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3 days ago
- Automotive
- Buzz Feed
32 Things You Can Buy Because You're An Adult And Make Your Own Decisions
A shaker of Thin Mint seasoning for the person who stocks up on Girl Scout cookies every year but always runs out pre-maturely. This fairy dust will make anything from milkshakes to popcorn taste like your favorite elusive treat. A somewhat rude sticker to make your commute feel a little more like Mario Kart. Leave those slow-driving jerks in the dust! Promising review: "I put this on the driver-side mirror of my car. The instructions were clear and simple. It came with two decals, but I only used one because my passenger mirror has the usual writing about objects in the distance. I've been through a few car washes, and so far, it's stayed in place. I love that it is subtle, but gives me a chuckle when I remember that it's on my mirror." — it from Amazon for $2.22. A jar of black truffle "caviar" for when you want to feel tuxedo-level fancy, but don't have the funds (or heart) for the real deal. These truffle pearls are made with squid ink, so they still have an ocean-y kick without any sturgeon endangerment. A pack of colorful Starface pimple patches — hydrocolloid stickers that protect open pimples while slowly sucking out gunk from your skin, potentially speeding up the healing process. Bonus: On top of their classic star shape, they now have these really cool fruit sticker designs so you can do your best apple-at-the-grocery store impression. A shaker of edible cocktail glitter, because what drink wouldn't benefit from a little razzle dazzle? The halal- and kosher-certified glitter is exactly what you need if you're going for "my bartender is a fairy" type vibes. A pack of glittery highlighters for people who want some extra ~oomph~ when they highlight a really juicy part of their textbook. A wind-up toy shaped like a cat riding a robot vacuum. We've all seen the videos — it's time to recreate it at home. A working claw machine you can fill with any tiny treats you'd like, from squishy toys to candy Now you can say, "we have claw machine at home." Chatter mouth silicone grips for a somewhat unsettling cooking experience. These pot holders can withstand up to 450 degrees and double as a tool to torment your guests with lil' nibbles. >:) A "Bling Thing" calculator with rhinestone buttons offering a new definition for "girl math." Sure, your phone has a calculator. But is it this cute? A NeeDoh Dream Drop that even comes with its own little stand to really sell the appearance of a droplet of magical goo. The mesmerizing glitter is already a treat, but you'll be in love once you feel how satisfyingly SQUISHY this is. A pair of chandelier earrings for an over-to-top, iconic look that will make everyone's eye light up when they see your earrings light up. They don't just look swanky: They're made with flexible oxidized silver and clear Czech teardrop crystals. An enormous, five-pound bag of gummy bears, because you're financially independent and can buy your own candy, Halloween be damned. Listen, I'm gonna leave a short review here, but click through and read some of the dang novel-length reviews some people are leaving. People are passionate about these gummies! Maybe it's because they're softer than other brands and have 11 (!!!) flavors. Promising review: "As a gummy fanatic for more years than I care to admit, I have tried all sorts of brands, both popular brands and generic, domestically and internationally. In terms of taste, moisture, aroma, and variety, Albanese gummy bears are unmatched. Yes, they're pricey, but if you prioritize quality over quantity, this is the purchase for you. Treat yourself to absolute quality and go for Albanese." —trev rogersGet it from Amazon for $17.76+ (available in various pack sizes and 11 flavors). A "Grievance Journal," aka a "burn book for the discerning misanthrope" for people who use complaining as their main form of communication. There are 52 prompts and "darkly funny" quotes to guide you through a thorough vent sesh. Your only complaint when you get this will be, "Why didn't I get this sooner?" A pack of merit badges for the modern adult who needs a little encouragement. Congrats on flossing — it's a big accomplishment! Promising review: "These badges are beautifully made, high quality, with vivid colors and no fraying — looked just like the pictures. Very easy to adhere. I used these to personalize my work bag, which is made out of heavy canvas. Highly recommend it, will buy more." —M SimonGet a pack of three from Amazon for $17.99+ (available in 28 sets). Mystical Flames — a cool invention that turns your boring old fire into a rainbow fire. Camping has never felt so rave-like. Just don't use these packets if you're planning on roasting food. Promising review: Mystical Fire Colorant is amazing. For a really fun experience, get some of these for your next camping trip. As if a campfire needs improvement... but this stuff is really neat. I'd say the adults love it even more than the kids. We only used one packet, and the colors were so good — it seems like they lasted at least 20 minutes. There was even color left in the ashes the next day. We will never go camping again without several packs of Mystical Fire on hand." —TeNeGet a pack of six from Amazon for $7.20+. An "ugly" custom pet pillow offering a hilariously warped version of your scrunkly companion. Just send in a photo that you think could be distorted into something perfectly meme-able. A mini Bob Ross paint-by-numbers kit that comes with three different numbered canvas designs, seven paint pots, a mini brush, and an easel to display your tiny masterpieces. It's perfect for adults and teens looking for a quick project and kids working on their fine motor skills. An infectious disease coloring book oozing with hours of gross relaxation. This purchase is nothing to sneeze at. A ransom note sticker book so you can spend less time cutting up old magazines and more time sending threatening letters. With fewer magazines in print these days, it's getting harder to kidnap people the right way. A Grim Steeper silicone tea infuser that doubles as a useful reminder to people not to bother you until you're done with your morning cuppa. Nostalgic bath pearls for anyone who misses taking a truly fun bath. Throw a couple into your tub, put on "Candy" by Mandy Moore, and recapture some '90s magic. A set of cowboy straw toppers that add a little "don't mess with Texas" vibe to your water bottle by protecting the drinking straw from strangers bumping into it. Look how cute this bottle looks with a lil' hat on! It thinks it's people. :') A Lego cherry blossom kit for decor you can build yourself. The 430-piece set comes with everything you need to build two stems, and at less than $15, it's a steal compared to most Lego kits. A Skin1004 Zombie Pack to bring your skin back to life in a good, non-horror movie way. The mask tightens as it dries, creating a fun undead look (just like the more expensive Hanacure). When you wash it off, you might be pleasantly surprised to see bouncier, more hydrated skin. A teeny-tiny board game (like Operation, Connect 4, and Hungry Hungry Hippos) with working pieces for the competitive mouse in your life. A pack of six giant catnip joints so you can get high with your cat. That's everyone's dream, right? The "Meowijuana" is made of catnip rolled in Raw rolling papers. Instead of smoking it, your cat can bat it around. A mini desktop dog park because dog parks are the best places on earth so having one nearby could only help. A "Gracula" garlic crusher that ironically helps you with one of the most tedious chores in the kitchen. Just throw in the peeled cloves, twist, and feel grateful you Let the Right One your kitchen. An unbelievably cute tomato lamp so you can bathe your home in a saucy red glow. Reviewers say it's just as cute as the more expensive one you might've seen on Urban. A dino nugget plush because stuffed animals make the best throw pillows. Now you can just add some stuffed peas and a plush pile of mashed potatoes to hide them under. An enamel pin shaped like a stamp from a magical realm. You may never get the opportunity to visit Emerald City or Hyrule, but you can dress like a letter that's been posted from there!
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
ABQ Boy, Girl Scouts place American flags on veteran headstones for Memorial Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's an annual tradition during Memorial Day weekend for some scout troops in Albuquerque, as a way to honor those who lost their lives fighting for our country. 'I like to pay tribute to the people we've lost in battle,' said one of the Girl Scouts. 'We owe them a great debt of gratitude,' said Peter Stine, an Assistant Boy Scout Master. Sunday, Boy and Girl Scouts took to Sunset Memorial Park to continue that tradition by placing flags on veteran gravesites. 'I think this is a really nice thing that we do every year,' said Catherine Wertz, a Girl Scout. 'It lets us give back to the veterans and honor them.' Boy Scouts of America rebrands to 'Scouting America' For Stine, and Girl Scout leader, Danielle Roesch, the holiday hits close to home. Stine served in the Navy and has been participating in the event for nearly 40 years. 'Memorial Day has always been special to me, because it memorializes the people that were killed in action,' Stine explained. Roesch, on the other hand, is a 20-year veteran. She retired in 2022. 'I have friends I've lost, and so this is a way…I can't get to where they are, so I give back by being here,' Roesch added. Hundreds of flags were placed, as scouts moved from row to row identifying veterans by their headstones. Participants of the event say it illustrates the connection between generations and the ongoing commitment to honoring service and sacrifice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Don't blame Walmart: Trump's tariffs make inflation inevitable
Days after Walmart announced its intention to raise prices due to President Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods, the company clarified that it will also, to borrow a term from the president's aggressively worded social-media retort, 'EAT' some of the higher costs on its own. Trump has also assured the company, 'I'll be watching, and so will your customers!!!' Nonetheless, while pondering how to keep prices low for his constituents, the president would be wise to recall the failed Nixon-Ford-Carter-era price-control experiments of the 1970s. Though the circumstances were different and the tactics more extensive and official than Trump's public pressure on one company, we learned a lesson that's as true today as it was then: It's practically impossible to control inflationary forces without addressing their root cause. It may be that Walmart shareholders, as Trump prefers, will earn less on their investments in order to cover much of the cost of stocking the shelves with foreign goods that have been made more expensive by tariffs (or with more expensive domestic replacements). It's also possible that the company's executives and employees see smaller pay increases or weaker benefits. Yet if the tariffs persist, customers will almost surely see higher prices. And with the Trump bullhorn calling attention, the price increases will surely be noticed. Through the bully pulpit or by some other means, the president hopes to avoid the political nightmare of rising inflation while preserving his much-loved tariffs. But even if he were to persuade reluctant Walmart shareholders to eat every bite of the tariffs, it would merely hide part of the cost. It's still there. For example, such an outcome might mean fewer Walmart stores built and fewer people hired to run registers, operate pharmacies or stock shelves. One way or another, while things are being sorted out across world markets — and while we wait to see if tariff negotiations succeed at eventually expanding markets, trade and prosperity — we the people are left a little bit poorer. The ordeal brings memories of Nixon administration wage and price guidelines and President Gerald Ford's and President Jimmy Carter's later efforts to purge high prices from the U.S. economy. Some will remember Ford's 'Whip Inflation Now,' or 'WIN,' buttons and 1974 legislation creating a top-down effort to influence prices through the President's Council on Wage and Price Stability. Unfortunately for those who placed their faith in these centralized approaches — or for those today on both the right and the left who think chastising retailers offers more than temporary solutions — it was learned once again that inflation is fundamentally a monetary phenomenon. If there is too much money chasing too few goods, inflation will always result, in disguise or out in the open. The price campaign affected Girl Scout cookies and just about everything else in the economy. But it was not until around 1979, when Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker attacked the root of the problem by dramatically and painfully reducing the amount of money flowing into the economy, that inflation finally succumbed. Sadly for shoppers, the modern presidential effort to close harbors to foreign goods through trade obstructions (at least in the short run) must reduce the amount of goods in the economy. Unless the amount of money circulating is also reduced, there will be inflation — disguised or otherwise — at Walmart and across the economy. To make matters worse, President Trump is urging the Fed to open the money valves at the same time he doubles down on reducing the volume of available goods in the marketplace. One foot is on the brakes. The other is on the gas. It's not clear which will come off first. So, for now, keep your seatbelt fastened. Bruce Yandle is a distinguished adjunct fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and dean emeritus of the Clemson University's College of Business and Behavioral Sciences.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jon Stewart Tears Into Jake Tapper, CNN For Ill-Timed Biden Book Promotion
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart tore into CNN's Jake Tapper this week, accusing Tapper and his parent network of tastelessly promoting the journalist's new book on former President Joe Biden. 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,' which Tapper co-authored with Axios' Alex Thompson, chronicles what its authors describe as Biden's deterioration during his time in the White House, as well as his reluctance to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. The book's release this week feels ill-timed in the wake of Biden's advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, publicly confirmed by his office Sunday. On Monday's episode of 'The Daily Show,' Stewart argued that 'Original Sin' contained 'news [CNN and Tapper] should've told you was news a year ago for free.' 'Nothing could slow down this coming, feeding news frenzy about Biden's cognitive health other than maybe a report on his actual physical health, which was not good,' he said. 'But now we've got ourselves a little problem. You prepared an entire smorgasbord ... based on what you thought would be a relatively uncomplicated story about mental decline.' 'But now, doing the story seems almost disrespectful. Can CNN thread the needle?' he continued. 'How do you pivot from excitedly promoting your anchor's book to somberly and respectfully promoting your anchor's book?' Watch Jon Stewart's comments on 'Original Sin' below. Stewart pointed to a series of CNN news segments about Biden's cancer diagnosis which also directed viewers to 'Original Sin,' noting: 'It's just fun to watch them not only continue to push the book in light of this difficult news, but to actually frame this difficult news as perhaps even more of a reason to buy this book.' 'Some observers might think, 'Do these CNN people work on commission? Is this a Girl Scout cookie situation?'' he quipped. 'Whoever sells the most Tapper books gets a Schwinn!' Prior to Biden's announcement last weekend, excerpts from 'Original Sin' reporting had been dominating the headlines. According to Tapper and Thompson, advisers considered putting Biden in a wheelchair at some point during the 2024 campaign, but ended up deeming the move to be 'politically untenable.' The authors also detail a June 2024 fundraiser during which Biden reportedly failed to recognize George Clooney upon arrival, prompting the 'Good Night, and Good Luck' actor to speak out against the former president's candidacy. Stewart is, of course, not the first to criticize 'Original Sin.' Biden's eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, blasted the book as 'political fairy smut for the permanent, professional chattering class.' 'Put simply, it amounts to a bunch of unoriginal, uninspired lies written by irresponsible self promoting journalists out to make a quick buck,' she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. Donald Trump Jr. Escalates 'Disgusting' Biden Cancer Dig With 'Mental Disorder' Swipe Naomi Biden Blasts Jake Tapper Over Book On Grandfather: It's 'Political Fairy Smut!' Biden's Cancer Has A High Gleason Score. Doctors Explain What That Means.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jon Stewart Tears Into Jake Tapper, CNN For Ill-Timed Biden Book Promotion
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart tore into CNN's Jake Tapper this week, accusing Tapper and his parent network of tastelessly promoting the journalist's new book on former President Joe Biden. 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,' which Tapper co-authored with Axios' Alex Thompson, chronicles what its authors describe as Biden's deterioration during his time in the White House, as well as his reluctance to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. The book's release this week feels ill-timed in the wake of Biden's advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, publicly confirmed by his office Sunday. On Monday's episode of 'The Daily Show,' Stewart argued that 'Original Sin' contained 'news [CNN and Tapper] should've told you was news a year ago for free.' 'Nothing could slow down this coming, feeding news frenzy about Biden's cognitive health other than maybe a report on his actual physical health, which was not good,' he said. 'But now we've got ourselves a little problem. You prepared an entire smorgasbord ... based on what you thought would be a relatively uncomplicated story about mental decline.' 'But now, doing the story seems almost disrespectful. Can CNN thread the needle?' he continued. 'How do you pivot from excitedly promoting your anchor's book to somberly and respectfully promoting your anchor's book?' Watch Jon Stewart's comments on 'Original Sin' below. Stewart also pointed to a series of CNN news segments about Biden's cancer diagnosis which also directed viewers to 'Original Sin,' noting: 'It's just fun to watch them not only continue to push the book in light of this difficult news, but to actually frame this difficult news as perhaps even more of a reason to buy this book.' 'Some observers might think, 'Do these CNN people work on commission? Is this a Girl Scout cookie situation?'' he quipped. 'Whoever sells the most Tapper books gets a Schwinn!' Prior to Biden's announcement last weekend, excerpts from 'Original Sin' reporting had been dominating the headlines. According to Tapper and Thompson, advisers considered putting Biden in a wheelchair at some point during the 2024 campaign, but ended up deeming the move to be 'politically untenable.' The authors also detail a June 2024 fundraiser during which Biden reportedly failed to recognize George Clooney upon arrival, prompting the 'Good Night, and Good Luck' actor to speak out against the former president's candidacy. Stewart is, of course, not the first to criticize 'Original Sin.' Biden's eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, blasted the book as 'political fairy smut for the permanent, professional chattering class.' 'Put simply, it amounts to a bunch of unoriginal, uninspired lies written by irresponsible self promoting journalists out to make a quick buck,' she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. Donald Trump Jr. Escalates 'Disgusting' Biden Cancer Dig With 'Mental Disorder' Swipe Naomi Biden Blasts Jake Tapper Over Book On Grandfather: It's 'Political Fairy Smut!' Biden's Cancer Has A High Gleason Score. Doctors Explain What That Means.
