Extra Evil - Bully the Mayor Day
Today's Fortune: Insoles are neck-and-neck with love.

Newsreel
Madagascar pressed reset.
Democratic senators opened the emergency spine.
Hospitals were liberated from H1B staff.
The court's back from legislative recess.
Eric's crying.
DeepSeek tests may reduce AI costs to one river per meme.
You Need This
Snake Voice: "Sssssooooooon."
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War Journal
Turns out I've been flat-footed for a few decades. After one day of overpriced insoles, I have to say is this is what walking feels like? Running? Jumping? You've all been holding out on me. I feel like Usain Bolt.

I heard "You're Beautiful" in the laundromat today, and fell into a flashback. My guidance counselor was an immense James Blunt fan, and I was a regular thanks to my immense normalcy. The album looped over fair questions about what, exactly, my problem was. Good times, she was a lot of fun. Though I can't help but wonder if I'd have progressed more with a better soundtrack.

[Note: Way grosser than other overheards.]
Overheard, in Nerd Hills. An eight-player game of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is down to the final three.
Player Three: Get ready. Get ready! Fisting time. Gonna get Diddy's foot in your ass! What's up?! Is it a certified freak-off? Pour out the baby oil. Oh. Oh! Oh...damn. Nice one.
Player Two: Heheh.
Player Three: Yo, you got this man. Avenge me! Avenge me. I believe in you dog. Do it. Do it! Put the heater to him bro! You've. Got. This. Hit him with the pink cocaine. Shit. Let's get it.
Player One: Shit.
Player Three: Next time, bro.
Player Two: Heh.
Player Three goes on to recap the match in pornographic terms.

At least I'll see Hegseth marry a car to a tree before the end. Savor that moment.

Overheard in Nerd Hills. Smash Bros. continues.
Palutena: Yo, we're fighting like Luffy now.
Mario: Cool, cool.
Palutena: You read One Piece, bro?
Mario: Nah.
Palutena: You gotta read One Piece. I've read One Piece twice.
Mario: I watched some.
Palutena: Nah bro. Nah. Nah, bro. You gotta read that shit.
Mario: Maybe.
Palutena: If I beat your ass, you gotta read One Piece.
Mario does, in fact, now have to read One Piece.
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The Present
- My first will and testament.. [How to Dodge a Cannonball]
- Birthday Q&A chatterfest. [Exclusive Evil]
- I talk about the movie White Chicks. Sorry. [DoggZzone9000]
- Me vs. Lochlainn, Round IV. [1900HOTDOG]
- My backstory. [My Previous Book]
The Past
Some nice letters about this one.
The Future
Exciting team-up down the line. For now, the objective is survival.
Dead Sun Theory
Pitching.
Not Brought to You By
Bald conmen say good times create weak stormtroopers. Maybe that's true for branding. I suspect pharma would try harder if the money didn't print itself.

GoodRx is a cowboy. Before I start taking potshots, let's see if the other variations take this somewhere fresher.

Nope.
I'm guessing the lines came first, and the line sucks. There was nothing the art directors could do with the remains, but they still suck for what they are.
I'm probably not just being mean because Earth's on fire. This is a standout non-effort. They'll probably make a few billion dollars.
Creativity: D- | Persuasion: D | Sanity: D+
One Sentence Reviews
Hades II, Week One: The reason this isn't longer. (5/5)
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Intense and bland at once. (2.5/5)
Baldurs Gate 3, Week One: This Steam/GoG multiplayer glitch borders on sabotage. (Damn It/Still Impressive)
Castle Rat - The Bestiary: For anyone that's owned a sword. (4/5)
A Question

Signing off
Thank you for reading Extra Evil, the newsletter that's still laughing. Read it to send Eric a card.
