Sulawesi Priests Audit: Five Genders, Zero Logic
Revered for their supposed earthly-celestial hotline via multiple genders, these Bugis figures face the formal absurdity review.
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Quick Hits
- 01EntertainmentSPICY 87
Streaming Ego Meter Spikes on Ad-Supported Wins
- 02PoliticsSPICY 74
Ego Meter Spikes as White House Rejoices on Jobs Data
- 03TechSPICY 72
Bootstrapped Lectric Watches VC-Backed Startups Die
- 04EntertainmentSPICY 74
Tribeca's Three-Year Portugal Deal Gets Audited
- 05TechSPICY 72
Absurdity Audit: Meta Flunks Its Own Ban Process Exam
- 06WorldSPICY 72
Absurdity Audit: 100-Day Iran War Still Can't Land a Hit
Where the guardrails come off.
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