The United States experienced a record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries during 2025, according to agency data. This represents the highest number of book bans documented in recent years.
Prediction markets represent a sign of civilizational decay because, despite being defensible, functional, and useful, their long-term effects are corrosive to society.
A post claims that BMW and Mercedes have adopted gaudy design language because China is a major market for them, calling the aesthetic "spiritually 3rd world" and "African dictator tier."
Groups of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology's international headquarters on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, filming the raids for social media. The clips, dubbed "speed runs," have amassed millions of views on TikTok and are fueled by public intrigue surrounding the church, which has faced accusations of being a cult.
Pasquale Minervini analogizes the argument that "LLMs cannot feel emotions because emotions are evolutionary mechanisms" to the satirical claim that "airplanes cannot fly" for the same reason, pointing out that a tool can perform a function without possessing the biological origins of that function.