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[Raoul Pal @RaoulGMI]

One of my key objectives has been to somehow commission a piece of art from @toadswiback who I think is one of the greatest artists in any format cataloguing the death of the American Dream and the sad reality of ordinary lives lived in ordinary places, without much hope left.

Die with the most likes' work somehow blends the miserable blandness of lives just...sort of... lived.. but with a strong sense of fondness for it all. Dystopian, warped reality through a fond smile. It is not so much judgemental as just observing and trying to search for the emotion behind it all... good and bad.

He also writes prose like a poet and most of his descriptions are haunting, and often form the beginning of his journey before he creates the art itself. Its a unique process.

But more than that, his work leans also heavily into absurdness through deep characterisation such as the legendary Alfonso Knutson.

But very few lovers of Die's work realise that many of the characters and scenes spread across his many books (both short stories and long novels) which take in even more parts of the absurd world of middle America and American culture, often with a hat tip to Steven Seagal's movies or other cultural references. He has an aging YouTube Channel that also adds to his body of the bizarre.

His art and the message he is getting across is all encompassing, spreading every medium including exceptional painting too. The breadth and depth is staggering. He has to be one of the most important artists working today.

Die kindly agreed to a commission with the brief of "push yourself to do something you want to do that is different".

The resultant piece "chalk it up to the hole in the yard" is a new departure for him but is well withing his frame of reference. It is a sad, grim hautning piece reflecting on the sadness of a family death, the pointlessness of life thereafter and the banality of life. It is pure emotion.

I'll add the description below in a additional post because it is both long but important to read to understand the piece itself and the emotion. As ever the prose is exceptional.

In his spare time, Die with the most likes is also oddly a very lovely person.

We are so fucking back, it's fucking entirely over. Thank you @toadswiback !

[IGN @IGN]

Explore lush landscapes, make use of an array of new weapons, and become a Ghost once more in this trailer for Ghost of Yotei.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Solar power is very obviously the future if you can do elementary math.

Compared to the Sun, all other energy combined is like caveman burning some twigs.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

This is the cutest thing I've seen today..

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With a focus on exploration, investigation, and tense melee combat, Hell is Us is shaping up to be a distinctive sci-fi action-adventure.

Our hands-on preview:

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In a year with no other new DC movies, Joker: Folie à Deux should be a big deal for DC. So why does it seem like nobody cares about a sequel to one of the biggest Batman movies of all time? https://t.co/D0mxoHgVCK

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The term “far right” has been watered down so much by the legacy media as to render the term meaningless by historical standards, which is a terrible thing for them to do

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Trump/Vance MUST win. I can’t handle 4 years of seeing and hearing Kamala/Walz. That would be cruel and unusual punishment!

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Dame Maggie Smith CH DBE, the prolific, multi-award winning actress best known as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89.

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Take a look at Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and more fan favorite characters in this world premiere trailer for Dragon Ball DAIMA's English dub:

[Netflix @netflix]

Nobody Wants This, a Kristen Bell / Adam Brody rom-com series, is ONE WEEK AWAY. Prepare your millennial hearts accordingly.

[Netflix @netflix]

"Thank you for trusting me to be your Martha. I will never ever forget her, or you. Or all this. It really means a lot. So thank you, Reindeer."

— Jessica Gunning to Richard Gadd while accepting her Emmy for her performance as Martha in Baby Reindeer

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starship will make life multiplanetary, preserving life as know from extinction events on Earth, so long as it is not smothered by bureaucracy.

There is more government regulatory smothering every year. If this continues, all large projects in the United States will be illegal.

For example, look at the farcically slow build of the high-speed rail line in California. After spending several billion dollars over many years, there is almost no progress.

The Department of Government Efficiency is the only path to extending life beyond Earth.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This is the heart of the problem and explains why the Democratic Party won’t even deport illegal immigrant gang members who beat up police on camera, as happened in New York a few months ago.

That’s how badly they want those votes!

[Netflix @netflix]

Will Ferrell and his close friend, former head writer at SNL, Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip together after Harper comes out as a trans woman in the documentary film, WILL & HARPER. In select theaters this September and on Netflix September 27.

[Rekt Capital @rektcapital]

#BTC

History suggests that Bitcoin tends to breakout 150-160 days after the Halving

That would mean Bitcoin would breakout from its ReAccumulation Range in late September 2024

That being said, Average Historical Monthly Returns for September are -4.48%, with highest ever upside in the month of September being just +6%

Whereas for October those Average Monthly Returns are +22.9%

I wouldn't be surprised if Bitcoin consolidates just a little bit more beyond late September to achieve an October breakout

After all, October has always historically been a strong month

$BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin

[Rekt Capital @rektcapital]

#BTC

Imagine if this is a post-breakout retest of the Downtrending Channel

Successful retest of the top of the Channel would fully confirm the breakout and precede upside continuation

$BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

It was a great speech from RFK and one that was filled with deep, uncomfortable truths about our media, corporate control of America, and how profoundly undemocratic the Democrat party has become.

RFK split the baby in half, endorsing Trump in battleground states and staying on the ballot in states that are already decided. I live in a state that's decided, so I can still vote for Kennedy. If you live in a battleground state and accept the binary choice, then Trump is the last remaining choice.

It's clear that if Trump wins, Kennedy will be part of his administration, we will get justice for the egregious covid policy, and the United States will be pro crypto. I truly hope we get to see that day. The alternative is a bleak and dystopian America with state sponsored censorship, mega corporations running all US policy, the death of the American cryptocurrency industry, and endless wars.

I continue to believe that the US government can not be fixed by a presidential election, and our only path forward is a constitutional convention. But I also believe that a unity government of Kennedy with Trump and others that are like-minded will be able to slow down the horrors that await us.

We must all fight for the future and embrace every advantage we can find. The world is at a crossroads like it was in the 20th century between the darkness of totalitarianism and those who believe in freedom. This decade will decide where humanity goes.

I've made my decision, and if Trump is elected, I'll work hard with the administration to help heal America. If Harris is elected, we'll do our best to survive and thrive as we will all be excluded from any meaningful voice. One election can not break us as long as we keep the fires of liberty in our hearts.

Remember to trust ideas and principles, as well as checks and balances over people. Remember to never seek a savior, but rather a movement forged with integrity and the humility to admit its mistakes.

Let's get a unity government in power and start to fix things.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Inflation is caused by the Federal government spending more than it earns, because they just print more money to make up the difference.

To solve inflation, reduce wasteful government spending. Your tax dollars should be spent well, not poorly.

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Rachael Lillis, best known as the original English voice actor for Pokémon's Misty and Jessie, has died at the age of 46 after battling cancer.