<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.medicaldaily.com/sugar-vs-artificial-sweeteners-health-effects-aspartame-risks-whats-worse-your-body-474016">Sugar vs Artificial Sweeteners: Health Effects, Aspartame Risks, and What's Worse for Your Body</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/PIpQd">Your body has a natural way of getting high (and it's not endorphins)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-screen-wince-brain-triggers-echoes.html">Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince: How the brain triggers echoes of touch sensation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3334323/what-masld-most-common-chronic-liver-disease-affects-40-adults">What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-people-from-minnesota-who-met-in-the-hospital-after-waking-up-from-comas-are-getting-married/">Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10th-grader-saves-stepfathers-life-with-his-newly-learned-cpr-skills-taught-in-schools/">10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/">Notice of $1.5 Billion Proposed Class Action Settlement Between Authors & Publishers and Anthropic PBC</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hightimes.com/psychedelics/colorado-natural-medicine-program-for-psychedelics/">Colorado Is Building America’s First Psychedelic Care System</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hightimes.com/health/science-aging-cannabis-cognition-alcohol-study/">Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Lotus Tech Tips:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a69461594/fern-rare-earth-metals/">Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/MLZ6E">Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/campbells-vp-admits-soup-st-fking-poor-people-chicken-3d-printer">Campbell's VP Admits Soup Is "S**t For F**king Poor People" With "Chicken... From A 3D-Printer"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/uruguay-achieved-99-clean-energy-year-round-its-secret-was-ignoring-climate-policies/">Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/washington-moves-soften-penalties-child-sex-sting-suspects">Washington Moves To Soften Penalties For Child-Sex Sting Suspects</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/model-haley-kalil-says-nfl-star-matt-kalils-large-penis-sparked-their-divorce/">Model Reveals Former NFL Star’s Penis Size Sparked Divorce</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/828175/microsoft-xbox-crocs">Xbox Crocs are real</a></li>
</ul>
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