Cato CEO’s First Amendment “Fix” – A Nabokovian Nightmare!

The intersection of artificial intelligence, social media, and its effects on political stability is now being scrutinized, much like a moth circling a flame. 🕯️

The intersection of artificial intelligence, social media, and its effects on political stability is now being scrutinized, much like a moth circling a flame. 🕯️

The market’s hotter than a jalapeño in a sauna! Buyers climbed 22.90% (probably fueled by FOMO and bad decisions), sellers rose 24.17% (smart people cashing out before the crash), and transactions jumped 10.54% (because why not?).

According to Financial Times and friends, Mindex’s online bazaar boasts drones, air defense systems, warships, and missiles. Imagine the SEO: “Buy ballistic missiles, Zcash-friendly!” 😏💣

What, you may inquire, could provoke such a dramatic fall? Why, it appears that the fair city of Caracas, in the distant land of Venezuela, hath been visited by a series of most alarming explosions! 💥 These detonations, whispered to be the handiwork of the formidable United States, have sent shockwaves not only through the streets of Caracas but also through the delicate nerves of Bitcoin’s investors.
XRP’s 2026 price forecast is a circus act, darling! One ringmaster says “transaction volume,” another yells “supply shenanigans!” But let’s be honest: who cares when money zips through the system faster than a chocolate-fueled squirrel? 🐿️💨
Quick settlements? Pfft. They’re like trying to catch confetti in a hurricane. XRP flutters in, XRP flutters out-no need for a mountain of tokens to play banker. It’s all just digital ticker-tape parades! 🎉
TheCryptoBasic on X (yes, even robots play games) claims billions of XRP are hiding in lock-up boxes. mXRP, DeFi exchanges-oh, they’re playing “hide the cash” with $10 billion! Meanwhile, Flare Network plans to bury another $5 billion by mid-2026. And don’t even get me started on XRP ETFs hoarding 500 million like it’s a candy stash. 🍫
All Things XRP whispers, “This isn’t just a numbers game-it’s a magical mystery tour!” Conventional wisdom says fewer tokens = higher prices. But this? This is a rabbit hole only Alice could navigate. 🐰
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Bill Morgan, the legal wizard with a spreadsheet for a heart, scoffs, “Supply shocks? Please! Exchanges still hold 15.4 billion XRP. Upbit’s got 6.25 billion-enough to drown a hippo in tokens!” 🐘
And Binance? Oh, they’re just sipping from the same pool with 2.52 billion. Bithumb? 1.82 billion. Together, they control 15% of the total supply-enough to throw a small party but not enough to crash the moon. 🌕
Web3Niels, the grumpy old man of crypto, moans, “Exchange balances hit 1.6 billion today-lowest in seven years! But guess what? There’s still enough liquidity to flood a desert. A small desert. Maybe a puddle.”
Critics mutter, “Where’s the real supply shock? We haven’t seen a true ‘shock’ since 2018-when I tripped over my own socks. Oof.” 😅
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The final episode of Stranger Things revealed how Henry Creel first developed his powers. After killing the man with the briefcase, Henry opened it to find a strange, glowing rock. When he touched it, the rock fused with him, creating a connection to the Mind Flayer and giving him his abilities, all while confronting his deepest fear. Although a scientist warned him it would take over his mind, the origin of the rock remains a mystery, sparking a lot of discussion and theories among fans.

For nearly 30 years, the Pokémon community has been one of the most imaginative and skilled groups of fans online. They’ve created an incredible amount of fan art, reimagining Pokémon with their own unique styles. Some fans design entirely new Pokémon, while others update classic ones. The creativity extends beyond art, with fans finding fun ways to incorporate Pokémon into their everyday lives – like one fan who transformed their Kindle into a Pokédex! As the Pokémon universe continues to expand with each new generation, there’s no limit to the inspiration for these talented fans.
Since the last days of ’25 – December 27th, to be precise, as if the date itself isn’t a pronouncement of impending digital dominion – they’ve been shoving ETH into this “Proof of Stake” thing, accumulating a grand total of 544,064 ETH (a modest $1.7 billion). That’s roughly 13.2% of their pile, used to launch their MAVAN validator. It’s all very…efficient. 🙄 Like a machine meticulously building its own digital empire.

Many older RPGs don’t feel as good today, but these games, from various consoles, remain excellent because of their innovative design. In fact, some are even better than many modern RPGs. Let’s explore some classic RPGs released before the year 2000 that value your time and avoid unnecessary padding.