<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5349657/rfk-jr-snap-soda-health">RFK Jr. wants to stop people using SNAP benefits to buy soda. Will it help?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a64388450/weekend-warrior-heart-cancer-health-benefits-study/">Which Is Better: Working Out Only On Weekends Or A Little Bit Each Day? A New Study Reveals The Truth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.verywellhealth.com/avocado-oil-vs-olive-oil-11702028">Avocado Oil vs. Olive Oil: Which One Is Better for Your Health?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/212268-pounds-egg-products-potentially-containing-bleach-recalled">212,268 Pounds Of Egg Products Potentially Containing Bleach Recalled</a></li>
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<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/neighbors-celebrate-101st-birthday-on-the-same-day-living-next-door-to-each-other-for-4-decades/">Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/49-year-old-becomes-first-blind-woman-to-swim-english-channel-nothing-is-impossible/">49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://xulbeer.com">Xul Beer</a></li>
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<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article303504336.html">A breathalyzer for weed? This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/fH7ws#selection-1571.0-1571.577">Cops say CT cannabis law needs to be rewritten so they can stop drivers seen smoking</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Lotus Tech Tips:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/nashville-meteorologist-victim-deepfakes-heres-182133274.html">A Nashville meteorologist was a victim of deepfakes. Here's what to know about the technology in Tennessee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/genomis-ai-image-database-exposed/">An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/seattle-economic-crisis-proof-democrat-wealth-taxes-lead-disaster">Seattle Economic Crisis: Proof That Democrat Wealth Taxes Lead To Disaster</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apple.news/A-0zWh1PtTnmxyTe86wYLSA">Critically endangered tortoise becomes oldest first-time mom in world.</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/millionaire-fitness-coach-charged-keying-tesla-washington">Millionaire Fitness Coach Charged For Keying Tesla In Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/real-genius-turns-35-celebrating-this-cult-classic-is-a-moral-imperative/">RIP Val Kilmer: Celebrating cult classic Real Genius is now a moral imperative</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Images:</h3>
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<h3>Credits:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://revcybertrucker.com/@SirRevCyberTrucker">RevCyberTrucker</a> for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!</li>
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