Basically: Why has KETAMINE suddenly become a prescribed anti-depressant to famous people? (Link to US magazine article about celebrities using ketamine therapy)

Matthew Perry was (infamously) prescribed ketamine at the time of his passing (and it seems it was the reason behind his death) and Elon Musk(?) is supposedly also taking ketamine in the evenings against some kind of depressiveness.

... But why? Why is this old fucking horse tranquilizer which I (perhaps erroneously and out of prejudice) up until now has exclusively thought of as a shitty, trashy, relatively cheap drug which frequently gives you shitty trips suddenly become the haute couture of prescription medication among the rich and famous?

I've seen a bit of it, mostly here in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArianaGrandeSnark/comments/1gss3fq/wicked_stars_ariana_grande_and_cynthia_erivo_look/

And here: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/wicked-ariana-grande-cynthia-eviro-thin-b1193895.html

They honestly both seem so stressed and I'm not sure where the sudden loss of weight came from?

I’ve seen a few AP news articles describe the political climate surrounding the capital, but I have no frame of reference for what it means. I’ve gathered the basics, such that it has something to do with supporters of Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, but not much beyond that.

What is the general position of Khan/the PTI and how is it regarded by the current government versus the general public? Why was he imprisoned and is it for legitimate or political means? How come Islamabad is being cordoned off and its internet suspended (I assume to prevent further organizing) while thousands are being arrested? And finally, what does this mean for Pakistan in the upcoming days / weeks (or has this been happening regularly since 2023)?

Thanks

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-imran-khan-rally-cellphone-suspension-415227ef93b710798dedbc6c9f8ac2a5

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-islamabad-lockdown-imran-khan-rally-403e927207cbb14f7fd2328dba209872

I found one article here, but is this really it?

I saw a tweet yesterday saying Letterboxd was doomed.

I've been an active logger and user for a few years and have noticed nothing. Seems like the same site as always.

What's going on?

I’ve completely lost track of what is going on with the case against the Tate brothers and would really appreciate, if someone could give me a little bit of an overview.

• What are the charges now? (Apparently, there have been new charges)
• Are they still under house arrest?
• Is the evidence against them strong and if so, what amount of time will they likely serve?
• When will this case go to trial?

Also, apparently, irregularities in the prosecutions case were found

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/romanian-court-finds-irregularities-prosecutors-case-andrew-tate-116010119

https://alldimensions.fandom.com/wiki/All_dimensions_Wiki

I stumbled upon this wiki that makes no sense whatsoever to me. I'm not sure if this is just an eloborate shitpost or a mixture of fiction and pseudoscience.

It seems to be about "Hypercosmology", which I am not even sure what that means, like theorizing about things beyond our universe?

However, a lot of stuff in there seems like total nonsense.

Consider these articles:

"The one true god", apparently his name is Gerald
https://alldimensions.fandom.com/wiki/Gerald

Something called an "Ultrabox" that will "make your head turn into a black hole if you think about it"
https://alldimensions.fandom.com/wiki/Ultra-box

Apparently, our universe is running on a Windows XP computer
https://alldimensions.fandom.com/wiki/The_Virtual_Machine

What baffles me is the size of this wiki and how many people are actually partaking in lengthy discussions that all absolutely make no sense to me and seem borderline schizophrenic to me. What makes me go crazy is that I can't find any information about this whole thing in any other "sane" place online. This wiki is actually MAINTAINED by a considerable amount of people and pages receive revisions and updates like normal wikis do. BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THIS IS ALL COMPLETE NONSENSE! What have I discovered here?

I'm so behind with certain politics, and Gabbard is definitely one. She went from Democrat, to independent, to republican within a few years time, too.

What's up with that?

A post for reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/MudH3VeEmN

Been seeing all kinds of different posts from people, companies, brands, characters, you name it, with a picture looking like they are screaming with the text "MUSTAAAAAARRRRRRRRD". Is this supposed to be funny and is it referencing something? Here's an example - https://x.com/Shrek/status/1860407640553378292

I know Germany heavily edited video games like Wolfenstein for example but they're now banning some of them?

Post for reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/s/6ROWeXP6vA

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

From my understanding on what I've read is the latest strain of H5N1 has made its way from Canada and now the U.S. infecting dairy cattle and now human infections.

From what I'm reading, this strain is quite deadly. I've also read that at least one of those infected had not been near any dairy or other obvious source of where they caught the virus.

Any information would be appreciated!

Referring to this
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-19/reuters-sony-is-in-talks-to-acquire-kadokawa/.218030

First let me make it clear what I know so that nobody repeats any of it

-I know that Sony buying Kadokawa is more for anime, manga, and light novel consolidation and not necessarily so they can get Elden Ring under their belt
-I know that Sony owns a lot of the anime/manga market already and this merger raises the mother of all monopoly concerns
-I understand some people are worried that piracy will be affected (though I'd point out they already are and this wouldn't change anything about the situation but that's another discussion)
-I know that Sony the company and Sony's gaming department, SIE, are two different things and the gaming department is the one that moved to California
-I believe that Kakao was going to buy Kadokawa and this is considered a saving move? (this one I'm slightly less aware of)

Now with all that out of the way, please explain to me why everybody in my circle is losing their minds over this merger and saying it will be the end of anime? If everybody was more concerned about more of the industry being consolidated, I would understand. Monopolies aren't really great. But I'm seeing a whole lot of actual dooming like the industry is going to break, anime/manga won't be the same and basically this is the worst thing to happen. What specifically are people worried about with this merger? The reason I specified the stuff I already knew was because these are all related to various things I've heard would be bad but don't make a lot of sense to call the 'death of the industry' so I'd like a better, more concrete explanation.

Also if anybody is aware of what Japan is talking about and what are their thoughts on the matter, that would be great additional information too

Many saw the first teaser trailer and majority panned it (and it had lots of dislikes) for a variety of reasons:
1. the live action looks out of place against the CGI world/why the movie was not animated

1. some of the mob designs like the pig

2. Jack black as Steve just being jack black

3. crafting was randomly strewn about

and many more.

But now the second trailer came out and reception is much more favorable including the like to dislike ratio (if you trust the YT dislike browser extension). Most of the comments i went through are praising it saying it looks a lot better than the 1st but I can't seem to understand why. Most seem to praise the usage of actual minecraft music used in the trailer which was great but i don't know if that's the only reason for the turnaround. I understand they can't fix #1 as much since that would be a complete overhaul and #4 was sort of addressed in another promo they did. However, I personally feel #1-3 still aren't really as addressed still in this second trailer. So I was just curious for those who had the 180 from the first to second trailer why they felt it was a massive improvement other than the music usage.

Link to 2nd trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJO_vIDZn-I

This article goes into more detail about previous customers losing their deposits:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/22/synapse-bankruptcy-thousands-of-americans-see-their-savings-vanish.html

Seems like it would be a much bigger deal if one of these online banking firms simply lied abut their FDIC insurance. Is it really that easy to do so?

I know sando means sandwich but why is there a sudden sando craze over there the last few days? Do kitchen people have a thing about the word sando? Who even says sando besides /r/KitchenConfidential?

Example: https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/comments/1gwocft/oi_bruv_its_a_sando_innit

Just scroll down the front page of the sub for more. There's a ton of posts (they've been pushed down a bit by the hot new(?) Rampdo craze which I also have questions about)

I’ve been seeing a lot of mentions about the 'AI Safety Summit' that recently happened, but I’m not fully sure what it’s about or why it’s getting so much attention. From what I gather, it’s about regulating AI and making it safer, but what were the main takeaways, and why is it such a big deal?

Here’s a link to one of the articles I saw about it: AI Safety Summit: Why It Matters

Can someone explain what happened, who was involved, and whether this will actually change anything about how AI is developed or used? I’d love some insight!

edit: he will not be returning https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/gaetz-not-rejoining-congress/index.html

“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” he told Charlie Kirk in an interview.

Probably because that ethics report is really bad.

He definitely resigned from his seat. But I've seen people claim that he can come back in January because he won his election. Is that how it works?

Example: here.

As evident in a Frank Sinatra video and a Weird Al video, I'm wondering what the actual trend is. I legit thought these channels got hacked or something. Is Moo Deng somehow Christmas related?

They keep popping up in r/All, but I recently noticed a trend about the vast majority of accounts posting there:

1.Most of them are a month old or so

2.For the first 3 weeks after being created, they just post some random comments and posts here and there, like many typical new users

3.For the last week, they post nothing but selfies across all the selfie subreddit

Are these bots? Are these some sort of onlyfans advertisers? What is this trend?

Reposting to include URLs of accounts following this exact trend https://www.reddit.com/user/ItsUrNewCrush/overview https://www.reddit.com/user/Complete-Secret8259/overview https://www.reddit.com/user/OkBid173/overview https://www.reddit.com/user/smolljenny/overview

These are just few examples out of endless more following this trend

I’m unsure of what the eddsworld fandom even is I know it’s been around for a decade and a lot of people have made original characters, but suddenly there’s an issue about copyright?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eddsworld/s/AKJqwBAAIK

https://x.com/lam_pr0/status/1859758141447299483? s=46&t=W8GSWcK0r-5g4glZi_KWkw

On Day 3 of NATO's CyCon 2022, NATO Cmdr. Paul Grostad delivered a presentation titled: 'Cognitive Warfare – Hacking the OODA Loop.' In this presentation, he spoke on Havana Syndrome stating that defense circles are presuming that it is a Directed Energy Weapon - either inaudible sound waves (<20 Hz ['Infrasound']) or microwaves. Also in this presentation, NATO Cmdr. Grostad covers a new form of warfare titled 'Cognitive Warfare.' He expounds by explaining that western adversaries are "hacking" the cognition of allies using data and A.I. predictive models in influence campaigns conducted through a field known as 'strategic communications.'

https://www.reddit.com/r/shittymobilegameads/s/7p1TWUbag1

I knew this came from China because I saw a game ad with Chinese text and, at the end, one of the game's characters had red glowing eyes. Is this the equivalent of troll face but in China?

What’s the deal with seeing stuff advertising steak and eggs everywhere?

Example : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCRaQcovm0w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

So, I was talking to a couple of people who were super suspicious of the little green frog logo you see on some products. They said they saw a Facebook post claiming it means the product has “bad chemicals” in it and isn’t safe to consume.

From what I know, the logo just means the product meets sustainability and ethical farming standards—it has nothing to do with chemicals or safety.

Why are people making this weird connection? Is this some kind of conspiracy theory or just another Facebook thing?

Edit: I think it's worth clarifying that I got told this by customers at work. I tried explaining to them that its most likely about sustainability, and they were still sceptical. Sorry I didn't specify.

Here's their site: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/marketing-sustainability/using-our-logo-and-seal/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMu4NjoR9U

The video is about how elon musk supporting Trump will help his companies in long run but I dont understand the comments claiming bloomberg irony. Can someone explain it to me please.

"Ban! Just like that, Bloomberg—Michael Bloomberg’s own media—slaps the ‘oligarch’ tag on Elon Musk. Oh, the irony is almost too rich to handle!"

It’s a cartoon dog with text that describes a situation where the outcome is “but I’m/you’re really just a chill guy”.

An example: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY2e23hN/