January 18 – 24, 2025
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Breaking into buildings at night
“The first time, I followed him down the side of an old building, then up an old fire escape. The door on the first floor was unlocked. With his hand still on the doorknob, my cousin looked searchingly into a room the way a boss might. He gave a nod, and I followed him through to a reception area where we stood and waited to catch a lift to the top floor. ”
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Tech
“Masculine energy I think is good ... but I think that corporate culture was really trying to get away from it.”
The chief executive of Meta appears on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Nothing says “masculine energy” quite like a man who looks and smells like a freshwater shrimp, talking to a man who looks and smells like a yoga block.
Politics
“Of course, we want to see more women running in seats.”
The opposition leader responds after it was revealed the Liberal Party preselected six times as many men as women for vacant seats. He meant shorts – the party wants to see more women running in shorts.
Law
“Is it like the old Playboy: you have essays on there by ... Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr?”
The United States Supreme Court judge questions Pornhub’s lawyer in a court case over age verification. Ironically, the site neatly combines Vidal’s two beliefs: that you should never turn down sex or the opportunity to be in front of a camera.
Sport
“I realised that in that hotel in Melbourne I was fed with some food that poisoned me.”
The tennis player complains his food was laced with lead and mercury while in quarantine at the Park Hotel. He might be ranked No. 7 but he’s still No. 1 for crazy.
Security
“They fear him because he is going to go in there and burn that place down.”
The Republican senator endorses incoming Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. By burn it down, he means get drunk, harass female staff and build a case to support war criminals.
Court
“Oi ya.”
The Matildas star responds after learning she will face trial for allegedly racially abusing a British police officer. Kerr maintains she called him a “stupid white cop” and not a “stupid white bastard”.
