🇺🇸 590,000 people paid $100 deposits for Trump's $499 gold phone.
That's $59 million collected.
One year later, not a single phone has shipped.
And now the company quietly removed the guarantees on both delivery AND refunds.
Nearly 600,000 people handed over their money and the fine print no longer promises they get it back or ever get the phone.
At this point the gold phone is starting to sound like GTA 6.
Source: Fortune
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In 1831, artist Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch painted The Devil’s Checkmate.
This terrifying scene displays a young man playing chess against the Devil himself, with his very soul on the line.
For almost a century, people looked at the painting and saw pure doom.
The Devil smirks, the man stares in horror, and the board screams checkmate. Game over… right?
Wrong. Years later, chess legend Paul Morphy studied the painting like a crime scene and spotted something no one else had: the Devil hadn’t actually won.
There was still one brilliant move left, a single, razor-sharp play that could flip the board and trap the Devil instead.
The meaning exploded: even when you’re face-to-face with evil, back against the wall, and everyone thinks you’re finished… the game isn’t over until you make your move.
Source: @inspiraggio
🇩🇪 GERMANY HAS CASH FOR WAR BUT NO ONE TO FIGHT IT
Germany wants to rebuild its army to face off with Russia. Problem is, no one wants the job.
The military needs 80,000 more soldiers, but the country’s running low on young workers.
They might bring back the draft. They might offer faster citizenship to migrants. They might just beg.
Even creative social media campaigns and free gear haven’t moved the needle much.
Turns out, having tanks is easier than finding people to drive them.
Source: Bloomberg
🚨🇩🇪GERMANY GAVE PEOPLE FREE MONEY—AND THEY STILL WENT TO WORK
Germany ran a big experiment: give people €1,200 a month, no strings attached, and see if they turn into couch potatoes.
Spoiler: they didn’t.
Over 3 years, 122 people got the cash. And guess what? They kept working full-time—just like the people who got nothing. Turns out, free money didn’t turn them into lazy goblins. It actually helped.
They felt happier, switched jobs without panic, went back to school, and said life finally felt worth something.
So yeah, free money didn’t kill work ethic—it just killed the stress of being broke.
Source: Slashdot
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🚨🇬🇧MPOX STRIKES AGAIN IN THE UK: PATIENT RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
Another case of mpox is making waves in East Sussex, marking the sixth confirmed case in England since October.
The new variant, Clade Ib, was identified in a patient recently back from Uganda, where community transmission is active.
The UK Health Security Agency is tracking close contacts and ensuring proper care to stop any potential spread. While the risk to the UK is low, vigilance remains key.blob:https://t.co/ltxknXyCoI
Source: GB News
🇺🇸 TRUMP KICKS OFF SECOND TERM WITH A FLOOD OF EXEC ORDERS
Trump isn’t wasting any time—he’s declaring national emergencies on energy and the border, slashing regulations on oil production, and ending birthright citizenship in a move sure to ignite legal chaos.
He’s also killing EV mandates, dismantling DEI programs, and ordering agencies to stop using gender-inclusive terminology.
Expect battles over “equity” to shift to the courts faster than you can say “14th Amendment.”
On trade, Trump is talking big but pulling back on tariffs for now—apparently saving his punches for later.
Say what you will, but Trump’s not exactly coasting into this term.
Source: Financial Times
🚨🇲🇽SINALOA CARTEL PLAZA BOSS KILLED IN SHOOTOUT
José "El Chabelo" Isabel was gunned down in a shootout with police after pulling off a hit at a local cockfight that left 2 dead and others wounded.
Isabel’s crew stormed a secret arena in Las Parotas, to carry out the killings before fleeing.
Police pursued the gunmen, ending in a shootout that left Isabel and an accomplice dead.
Source: NY Post
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