New Culture makes mozzarella without a single cow ,they take one cow gene, drop it into a microbe, and ferment it in steel tanks until it produces casein, the cow protein, then blend it with sunflower... and the money behind it is Kraft Heinz's venture fund, which has helped them raise $28 million and line up $5 million in orders from pizzerias across the country. (source)

The part that got me is that the FDA never approved it: under a loophole called self GRAS, a company hires its own panel of experts, has them declare its own ingredient safe, and it's legally cleared to sell. I love the FDA!!

It's literally 5am, I was woken up an hour ago by loud voices and shortly after loud music-screams and metal-hitting sounds (can't think of a way to describe it rn). My floor is vibrating, that's how loud it is. It's the first time they do this so late (early?), I genuinely thought I was going schizo, had to take a video to make sure the sounds were there... We've called the cops on them in the past but they didn't do shit, as expected (my country is a complete shit show). I was supposed to be up in 2 hours. I'm so sick and tired of constantly having to tell them that we can hear everything and them becoming even more provocative as time goes by.

Some absolute piece of shit abandoned this girl in a taped up small box outside of the mall in the rain. There was a closed container of food she could not access and no water available. Currently she is at the veterinary pending test results.

Earlier this year, I took the city bus to visit my girlfriend, who lives in a pretty urban area.. and what happened was that the bus driver apparently was drunk and we ended up rear ending 3 cars while going 57mph before crashing head on into a streetlight which I faceplanted the floor and hit my arm hard on a pole in the bus. When I got to the hospital, I called my mom and told all my family, and they all "wished the best for me and hoped everything went okay" (mind you, I was only 30 miles away) and now, I just found out i had to reschedule my dentist appointment because my cousin who lives all the way in Washington (I live in California) got in a accident where she got rear ended, and only sprained her wrist which is what I heard (the accident she was in was not as brutal as mines was) but now everyone in my family is treating it as a level 10 emergency and is packing their bags and spending all their money on gas to drive up to her state, or to purchase plane tickets to fly out to defend her and help her. Mind you, in my accident, I was confused and only my mom was there as well as my girlfriend and her mom, and I thank god for them. Im so sick and tired of being treated like nothing by my family, im just so done with it.

This sick POS targeted Eugene’s most vulnerable in a series of serial sex offenses in 2024 while dressed as a literal superhero.

While initially charged with six counts of first degree felony sex abuse, the charges were downgraded to third degree sex abuse thanks to cowardly sentencing judge Clara Rigmaiden, who is currently running for re-election. He was sentenced to only 6 months in prison.

For reference: https://www.kezi.com/news/man-who-dressed-like-a-superhero-sentenced-for-sex-crimes/article_a58b6c42-7f64-11ef-a1d8-03f2c6349f40.html

Following his release from prison, this man ran a Twitter account where he posted AI-generated “superhero fetish” imagery involving young-looking “boys” in bondage, crying, and being publicly humiliated. He also followed accounts which appeared to post CSAM.

I gave my car to a mechanic to get some work done, and when I saw my car this morning , noticed he had put his mechanic hands all over the interior. It was night so I didn’t notice at that time.

I understand that they’re working on cars and their hands can get dirty, but shouldn’t they at least use gloves or put something over the areas they’re touching?

How do i clean this? How to deal with this?
I’m very upset and angry about this .

Today i got contact lenses and they told me there is 3 pairs as it said on the box as well so i bought them cuz i had 1 pair left at home from the previous box, i had planned to make a 2+2 pair so i can wear them for 2 months, but when i opened the box there was only 2 pairs of lenses…

Today in Sachsen Anhalt the Afd was voted into power. Not by a small margin either. The party is considered far right extremist, there is a TON of official evidence that theyre antidemocratic, fascist and insanely dangerous and bad for our society and planet. And nobody in our government does anything about it. Better yet, theyre riding the same wave of hate and discrimination as them because it simply works to plant fear into your voters and promise them protection.

I dont understand how so many people can be so blind about this. It feels like ZERO of their voters have read their program and the things they are saying and spreading on a daily basis. Well all except the rich douches whose interests theyre working under, those who profit from their agenda the most.

It feels like theyre actively shitting on the working class and for some reason their supporters are eating it all with their mouths wide open. It feels like since the pandemic everyone has lost their everliving minds.

Community spaces are barely even a thing anymore, our chancellor HATES us so much and nobody dares to speak a word. Theres a bunch of demos yes and Im so glad that at least the Linke party is actively trying to educate and connect people and is fighting for workers rights without ever relying on funding from big companies, because they use their own salary and donations from the people to keep their integrity. But it feels like every person I meet just ignores whats going on??

Nobody dares to say a word about politics because everyone is so tired of being antagonized. Everyone is so tired of working and being taxed to hell while rich folk dont have to spend a flying fuck on taxes in comparison. Our state funding is being cut to pieces, our health sacrificed for money and power that the government uses to give the worst people even more money and power.

We are being sucked dry by leeches and everybody just lets them.

How did we get this far? Im so tired. It feels like Im going crazy over issues everybody else just gaslights themself about even existing.

Our planet is burning. This summer was the worst summer of my life. It was unbearable, because of the heat and lack of rain. And the fact that our houses are not made for keeping the heat outside. They trap them inside. There were zero ACs available and most schools and public buildings dont have them. We are so fucked if this keeps getting hotter. So many people died from the heat and our chancellor Merz is pretending like it isnt happening. Renewable energies are being blocked and opposed at every chance because big oil and coal has the government by the balls.

People should be furious. We are literally being turned into collateral damages and people just... dont do shit about it.

At least not the majority of people.

I will keep fighting, keep educating myself and others on whats happening. Make art and try to ignite passion of justice in others no matter what.

I just wish it wasnt so hard. I wish people used their critical thinking instead of outsourcing it to AI's that are owned by the very people that want to turn us into profit and mindless slaves, while theyre turning the earth into a piece of dust, killing nature and wasting so much water and energy while so many people are suffering and in need of resources.

Im so tired man.

And Im sure a lot of you are too.

I wish I had more people to talk to about this.

For some reason supporting nature has become more controversial than hating your neighbors.

I cant wrap my head around it. It simply makes no sense..

I still believe humankind can save itself and our precious, wonderful planet. If only believing in this didnt feel so hopeless at times..

Thank you for reading.

For a better future.

For a brighter tomorrow.

Found on an Orange Shirt Day product page (check out their initiative - I was expecting the negative comments to be calling out a product that is mass-produced by a non-Indigenous group for profit, but it's a legit Indigenous group with an amazing initiative, which I love!).

The comments are bad enough.

But the number of people who found it 'helpful' is what really irks me.

Even if it's "just" 2 comments and a handful of approval, it's gross that people are comfortable enough to be cruel and dumb enough to validate that cruelty.

This happened years ago now but still infuriates me to this day. Both the local delivery company & the international postal service didn’t take the blame and refused to provide an explanation. The package was insured but because neither companies accepted fault, the shipper wasn’t able to claim the insurance which sucks!

Luckily the contents only had minor damage.

Aus post are the ones to rewrap the cardboard box in plastic.

Does anyone else feel an intense sense of anger when you are self regulating perfectly, yet this is ignored and tight restrictions are placed upon you, I don't understand why I'm so angry at these types of regulations because in 99% of situations it's not stopping you from doing anything you wouldn't anyway, can anyone explain why this angers me so much?

I hope they can hear me banging on the door from the counter

There might be spelling mistakes. I barely slept, English is my second language.

Holy moly. I'm so scared right now. I genuinely cannot stop crying.

Me and my sports team just did our annual trip where we go to a city and have fun as a team. It's good for getting to know your teammates on a more personal level.

The first reaction to our hostel room was absolute grimace. It was tiny and cramped. The bathrooms had mold.

Very bad first impression.

But hostels can be just for sleeping so whatever. I chilled on my bed for 10 minutes to settle down a little after the whole drive to the city we were staying in. I feel so stupid for doing that right now but what can I do about it?

We go out, have some free time to walk around the city and eat. Then we go do our activity the trip organisers had planned. Me and a teammate head back to the hostel because this activity is too scary for her and I had a headache all day.

Something was said by one of the organisers about the next days schedule so we set an alarm for 7:15 am and go to sleep.

We get woken up at around 3:30 am by a teammate and I'm just in a daze cause I had no idea what was going on. My thought was "but we set an alarm?? Why are they here??"

Only to be told bedbugs were found in multiple rooms and we have to put everything that had touched the beds in garbage bags. We only saw one in our room I think and another room did all the tests to confirm whether the bugs are there and found nothing. But the other rooms had bedbugs all over them: the mattresses, the walls, etc.

I just recently had a bedbug scare with a family member possibly taking some home from vacation (lucky not!!) so I basically start panicking.

I get through the process and we sit at the hostel. There was a staff member and they were at least somewhat nice and put a movie on for us.

One of the trip organisers talks with this staff member where they found out this is a KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE AN INFESTATION. But the owner just apperently doesn't care??? And worst of all, no one ever gets their money back either.

What a scam of a place.

And what's even worse. The staff members also live in the building, and are basically homeless without the job at the hostel.. I don't blame the staff members at all cause they're trying to do their best and they're practically backed into a corner.

Apparently on their off days they're busy trying to take care of the bed bugs.

I do feel for them. But it doesn’t make my group's situation better. I feel horrible for my teammates. We have diverse people in our teams (students, adults with jobs and kids, etc.) and if they just so happen to get the bugs inside they're practically doomed because these bugs are not easy or cheap to get rid off..

I'm so scared I brought them home due to the negligence of the owner. Any item that went on the trip is currently in the garden besides my phone, which I took out of the case and cleaned first.

I will throw out anything that has to be discarded but I'm just so scared right now. What if they're in my car? I had to transport my luggage somehow. I did check but not for *too* long. I'll check again tomorrow.

I did take the precaution and shook out all my clothes outside of the hostel before putting it back in my suitcase. Also shook that out of course.

I washed my hair three times and myself three times. I am so scared to bring it inside the house I live in but have been reassured we took every measure we could. But I genuinely just cannot stop crying.

What the f is wrong with that hostel owner. Who does this. Why is this even a thing. Why is this hostel allowed to be open?? They knew a sportteam was coming and didn't bother to inform us at all. They just takes people's money and go about their day as if they're not putting people into a health hazard.

I feel so bad for the organisers, because obviously they didn't plan on this happening. Our trip was cut short, only lasted two days instead of the full planning, because we refused to sleep another night in the hostel. And all hostels nearby enough were either sold out or rated so low we were NOT gonna take any chances, I checked together with the organisers and some others.

Thankfully we all got home safely and we could take some of the burden off of the organisers.. but this is genuinely traumatising.

What is wrong with this owner?????

For context, I'm in a dormitory in which it is a Triple. Due to my financial aid package been delayed, I was forced to go move-in late, which has made me get the bunker bed, while have two roommates with barely any space. Both of my parents are pissed off, and res life is away on the weekend...why???!?

UPDATE: I've now decided to decline my housing, and move out completely. I have no desire in staying in a Triple bedroom with a bunk bed that has barely any room for sitting on, stretching, move much without the fear of falling, etc. I appreciate everyone trying to help me out, and providing their own statements, but I'm not the best when it comes to spreading more awareness of this issue.

St. John's University

.I (29F) have spent the last 7 months pouring my life savings and every weekend into renovating a 1920s apartment in Prague. I restored the original oak herringbone floors by hand, imported custom matte ceramic tiles, and had high-end matte black sanitary fittings installed.

yesterday morning, a sub-contractor came to finish the sealant joints on the kitchen splashback. he was supposed to be there for two hours.

about 45 minutes in, he politely asked if he could use the bathroom, me be like: 'of course, it’s through the second door on the left...' (something, my gut feeling probably, told me I shouldn't have)

the man was in there for nearly 20 minutes. when he came out, he gathered his caulking tools quickly, said he had to grab extra silicone cartridges from his van downstairs, said he would be right back.

and, he never came back. 15 minutes later, i expected for him to message or call and sent him preamptive text asking for contact

and, I also felt a bit more suspicious of the situation and walked into the bathroom

what I walked into made my jaw hit the floor: 1. the brand new toilet was unflushed, with urine splashed across the unsealed oak baseboard behind the bowl. 2. there was a smear of feces on the underside of the matte black flush actuator plate and there were feces really, not a nice sight at all 3. he had apparently cut his finger on a sharp tile edge or his utility knife and left five distinct dark droplets of dried blood smeared across the rim of the custom ceramic basin and the chrome towel rail. 4. not a single drop of water had been run to rinse the sink. He simply wiped his bloody thumb on my clean linen hand towel and left

so, stood there in rubber gloves with hospital-grade disinfectant spray, and also felt this wave of visceral disgust and violation. I fired him via text immediately and told his agency I would not be paying the remaining invoice

so, my question for homeowners and contractors: would you leave a brutal public review naming the subcontractor, or do you just eat the loss / disinfect the entire room with bleach three times, never speak of it again? what I am also worried about is that such a person knows where I live

I hate ads, I was watching Walten Files 4 - CyberFun Tech for the first time and I got really creeped out (at 19:29 specifically), and the scariness got interrupted by "Try CeraVe! [Another 14 seconds of bull-crap I don't care about, then another 15 second ad]" So I feel like YouTube ruined this moment for me with their abundance of ads being 15-30 seconds long each.

Like it completely ruined the moment for me, all of the lead up to fear was completely dissipated. I've actually been waiting for a scary scene in this series that'd actually make me feel uncomfortable. This was meant to be that scene. The one where || Susan gets attacked by Bon. || I was getting really uncomfortable and uneasy before it happened. But again, it was all broken by the ads. No fear. Just confusion and absolute frustration.

It happened again at 22:15 and 27:55. So twice more. I feel really upset by this. I feel like this has dissipated all of the horror aspect for me. It's an amazing series but I still want to express my utter frustration towards YouTube and their out of control ad system.

But I do want to be clear, this isn't against The Walten Files, but it's against YouTube.

Now I'm going to finish the video. But with YouTube's new implementation of "Pause the video and you get 2 15 second ad's" I don't think I'll be any more happy.

EDIT: I watch things on my phone and I don't have a good enough laptop to watch videos on