sitting in silence eating a cold dinner that she ruined.
  
• Christmas we made a decision to get all grandparents the same gift, a custom ornament of LO and nice Waygu steaks. She was pissed she didn’t get her standard extravagant gift card from DH. All other grand parents were grateful, thanked us. She couldn’t have even been bothered to tell us she received our package. Spewed her bitchiness in my face when I simply asked her if she ever received her Christmas gift in the mail.
  
• January is where she crossed a line. We were attending a large family gathering and she is a diaper-change hovering grandparent. Mid diaper change, she decided to flick my LO in her lady parts. Knowing she’d react poorly and ruin the family event, DH and I decided it best to address it with her at after the event. Told her that while she may have meant it as an endearing thing like a cheek pinch, we do not want her doing anything of that nature again. We do NOT want any touching in that area normalized. She flew off the handle, made threats to sue me for defaming and accusing her of being a pedophile, and spread the drama to the whole family.
  

Since this string of events, me and DH have been in violent disagreement. I have asked we go temporary NC until she apologizes, even for just 30 days… he refuses, doesn’t want to cut off JNMIL. He makes excuses for her just being a “strong willed Italian woman” and seems to get annoyed that I let her upset me. Tells me if he were me, he’d be over all of this already.
I thought we were making progress with therapy when we had agreed we’d both speak to her as a team, let her know she’s hurt me, ruined precious moments I’ll never get back as a newly wed or first time mom, and that she owes me an apology, or she will no longer be in our lives.
Monday came around and we had our call with her. There was a lot of comments to the effect of “I don’t remember doing that”, gas lighting, “that’s just who I am and I’m not changing”, and general victim blaming…. Accusing me of just getting upset over everything. I ended the call asking her how she could expect to be invited to LOs first birthday in a few months if she refuses to apologize. She said she expects to be invited, won’t speak to me, and will act however she wants.
Since then, there’s been nothing but fighting with DH. He defends his mother, looks at me with disappointment, and “just wants us to get along”. I have taken the high road with this woman an exhausting number of times. Every time it has screwed me, and left me inviting her to yet another event/life moment that she inevitably destroys. I don’t know why DH won’t support my need to protect our family and our precious early memories with LO by setting boundaries… all I’m asking is for her to apologize and for her to at least commit to doing better around us. If not, we take a 30 day break.
Yesterday our therapist asked us if our disagreement on the topic of JNMIL has gotten to the point where we are considering separating. Saddened to say that a year into marriage, I never expected my husband to defend someone who hurts his wife so badly. If things continue, I’m afraid that’s my only option.

Me (22) and my boyfriend (20) have been together officially for a little over two months. Most of the time, I feel like things are going well. We are both very strong Christians, and have been able to pray together and talk about the Bible a lot. However, I have been experiencing some issues on my end. Around the one month mark, I started dealing with a lot of anxiety that he was going to break up with me. I felt I was too boring and too stupid to me with him. I recently met his mom and that went well. He told me she said she really likes me. Tonight, he met my parents. The entire dinner went excellently. However, upon getting home, I was hit with so much anxiety. This was because it didn’t seem like he wanted to kiss me after bringing me home. He was clearly in a hurry. He told me he was extremely tired, but for some reason there is a part of me that thinks maybe he doesn’t really like me.
What should I do about this anxiety? It is the enemy? I have prayed about this relationship, and I do feel it is not against the Lord’s will, but I’m not sure what I should do about this stress.

That's it, that's the question. A lot of the trackers I'm on seem to be very hostile to ISOs, instead requiring that uploads be in the form of the individual file/directory tree, which could be over a hundred entries in some cases. And even when some sites accept DVD ISOs, they still won't accept standard Blu-ray ones, with the exception being 3-D or weird niche Ghibli mgvc discs.
I have what I can only assume to be some manner of OCD when it comes to files just littering-up my system, so I try to keep everything as compact as possible by ripping everything to an ISO. This has the double benefit of ensuring that EVERY file on the disc is included, whereas anything could be easily omitted (or added) when doing it via the individual file/directory method. Yes, I know you could also do that with ISOs, but that takes significantly more work, so the possibility is diminished.
(This is a BIG reason why I was so addicted to bd25 and intensely mourned its (apparent) passing. Can someone please, pretty-please with sugar on top make a successor site? I'll kiss the bottom of your feet, no matter how smelly.)
So, what's up with the ISO hate?

Throwaway account for privacy reasons.
I’m currently a university student very early 20’s. I got struck right at the beginning when covid occurred, first week of uni then lockdowns in Australia. I think I have missed out on a lot of social development, the past few years I’ve been indoors taking online classes and just working in retail industries.
It was only recently when I began to break out of my “hermit mode.” Went to a birthday party the other day and hanged out with some old friends and new friends too I was okay in that situation.
Here’s where the issues lie I think, I got a new job at a prestigious luxury retailer and things went sideways. I would probably like to preface this by saying I had a “FWB” who works in around the same space which is as my friends have said she’s delusional, manipulative and crazy. Key word being had because we didn’t end up on the best of terms. And I have reason to believe she’s also spreading rumours as well. I do have a HR email drafted but yesterday I tried to talk with her and at least apologise on my end for my conscience but she tried to get back together and kissed me without consent.
I haven’t made the best first impression in my space either. As luxury retailer are they are very aware of all small details especially mistakes that occur and I’ve been constantly “constructively criticised” for my actions. I agree that I didn’t in-still the most confidence, learning POS, taking in repairs and especially switching to a luxury sales is very different from what I was used to previously. It’s more of the experience that they tend to keep a close eye on. As I work with other shared brands in the same space we are able to talk to one another. I noticed that some people do talk to me with small talk which I enjoy but others not so much. I understand that this is fine as again it’s my responsibility to work and not to make small talk. But everyone is close to each-other and I’m beginning to feel left out. I do believe my lack of developed social skills makes me Ill prepared for this occupation and now I’m going to online therapy just to see if the problem lies with me which I do agree that there’s a lot to be improved upon. But I think it’s to do with the environment as well.
How would you guys approach the situation? Is it a clear case of GTFO don’t worry about references and career wise as I do want to move up and achieve a certain role in the company. Or is there a way to mediate this?
TLDR: I made some bad decisions and now my actions are affecting my mental health significantly. I don’t know whether to abandon or still put effort in learning what I can.

Episode 3:
Noah: “Relax lunchbox. Air travel is the fifteenth safest mode of transportation, unless you’re in a death trap.”
Part of the plane wall fall apart which sucks in the air.
Me(annoyed): “BECAUSE WE’RE SO SAFE HERE, AREN’T WE?!”
Episode 4:
Izzy: “Hey (M/N), someone stole our radio? Have you seen one?”
Me: “Yes. It’s all over you as we speak.”
Izzy: “But all that’s on me is my glowing green skin.”
Me: “Exactly.”
Episode 7:
Me(to Alejandro): “Why are you being so nice to Leshawna? She’s our opponent.”
Alejandro: “It is all in the spirit of good sportsmanship. I’m sure you understand.”
Confessional: Me
“Since when do you win challenges by being a good sport?”
Episode 9:
Alejandro: “(M/N) and Noah, one of you will have to go through the lasers. Owen’s girth and my muscled chest will not fit.”
Noah(to me): “Okay, so how are we gonna determine this?”
Me(sheepishly): “Oh, what’s that? I think I see a piece wayyyyyyyyyy over to the right. Let me go look for it.”
I then run off before any of them could stop me.
Episode 10:
Me: “I seriously have to kiss a cod?! UGH!”
Owen: “Just pretend it’s the hottest girl in the show.”
Me: “…if I must.”
I then begin kissing the cod with the most effort I can until I throw it to the side furiously and begin scraping my tongue.
Me: “That was AWFUL.”
Alejandro: “Who did you use as your muse amigo?”
Me: “My attractions shall remain ambiguous.”
Confessional: Me
“It was totally Heather though… what? I had to pick SOMEONE. Wasn’t gonna imagine kissing another dude’s girlfriend.”
Confessional Ends
XXX
We then see DJ and Tyler still kissing the cod.
Me: “You do realize you don’t have to make out with the cod, right?”
Episode 11:
Me: “So Izzy suddenly became a super genius, discovered time travel, and got taken away by the army.”
Owen: “Yep.”
Me: “That honestly doesn’t surprise me.”
Episode 14:
Tyler: “I SAW DUNCAN AND GWEN KISS!”
Courtney: “What?!”
Me: “Did you not hear? He basically said that your boyfriend is a pig.”
Episode 16:
Me: “Hey Alejandro, did you ever fix Owen’s hypnotic triggers?”
Alejandro: “Of course I did.”
Me: “Revenge.”
Owen suddenly takes his underwear and pulls it over his head and begins dancing again making me raise an annoyed eyebrow.
Alejandro: “I forgot, okay.”
Episode 17:
Alejandro(rips off his shirt): “I’ll pull from the bow.”
Duncan: “With your shirt off?”
Alejandro: “Questions are for later. Actions are for now. Push like the wind!”
He then runs off as me and Owen group with Duncan.
Duncan: “He sure talks pretty for a guy.”
Me(mutters to myself): “Is that why I’m blushing, then?”
Duncan: “What?”
Me(nervously): “Nothing!”
Episode 19:
Me: “Hold on, I’m the only guy without a bride. What does that mean for me?”
Chris: “We put the bear in the roulette for a reason.”
I pale when I realize the implications.
Me: “Oh, you have got to be kidding me.”
Episode 22:
Heather: “It’s obvious Alejandro is trying to cozy up to Cody in first class. What we need to do is ally together and vote him off.”
Me: “And why should I team up with you?”
Heather: “Because we both know Alejandro’s a threat.”
Me: “As if you want your husbando to leave, you’re so into him, his abs are getting crowded.”
Heather: “Oh please, we both know you blushed when you saw him shirtless in Sweden.”
Me: “And weren’t you also staring?”
Heather: “Just help me vote him off.”

My girlfriend broke up with me after starting to work with a new therapist. We had a perfectly healthy, happy, and normal relationship for 5 months despite her bipolar disorder. I am 18 years younger than her, which was no issue to her throughout our relationship.
On two previous occasions, her past therapists and psychiatrists had her open up about her childhood trauma. Both of these times, she’d fall into a depressive state saying she couldn’t “have sex or contact with any man” but also pleaded for me to give her time and be understanding. She insisted she didn’t want me to break up with her and she didn’t want to lose me. She also mention that I had met the manic side of her when we started dating, and that her manic state was under control during these times.
In both of those cases, we talked things out, and she’d leave the ball in my court saying I needed to think about what’s best for my future and whether this is truly what I want. She would also mention that her therapist does not recommend the relationship because her condition will only be getting worse. Both times I was extremely understanding and patient because I knew she was on a medication plan and seeing her therapists regularly for treatment. I agreed to stay and the relationship continued happily like normal.
Well a month ago, when our relationship was going perfectly with no issues in sight, she started working with a new therapist who had her open up about her past trauma as well. After that appointment, she said she was so saddened by what the therapist recommended to her. She even broke down at work the following morning and needed to increase her dosage of clonazepam to stay sedated all day long. She broke up with me later that week, using what reasons her therapist told her to say to avoid speaking about her trauma. That our 18 year age difference was inappropriate and she needed to do what was “the correct thing to do”. She said the relationship was setup during a manic state when she wasn’t herself and she was being immature. She said I’m not the correct person and what she was doing was wrong. She finally admitted my true age to her mother whom she lives with and takes of, and her mother was angry saying I could be her son.
She was Extremely adamant and direct, and left me with zero other option or the chance to discuss this. She kept saying we could be friends and she even offered to help me find another partner.
Well she reached out to me several times by text over the next 2 weeks, every time I told her how emotionally hurt I was or how much I missed her or tried to discuss this together, it was immediately met with an adamant no, “I can only offer we be friends”, “God will bless you with a beautiful woman”, “We are not dating, don’t expect me to come back because it’s not going to happen“. “It is better we stay this way”, “ I know it’s a horrible pain, but in the future you will be happy with this decision”.
After 3 weeks, she noticed I was still depressed and sad in person. She later called me and explained how she left because she didn’t want to be in a relationship at all. She didn’t understand why this was still bothering me after a month. She said she doesn’t want to date or talk to other men, she’s avoiding other people at work, she doesn’t want people talking to her, she wants to be alone. She said she even feels disgusted when her mother tries to touch her or kiss her. She doesn’t feel “love” as an emotion at all. She feels horrible and numb. She said seeing me depressed is hurting her treatment and worsening her depression. She feels absolutely horrible for hurting me this way.
She was breaking down crying another say over the phone saying “I hope one day you can forgive me. I feel so awful, you don’t know how much pain this is giving me inside. God knows I didn’t mean to hurt you. I’m sorry for pushing you away. I just wanted the best for you. You didn’t deserve this. You didn’t deserve to meet me.”
Only in the past couple days has she started eating lunch with me again and talking to me as a friend again in-person at work. She hasn’t said or hinted anything about the relationship and talks to me as if the relationship never even happened. She sounds like her happy self again but shows no signs of being romantically attached.
She even asked me to send her all of our pictures together and our messages sent to each other so she could keep them as memories.
I know this woman was truly and incredibly in love with me all of these months. She never stopped telling me how blessed she was that I was in her life and how much her and her mother adore me and love me. She always talked about our future together and how good of a partner I was to her.
I don’t know what to do at this point and I need advice please. This is the first time she has had this same type of depressive episode and didn’t give me the choice to stay in the relationship. Ever since the breakup I have stayed her friend and have stayed in contact but I am trying not to bring up the relationship to respect her boundaries that her and her therapist have created.
What do I do in this situation? Will she come back to me?

Hey guys. So I recently went on a date with a guy and he flirted/told jokes in the beginning and I asked about him more and he asked about me. Then we went outside and he said you’re new to dating? I said yeah.. it was my 2nd date and I said I’m here to date and see how things go but not ready for something serious yet. He nodded his head and said he’s looking for a gf but open to getting new friends too since he’s new to the city. But then he asked about my dating experiences on the app and I just said I had one awkward date and I asked him his. He said he had a few odd ones but then starting talking about how he met some professor type girl from an Ivy League school? I said oh wow she’s smart and he nodded his head and said yea yeah she’s smart. But she canceled the date right before meeting? Then he had 2 relationships and one was short(also with a professor but apparently she had a bf already for 10 years) and one ended last year(he got a bit sad and quiet there). I felt bad though bc he’s talking about his previous dates with professors(I guess his type?) when I’m not one?
I felt like I wasn’t important or good enough/smart enough. Then we talked a bit more about interests and he hugged me and we left. Both said we had a nice time later and I told him I liked his hugs and chill attitude and he just said “I try :)”? He didn’t say what he liked about me? He asked if I wanted to meet again and I said yes. He asked if I saw a potential romantic connection and I said it’s only been one date so I’m not sure. He said he’d like to see if there could be something romantic. He said he wanted to ask to kiss me but thought it would be weird bc we said no expectations before? I said I never kissed a guy but was open to it and he said he could be my first if I liked? I said okay :). That was on Sunday morning. Then he didn’t text again till Monday at 3 pm? And just said “how are you.” That’s it. Before he used to say good morning! How’s your day going? Etc. So yeah then I texted him at 6 pm and said I’m ok how are you. He didn’t text me till 11 pm and just said he’s doing well and asked if I’m able to come to the main city later? I didn’t say anything for the entire Tuesday. He just texted Tuesday at 10 pm “I guess not :)” I mean he was acting diff now after the date. I felt so bad on Monday bc he barely texted me after saying he wanted to see me again. So today I just told him I thought we didn’t have a strong connection and I was confused before and we didn't have much in common(he's into history and museums a lot but I'm not that into it). and all he did was gave it a thumbs up? That’s it? Then I saw on his insta, he added a new girl and she followed him too. Are all guys like this? So many show interest in the beginning lile good morning or hows your day going! txts but later do this? Did I do something wrong? bc I liked this guy a bit after meeting him in person more and his hugs.

It goes like this: The conspiracy in question is WHOLLY based on how a word, in that specific language since translations usually destroy these things, sounds and ignores all etymological roots and reasons why that might be the case.
All the justifications afterwards are worked out ad-hoc. I've seen it used in may ways, but Sovcits are where I see it most often
Example 1: You're giving birth? Ships have a berth so you must be a vessel or something! Maritime law can be enforced on you now!
Example 2: charges the judge didn't personally see (sight) are void because the judge themselves didn't issue the citation (SIGHTation)
Example 3: if THEY get enough data on you, THEY will have a comprehensive file (phial) which actually acts as a phylactery that THEY (apparently jewish folks) can wear on their person to voodoo manipulate you. No, not just through blackmail with all the data, but through actual magical means.
What tf' is that? How is "two words sound similar…" enough for some folks to go and construct a huge conspiracy with enormously far reaching implications?

12:00am December 13th it was a cold winter night the boy was sitting in a chair from his back yard. He placed it in front of his pool facing towards the mountains with all the copious amount of houses built across the mountain meant for the wealthy and only the wealthy. To the far left is a house, her house, the one he was never allowed to go into unless her parents weren’t there. He looked in the direction of the house hoping that she was in there safe and sound asleep. All the boy wanted was her to hold him, tell him everything was going to be fine and that she loved him while in her warm and safe embrace as she had before. She was the only escape from his prison that he called home, she knew how to calm him down and knew exactly what to say she was the boys safe place, his home, his strength…his everything. He thought about her, he let out a silent, painful cry not because she left him but because they were eachothers best friends because they knew everything about eachother but they couldnt be together soley because of the future, everyday the boy would blame himself for it, only if he were smarter, had the money to go with her. But he couldnt all he could do was hope, hope that they would meet again in near future. The boy whispered “I love you” hoping for a response back…nothing he said it again this time louder…no response, he stood up, with his throat tight, his eyes full of tears, heart getting smaller and smaller by the second, he closed his eyes and screamed “I LOVE YOU”. All of a sudden in the darkness of his eye lids he heard a soft angelic voice “I love you” he opened his eyes there she was standing in front of him lighter dark brown wavey hair, big beautiful brown eyes almost like meteors and the face the boy knew so well she was in a beautiful white dress. The boy looked down, he was wearing a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie with a flower pinned to his shirt, he looked down at his left hand there was a ring on one of his fingers, not his index, not his middle, on his digit finger… his ring finger. He looked around they were in the center of a banquet hall, all of her family and his family looking at the two. She took his hand and put one around her waist and the other interlocked with hers, then the song started playing. They proceeded to have their first dance mean while everything was silent but her voice and the song that she wanted to play for this moment. The boy looked into her eyes as she smiled, a smile that could light up a whole room teeth like stars, he started speaking “ I missed you so much” she gazed at him and responded with “i missed you” they continued to dance. The blared “When you're cold and all alone,You can build you a city, And call it home” the boy spoke again with a strained voice “I Love You” the girl responed back “I Love You” she put her head on his chest and closed her eyes the boy kissed her head and put his head on her head and closed his eyes. Then the music started to fade, the feeling of her and her presence fading, he opened his eyes, he was back in his back yard looking at the mountains, he looked down she was no longer there just concrete floor. The boy fell to his knees and started to sob a quiet sob, a hole in the middle of his chest. He looked up at the mountains and looked to the far left, he started to scream with everything he had left in himself …“I Love You”

I am working on an SCP campaign for my friends, and I decided that I would use DG as a framework. My main issue is I've never even heard of DG before this and have no idea as to how to even start creating a "framework", so I was wondering if anyone here had any idea about how to go about that? Like, where would I even begin to get the stuff based on the system and how to convert DG opponents to SCP lore based enemies?
The party appears in the middle of one of the worst containment breaches ever, causing most of the anomalies to be left unguarded. The Foundation, meeting these new individuals who appeared out of nowhere, employ these people to go out and contain the anomalies. In the process, they discover a grand conspiracy that spans dimensions, and have to stop the 8th( and likely final) occult war.
The themes I want to include/encourage:
-Gunplay
-Investigation/puzzle solving
-Race against the clock scenarios
-Vehicles
-Different maps depending on time and dimension
I want to include a healthy sense of both puzzle solving, investigation, and anomaly based action on both sides. I should make it known that the characters won't just be your average MTF, but a collection of anomalous individuals themselves who use various anomalous weapons to take care of enemies, aka, not completely human. So if the characters need to be human for it to work please let me know.
My main concern with Delta Green is that it sets them up as essentially detectives fighting gods, when i want them at least somewhat strong enough to fight back. I want it difficult, but not so difficult they can't even win the encounters. I will likely increase their health pools, but it will still be challenging. Please let me know about any ideas or if you think DG is the wrong framework for this.
If so, please provide recommendations.
Thank you!
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Went to Crazy Bowls & Wraps for the first time today. Is it just me or does something seem “off” about the place? Observations:

1. None of the food photography or marketing videos make the food look appetizing. Everything has an amateulow-budget aesthetic, which seems uncharacteristic of a restaurant chain of its size.
2. Unfortunately, the food tasted exactly as bland as the pictures make it seem. The fajita bowl was a heap of unseasoned steamed vegetables and two slices of plain chicken. Uniform in texture. Nothing interesting or enjoyable about it.
3. None of what I saw or tasted seems to merit the preponderance of locations. Places that serve up what I experienced usually flounder quickly — they don’t spread profusely.

I know this may sound ridiculous, but I got big “Mattress Firm money laundering” vibes.
Nothing added up, and I figured I’m not the first person to feel this way. Or maybe I’m missing something?

I feel alone in feeling this way because my family is not as emotional as me, idk where I get it from. But sometimes I go to my room and cry very intensely - but as quietly as I can because my family gets annoyed with me when I cry, which is part of the problem. I just sit and cry thinking about all the times I've felt loved by them. This is usually after something happens that makes me feel unloved, I never know what to do except long for something in the past. I think about my grandparents, who were very loving but died too early. I think about how nice it would've been to have them here. I start basically daydreaming of what it would be like if we all just loved each other, I imagine my parents being together, and getting hugs and kisses from them just like I'm a child again. I'm also usually crying about how so many people are just so mean and resentful to each other for no reason. That includes myself, I wish I just didn't harbor so much resentment towards my family. Even though it kind of makes sense because we've always been a dysfunctional family, but deep down I wish I could just shower them with love all the time. I wish we could all just be there for each other, I wish we could all start from a clean slate. I wish things were a lot more innocent.
I'm also worried about how much time I have left with them, I mean even with parents getting older life is short anyways. I just wish we had all spent it loving and caring for each other a lot more than we did. It hurts me a lot, like I feel physical pain as I'm crying over this. And I wish I could tell them this, but I feel like they'd think I'm crazy for getting so sappy and emotional over something like this. I don't even know if they know how much I love them, or if they know how much potential I've always seen in them, because the environment in my home never really allowed that I guess. Unfortunately despite everything, I'm always going to love them a lot.

I feel alone in feeling this way because my family is not as emotional as me, idk where I get it from. But sometimes I go to my room and cry very intensely - but as quietly as I can because my family gets annoyed with me when I cry, which is part of the problem. I just sit and cry thinking about all the times I've felt loved by them. This is usually after something happens that makes me feel unloved, I never know what to do except long for something in the past. I think about my grandparents, who were very loving but died too early. I think about how nice it would've been to have them here. I start basically daydreaming of what it would be like if we all just loved each other, I imagine my parents being together, and getting hugs and kisses from them just like I'm a child again. I'm also usually crying about how so many people are just so mean and resentful to each other for no reason. That includes myself, I wish I just didn't harbor so much resentment towards my family. Even though it kind of makes sense because we've always been a dysfunctional family, but deep down I wish I could just shower them with love all the time. I wish we could all just be there for each other, I wish we could all start from a clean slate. I wish things were a lot more innocent.
I'm also worried about how much time I have left with them, I mean even with parents getting older life is short anyways. I just wish we had all spent it loving and caring for each other a lot more than we did. It hurts me a lot, like I feel physical pain as I'm crying over this. And I wish I could tell them this, but I feel like they'd think I'm crazy for getting so sappy and emotional over something like this. I don't even know if they know how much I love them, or if they know how much potential I've always seen in them, because the environment in my home never really allowed that I guess. Unfortunately despite everything, I'm always going to love them a lot.