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Today's Best of Reddit
Clicking on everything without reading is the easiest way to cruise through this.


It’s not moving fast enough

Bus driver saves a woman from committing a suicide together with her kid.

Looked out the window of my flight to MIA and saw this (odd) community

EU will not recognize Crimea as part of Russia, Kallas says

Dron show malfunctioning

Judge rules Trump use of Alien Enemies Act for gangs is ‘unlawful’

What are these spikes on the city gate?

Aussie dude got fed up with people parking in his driveway so he installed a motion-activated sprinkler

New $100 million Berkeley roundabouts in action

Otter learning to swim

This Waterpark in China has the Wave-pool intensity maxed out

The beauty of Mountain and the Sea!

GT in its natural habitat

cost: $241,300

9th Infantry Division soldier is completely submerged except for his M60 as he crosses a muddy stream of the Mekong Delta. 1968 [2160×1431]

Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy

Republicans vote against move to stop ICE deporting US citizens

ITAP of a car and a man pushing a stroller

I’m going to The Caverns this weekend !!

ITAP of a glass maze

ITAP of Helsinki airport

ITAP of the Scottish Highlands

ITAP of sunset

ITAP of an abandoned radio telescope.

ITAP of Three Hills

ITAP of a lake

ITAP of purple smoke

ITAP of frogs eye

Looks like the eye of Octopus

Google Images: octopus eye


(OC) Ice Formation over NE Canada that looks like a hurricane. Taken from the flight deck.

Buffalo in Northern New Mexico [OC]

[OC] Tea plantation with eye-catching greenary in Sri Lanka

Positano

[OC] Rare clouds at the Grand Canyon

[OC] Big Bear, California

[OC] Best view ever, Istanbul.

[OC] LA Morning

[OC] A Look Back: The U.S. vs China in 2021, Who Has More Influence, and Where?

[OC] Declining eighth-grade math proficiency in the US

United States balance of payments [OC]

King Alfred's Tower Somerset, England, UK [05.01]

Katz Castle, Sankt Goarshausen, Germany.

Natural beauty

Fort de Bard in Valle D’Aosta

Vianden Castle, Luxembourg

Goth castle by @raphaelisdrawing

Ratical

Eltz Castle, Wierschem, Germany A 12th century masterpiece of a stronghold, perched on a towering rock formation.

Went on a little trip to Dinant yesterday

Unknown schooner aground in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States

Racing these r/c cars on track

Sydney's new Pier Pavilion at Barangaroo

Marble Music Machine.

Gigahorse

The waterfall on the Potaro River in Guyana is called Kayetur. It is located in Kayetur National Park.

Tomb of Merneptah, Valley of Kings, 1203 BC

Windmill falls down

Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. [OC][5184x3888]

Secure compound style home

The city of Xico in Mexico, surrounds a large volcanic crater. Known as 'Cerro de Xico', or "Hill of Xico," the 1-kilometer-wide crater provides fertile soil and naturally protected farmland amid the ever-advancing sprawl of Mexico City.

Goddess Hathor offers Menat necklace to Seti I

Phuket, Thailand - 24 April 2025 - Waterspout spotted during plane's descent

Dusty Tornado in Sudan, Texas [OC] [5024x3092]

Great Sand Dunes National Park [OC][5600 x 3620]

McLaren 765LT [5184x3456]

cost: $382,500

VBR Playground blends remote control with real-world racing.

The Wulipo National Nature Reserve in China is home to these unique shard-like Mountains

Koh Lao Lading Island, Thailand

A beautiful, distorted spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photo. This galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, is located about 190 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Giraffe.( see comments)..

Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

Blyde River Canyon, South Africa [OC] [5345x3564]

Danish three-masted schooner "Ellen" based in Marstal, Denmark aground on the beach at Capbreton, France on Monday, November 24, 1930

Malta, Gozo Island

ITAP of a storm

Milkyway over fins - Utah

James Bond’s island

Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria An ancient fortress that uses a Balkan Mountains rock formation to its advantage.

A man showing off everything he has ever jumped over.

Mud Cracks along the basin of Death Valley catching the first bit of morning sunlight

Milky Way above Lake Sylvenstein

Samuel Bough - Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street (1865-70)

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Charroux, Auvergne, France

Isla Blanca, Cancun, Riviera Maya, Mexico A paradise far from it all, it's definitely one of our favorite destinations.

Dolomites Nature Park (September 2024)

Castle Helfštýn, Czechia [OC]

Waterfalls 2 by artist Allen Song

In love with Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

Tour Solidor, près de Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France

Cuernos del Paine

Unknown in San Diego Bay.

Scifi Outpost by Won Jun Tae

The Gili Islands

Sinbad concept work by Nathan Fowkes

The Fennel, Kuala Lumpur

Galveston, Texas

   

Thanks to Google Images for help finding car prices every day and other content for this website. Their translate software helps me find news in other languages every day. They deserve a Nobel Prize for their contribution to world knowledge, understanding and creating a quicker pace of world improvement.

Their Chromebook also ROCKS bros. I'm REALLY broke right now and these Chromebooks are around $40 and play video great.

Car prices are not necessarily the same YEAR. They're BEST finds.

     

Science Fiction 
These are GENIUS mind portals.


personal long project: thunder in the dawn

Художник Якуб Розальски и его боевые роботы [originally found here]

A large, detailed science fiction starship with rotating habitation rings orbits in space.

Cliffside Village Explorations

Kodan Village Houses designed for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds

Woodlands Designed for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds

Marshland and Kodan Architecture Explorations designed for Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds

Flounder Refueller

Cloud Hugger

Never easy

DECC

Day 7 - I hate sand!

Big transport sketch

Approach (2019)

巅峰改造游骑兵

Marble Expanse

 

 
Velomobiles / Electric Bikes
The future: elevated, air conditioned electric bike tunnels along the most congested roads.


E Ride Pro SR [originally found here]

cost: $6,499
range: 93 miles
top speed: 70 mph

 

Spreadsheet of ALL electric bikes in the works. Sort by price, speed, range.

 


39% of the U.S. Population Can't Afford $400 
The less money you have, the more likely you are to be a Democrat. [source]

New Jersey town moves to seize property of Episcopal church that wants to open homeless shelter 5/1/2025

California: Homeless man leads police on high-speed chase in stolen patrol truck 5/1/2025

New York: State to launch homeless outreach centers in subway stations 5/1/2025

Alabama: One injured in early morning knife assault at Huntsville homeless camp 5/1/2025

Texas: 3,238 people counted in Austin’s bi-annual tally of people experiencing homelessness 5/1/2025

Population: 979,882

3,238 / 979,882 = about %0.3 of the population or 1 in 300 people

 

The Wealthy: People Who Run The World.
The more money you have, the more likely you are to be a Republican. [source]
Members of Congress make 12 times the average United States citizen


Trailer: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) | Teaser Trailer Concept [source]

Release Date: May 22, 2026

Director Jon Favreau: $200 million

Sigourney Weaver: $60 million

George Lucas: $4.9 billion 

 

Average Democrat Senator salary: $5,700,168

Average Republican Senator salary: $7,614,097  

 

For the most noble people on the the planet, who know how to kill and get away with it: Donnie King, CEO of one of the largest slaughter house businesses in the United States, Tyson Foods, lives here: 

5229 Saint Andrews Dr, Fayetteville AR 72704. [source]

Donnie King's total wealth: $11 million

  

Union Strikes
These actions in the United States will STOP after we repeal section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.


Colorado: Over 300 Denver-area Lockheed Martin employees go on strike 5/1/2025

Maryland: Union bus drivers in Md. get new contract, ending 6-day strike 5/1/2025

Washington: Two PeaceHealth unions announce 5-day strike 5/1/2025

United Kingdom: Edinburgh flights among 140 cancelled by airline as union confirms strike action 5/1/2025

Florida: Orlando Lockheed Martin workers strike over pay, labor practices 5/1/2025

Louisiana: Nurses at University Medical Center are holding a one-day strike Thursday 5/1/2025

California: LA County Workers End 48-Hour Strike 4/30/2025

 

Law to rescind: "Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) states in part, 'Employees shall have the right. . . to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.' Strikes are included among the concerted activities protected for employees by this section." [source]

 

 
Good Riddance from 55 Billion
47% of Americans 'Agree With Ban On Slaughterhouses' [source]
"...more than 55 billion land and sea animals die annually to support the U.S. food supply." [source]


Minnesota: 9 shot, 5 fatally, in 24-hour span in Minneapolis, police say  5/1/2025

Texas: Man Shot Dead During Parking Dispute 5/1/2025

Arizona: Man found shot to death in west Phoenix neighborhood; no arrests made 5/1/2025

Ohio: Chief: 1 dead after being shot by Cincinnati officer during chase; 2 in custody 5/1/2025

Florida: Man shot, killed over missing gun, Lakeland police say 5/1/2025

Tennessee: TBI identifies man shot, killed by Wilson County deputies 5/1/2025 [source for location]

California: $10K reward offered after 21-year-old nursing student was fatally shot in head while driving 5/1/2025

California: 16-year-old dies after West Sacramento park shooting police say 5/1/2025

Ohio: 14-year-old shot, killed in Dayton; police arrest 26-year-old man in connection 5/1/2025

Pennsylvania: Gunfire erupts in West Philly as Man shot dead on Ludlow Street 5/1/2025

Tennessee: Wife of U.S. Army veteran found guilty after husband shot, killed at Clarksville home 5/1/2025

Indiana: Man fatally shot in northwest side apartment complex 5/1/2024 [source for location]

 

 All these stories are within 6+ hours, or 1/4th+ of a day.

 

Noteworthy 
Other top of the day. To translate: right click and choose translate.

Gaza Ministry of Health: 52,418 5/1/2025 

1 day ago: 52,400 4/30/2025

18 people since yesterday.

For new people: The United States House of Representatives Vote 269-144 to prohibit the State Department From Using Statistics from the Gaza Ministry of Health [source]

"A group of 62 Democrats joined all but two Republicans in voting for the measure." [source]

Gaza: Israeli raids on Gaza leave 29 dead and raise warnings of a humanitarian disaster. 5/1/2025

Gaza: Egyptian newspapers: 80% of Gaza's children suffer from malnutrition. 5/1/2025

Syria signs a 30-year contract with French company to develop and operate Latakia port 5/1/2025

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham recently took over the democracy of Syria by force "The organisation was designated a terrorist group by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254, which classified the group's precursor, Al-Nusra Front." [source]

While Assad was the most popular President in the Arab world: 

58% of respondents prefer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [source

"A poll conducted by the University of Maryland in collaboration with the Zogby Foundation on the most popular Arab leaders in the Arab world indicated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the highest percentage of votes among Arab leaders" [source]

"The survey included a sample from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates." [source]

And you remember the USAID funding to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the group designated a terrorist organization that took over the democracy of Syria:

"The case represents one of the most significant diversions of USAID-funded humanitarian aid that USAID-OIG has investigated," USAID’s Office of Inspector General said.

It involved a Syrian national, Mahmoud Al Hafyan, who was charged with illegally diverting more than $9 million of taxpayer money through USAID to armed combatant groups, including the Al-Nusrah Front (ANF), a designated foreign terrorist organization affiliated with al-Qaida in Iraq.

[source]

I don't believe this poll: "More than 80% believe there has been a positive change in freedom, with 60% believing safety has increased." 4/17/2025 [source] [originally found here]

Yemen: Houthis seize oil tankers 5/1/2025

Yemen: The Houthis continue to detaine 15 ships at Ras Isa port 5/1/2025 

Yemen: On charges of espionage for the US, the Houthi militia carries out a mass kidnapping campaign in Raymah. 5/1/2025

Yemen: Hodeidah: Houthi run over civilians 5/1/2025

Google Maps: Al Hudaydah

Yemen: Al Dhale': A Houthi leader had a disagreement with a citizen over land, so his house was bombed with a drone.

Houthi "...follow a systematic policy of blowing up the homes of its political opponents. The American Center for Justice documented the total destruction of 713 homes." [source]

"SpaceX emerging as a front-runner to win a contract to build a proposed missile defense system raises major concerns over whether the proposal is 'an effective way to protect Americans' or is simply 'meant to enrich' Trump ally Elon Musk." [source]

Elon Musk's total wealth: $385.6 billion

Elon contributed $277 million to the Trump campaign [source]

Microsoft raises Xbox console, game prices amid Trump tech tariffs: 20% spike for some 5/1/2025

Xbox Series S: $299.99 to $379.00 (28% increase)

Xbox Series X: rose to $599.99 (20% increase)

"The overall U.S. trade deficit widened 12.2 percent in 2022 to nearly $1 trillion" [source]

United States Gross Domestic Product for 2022 was $26.01 trillion [source]

So our trade deficit is only 3% of total GDP. In other words, imports are only 3% of the economy.

In 2023 imports were 13.9% of total GDP of 27.72 trillion.

So raising tariffs effects about 14% of the economy.  

Trump says any country that buys oil from Iran will not be allowed to do any business with U.S. 5/1/2025

ALL societies should have ALL the basic services, that include OIL dopes. 

US Weighs Easing Nvidia Chip Curbs on UAE as Trump Plans Visit 5/1/2024

You remember the UAE is one of the 6 monarchies that dropped sanctions on Syria have the recent coup of that democracy:

Bahrain:

Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a semi-constitutional monarchy in 2002, and Article 2 of the newly adopted constitution made Sharia a principal source for legislation. In 2011, the country experienced protests inspired by the regional Arab Spring. Bahrain's ruling Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa royal family has been criticised for violating the human rights of groups including dissidents, political opposition figures, and its majority Shia Muslim population. [source]

"Sharia ... is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition...." [source]

"Bahrain’s 2022 parliamentary elections, held in November, were neither free nor fair. All members of previously dissolved political groups were barred from running in the elections. Authorities also have sought to restrict former opposition members from participating in civil society organizations. Independent media has been banned since 2017." [source]

"The Bahraini government continued its use of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to target activists and human rights defenders in Bahrain." [source]

"Bahrain ... is a semi-constitutional monarchy.... King Hamad enjoys wide executive powers which include appointing the prime minister and his ministers, commanding the army, chairing the Higher Judicial Council, appointing the parliament's upper house and dissolving its elected lower house." [source]

Kuwait:

"Kuwait is an emirate. The Emir is the head of state, he belongs to the Al Sabah ruling family. The political system consists of an appointed government and judiciary." [source

Oman:

"Oman is a unitary state and an absolute monarchy, in which all legislative, executive and judiciary power ultimately rests in the hands of the hereditary Sultan." [source]

Qatar:

"Qatar is officially a semi-constitutional monarchy, but the wide powers retained by the monarchy have it bordering an absolute monarchy ruled by the Al Thani family." [source]

Saudi Arabia:

"Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy." [source]

United Arab Emirates.

"It is a federal elective monarchy made up of seven emirates...." [source

House Votes To Block California's Ban On New Gas-Powered Vehicles In 2035 5/1/2025

Voted FOR: 211 Republicans and 35 Democrats

 Voted AGAINST: 164 Democrats and 0 Republicans

[source]

European Space Agency Launches Satellite To 'Weigh' World's 1.5 Trillion Trees 5/1/2025

Lawmaker in Kenya Is Gunned Down by Motorcycle-Riding Assailant 5/1/2025

 

For the Photo: Nabi House / Todot Architects and Partners 4/30/2025

For the Photo: Insulated Sliding Doors - Sky-Frame Arc

For the Photo: Geological Viewpoint of the Saliencia or Farrapona Valley / PUERTO & SÁNCHEZ ARQUITECTOS

Astronomy Photo of the Day: MESSENGER's Last Day on Mercury 5/1/2025

 

 

Unlit Earth 1 was hacked (gov access hacker)

  


Mind Master Stuff
A 14 page Book I wrote: Mind Masters and Matter Waves - Korean Translation - Spanish
You can buy a hard copy of this book for $14.49

If you know anyone who can turn this book into a movie, GENIUS!

Become a contributor of Best of Mind Talents and Altered Reality. Another equal profit book.

Password Idea: [memorized bit] + [random characters you print out] (make COPIES!)
Random characters as your email is more difficult for mind pickers.
You can also use a QR code scanner to extend your memorized password with random characters.

How to leak: use a go between. "Hey I need you to mail this for me." to someone you don't know.


My BOOK, 30 pages: Mind Masters and Matter Waves ($0.00)

   

 

Antarctica Matter Route
After all the ice melts: map. Sea levels will rise 3-6.6 feet by 2100 [source]
Sea level rise simulation.


For the first photo: Aerial View of Glacial River and Ice Formations 2024

 

Antarctica: -2 °F (at time of writing)

Freezing Point of 40 Proof Alcohol: 22 °F [source]