Alors que la loi visant à sécuriser et réguler l'espace numérique (SREN) vient d'être définitivement adoptée, l'Arcom exige que certains sites porno vérifient l'âge de leurs visiteurs avec leur carte bancaire, afin d'éviter leur accès aux mineurs. -
Friday 12 April 2024 - 12:55Alors que la loi visant à sécuriser et réguler l'espace numérique (SREN) vient d'être définitivement adoptée, l'Arcom exige que certains sites porno vérifient l'âge de leurs visiteurs avec leur carte bancaire, afin d'éviter leur accès aux mineurs.
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share read star J.K. Rowling Is Under Fire After She Scorns Daniel Radcliffe And Emma Watson Over Trans SupportFriday 12 April 2024 - 12:29
Following J.K. Rowling’s refusal to forgive Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for their support of transgender rights, Potterheads have been jumping to the defense of the actors, amid ongoing controversy.
Harry Potter fans have been defending Daniel and Emma, as a person took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to make their stance clear: “J.K. Rowling and her fans once again throwing Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson under the bus.
“All they did was say ‘trans people are valid’, Dan even said he respected/owed his career to her, but because they won’t stand with bigotry she’ll happily publicly shame them.”
Another X user wrote: “I’m sure Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are devastated J.K. Rowling won’t accept their ‘apologies’ for not [using] their fame and wealth to s**t on trans people.”
Someone else commented: “Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have never once mentioned J.K. Rowling by name, they’ve simply expressed allyship and compassion towards trans people and she’s taken it as a personal attack on her.
“Says all you need to know.”
Bored Panda has contacted Emma and Daniel’s respective representatives for comment.
Potterheads rallied behind Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson, amid J.K. Rowling’s refusal to forgive their support for transgender rights
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The support for the Harry Potter stars follows J.K.’s string of posts on X about the release of the long-awaited Cass Review.
The review, by pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass, was published after an analysis of gender identity services for minors in the UK concluded that there was a “lack of high-quality research” on the effects of puberty blockers on children.
Following the release of the Cass Review, the 58-year-old author took to her social media to express her “anger” over what she called “severe medical malpractice.”
In a series of X posts shared on Wednesday (April 10), J.K. wrote: “Even if you don’t feel ashamed of cheerleading for what now looks like severe medical malpractice, even if you don’t want to accept that you might have been wrong, where’s your sense of self-preservation?
“The bandwagon you hopped on so gladly is hurtling towards a cliff.
“If I sound angry, it’s because I’m bloody angry.
“I read Cass this morning and my anger’s been mounting all day.
“Kids have been irreversibly harmed, and thousands are complicit, not just medics, but the celebrity mouthpieces, unquestioning media and cynical corporations.”
Image credits: MannEyBistDuDumm
Puberty blockers can be used to delay the changes of puberty in transgender and gender-diverse youth who have started puberty, the Mayo Clinic states. The medicines most often used for this purpose are called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs.
Moreover, the renowned medical institution explains that GnRH analogs do not cause permanent physical changes. Instead, they pause puberty, which offers a chance to explore gender identity. It also gives youth and their families time to plan for the psychological, medical, developmental, social, and legal issues that may lie ahead.
When a person stops taking GnRH analogs, puberty starts again, Mayo Clinic notes.
J.K’s jibe at Daniel and Emma came after a fan commented on her X posts saying: “Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology … safe in the knowledge that you will forgive them.”
“The bandwagon you hopped on so gladly is hurtling towards a cliff,” the author said in reference to people’s support of transgender rights
Image credits: Totally Emma Watson
The writer subsequently responded by hitting out at the actor, suggesting she wouldn’t accept their apology. She wrote: “Not safe, I’m afraid.
“Celebs who cozied up to a movement intent on eroding women’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatized detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single-sex spaces.”
The philanthropist has often been accused of perpetuating harmful ideologies against transgender people and aligning with TERF values.
TERF stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” It refers to individuals or groups within feminism who exclude transgender women from their definition of womanhood and feminist spaces.
They often hold beliefs that biological sex is the sole determinant of gender and may oppose transgender rights and inclusion in women’s spaces. TERF ideology has been widely criticized for being transphobic and exclusionary.
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Recent events have strengthened the LGBTQIA2S+ (abbreviated LGBTQ+) communities’ growing disappointment over the author who has inspired so many young readers.
The British native provoked controversy in the past couple of years due to her responses regarding proposed changes to UK gender recognition laws, and her views on sex and gender, which are topics that have divided politics in various countries.
The best-selling author started to fuel debates on transgender rights in 2020, when she wrote on X that transgender people should live their lives as they pleased in “peace and security”, but questioned women being “force[d] out of their jobs for stating that sex is real”.
Following the initial post, J.K. continued to express controversial statements, with another X publication in the same year, where she mocked an article for using the phrase “people who menstruate”, and reshared that women’s rights and “lived reality” would be “erased” if “sex isn’t real”.
“People who menstruate” has been an accepted term to use in order to be more inclusive of people who do not identify as female, but still have their period.
Moreover, sex and gender have been scientifically proven and accepted to be different concepts, with The World Health Organisation explaining that sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.”
Additionally, gender refers to “the socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men.”
J.K.’s jibe at Daniel and Emma came after a fan commented on her X posts saying: “Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology”
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In October 2023, J.K. claimed she would “happily” go to jail in order to keep misgendering people in a post on X.
The mom-of-three was reacting to unverified reports about the UK’s Labour Party and their plans to amend an already existing hate crime law to better protect gender identity.
At the time, the writer: “I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex.
“Bring on the court case, I say. It’ll be more fun than I’ve ever had on a red carpet.”
Image credits: EmmaWatson
She also went on to reply a simple “no” to a photo posted on X which showed the phrase, “repeat after us: trans women are women” being projected on a government building.
Tia Latham, an intersex woman with what she has described to be a transgender experience told Bored Panda in reaction to J.K.’s X transphobic rants: “The impact is detrimental to the trans community, it plays into many misinformed views that have been curated by people in positions of power to sensationalize, hyper-sexualize, and attack some of the most vulnerable people in society.”
Transgender people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
J.K. Rowling’s criticism of puberty blockers and the actors continued to ignite heated reactions on social media
The post J.K. Rowling Is Under Fire After She Scorns Daniel Radcliffe And Emma Watson Over Trans Support first appeared on Bored Panda.
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 11:44
Les prix continuent d'augmenter chez les opérateurs ! Cette fois, c'est au tour de Bouygues Telecom de facturer quelques euros supplémentaires à certains abonnés. De quoi inciter ses clients les plus fidèles à partir chez la concurrence ! -
Friday 12 April 2024 - 11:40
Xiaomi n'en finit plus d'inonder le marché de ses bracelets d'activité et montres connectées. Dernière en date, la Watch S3, un modèle d'entrée de gamme qui brille par son endurance et ses options de personnalisation. -
Friday 12 April 2024 - 11:32
Apple TV+ s’apprête à nous en mettre encore plein les mirettes avec sa nouvelle série de science-fiction : Dark Matter. Basée sur le roman éponyme de Blake Crouch, cette petite pépite promet de nous faire voyager dans les tréfonds du multivers. Et si j’en crois la bande annonce, ça va décoiffer !
Au cœur de l’intrigue, on retrouve Jason Dessen, un brillant physicien interprété par le talentueux Joel Edgerton, qui un soir, alors qu’il rentre tranquillement chez lui, se fait kidnapper et se retrouve projeté dans une réalité alternative complètement dingue. Le voilà plongé dans un labyrinthe de vies parallèles qu’il aurait pu mener, sauf que pour retrouver son existence d’origine et sa famille, il va devoir affronter le pire ennemi qui soit : lui-même !
Aux côtés de Joel Edgerton, on retrouve une brochette d’acteurs de haute volée comme Jennifer Connelly, oscarisée pour sa performance dans Un homme d’exception qui incarne un personnage clé dans la quête de Dessen. Le reste du casting n’est pas en reste avec Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi et le jeune prodige Oakes Fegley. Bref, du beau monde pour nous en mettre plein la vue.
Mais ce n’est pas qu’une simple série de SF avec des multivers comme on a en déjà vu plein. C’est surtout une réflexion profonde sur les choix qu’on fait dans la vie et les chemins qu’on ne prend pas. J’espère que vous méditerez là dessus, hein ^^.
Bref, rendez-vous le 8 mai 2024 sur Apple TV+ pour un double épisode qui s’annonce déjà épique. La série comptera 9 épisodes au total, diffusés chaque mercredi, de quoi nous tenir en haleine jusqu’au dénouement final le 26 juin.
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 11:30
A 21-year-old man lost his life while attempting to perform a skiing stunt across a Colorado highway.
The young victim, identified as Dallas LeBeau, took on the daredevil adventure of trying to make a “high-risk” jump and leap 40 feet over Highway 40 in Grand County on Tuesday, April 9.
Dallas failed to clear the width of the roadway near Winter Park and landed on the highway pavement before a bystander found him unconscious and not breathing. An onlooker administered CPR, and 911 calls were made to the local dispatch center around 3 p.m.
Dallas LeBeau, a passionate 21-year-old skier, lost his life while attempting a “high-risk” jump on April 9
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“On April 9, 2024, at approximately 3 p.m., the Grand County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a skiing accident on Highway 40 … It was reported that a 21-year-old male was unconscious and not breathing and that bystander CPR had been initiated,” the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
First responders arrived at the scene and pronounced the young skier deceased.
As per the preliminary investigation, officials found that Dallas was “attempting to perform a high-risk skiing stunt by trying to clear the width of Highway 40 and unfortunately lacked the necessary speed and distance and subsequently landed on the highway pavement,” the sheriff’s office said. “The victim had been wearing a helmet and other protective gear.”
The young man attempted to leap across Highway 40 in Colorado but landed on the highway pavement
Image credits: FOX31 Denver
The incident affected traffic on Highway 40 from both directions as emergency responders were present at the scene.
A childhood friend, Devin Shirk, who had been pals with Dallas since they were toddlers, revealed that the victim had loved to ski since he was a child and would encourage others to try it out as well.
“He wanted to do things that nobody else had done. He always said his birthday was the same day as Evil Knievel,” Devin told FOX31.
“He encouraged other people to start skiing too,” Devin added. “That was one of my favorite things about him too, is even if it wasn’t jumps, he would just be like, ‘You just gotta try skiing — it will change your life.’”
A bystander administered CPR before first responders arrived at the scene and pronounced Dallas dead
Image credits: FOX31 Denver
Devin started a GoFundMe page for Dallas to help offset funeral costs for the grieving family.
“Hi, my name is Devin. Dallas was a close friend of mine since before preschool,” Devin wrote on the fundraiser.
“He was one of the most joyful and kind people you could ever meet. He was always raising good spirits and loved to ski ever since he was 2,” he added.
The bereaved friend hoped to raise enough money through the fundraiser so that the family has “one less thing to stress about.”
“I wanted to start this GoFundMe to help the family of Dallas Lebeau with the costs of the funeral and the financial expenses that may come their way. And give them one less thing to stress about. Thank you,” Devin concluded.
Friends and acquaintances shared fond memories about Dallas after the victim’s death
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The goal for the fundraiser was set at $20,000, but the community showed up with an outpour of love and support, exceeding the goal to reach $48,121 so far.
Many commented on the fundraising page with fond memories that they have shared with Dallas.
“I will always remember Dallas’s great passion for skiing and attitude, so many fun park days … Love and peace to family and close friends,” said a donor named Patrick Manyak.
“We met Dallas a while back. He was an inspiring slopestyle competitor in our local USASA series, his presence will be missed by all,” Paul Krahulec wrote in the comments section. “RIP Dallas.”
“Ever since I met Dallas, he has treated me like one of his own. We met through a mutual friend, and he has treated me like family. This kid is f—ing amazing,” added Danny Forebaugh.
Jaxson Holme wrote, “Dallas has been my best friend since we met on the first day of comp center. We have shared highs and lows and everything in between. I will miss his eagerness to do the things he loved and his dedication to everyone in his life. Forever my best friend.”
A fundraiser, with an initial goal of $20,000, raised $48,121 for the family of the passionate skier
Image credits: b00nie_rat
Colorado Ski Country USA, a trade association representing Colorado ski resorts, acknowledged the tragic incident that claimed Dallas’ life.
“The skier death in the back country on Berthoud Pass is a tragic accident and CSCUSA offers our sincere condolences to the victim’s family and friends,” the statement said.
They went on to warn skiers that safety must be the top priority while skiing, snowboarding, and performing other snow sports or activities.
“Whether skiing, snowboarding, or participating in another resort activity, we encourage everyone to keep safety top of mind as we head into the spring season,” the statement went on to say. “Reading, understanding, and following the ten points of Your Responsibility Code is the best way to keep yourself, your family, and those around as safe as possible. They’re the ‘rules of the road’ when it comes to safety on the slopes. Look for the bright yellow Your Responsibility Code sign when you’re skiing or snowboarding and ask any resort employee if you have any questions about the Code.”
Many shared their grief online over the death of the “joyful and kind” skier
The post 21-Year-Old Skier’s Attempt To Jump Highway 40 In Colorado Ends In Tragedy first appeared on Bored Panda.
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 11:12
Les arnaques vocales à base de deep fake comment à se démocratiser. Même les employés des boîtes de sécurité comme LastPass peuvent se faire avoir. Enfin, presque…
Car oui, récemment, un des leurs s’est fait appeler par un escroc qui imitait à la perfection la voix du big boss, Karim Toubba. Le gars a utilisé un deepfake audio assez sophistiqué pour se faire passer pour le PDG. Mais heureusement, l’employé a flairé l’entourloupe parce que le pirate a fait l’erreur d’utiliser WhatsApp pour son petit numéro de magie, ce qui n’est pas très corporate et bien vu chez Lastpass.
En plus, il mettait la pression avec une fausse urgence. Bref, tous les voyants étaient au rouge.
L’employé a donc envoyé balader l’arnaqueur et a prévenu la sécurité interne, comme ça, pas de dégâts, mais ça montre bien que ces attaques à base d’IA sont de plus en plus sophistiquées. Pour générer la voix du PDG, le pirate a sûrement dû s’entraîner sur des enregistrements publics, comme cette interview du CEO sur YouTube.
En tout cas, si vous recevez un appel de ma part, sachez que ce ne sera pas moi, car la somme d’argent que vous demandera l’escroc ne sera pas assez élevée par rapport à ce que je vous aurais demandé en vrai. Donc méfiance !
Plus sérieusement, le ministère américain de la Santé a tiré la sonnette d’alarme la semaine dernière sur ces arnaques ciblant les services d’assistance IT. Pour se protéger, ils conseillent de :
- Rappeler systématiquement pour vérifier une demande de réinitialisation de mot de passe
- Surveiller les changements suspects de coordonnées bancaires
- Revalider tous les accès aux sites de paiement
- Privilégier les demandes en personne pour les sujets sensibles
- Faire valider les requêtes par un superviseur
- Former les équipes support à repérer l’ingénierie sociale et vérifier l’identité des appelants
Bref, la vigilance est de mise, alors faites tourner !
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 10:45
Aujourd’hui, j’aimerai vous parler d’un truc qui va en faire rêver plus d’un parmi vous : Faire tourner des applis .NET modernes sur ce bon vieux Windows 95 ! Impossible vous dites ? Et bah non, figurez-vous qu’un développeur un peu barré a réussi cet exploit !
Ce génie du code s’appelle Matt et il a même partagé son projet dingue sur GitHub. Son objectif était simple : Backporter .NET 2.0 à 3.5 sur Windows 95. À la base, même le support de Windows XP n’était pas prévu pour ces versions de .NET, alors Windows 95, n’en parlons pas !
Mais ça n’a pas découragé notre bidouilleur qui s’est retroussé les manches. Déjà, il a fallu installer Internet Explorer 5.01 et le Microsoft USB Supplement sur une version de Windows 95 OSR 2. Pas le choix, c’est nécessaire pour que .NET puisse fonctionner.
Ensuite, le plus gros du boulot a consisté à implémenter toutes les APIs Windows manquantes que .NET utilise sur les versions plus récentes de l’OS. Un vrai travail de titan et Matt a dû recoder des trucs dans tous les sens, intercepter des appels système, bref, il a mis les mains dans le cambouis et vous savez quoi ?
Ça marche !
Bon, c’est sûr que tout n’est pas parfait, il y a encore quelques bugs et incompatibilités par ci par là, mais on peut déjà faire tourner pas mal d’applications .NET sur Windows 95 grâce à son projet. La classe non ?
Franchement, chapeau bas. C’est ce genre de projets fous qui font qu’on kiffe toujours autant l’informatique. Bon par contre, je ne suis pas sûr que ce soit très utile dans la vraie vie, mais qu’importe, l’idée c’est de repousser les limites !
Je vous laisse avec ses explications. C’est un vrai film, vous allez voir !
En tout cas, si vous voulez vous amuser à installer des applis .NET sur votre Windows 95 (ou dans une VM hein, on n’est pas des sauvages), n’hésitez pas à tester son projet. Vous pourrez ensuite mettre ça sur votre profil Tinder et frimer en montrant à votre futures conquêtes une capture écran de Paint.NET qui tourne comme par magie sur votre vieux coucou ! (Je plaisante, NE FAITES PAS ÇA !!)
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share read star People Can’t Stop Extending Their Sarcastic Condolences To Khloé Kardashian After OJ’s PassingFriday 12 April 2024 - 10:30
Trigger warning: murder, domestic abuse
Khloé Kardashian has been trending on social media following OJ Simpson‘s death yesterday (April 11), amid longstanding rumors of paternity and controversy surrounding claims of a past affair with her mother Kris Jenner, despite OJ’s denial and lack of public comment from Khloé.
When the news that the controversial retired NFL star had died from prostate cancer broke out on Thursday, internet users rushed to social media to extend their condolences to the 39-year-old reality star.
OJ, whose real name was Orenthal James, had long been rumored to be the biological father of Kris Jenner’s third born with the late lawyer, Robert Kardashian.
The 68-year-old momager gave birth to Kourtney Kardashian in 1979, Kim Kardashian in 1980, Khloé in 1984, and Rob Kardashian in 1987.
Amid OJ Simpson’s recent passing and renewed speculation about paternity, Khloé Kardashian has been trending on social media
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After remarrying with Caitlyn Jenner (at the time known as Bruce), she had Kendall Jenner in 1995, and Kylie Jenner in 1997.
Despite the numerous conspiracy theories that OJ was in fact Khloé’s dad, the late sportsman denied the claims multiple times over the years. Nevertheless, this didn’t stop social media users from flocking to Khloé’s public platform to say how “sorry” they were for her “loss.”
On the other hand, the media personality’s stepfather, Caitlyn, had more brutal words after the announcement of the 76-year-old’s death, writing on X (formerly known as Twitter): “Good riddance.”
Meanwhile, Khloé has not as of yet publicly commented on the news, opting instead to post a video of herself at the gym.
Image credits: Jim Smeal/Getty Images
The 39-year-old Good American founder was photographed stepping out in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, just hours after news of OJ’s death broke.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Khloé looked somber as she exited a building with her entourage. She was dressed in a beige bodycon dress and carried a pricey bubblegum pink Hermes Birkin bag.
Robert Kardashian famously defended OJ during his 1995 murder trial. Khloé was nine years old when the American football player was arrested on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
In 2009 during an E! True Hollywood Story episode, Khloé said she used to refer to OJ as “Uncle OJ” and Nicole as “Auntie Nicole.”
Khloé’s mom, Kris Jenner, was best friends with OJ Simpson’s wife, Nicole Brown Simpson
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Kris’ friendship with Nicole was reportedly so strong that she honored her memory by giving her daughter Kendall the middle name, Nicole.
In 2019, OJ publicly denied that he was Khloé’s biological father amid rumors that she was conceived during an alleged fling with her mother in the 1990s, which he also stated never happened, the Daily Mail reported.
At the time, he said in a video posted on X: “I want to stress never – in any way, shape, or form had I ever had any interest in Kris, romantically, sexually, and I never got any indication that she had any interest in me.
“So all of these stories are just bogus. Bad, you know, tasteless.”
Image credits: TheEllenShow
OJ elaborated on his close relationship with Robert Kardashian, saying: “Khloe, like all the [Kardashian] girls, I’m very proud of, just like I know Bob would be if he was here.” Bob was the nickname given to Robert.
“But the simple fact of the matter is she’s not mine,” the former actor added.
In 1995, OJ’s murder case captivated the US and viewers worldwide, but to the Kardashian family, the trial was a personal affair, due to Robert defending the acquitted criminal.
At the time, the courtroom highlighted a stark divide within the Kardashian family, as Kris stood by Nicole’s loved ones’ side, while Robert represented his friend OJ.
Rumors have long circulated that Kris and OJ had an affair
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When Kim and Kourtney took a seat behind their father on the defendant’s side of the courtroom, they noticed their mother sitting on the opposite side in support of her best friend, as per the Daily Mail.
Speaking to David Letterman in 2020, Kim recalled the painful moment when she was 13 years old, saying: “It tore my family apart, I’d say, for the whole time of the trial.”
She admitted that the 15-month legal battle was “really tough” for her and her older sister Kourtney, who felt like they had to pick a side.
OJ was later found civilly liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend Ron. But over the years, Kris has spoken out about the horror she felt when Nicole was brutally stabbed in her home in Los Angeles back in 1994.
Image credits: Ted Soqui/Getty Images
The mom-of-six said she still could not believe what had happened as she sat in court during OJ’s trial the following year, where her lawyer ex-husband was helping defend her best friend’s suspected killer, as per the Daily Mail.
Kim explained to GQ in October 2023 that she and Kourtney opted to spend more time with their dad during the trial because they felt their mom was “happily remarried” while their father was “by himself.”
In April 1991, one month after her divorce from Robert, Kris married retired Olympian Bruce Jenner, who publicly came out as a transgender woman in 2015, taking the name Caitlyn.
Robert Kardashian, the father of Khloé, Kim, Kourtney, and Rob, was OJ’s lawyer
R.i.p to Khloe Kardashian’s dad OJ Simpson 🙏🏿😅 pic.twitter.com/PJpTCUSmya
— Ngbantz (@ngbantz) April 11, 2024
Kim recalled: “We walked in [the courtroom] and saw my mom sitting on the other side.
“She said, ‘You’re supposed to be in school. What are you doing here?’ Kourtney and I didn’t even look at her.”
Robert and OJ first met in 1967, when OJ was the star running back for the University of Southern California Trojans, and Robert was a glorified waterboy.
A few years later while playing tennis at a mutual friend’s house, when Robert had become a successful entertainment businessman and lawyer, and OJ was an NFL hero of the Buffalo Bills, the men rekindled their relations and developed a strong friendship.
khloe kardashian logging onto twitter today and seeing her name trending next to OJ’s pic.twitter.com/37iicfwLCv
— nella’s a world champion 🇦🇷 (@shadysmj) April 11, 2024
They became business partners, capitalizing on OJ’s nickname “The Juice” by opening a chain of yogurt and juice stores known as Juice Inc. They also invested in Concert Cinema, which would show music videos before movies in theaters, as per the Daily Mail.
The friendship between Robert and OJ went on to extend to their wives, with Robert marrying Kris and OJ marrying Nicole after divorcing his first wife.
But unbeknownst to Kris was OJ’s dark and violent side, prone to jealousy and explosive outbursts, according to the Daily Mail.
Throughout their 13-year relationship, OJ and Nicole experienced a turbulent cycle of reconciliation and separation, marked by incidents of violence such as OJ reportedly punching Nicole but attempting to make amends with lavish gifts like a Porsche.
Khloé previously remembered her childhood with “Uncle OJ” and “Auntie Nicole”
There are even rumors that Khloe Kardashian is the biological daughter of OJ Simpson
This is a comparison of Khloe (before her surgeries) with OJ’s daughter Sydney Simpson
Khloe is also about 8-9 inches taller than her sisters Kim and Kourtney pic.twitter.com/UglCcnOCkk
— Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) April 11, 2024
On New Year’s Eve 1988, OJ beat Nicole so severely that she required hospital treatment. At the time, the running back reportedly screamed repeatedly: “I’ll kill you!”
Their toxic relationship culminated in their ninth reported domestic dispute, leading to OJ’s arrest and court-ordered counseling, yet they reunited shortly after. They officially divorced in 1993, a year before Nicole’s tragic death.
Kris, set to meet Nicole the morning she was murdered, later reflected on her best friend’s documented abuse and her desire for someone close, like Kris, to bear witness to her suffering.
In the aftermath, Robert, who hadn’t practiced law in over two decades, renewed his legal license to join OJ’s infamous Dream Team of defense lawyers, which included Johnnie Cochran and Robert Shapiro, as per the Daily Mail.
Kris Jenner calling Hulu and the camera crew to come to khloe Kardashian house after she heard OJ Simpson died. pic.twitter.com/MSnVTX1Igd
— ☆La 🤍 (@Ayah2156) April 11, 2024
In a 2009 interview with Dr. Phil, Kris recalled: “Right before the trial started, Robert sat down and wrote us a handwritten letter and just said, ‘Look, I know you don’t agree with what is going down here, but this is what I have to do for my friend.'”
During the trial, Johnnie infamously said “If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit” when a pair of bloody gloves were presented as evidence, appearing to be too small for OJ’s hands.
Kris claimed that she was with Nicole in New York City when she purchased those gloves as a gift for OJ earlier that year, as per the Daily Mail.
In 2019, OJ publicly denied that he was Khloé’s biological father
RIP OJ Simpson …
Poor Khloe Kardashian first she loses Robert and Bruce and now her real dad. pic.twitter.com/3xGFSMVo6o
— ☆La 🤍 (@Ayah2156) April 11, 2024
According to the British tabloid, those who followed the trial closely would remember the unhappy look on Robert’s face when the “not guilty” verdict was read, a confusing image to many for a man who tore apart his own family to protect his close friend.
In her 2017 memoir, Caitlin claimed that Robert secretly believed OJ was guilty and once told her: “I would’ve been OK with it if they had gotten him in the first trial.”
She wrote: “The implication was obvious that he believed OJ was guilty.”
The paternity conspiracy left people divided on social media
The post People Can’t Stop Extending Their Sarcastic Condolences To Khloé Kardashian After OJ’s Passing first appeared on Bored Panda.
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 10:30
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share read star Foreman Punishes Worker For Being Late, He Stops Working Overtime, Bringing Processes To A HaltFriday 12 April 2024 - 10:11
Oftentimes, one person is enough to interrupt the workflow of the company or bring all processes to a halt. And whether intentional or not, their actions can result in significant losses.
That’s what happened with this redditor’s friend, “Bobby”, whose malicious compliance led to a slowed pace of operations at the workplace and thousands of dollars in losses; all because of their aggravating superior. Scroll down to find the full story below.
In a workplace that operates like a well-oiled machine, every employee matters
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This employee’s malicious compliance cost his company thousands of dollars, all thanks to his new superior
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Bobby didn’t seem to get along well with the new foreman
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Few people would likely argue the importance of rules and regulations at work. They are necessary in order to make sure that everything runs smoothly and everyone involved is well-aware of both their rights and responsibilities. But in order for rules to work, there shouldn’t be exceptions in regards to who has to abide by them.
In the OP’s story, the new foreman, who was said to be a jerk to the redditor’s friend, Bobby, was seemingly quite keen on following workplace rules. That’s why when Bobby came to work 10 minutes late, the superior was holding a demerit slip, as it was the second time the employee had clocked in late in the last 14 days; he didn’t care much that the first time Bobby was just one minute late.
While it’s true that being 10 minutes late is likely a violation of workplace rules, penalizing an employee for clocking in just one minute after the start of their working hours likely balances on the brink of micromanaging. Unsurprisingly, such an overly attentive management style is considered to be the main red flag signaling a toxic workplace, according to a poll carried out by Monster.
Another survey found that roughly four-in-five employed people have experienced micromanaging and nearly 70% have considered changing jobs because of it. While Bobby didn’t quit his job because of the new foreman, he realized that two can play this game and decided to unconditionally stick to the rules, too, which meant no more working overtime.
Quite a few people nowadays seem to put in unpaid overtime
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It’s safe to assume that Bobby is far from the only one who has worked overtime in their careers. Ciphr’s research found that employees from 35 to 44 years of age are the most likely to work unpaid overtime, and those from 25 to 34 accumulate the most hours of such additional time spent at work, averaging 3.5 hours per week. It also found that on a regular week, the number of people working unpaid overtime is twice higher than those who get paid for it.
According to Clockify, despite overtime being regulated by different laws in most countries, research found that as many as one in ten employees have worked an extra day of unpaid overtime every week in 2021.
Be that as it may, the number of hours people spend working in general has reportedly decreased over the years, as people became more and more productive. Clockify found that employed individuals now work roughly 20-30 hours less each week compared to the 19th century. According to their data, the average work hours in developed countries went from 3000 hours per year in 1870 to 1500-2000 hours per year by 1990.
Clockify also revealed that nowadays, in Europe, the Netherlands seem to be the country where people work the least hours, adding up to roughly 1627 hours per year (roughly 31 per week), while Turkey is on the other end of the scale, as that’s where people spend 2256 hours a year (43 per week) at work.
The OP didn’t specify where in the world Bobby was based, however, one thing was made clear—the number of hours he spent at work decreased when the new foreman started intervening. Be that as it may, it wasn’t the number of hours or the foreman’s behavior that fellow netizens seemed to be interested in the most; many seemed to focus most on how critical Bobby was for the company. They shared their views in the comments section.
Fellow netizens shared their thoughts and stories in the comments
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 09:00
Si vous en avez assez de voir votre vieux Mac prendre la poussière dans un coin parce qu’il ne peut plus faire tourner les dernières versions de macOS, et bien j’ai une bonne nouvelle pour vous.
Il s’agit d’un outil nommé OpenCore Legacy Patcher (OCLP) qui est là pour redonner une seconde jeunesse à nos fidèles compagnons en aluminium ! Grâce au bootloader OpenCore et tout un tas de kexts et de patchs du noyau, OCLP permet d’installer et de faire tourner macOS Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura et même la toute nouvelle version Sonoma sur des Mac qui ne sont officiellement plus supportés par Apple, et ce jusqu’aux modèles sortis en 2007 ! Rien que ça.
Mais ce n’est pas tout, en plus de permettre de profiter des dernières fonctionnalités de macOS comme Sidecar, Contrôle Universel ou AirPlay vers Mac, OpenCore restaure aussi le support de pas mal de matériel que Apple a abandonné au fil des versions comme de vieilles cartes graphiques ou d’anciens chipsets Wi-Fi.
Alors bien sûr, tout n’est pas rose non plus et selon les modèles il y a quelques limitations, notamment au niveau des performances graphiques avec l’API Metal qui n’est pas supportée partout. Mais globalement, l’expérience utilisateur reste très bonne une fois OCLP installé.
La grande force d’OpenCore Legacy Patcher, c’est que contrairement aux outils de patch précédents comme DOSDude1 ou Patched Sur, il n’a pas besoin de modifier le système installé sur le disque. Au lieu de ça, il injecte ses modifications à la volée pendant le démarrage, ce qui permet de garder un système macOS « vanilla » (d’origine quoi) et de continuer à recevoir les mises à jour d’Apple directement depuis les préférences système, comme sur un Mac officiellement supporté.
Et le tout sans bidouiller le firmware ou désactiver des protections comme SIP, ça c’est la classe ! Évidemment, un Mac récent fera toujours mieux qu’un vieux coucou, mais pour tous ceux qui n’ont pas les moyens de changer de machine tous les 4 matins, OCLP est une super solution pour continuer à profiter de son Mac le plus longtemps possible.
Bien sûr, tout ça ne serait pas possible sans la super communauté de développeurs et bidouilleurs passionnés qui gravitent autour du projet. Alors je le tire mon chapeau pour leur boulot de dingue. Et aussi à Apple pour macOS, hein, faut pas déconner non plus ^^.
Après, attention, installer un OS non supporté c’est toujours un peu casse-gueule et ça demande un minimum de connaissances techniques. Donc si vous n’êtes pas sûr de vous, renseignez-vous bien avant de vous lancer. Les documentations du projet sont très complètes, et en cas de souci la communauté sur le Discord d’OCLP saura sûrement vous dépanner.
Bon, c’est pas tout ça mais je crois que je vais ressortir mon vieux MacBook Pro de 2005 moi, j’espère juste que la batterie n’a pas trop morflé !
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Friday 12 April 2024 - 08:36
Having free will is amazing. You can decide what career you want to pursue, who you want to spend your life with, where you want to settle down, or choose not to settle down at all! But with great power comes great responsibility, and sadly, we sometimes make choices that we can never take back. Redditors have recently been sharing devastating stories of people that they’ve watched ruin their lives, so we’ve gathered some of the most painful accounts below. Let these tales serve as a reminder to make decisions that you’ll be proud of, rather than haunted by, and be sure to upvote the most heartbreaking stories of self-sabotage.
#1
**My younger brother broke up with a girl he liked...because she farted in her sleep**.
He was telling my older brother and I that he was in the midst of a miserable dry spell. And how he'd been seeing a girl he liked but then she farted in her sleep and he was so grossed out because "there are some things you don’t need to see your SO doing. It just felt like the mystery was gone.”
My older bro was like “yeah, cause that’s what the mystery was about, farting.”
I called younger bro a “f*****g moron” and older bro was like “you’re half right.”
**EDIT:** When he said "you're half right" he meant my younger brother may be a moron, but he ain't f*****g.
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#2
I had a very close friend whose wife, out of the blue, suddenly asked to open the marriage. This friend hated the idea but said yes anyway. Result: divorce, messy and angry and messing up all three of their kids.
The point of contention was that he wound up finding a very compatible side-partner himself and his wife apparently was shocked to discover he was swinging just as happily as she was. Apparently her expectation was that he'd never be able to find a girlfriend so she (the wife) would have her side-piece *and* her husband all to herself. Wife was jealous, and angry, and eventually demanded they un-open the marriage because she didn't like him being with other partners while she was with other partners. Thankfully at this point he finally saw things for what they are and they divorced. Wrecked his life for years, though.
Moral of the story: polygamy is complicated and not something to rush into just because you've hit your midlife crisis. Also don't agree to open your damn marriage if you don't really want that.
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#3
I have a friend, I’ll call him Jay, smart as heck but maybe a little on the spectrum so clueless as to social things. But he made great money in tech. One day he’s at a friends house and the friend said something to the effect of “nobody could bug my house without me knowing”, so Jay thought it would be funny to put a spare webcam he happened to have in his backpack in his friend’s entertainment center, plugged into his Xbox, just to see how long it took him to notice. Well the friend didn’t notice, but his friend’s girlfriend did, and thought the friend had been recording them having sex, so she called the cops. The cops arrested the friend. Jay hears about it and goes in to explain. He didn’t think he needed a lawyer, he figured the cops would be able to see it was just a dumb misunderstanding.
Thing is, in my state, placing a recording device in someone’s home without their consent is voyeurism, which is a sex crime. And Jay just admitted, to the cops, on the record, that he had done so. Also in my state, it’s a law that all sex crimes MUST be prosecuted, so even tho Jay’s friend and his friends girlfriend didn’t want to press charges, Jay still got prosecuted.
The prosecutor and judge were as gentle as they could be but he was still convicted. Now as a registered sex offender (for life) he has trouble finding and keeping work, gets harassed by neighbors, can’t go to most of his kids sports events, etc. All over one seemingly harmless prank.
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#4
Meeeee! I was so f*****g in love with this man, but I have a drinking problem (I don’t get sloppy, or mean, most people can’t even tell, but it affects my health)
He told me if he found another hidden bottle squirreled away, we were done.
But… we were going up to visit his family for a month. I REALLY wanted his family to love me, and I’m MUCH more bubbly and personable when I drink.
So…. Naturally, he found a hidden bottle, while we were on the trip. Promptly dumped me.
I wanted his family to love me SO BAD, because I wanted to be part of that family forever…. And instead, I lost it all.
Alcohol is the devil, kids.
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#5
Some guy at work was caught red handed stealing airpods from the locker room. When he was sent to pick up his own kit before being sent home he excused himself to go to the toilet, and took a s**t on the floor.
The kicker is that we work on an oil rig. It's impossible to get away with theft, and he was a senior technician making really good money. He didn't need the airpods he was just stealing for the fun of it.
He's now "not required back", and all the companies talk to each other. He sh*t away his career over a pair of airpods.
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#6
My best friend and hetro-lifemate. Early 30s w/ wife. kids. great job and lots of friends. He was always looking for inventive ways to party. He figured out that you could order dried poppy pods online, grind them up and make poppy tea. This stuff is STRONG. 4/6 ounces will have you floating on a cloud for 24 hrs. Dosages kept going up over the next 10 yrs. until he couldn't physically drink enough fluid to maintain his habit. Lost his wife, kids and then his 3rd generation family business job.
Then he switch to h****n. Living in a half million dollar home with no power or water. Junkies everywhere. When he OD'ed, they stuffed his body in a closet for 3 days so they could burn through his credit and debit cards before reporting it to the police. Now his family is fighting squatters who have destroyed his home. I miss him everyday/.
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#7
It’s really sad but my cousin had a stillborn when she was young and got into hard d***s to cope. Now she has 6 kids that she has no custody over, has been imprisoned multiple times, has fines she can’t pay, and can’t get a job above minimum wage.
I’m the only one in the family who doesn’t blame her for relapsing time and time again because I can’t imagine the horror of sobering up and realizing you threw your entire life away before 35 and had no chance of ever getting it back. The rest of the family doesn’t understand that being an adult and working two full time jobs at minimum wage to barely make ends meet isn’t a life worth living sober, especially knowing all your kids are out there in someone else’s care and seeing them in bad situations too.
Idk which would hurt worse tbh, knowing that most of them hate you, or knowing that some of them look up to you even though you’ve royally f****d up both your own life and all the kids.
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#8
Friend of a friend got caught in one of those "to catch a predator" style stings. Was messaging with what he thought was a 14 year old and tried to meet up to have sex.
Lost his wife, all his friends, his apprenticeship, and spent the next several years in prison.
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#9
Recent example, guy was a doctor and now cannot work because he hit his wife while they were getting divorced
I don’t know the specifics of it but the domestic violence offence on his record is prohibiting him from working in medicine.
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#10
My neighbor across the street had 4 kids in 6 years with a boyfriend in an attempt to get him to stick around/pay attention to her. Now she’s single and living with her mom and grandma is raising the kids alone while she goes out and tries to find a new boyfriend. Is having a boyfriend really worth ruining your life?
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#11
Co-worker was addicted to Starbucks cold coffee drinks that you buy at a convenience store. She drank 4 per day, everyday.
Smoked , too.
Would spend $250.00 on up for store products, and that’s with a 50% discount ( crystal shop)
Got herself dug into a hole and couldn’t make her house payment. I actually watched her deliberate on whether to buy something at work ( retail therapy she called it) or make her house payment.
I added up the cost of Starbucks alone was $500.00 per month - I was trying to help her.
Her house was foreclosed on in December all because she wouldn’t stop the Starbucks and the “retail therapy “ spending.
Now she homeless.
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#12
This kid I went to college with was in the Army Reserves making really good grades, and his parents were really well off. The kid's life was set. Got an allowance every month from his parents, had a nice brand new car for school, lived in a nice apartment right off campus and he had so much going for him. He didn't even have to work, just do his monthly reserve days which were like 3 days a month. So set for life.
To shorten the story a bit, he got caught at a random UA (d**g test) for c*****e. He got lucky and the Army gave him a second chance. Not even 5 months later he got caught AGAIN for c*****e and weed. He somehow got lucky, again, and they just kicked him out in an "Other than Honorable" discharge. Parents pulled his funding and he had to get a minimum wage job at a sandwich shop.
Never saw him again until he randomly popped up on my Facebook about a year later. I hit him up to see how he was. Up and moved halfway across the U.S. with this girl he got pregnant and they were both working at Walmart barely affording rent. He sold his BMW to pocket the move up there. He also looked....rough, to say the least in a lot of his pictures.
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#13
I worked on a school bus as a monitor/aid. There was one driver (we'll call him Ed). Ed was always complaining about something, every single day there was some new issue, some problem. He was a bit of a pain. He got into an argument with one of our supervisors over the radio one day and earned himself a 3 day suspension.
His first morning back from his suspension. First route of the day, he gets on the radio and starts back complaining. Dispatch asks him a few simple questions, he responds with hostility and some really unprofessional comments. The director of transportation (our big boss) gets on the radio and asks Ed to meet him in his office after morning routes. Ed responds, "I'll be there if I have time" boss says, "I need you to understand, this is not optional" Ed comes back, "I need YOU to understand, I'll be there if I have time!" Mind you, this is on the radio as we are picking up high school kids, everyone can hear what's happening this entire time. Another dispatcher calls in and tells Ed "when you finish your high school route, park your bus there at the school. We are bringing someone to take your route over, and to bring you back to the lot". Ed did not like this and responded by saying, "Negative. I am finishing my route. Me. If you want someone to drive my route, you get (our boss's boss) and have her come drive this route. Otherwise, I am finishing my route." Dispatch asked for an ETA to the high school, he responded "whenever (our boss's boss) is gonna be there. Otherwise, I get there when I get there". Somewhere around this time he starts talking like, they were targeting him and picking on him and that "it ends today". Again, at this point he has a bus full of high school kids.
Now, I did not see what happened at the high school, but I heard from several other drivers. Apparently the police were waiting for him once he got there and they removed him from his bus. To quote one driver "he acted a fool the entire time". I'm not sure exactly what he was charged with, maybe kidnapping since he acted like he wasn't gonna bring the kids to school unless he got what he wanted? Theft for not bringing the bus back? No clue. But I do know he was arrested and fired. A few days later we get the news that he had a heart attack and died. Most likely from all the stress.
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#14
My husbands friend. Had a beautiful wife, gorgeous house, 2 lovely boys, a job he loved and lots of great friends who loved him. Then he decided at the age of 35 to get into hard d***s. He has been in and out of prison for violent crimes, transportation of large volumes of h****n, attempted m****r, burglary and stalking...
He is homeless again as he burned down his flat on purpose to get a move. No one will ever talk to him again. He's now 55 and has nothing, his wife divorced him after giving him far too many chances, his sons hate him, his real friends gone for ever. All for nothing.
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#15
I used to work at a wedding reception place
One wedding the groom and a bridesmaid (I think it was the bride's cousin) got "drunk" and snuck out the back for a quickie. I didn't realise they'd done this and (as I did) threw a bag of rubbish off the upstairs kitchen balcony into the bin - which scared the s**t out of them enough that the bridesmaid has bitten down on the grooms d**k . Lots of blood.
Then when the ambulance has shown up the guys tried to start a fight with one of the ambulance drivers for some reason and we ended up having to call the cops as well and the guys gotten arrested.
Guys boss (fairly high paying lawyer job by the sounds of it) was at the wedding and was definitely planning on sacking the guy after what happened
So the d******d lost both his fiancé/wife and job on his wedding day. And I never found out just how bad the injury to his d**k was but it didn't look good
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#16
This is relatively mild, but it's still pretty sad.
My mom is pretty isolated socially. She lives near me and for years her main source of interaction with other humans was me and my kids. She was emotionally abusive when I was a kid and was doing better for a few years, but then was ramping up the abuse again. I went no contact for several months, then had a sit down with her and discussed what abusive behaviors needed to stop for us to continue our relationship. She agreed.
It lasted two years. She started ramping up the abuse again and then she put my kids and my immunocompromised niece at risk during the pandemic. My husband and I told her that she needed to adjust her behavior and acknowledge that her behavior wasn't okay. She used her usual manipulation tactics (a fake "medical emergency" that my husband took her to the hospital for) and when we didn't immediately forget everything that happened, she called the police for a welfare check on my kids.
We haven't spoken to her in nearly three years and they have been the happiest years of my life. She now has no one locally. My brother had already distanced himself (he lives several hours away) and she's not even getting attention when she goes to the hospital, because my SIL is now helping her manage everything and will only talk to the doctors about her health issues, not my mom. I hope being abusive and selfish was worth her loneliness now.
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#17
My uncle was an ambitextrous baseball pitcher in highschool. Absurdly good at it. He could have gotten an athletic scholasrhip, gone to college, maybe gone pro.
His dad died, he got into d***s, and now he's a h****n addict in and out of prison.
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#18
One of my former friends from college worked as an analyst for a pretty big investment bank. He did NOT handle covid and isolation well and got really into conspiracy theories and became a straight up racist. When he returned to office he refused to work with anyone with dark skin, muslims or women he deemed inferior to his intellect. This did not go well with his boss who was a second generation somali immigrant, and a muslim, and a woman….. he was fired and he still doesnt have found another job in the same League.#19
Watching someone you love not take care of their diabetes. It’s torture.
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#20
My brother was offered a really well-paying job doing something he's excellent at. He thought it would be too easy, so he chose a much more challenging job in a less appealing environment with a boss who is a real jerk. He hoped to impress him. Now, he's really unhappy. I just don't understand why he puts himself through this kind of thing.
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#21
A former classmate of mine pursued medicine even though she didn't want it, her parents was a big factor of this decision. She was into music and I'd have to say she was great & really passionate doing it, her parents wasn't just supportive. During college she failed almost every subjects and then eventually dropped out. The last time I heard she left home and is living with her bf now. Its just unfortunate she wasn't able to take the path that she loves. F**k the parents honestly for pressuring her. I think she would've been happier if she pushed through music. I don't blame her though maybe she didn' t have a choice. Sometimes we have to disappoint our parents a little bit to be happy.#22
I’m an alcoholic/addict. I’m in recovery but, I can barely leave the the house, I can’t hold a job, I have cut off all but five people in my life…I’m a mess.#23
One of my former co-workers, a smart young man that most everybody liked. It was just a gas station cashiering job, not a hard job at all.
Ben was only 22 and we're not sure if the attitude problem started before or after the d**g use, but he suddenly started calling out sick, a lot!
Whatever the reasons, since he couldn't handle the responsibilities of his job, they had to let him go.
That's when his d**g problem became apparent, as he was still seen around the neighborhood looking disheveled and lost.
His best friend told us that he was found unresponsive, after an OD and that he was in the ICU.
The doctors were saying that the brain damage was irreversible and friends and family should just come say their goodbyes while he was still alive... so to speak.
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#24
My buddy Steve was the poster child for 'has it all.' Good career, amazing wife, cute house. Then, the model trains happened. Not little setups...this guy took over the whole basement, then the garage. His wife went from amused to livid. Arguments turned into screaming matches. She eventually left, and Steve, in his model train bliss, barely noticed. The twist? He inherited a ton of money…and spent it all on antique train sets. Eventually though, he noticed....and no model could cure the blues of losing his incredible wife.
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#25
One of my buddies actually ditched a six-figure job because he didn't trust his girlfriend not to cheat on him while he was at work. He's a good guy, but when it comes to women, he can be a real dummy sometimes. **It's pretty crazy, right?**.
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#26
Back in the 90s, a classmate of mine was way into computers. He was offered a really well paid job in the US, we were in the UK, straight out of school. Incredible benefits. Invaluable training opportunities. In in the ground floor at the best possible time. Lost it because he used the free airline tickets the company gave him so family could visit, to fly his friends out. Then lied about it. He was a notorious liar all through school. What an opportunity. What a c**t.
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#27
I girl I know/used to work with decided to jump on the only fans bandwagon. Went all in doing all sort of things on camera. Well the truth is, only the top 1% of OF creators make alot of money and the average one makes $200 a month. If you don’t start with a big social following it’s an uphill battle.
Anyway some people in her town (not super tiny population 120k) saw the account, someone posted the pics of her on Facebook and basically everyone found out. Including her parents.
So after not making much money and photos that will forever be on the internet, she packed it all in to go back to kindergarten teaching. But being in a country town no one would give her a job and people would stare at her wherever she went.
She had to move to the city, and she has a job now. I just hope her new employer doesn’t google image search her ?
But yeah she really regrets it, could have made more money doing Uber eats on the weekend.
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#28
One of my closest childhood friends. We’re all well into adulthood now and he had been sober from alcohol for years, had his own plumbing business, kids, a fiancee. Typical american dream stuff.
During the pandemic he basically snapped, starting drinking again which quickly turned into doing m**h and now he’s a missing person on the streets of Portland somewhere. Just sad and I feel like I’m going to hear he’s OD’d since there’s fentanyl in everything here and there’s nothing any of us can do about it. He’s intensely stubborn and won’t listen to anyone and he doesn’t seem to care.#29
I have an ex- SIL who has been a drunk for years. She was an attractive, fiercely intelligent, really cool, fun person who had mental health issues that were ignored for years. Eventually, she got that part under control, and became a mental health professional. I think she probably is very good at it, but she’s on a downward spiral. Her drinking is worse than ever. She has had two DWIs. I won’t let my kids go anywhere with her anymore because she drives drunk with them, or tries to get them to drive so she can drink. She got pulled over once and handed her weed and vaping pen to my kid and said “Here, take this. I can’t be caught with it.” She cancels her appointments with her clients constantly. I know one person who was seeing her and they believe she was drunk during their sessions. I know somebody else whose mother works with her, and my friend is scared for her mother’s safety as my ex-SIL has a history of being violent and assaulting people (never been to jail for it) and trying to get her to take benzodiazepines that she has. She is single as far as I know, and all her boyfriends have either been dumb guys and losers who don’t deserve her, or abusive bullies that walk all over her. I have cut her off entirely, but I feel terrible for her.
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#30
My best friend's ex-wife. He was the most loving husband who doted on her and gave her everything. They wanted to start a family. His family was also very accepting of her. She was a councillor who decided to cheat on him with one of her patients... not once, not twice, but three times. My friend finally saw the light and divorced her.
He's now remarried to a fantastic woman who appreciates him as much as he does her and they just had their first child. I don't know what the ex-wife is doing now but I hope she knows what she threw away one day.
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#31
Our daughter is 25. Every few years she just randomly blows up her life. Tells us not to call/talk to her, cuts off her real friends and makes them hate her. Ends up calling us months later because she's out of options/friends.
She's currently living with us, rent free, no job, but has some plan on moving south with randos from the internet. Can't talk to her without her getting angry. We don't know what to do. It's so unsafe.
She had a good job a year ago. Had a nice 2 bedroom apartment, a great friend who picked her up for work everyday.
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#32
Probably me when I was younger, I spent my ENTIRE teenage years alone because I gave up easily. Because I was scared of everything.
I didn’t have friends, love, dances etc.
I seriously was absolutely lifeless inside.
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#33
I know plenty of guys who had kids with the wrong person.
I don't think people quite realise the negative impact on your life this can have.
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#34
My ex wife, we had sort of realized that things wasnt going to work out in the long run, but we wanted to solve things as amicably as possible and take the time. The was no real animosity other than things just not working, until ofc I found out she had some boyfriend staying there when I wasnt home. If she told me beforehand, I probably wouldnt even be that pissed, but just expedited the break-up so she could do what she wanted. But ofc when I come home and literally find him, I got pissed and instead of being any sort of humble or try to talk she just screams and shouts that I could just go and she now had a new guy that would take care of her!
I said ok - grabbed my stuff, gave her the bill for the rent and saids it due in 3 days - but your fella will ofc take care of that, goodbye. *He* was the one that got the problem, because then she kind of had to go all in, and he did for a few months and then basically told her that it wasnt really in the deal/plan to literally take over a wife with two kids (not mine) on a random tuesday... And then she had to spend the next 10years working all kinds of things 15 hours a day to be able to keep an apt. and so on. We are "friends" today in that I dont hate her, so we talk once in a while and she says that *that* was the dumbest day in her life. Not just sitting down and discuss for even 5 minutes...
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#35
Friend who got married because he didn’t want to break it off and thought he would just be better off, he’s dying a slow death.#36
My husband cheated with an ugly, married coworker. I discovered their affair while we were on our FAMILY Vacation to New Orleans. We were there for our family's 4th trip there for the Jazz Festival. It was the 50th Anniversary of the Jazz Fest. Our family had been looking forward to it for 6 months. Then we flew down there, arriving at midnight or so. I was still the unknowing wife.
Next morning, May 1st 2019. I discover the affair because of his distracted ( not really there with us vibe), and his cell phone use. That night I went into the phone and found out everything. I took photos and videos.
We got home, I confronted him, he denied denied denied. I showed our family the proof.#37
My older sister who is 32 just, refuses to work. She lives with our grandma and is absolutely miserable because she has zero autonomy (grandma rides her a*s when she leaves the house etc, her decorating choices are confined to one single room, etc), yet she refuses to make any moves because “people in other countries live with their family as adults.” We suggest therapy, she’s not interested, says she can be her own therapist. She’s too good for a job in retail or call center (I work retail), but refuses to do any kind of schooling. She makes her own misery. The most she has in regards to disability is depression, which I understand, but she refuses help or to try any changes.#38
Me, just living and making wrong decisions all of the f*****g time.#39
Guy blew all his cash on gambling. Lost family, home, everything. Tragic, man.#40
My sister is currently in an abusive relationship with a man twice her age. He tracks her messages and refuses for her to see her friends, accuses her of cheating, convinced her to quit her job so she relies on him for everything. But she can't leave him because she loves him. -
share read star Internet Applauds Bride For Kicking Bridesmaid Off Her Destination Wedding The Day Before The EventFriday 12 April 2024 - 05:48
One, sometimes unnoticed difficulty in putting together a wedding is the need to balance out multiple groups, from friends, to family and acquaintances. This can, at times, lead to unexpected conflicts at the worst possible time and place.
A bride was shocked to hear that one of her bridesmaids seemed to be casually racist towards a bridesmaid from Africa, culminating in the racist being kicked out. She then had some doubts, so she turned to the internet for advice. We reached out to the bride via private message and will update the story when she gets back to us.
Finding out one of your friends is a racist is, at the very least, a bit shocking
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A bride was forced to “fire” a bridesmaid after she wouldn’t stop asking weird comments to a person from Africa
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Jane had opportunities to back down and see the error of her ways
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While on the surface, this looks like a wedding story, the only reason the bride felt the need to turn to the internet was the fact that this all occurred at a destination wedding. After all, if a friend is racist towards your other friend in really any other situation, one, hopefully, wouldn’t even think twice about cutting ties on the spot. Destination weddings are not the easiest cost or logistics wise, as it’s basically a vacation for the guests, but everyone has their limits.
However, this wasn’t some minor drama, all things considered, it was pure and unadulterated racism, even if Jane didn’t see it that way. It’s also important to note that Jane’s response to being told her actions were racist was to immediately get defensive. Humans are not perfect, we will make mistakes, but what sets us apart is the ability to learn. All in all, the bride is not wrong to ditch someone with these sorts of beliefs. They can reconnect in the future if Jane finally understands the error of her ways.
Instead of apologizing and perhaps rethinking her behavior, she simply told the bride that she was wrong and overreacting. Similarly, while it is possible to be racist by accident or to simply speak without thinking, Jane using the “n word” and then defending it is a red flag so large, the folks on the ISS might be able to spot it.
The bride was right to cut ties and move on
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Similarly, one has to consider how Nya may have been feeling. Imagine staying with a friend (a destination wedding isn’t just a one-day affair, after all) and this new person starts asking you ridiculous and semi-insulting questions. On top of that, they use a slur in a casual story and then try to play it off. It’s not perhaps the worst or weirdest thing a “friend” has done and considered normal, but it’s absolutely up there, as it raises questions about what else remains unsaid?
If the bride had chosen to do nothing, it’s not hard to imagine Nya deciding that cutting ties would be the best option in the long run. The bride basically had to choose between these two people, so, all in all, not siding with the racist was a pretty easy option, all things considered. Indeed, this didn’t even seem to be a possibility for the bride, as she immediately clocked Jane being weird.
All in all, Jane should already be thankful that she was invited and given such a position of “honor” as a bridesmaid. There are countless stories online of unequal levels of friendship that culminate with someone feeling snubbed at a wedding. As most commenters suggested, (some of which can be read below) she really shouldn’t feel too bad about the situation. No doubt, it cost Jane a bit of money, but in the long run, allowing her to stick around would have ruined at least one friendship and who knows what else she would have done at the wedding proper?
Some folks asked their own questions
Most sided with the bride
Later, the bride shared an update
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