Adda

Living the good life, out here at the corner of Middle & Nowhere.

[Axios @axios]

BREAKING: Anthropic CEO calls for immediate slowdown in AI development
https://t.co/4rvLlmLFHN

[mniN1c0le⁷*Male-Centered Pick Me* @nicolegotnojams]

Just out of curiosity why do so many still follow accounts like @a_girlwitluv who have zero issues setting up Namjoon?

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

@bts_bighit RM 🎂

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS' "ARIRANG" has now sold over 1 MILLION pure copies in the US.

— It's the FIRST and ONLY 2026 album to achieve this milestone.

[YouTube Music @youtubemusic]

keeping it very Joon today 💜 happy birthday to @BTS_twt’s #RM

[The Tonight Show @FallonTonight]

Happy birthday, RM! 🎂

[About Music @AboutMusicYT]

Arirang by BTS becomes the first album released this year to sell over 1 million pure copies in the US.

[Nush⁷ 💜 @yoongiptdass]

Namjoon about Normal

🐨: Normal is a very sad song. I wrote the lyrics in Korean and then changed it to English for radio and stuff, but yeah, there is a Korean version of Normal. The guys have even recorded the Korean version. Idk if it will ever be out tho. Anyways, kerosene is oil that lights the bulbs. One day you love me, one day you say you hate me fine make me bulletproof, so that I won't die even if you shoot me. There was this keyword of Normal. But what is normal for us? As we live as BTS what is the normal for me? Someday ppl tell me that they love me and the other day they tell me to get lost just like a very toxic couple. Ppl put us high 1000 times and pull down 1000 times too.
"Two sides of a coin and they both ain't true"
Both sides aren't true. Why? Coz both sides are true and both sides are fake at the same time. There's no one who can explain this team called BTS.
"Wish I had a min just to turn me off"
Fine this is the life that I've chosen and all mistakes are mine but I can think about having a min of shutting off from the ppl. This doesn't mean that I wanna give up on my life but I can hope for ppl to forget me for a moment. I think that's the feeling behind writing this lyrics. Now that I see this song is really sad too.
"Fantasy and fame yeah the things we choose"
We're accepting that we've chosen this fame. When we sing this song on stage we sing it as a happy song coz we're singing it together, coz this is the other side of the coin.

[⁷•⋰˚☆ SAW BTS & LTB @naturekoo]

reminder that Persona exists and to re-read the lyrics
https://t.co/ACZLEJgvkH

[Sara 2.0 @SaraBangtan07]

How I hear this

I think I’d just been going through life thinking that I’m an uncomplicated* person. I’m that kind of person, so I thought it was better not to do things. Better to just stay still, work out & only do what I need to do. I think I told myself that far too much. I shouldn’t have done that. It started to feel like my own colour kept disappearing, like I was becoming monochrome. So I’m going to try painting with all sorts of different colours

*단순 (單純) is a combination of one + unmixed

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

🔥 @RepTedLieu: “Just go fucking vote. Trump is going to try to keep you from voting — FIND A WAY AROUND IT.” 🇺🇸 🗳️

[BIGHIT MUSIC @BIGHIT_MUSIC]

[기사] 美 로스앤젤레스도 ‘#BTS 위크’ 공식 선포...북미 전역이 #방탄소년단 맞이
https://t.co/cFSXCRwXK8

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS is now recognized by 42% of U.S. music consumers, up from 36% in 2021, according to Luminate data, FAR ABOVE the average recognition for global artists (24%) and K-pop artists (11%).

— Their fan/likability score has also jumped 12 points since 2021, reaching at least 40% across EVERY age group.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News from @TheAthleticFC: Argentina captain Lionel Messi has retired from international football following this summer’s World Cup. Messi said the decision “hurts deep in my soul”, but added that he “realises the time has come.” https://t.co/TnnJiLWrHp

[Reuters @Reuters]

Closing arguments in trial of alleged Tupac Shakur killer https://t.co/zbAb9XZ0xs

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS' 'ARIRANG' World Tour officially becomes the HIGHEST-GROSSING tour by ANY Vocal Group and K-pop Act in history.

— The tour has already grossed $433.2 MILLION and sold 2.3 MILLION tickets across 38 SOLD-OUT shows so far.

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

John Morales, a meteorologist and hurricane specialist with NBC6 in South Florida, was reporting on an upcoming storm when he suddenly shifted gears, right in the middle of the broadcast.

Morales explains that in his 34 years of presenting the weather, he’s always been able to confidently tell his viewers when a hurricane might hit, or when it might turn away. He’s always been able to stand behind his data, modeling, and forecast in order to help protect the people of South Florida.

“I am here to tell you that I am not sure I can do that this year.”

Why? “Because of the cuts, the gutting, the sledgehammer attack on science in general.”

Morales then pulled up a graphic instead of his usual weather map. It laid out some stark realities about severe understaffing of the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Between brutal layoffs, employees accepting the recent DOGE buyout, and straight-up resignations, the agencies responsible for collecting weather data have lost hundreds and hundreds of valuable experts.

He also explained that due to federal government budget cuts, there’s been a sizable decrease in weather balloon launches across the country. Weather balloons are instruments that take crucial measurements of the upper atmosphere and send data that helps with forecasting. With less data available and lower-quality data, Morales says that “the quality of forecasts is becoming degraded.”

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

The name "Ontario" isn't a Canadian name, it's Native American. Ontario is an indigenous Iroquoian or Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake," or kanadario (from skanadario), meaning "beautiful water" or "sparkling water"
This is how fucking stupid Trump is. Once again, the USA shits on their indigenous population.

[Adda @Adda_Aggregate]

I fucking hate this timeline

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

ut oh

[Dave Lindquist @317lindquist]

Newly announced: Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys to attend opening weekend of Newfields exhibition of art they’ve collected since 2014. Details at @ibjnews: https://t.co/7qiHsdWz1S