Nation – The Velvet Hamster https://velvethamster.com Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:45:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://velvethamster.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-logo-01-32x32.png Nation – The Velvet Hamster https://velvethamster.com 32 32 Giuliani claims there may have been second slapper hiding behind the produce https://velvethamster.com/giuliani-claims-there-may-have-been-second-slapper-hiding-behind-the-produce/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:45:30 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5947 After being slapped at a grocery store this week, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is telling authorities he believes there may have been a second slapper in the grocery store, hiding somewhere behind the produce. Giuliani said he felt like the gentle slap on the back was a gun shot, which promptly led to the arrest of the ShopRite employee. However, now Giuliani is hoping an investigation is…

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TV reminding you some asshole running for some office in some election https://velvethamster.com/tv-reminding-you-some-asshole-running-for-some-office-in-some-election/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:43:10 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5939 Commercials running on local television and streaming are reminding you as of recent that some asshole is running for some office in some election, details of which are not worth looking up. The asshole is appearing on screen to tell you they will commit to having safer neighborhoods, balanced budgets and lower taxes but also making the wealthy pay their fair share. They are against Trump but…

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How bad is inflation? Taco Bell just introduced its $47 cravings menu https://velvethamster.com/how-bad-is-inflation-taco-bell-just-introduced-its-47-cravings-menu/ Wed, 18 May 2022 22:44:39 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5926 Businesses across the globe are trying to adapt to rapid inflation, and one major fast food chain is no exception, as Taco Bell has introduced a new $47 cravings menu. The $46 dollar jump is the result of hard times, and customers will have to adjust. Thankfully for Taco Bell faithful, none of the items have changed. Cheesy bean and rice burritos and cinnamon twists are still fixtures on the…

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Epidemiology expert friend who also Ukraine expert also judicial expert https://velvethamster.com/epidemiology-expert-friend-who-also-ukraine-expert-also-judicial-expert/ Tue, 03 May 2022 21:45:11 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5909 In a stunning turn of events, the friend who has been an expert throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is also a judicial expert, sources have learned, despite having no formal education in any of these fields. The friend tweeted several interpretations of the draft opinion leak from the Supreme Court Tuesday, including a thread on what a ruling could mean for other judicial…

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CNN shuts down failed streaming service Brian Stelter+ https://velvethamster.com/cnn-shuts-down-failed-streaming-service-brian-stelter/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:44:31 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5901 After just a few days in existence, CNN admitted defeat and has shut down its failed streaming app Brian Stelter+ Originally promised as “Brian Stelter around the clock, on demand,” the app gained fewer than a dozen subscribers before the network ultimately decided it was losing money trying to keep it going. Media experts have wondered if CNN was out of touch by launching this…

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Twitter unveils new Doge branding https://velvethamster.com/twitter-unveils-new-doge-branding/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:11:31 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5897

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Gas price hack: Never leave your house ever again https://velvethamster.com/gas-price-hack-never-leave-your-house-ever-again/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:47:39 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5880 Still struggling with devastatingly high gas prices? Some experts have found the hack. Never leaving your house ever again could be a great way to avoid high gas prices, said the people who study these things and talk about them on CNBC. According to those experts, if you just sit at home and watch TV and dwell on your thoughts about the past and the future, gas prices are no issue.

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Area man worried Elon Musk could ruin civility of Twitter https://velvethamster.com/area-man-worried-elon-musk-could-ruin-civility-of-twitter/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:15:04 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5872 An extremely online area man is concerned Elon Musk’s minority ownership of Twitter could ruin the website’s perfect civility, he tweeted Wednesday. “I am deeply concerned what Musk’s ownership means for this otherwise perfect website,” @Whiskeyguy69420 tweeted to his 112 followers. “The warm discourse on this site must be protected at all costs. I am a big ‘no’ on a billionaire ruining that.”…

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Biden hopes to help both gas prices, environment with Keystone Light pipeline https://velvethamster.com/biden-hopes-to-help-both-gas-prices-environment-with-keystone-light-pipeline/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:58:27 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5850 With skyrocketing gas prices hurting many Americans, President Joe Biden has said he is restarting building on the Keystone pipeline, but this time making it a light to alleviate the environmental impact. “It won’t be the heavy, the ice,” Biden told reporters Wednesday. “It’ll be light. Lower gas prices, more jobs, good environment, less calories, less filling, more drunk.

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Nation pretty sure someone, something to blame for this https://velvethamster.com/nation-pretty-sure-someone-something-to-blame-for-this/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:48:37 +0000 https://velvethamster.com/?p=5842 While it’s unclear what, Americans are pretty sure someone or something is to blame for this, as many point at high gas prices. Gas is as high as $6 a gallon and could be soon reaching all-time records, experts say. Many reasons have been given – the war in Ukraine, our dependency on foreign oil, monetary policy, policies from the Biden administration, policies from the Trump administration…

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