Heavy Rain at Dawn Edition

My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

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Sean McDevitt
September 22, 2024

The Weekly Click

Hello internet stranger,

Welcome to The Weekly Click, a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

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Online happenings that made my week.

Bad Blood

Donald Trump told his supporters how he felt about Kamala Harris' most famous booster on his stupid Twitter clone. He wrote, "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” which might be the stupidest thing a presidential candidate can say in 2024. Although, to be fair, “They’re eating the dogs!” is up there.

50-50 Club

Los Angeles Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani entered the game in Miami with 49 stolen bases and 48 home runs for the season. Only five other players in MLB history have ever hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a season. No player had ever achieved a 50-50 season. On September 19, 2024, Shohei Ohtani made history. Ohtani went 6-for-6, hitting 3 homers, stealing 2 bases, and knocking in 10 RBIs — thus breaking 50 in both categories in the same game. He had arguably the greatest day in baseball history.

Tapedeck.org

Tapedeck.org is a digital archive that features hundreds of cassette tape designs. It’s like a snapshot of my youth.

Grifter Keeps on Grifting

World Liberty Financial is the name the Trump family has given to an obvious cryptocurrency scam. Trump himself doesn’t have any idea how it works. Questions have arisen about what Trump is even doing with his new crypto company. Whatever you do, don’t invest any real money into this “endeavor” and learn more about cryptocurrency and the scams associated with it. Seriously, you will lose all your money. As they say in that world, NGMI.

Never Can Say Goodbye

Tito Jackson, along with brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, and Marlon, was a founding member of the iconic family group the Jackson 5. He died Sunday at age 70. His sons Taj, Taryll, and TJ remembered him on Instagram.

The articles you should read today.

The Cardinals Should Embrace a Rebuild

Change is coming to the Cardinals. They might as well start it now.

GLP-1 Pills are Coming

At least a dozen experimental weight-loss drugs designed to be taken as pills are working their way through clinical trials, with the most advanced now in the third and final stage of testing.

What A Lie Is For

At the most basic level, there is just no percentage in trying to parse a political campaign’s decision to try to incite a pogrom. It does a favor to the people doing it, for one thing, because even assessing it…

Is Anyone Out There?

Dead Internet Theory says that you’re the only human left online. It started out as a conspiratorial joke, but it is edging ever closer to reality

When Goldfinger Essentially Rebooted the James Bond Franchise

The third James Bond movie, Goldfinger, is in many ways also the first.

The Sad Theatre Kids of Right-Wing Media

For years, I was a suffering artist seeking attention wherever I could find it. Like so many others, I found it on Fox News.

Quotes, sayings, and other scribblings.

“To all the guys out there, here’s my life hack. Surround yourself with smart women and listen to them and you’ll do just fine.” — Tim Walz

The word ubiquitous isn't.

“Exploration is how you discover what works. Persistence is how you make the most of what already works. What does your situation require? More exploration or more persistence?” — James Clear

The podcast industry has become a celebrity, interviewing celebrities to create more celebrities.

“The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.” — Henry Miller

The most dangerous thing is an idiot with power, convinced he's a genius.

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