JGroup Chat time, and a Mississippi debate just took a left turn into pure chaos.
NWait, the Pop Base post said Scott Colom challenged Trump to a debate? That would be wild.
JIt would be, except it didn't happen. He challenged his actual opponent, Senator Hyde-Smith, who bailed on debating.
NRight, so the headline should be: she won't debate him, so he goes bigger. I like the energy, honestly.
JMe too. He's like, fine, let's get the boss fight. Very much 'skip the mini-boss, I'm ready for the final level.'
NFull respect. But the real story is less funny: a sitting senator refusing to share a stage in a race people care about.
JYeah, that's a bad look, no matter your party. Debates are where you sell it.
NAnd the best reply under that post nailed it: why debate the messenger when you can challenge the guy writing the talking points?
JWhich, by the way, was a joke. He did not actually challenge Trump. That's Pop Base getting a little creative with the caption.
NBut the underlying frustration is real. People want to see their candidates answer questions, not hide behind ads.
JDifferent kind of drama now: Dave Portnoy gave a pizzeria an 8.1 out of 10. Normally not newsworthy. But the way they got his attention?
NA bomb scare? I saw the headline, I need the details.
JReportedly, they left a 'suspicious package' on his doorstep to make him notice them. Cops got involved. And then he still went and reviewed their pizza.
NThat is the most influencer-marketing-gone-wrong thing I've ever heard. You don't leave a mystery package on a man's doorstep to sell him a slice.
JBut the pizza was an 8.1, so... worth it? That's actually a really solid score for him.
NThe lesson is terrible, though. 'Harass a food critic's home until the bomb squad arrives, get a good review.'
JThe review is the crime scene. I want the pizza to be incredible, so the story stays weird forever.
NIf you're watching that pizzeria group chat, you are having a very stressful Friday.
JAnd one for the gamers: there's a free game on Steam called Jono where only one person in the entire world can play at a time.
NOne person? Like, a queue that spans the whole planet?
JYou get sixty seconds of control, then the next person takes over, and everyone else just watches. It's a living Twitch stream on Steam.
NThat is either the most chaotic thing ever made, or the future of online gaming. No idea which.
JMy money's on beautiful, broken madness. And it's free, so the only cost is watching someone flail for a minute.
NIt's like a global game of hot potato. I respect the audacity.