Pooley

Live your life, dont let life direct you. Home over work. On Wisconsin!

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

If I were ever abducted by Aliens, the first thing I’d ask is whether they came from a planet where people also deny science.

[Pooley @Pooley5]

JFC bro, listen to yourself. This is America.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Nehls: Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to this country in a hundred years. He was born a very special baby. I bet the doctors said, “I can tell this is a very special baby.”

[Pooley @Pooley5]

He a Badger!

[NHL @NHL]

Cole Caufield is a Lady Byng winner! 🚨 #NHLAwards

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.

[Pooley @Pooley5]

This is America

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: "The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for Vulcan Elements.

About 3 months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company." per Propublica.

[Pooley @Pooley5]

JFC, this is america

[FactPost @factpostnews]

RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism

Trump: I've studied this a long time

[Pooley @Pooley5]

This is america

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Donald Trump Jr is a paid strategic advisor for Kalshi, and a major investor and advisor for Polymarket.

The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to sue to protect their family’s investments.

This is what corruption looks like.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

The Trump administration has authorized the continued use of cancer-causing pesticide atrazine.

Atrazine is banned in more than 60 countries.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Say Something Normal: The only game show where you win for saying something normal!

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

The story behind Guns N’ Roses’ “Don’t Cry” begins in 1985, when Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin wrote their first song together for the band, even before Slash, Duff, and Steven Adler had fully joined the group.

It all stemmed from a real-life love triangle. Izzy had been dating a girl named Monique Lewis. When they broke up, Axl began an intense relationship with her. One night, outside The Roxy club on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, she decided to break up with Axl. He sat down on the sidewalk and began crying inconsolably. She kept repeating to him over and over, “Don’t cry.”

The next day, Axl, still heartbroken, went to Izzy’s house (with whom he had been feuding for months over the same girl). Instead of fighting, they sat down and in just five minutes wrote the song: Axl had the sad lyrics and Izzy a guitar melody just as melancholic.

Although it was written very early on, the band didn’t include it on *Appetite for Destruction* because they couldn’t get the right sound. It was finally released in 1991, on the albums *Use Your Illusion I* and *Use Your Illusion II*, with two slightly different versions. It became one of their biggest hits and is part of the famous ballad trilogy alongside “November Rain” and “Estranged.”

Axl was so affected by that relationship that he got Monique’s name tattooed on his arm and dedicated another song to her: “Rocket Queen.”
The music video, filled with surreal images, pain, and symbolism, features Stephanie Seymour (Axl’s girlfriend at the time) and has a curious detail: Izzy no longer appears because he was about to leave the band. They even put up a sign that read “Where’s Izzy?” as an inside joke.

“Don’t Cry” was literally born from real tears on the sidewalk in Los Angeles and became an anthem of heartbreak and comfort for millions of people. A classic 90s rock power ballad.

[Pooley @Pooley5]

This is america

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

JUST IN: US auto loans have exploded to $1.68 TRILLION. For the first time in history, car debt is bigger than credit card debt.

It now matches the total amount of U.S. student loans.

People are taking 7-10 year car loans just to afford a monthly payment.

The average American now pays $735/month just to own a car. That’s $88,200 over 10 years. On something that LOSES value every single day.

Meanwhile....

Car prices are up 35%+ since 2020 and repossession rates hit a 30-year high last year.

Let that sink in.

The "American Dream" is being sold back to you on high-interest debt.

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

First time with multiple 10-game win streaks in a season since 1935.

It's May 8th.

[Pooley @Pooley5]

This is america.

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: The Department of Justice is investigating a series of suspiciously timed trades in the oil market just ahead of major announcements by President Donald Trump about the war against Iran, sources told ABC News.

Read more: https://t.co/58MDp1m8S7

[Pooley @Pooley5]

How bout them Cubbies!!!

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

Absolute cinema.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

The Guns N’ Roses song “November Rain” has one of the longest and most epic backstories in rock.

Axl Rose began writing it in 1983, before he had even formed Guns N’ Roses. At that time, he was already playing it on the piano in hotel rooms and during rehearsals. The song slowly evolved over the years, incorporating grand orchestral arrangements and becoming a nearly nine-minute power ballad.

The main inspiration for the lyrics and the music video’s concept comes from the short story “Without You,” written by Del James, a close friend of the band. It tells the story of a musician who loses the love of his life. A tale of pain, loss, and grief that resonated deeply with Axl.

When they finally recorded it for the album Use Your Illusion I (1991), it became a monumental production. It featured a full orchestra, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, and one of Slash’s most memorable solos.

Released as a single in 1992, it reached number 3 on the Billboard charts despite its unusual length and became a phenomenon thanks to the music video, one of the most expensive in rock history. It depicts a beautiful wedding with Stephanie Seymour (Axl’s girlfriend at the time) that ends in tragedy amid a torrential storm.

Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful ballads of all time

[Pooley @Pooley5]

This is america

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Trump: These are tough questions. They say take a number, any number. I say ok, 99. Multiply it by 9. Divide it by 3. Add 4293. Divide by 2. Subtract 93. Divide by 9. What is your answer? I got it right. It was actually more complex than that.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"First-time home buying plunges to record low as baby boomers prevent younger Americans from ever owning," per NYP.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Hahahaha 600K morons

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

No one in the history of Pop music has ever reached this level

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'"

Trump: "Right"

[Pooley @Pooley5]

You don't say!!??! This is america

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: The BBC has reported that there appears to be "insider trading consistently happening in the Trump administration before announcements."