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'House Of Cards' Star Robin Wright Explains Why She's Leaving The U.S.: 'America Is A Sh*tshow'
Sep 04, 2025
From Ellen DeGeneres to Rosie O'Donnell to Olympian diver Greg Louganis, it seems like celebrities leaving the United States, largely because of President Donald Trump, is becoming the latest hot trend.
Now, House of Cards and The Princess Bride actress Robin Wright has announced that she'll be moving, but this time, people are feeling a little more jaded about another privileged celebrity jumping ship.
This past weekend, the Forrest Gump star revealed that after living in England "for the last few years" and completing creative projects in the UK and in the U.S., Wright has made the decision to move to the UK full-time.
She reflected on the decision:
"America is a s**t show."
"I love being in [England]. There's a freedom of self here."
"People are so kind. They're living. They're not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich."
"That's most of America. Everything's rush, competition, and speed."
Part of what helped Wright make the decision was her new British partner and architect, Henry Smith.
"I love the quiet. And I've met my person. Finally."
"I'm seen and loved for who I am. It's so relaxing."
"It's liberating to be done. Be done with searching, looking, and getting 60 percent of what you wanted."
Wright's announcement went viral on Twitter (X), where people were quick to criticize her decision and her concerns.
The news also spread to the "entertainment" subReddit, where many were open about how jaded they were becoming to celebrities exercising their privilege.
"For the past eight months, these celebrities have done nothing but brag about what countries they can just play eeny meeny miny moe with." - Icy-Whale-2253
"All these spoiled celebrities moving, and it’s usually to England because with all that money and free time they’re too lazy to learn a language that’s not their native English lol (not that with that much money you’ll need to learn a language anyway)." - Affectionate-Tea8509
"It’s like the pandemic all over again. Privilege at its finest. I don’t like what it presents, though. Don’t run from problems. Stay and help fix it! Do you think you should earn the right to come back after all the nonsense was stopped by other people?" - SolidSnake-26
"Showing her privilege. Most Americans cannot afford to leave the country. Stay and protest with us!" - Mother_Knows_Best-22
"Brave and stunning! If there's one group that has it really tough in America right now, it's extremely wealthy actors." - swedishchef4205
"'I'm moving to the fire swamp, America is a s*** show.' - The Princess, probably." - 5050Clown
Other Redditors admitted they'd make the same decision if they had the resources.
"Celebrities are the kinds of people that would take an entire lifeboat off the Titanic all to themselves and mock you for not doing it too." - HereticYojimbo
"I'm tired of wealthy people bragging about being able to move out of the US as if it's something everyone can do." - nagidrac
"That’s great. I wish we all had that kind of money and could do the same thing." - organicchunkysalsa
"It’s a privilege to be able to up and leave your country with no repercussions. Also, saying America is a s**t show when it made you a millionaire is just so ironic." - laneybuug
"When a celebrity talks about fleeing the US, it’s super annoying for all of us that can’t afford to haul our entire family out of this s**tshow." - financewiz
"Good for her, and good for them, but it sucks a** that they can just up and leave without a care or second thought. It was difficult enough for me to move out of NYC, and here they are just bouncing around the globe when things get rough." - Ricaaado
Though people were not as receptive to Wright's decision to move as they've been to other celebrities, it seems Wright will be far from the last to make this decision.
Sopranos star Joe Pantoliano and Desperate Housewives former wife Eva Longoria have also been open about considering moving to a new country, or at least creating a dual-home arrangement that would make it easier to leave in the future.
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People Who Woke Up From A Coma Describe What It Really Felt Like
Sep 04, 2025
Anytime a character on a TV show or movie goes into a coma, it's generally because of an extreme accident or health concern. Monitoring that person, anticipating their waking up, and the waking process is always highly suspenseful and a major plot point.
But for those who have experienced a coma in real life state that being in a coma is much quieter and more surreal than on-screen portrayals would suggest.
Curious, Redditor OwnMeBell asked:
"People who've been in a coma, what did it feel like?"
Just Time Passing
"It felt like no time passed at all. One second, I was out, and the next second, I was waking up. No dreams, no awareness, just nothingness."
- Bitter_Razzmatazz_71
"Same. I only realized I had been 'out' when I started to come to."
"I have memories of the day before, and then waking up five days later. Nothing between."
"Since this is getting some views; shout-out to the docs and nurses who staff the ICU and handle folks like us. We just sleep on beds, while the living free-fall through every emotion possible, against the backdrop of the happy-professionals who check the fluids, clean the beds, talk to family, while still managing their own lives."
"I didn't spend enough time 'awake' to get to know my caregivers, but when I was aware, it was clear that the staff and my wife and my mother were close."
"That day was a pivotal moment in my life, a literal emotional anchor... and for the healthcare providers who treated me, it was just part of the job. Wild."
- HoboBaggins008
Literal Time Travel
"I was in a medically induced coma for about 24 hours. It was like time traveling."
- DearAuntAgnes
"That’s how it feels any time I’m under. You just blink and you’re in a different place. If I wasn't hooked up to machines, I feel like it would be nice, to be honest."
- brolarbear
Coming And Going
"Spent several days in a medically induced coma after brain surgery years ago. I remember coming about a quarter of the way conscious a few times when I would be poked or prodded during exams."
"I would hear the conversations but could not feel any real sensation (as if my entire body had 'gone to sleep'). I had no ability to move my body or to speak."
"I sometimes wonder if that was a false memory. I had some really weird (and very vivid) dreams for a couple of weeks afterward and had difficulty maintaining short-term memories for at least a month."
- Unlucky-Classroom828
Staying True To Their Personality
"While doing my clinical rotations in school, I had the privilege of watching a man come out of a coma. It was relatively short, less than 48 hours, I believe."
"The first sign that he was coming back was that he rolled his eyes at something his sister said. It was fantastic!"
- sadi89
"My late wife was intubated and in a medically induced coma for almost 3 weeks following an auto accident in which she was critically injured."
"I was there when they extubated her and woke her up. It was spooky, the way she looked around, trying to figure out where she was."
"The first words out of her mouth were, 'Give me a cigarette,' followed by, 'Who are you?'"
"Her short-term memory had been temporarily wiped out, but somewhere deep in her brain, she still knew she smoked. Crazy."
- big_d_usernametaken
Dreamless Sleep
"For me, it was a DEEP dreamless sleep. Not aware of anything external. Woke up a week later and didn’t know who I was or who my family was."
- 1WarCanoePlease
"I've had three concussions. This is what it's like. S**t goes black, and then you wake up. I've definitely lost some things (memories) along the way."
"It's very disorienting with just a concussion, I can only imagine it's a mind f**k from a coma."
- Interesting_Tea5715
Major Life Events
"This is off subject, but I had a friend who was in a coma for a week, and it was right before 911, he woke up a week after 911. I cannot imagine how strange that must’ve been."
- maharg2017
"Also off subject, but I had a weird coworker/contractor who went off the grid into the deep woods or some shi for like three months just before 9/11 happened. Pretty much zero contact with the outside world."
"When he came back, he was shocked and upset by what happened. He sent this excessively long all-company email (it was like 30 people in the office, we all knew him) talking about his fears and anger and sadness and shock, etc."
"It was what we’d all been dealing with in our own way, but delayed by months. It was unsettling, like we’d all been dropped back in time but with the knowledge of the future."
"(As far as I know, that dude eventually dropped out of society completely. He pretty much lives in the woods or wherever full-time now. Homeless by choice, I guess. I know he drops back into town every once in a while because I’ve seen him walking around. I don’t know how he survives.)"
- GullibleWineBar
Just Waking Up
"My husband was in a medically induced coma last summer, he remembered being in the house, then it was dark, and all of a sudden, he was lying in a hospital bed. It had been almost five days."
- moomeansmoo
"This is actually one of my biggest fears. That I’ll be driving along one day and suddenly wake up in a hospital, confused and without any memory of being in a car accident."
- RedRedKrovy
"Happened to a friend of mine. Her husband is driving them home in the rain one day, then two weeks later, she’s waking up in the hospital to find out he’s dead and she barely survived. She had eight surgeries in that time period and remembers absolutely nothing."
- thedizzytangerine
Ready To Get Up
"Was in a ventilator coma during the pandemic. I don't remember going under, but I remember frantically calling my fiancée to say goodbye for what I thought was the last time."
"I don't remember dreaming or hearing anything for two weeks. When I came out, I was very confused and didn't remember much for a day or two. I lost the ability to walk for a week and had no hand-eye coordination and could barely operate my phone. I got stage four pressure ulcers(bedsores) that took four years to heal from."
"Apparently, I would 'wake up' and try to remove my breathing tube occasionally."
- BobknobSA
Relearning Everything
"I had a stroke at 28 years old. The last thing that I remember was being in so much pain and begging for something to help it. My head hurt so bad. It’s the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life… by far."
"At the first hospital, they were arguing about if I was having a stroke or if there was a spot on the film. One nurse whispered to my wife… GET HIM OUT OF HERE… HE’S DYING."
"At the second hospital, they told her I was gonna be a vegetable for the rest of my life. I woke up four days later. I had to learn to stand, walk, and several other things all over again."
- surveyor2004
Held Captive
"My husband was out for nearly a month. He has no memory of it."
"Once he woke up, he was still on a ventilator for another week. During that time, he had vivid dreams about being kidnapped and struggling to get free."
"He went for emergency surgery for a small bowel obstruction, and complications snowballed into respiratory failure/ sepsis."
"When he woke up, he'd lost 60 lbs and had to learn to walk again. The doctors wanted to send him to a rehab. They said realistically, he could be there for months, but he refused to go. He was just ready to go home. I thought he was going to come home and die; doctors were not optimistic."
"He was up and about on his own the first day home and kept improving each day. Within a week, he was out on the riding lawn mower. It made me appreciate just how quickly things can change."
- Nobod34ever
Super Uncomfortable
"I was out for about eight weeks after getting run over by a truck. Absolutely zero memory of the accident or the eight weeks I was unconscious. I woke up barely able to move my arms and legs from muscle atrophy."
"I was in and out of consciousness for the next couple of months after that. Some of the lucid dreams were horrifying. I didn’t want to fall asleep some days because some of the dreams seemed to go on for days. I was told I did a lot of talking in my sleep."
- dal1999
Occasional Moments Of Clarity
"I was in a coma for two weeks because of asthma earlier this summer. It was horrible. I was on ketamine and fentanyl."
"I would periodically understand what was going on. Like, 'Oh, I'm lying down and unable to move, or blink. What the h**l happened?'"
"Then the delusions started. I had the strongest, most realistic delusions trying to figure out what I was hearing 'on the outside.' I thought I was in a horrible car accident and was thrown through my car windshield."
"I thought my mom died in the accident. I thought I texted my family and friends. None of it was real. There's obviously tons more I'm not revealing. But ya. Do not recommend."
- jockohomeux
Listening From Beyond
"My gramps slipped into a coma, and doctors were unable to find any indicators that he was not a 'vegetable.' After three to four hours, the doctors let us know. Gramps had said he didn’t want to be kept on a machine, so we all prepared to say goodbye that night."
"I was the last one to go in. I held his hand and I spoke to him. Something inside of me remembered that I read somewhere, that in a coma, the last thing to go was hearing. I told him to come back to me, begged him to come back to me, to come home."
"He came out of his coma 30 minutes after. A couple of months later, I asked him how the coma was. Gramps said it was peaceful and there was a light he was gravitating towards, but he heard me say, 'Come back to me, please.' He heard me beg and decided to follow my voice, and there he was! Awake!"
"Unfortunately, the second time around (four-ish years later during the pandemic), he didn’t make it. But I’m comforted to know he heard me tell him it was okay to let go. That I loved him and I wasn’t mad."
"Rest in peace, you were the greatest man alive to me."
- lunaluccid
Focus On Recovery
"My father-in-law was in an accident when he was 18, and he was in a four-month coma. He doesn't remember a thing. The last thing he remembered was getting into the car, and the next thing was four months later, and he was in the hospital."
"The way he has described it to other people, it's such an interesting thing, a coma, your body just decides that you are too damaged to be conscious (if it's not medically induced). 'Divert all power to maintenance and recovery,' lol."
- farmyohoho
Comforting Thoughts
"Thank you for posting this. Not only have the responses been interesting to read, but they’ve been helpful for me. My sister died during a coma following a suicide attempt, and I’ve always wondered what slipping into that must have felt like for her. I hope she is at peace."
- Crimson-Rose28
"If it helps, my mum suffered a brain haemorrhage in the 80s. She said that when she was in a coma, essentially close to death, she felt so at peace, like lying on grass on a lovely summer day, not a care in the world."
"She always told me there is nothing to be scared of death, and it helped me when she actually died years later."
- Silvertain
We all know what comas look like in the movies, but it's unreal how surreal and dissociative these experiences actually were for these Redditors and their family members.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can contact the National
Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help outside the United States, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has resources available at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
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Frito-Lay truck crash sparks jokes!
Sep 04, 2025
Crescent City is famous for coastal views, historic lighthouses, and now—apparently—a Frito-Lay truck that tried to audition for The Fast and the Furious: Snack Drift.
Last week in California, a truck loaded with chips yeeted itself more than 100 feet into a creek along the Smith River in Crescent City on State Route 199—the notoriously dramatic highway between Crescent City and Grants Pass, Oregon—known for hairpin turns, cliffs with no chill, and canyon drops that look like Mario Kart designed them after three Red Bulls.
The Crescent City Police Department posted a photo of the wreck with the caption:
"Expect intermittent closures with delays up to 20 minutes as crews recover a 'Frito Lay' box truck involved in yesterday's crash."
That’s one way to say, "We found a truck full of snacks in the river, but don’t worry—officers are already securing the evidence one bag at a time."
And the chipwreck photo op? Right this way:
State Route 199 isn’t exactly new to drama; locals say crashes are practically a weekly special on the twisting highway, which has a reputation for sending unlucky cars (and now snack trucks) on unwanted scenic tours into the canyon below. It’s gorgeous, sure, but also basically California’s version of Final Destination on wheels.
Drivers faced delays Thursday as crews investigated, while the truck’s driver somehow walked away with only minor injuries—probably now the only man alive who can say, ‘I survived a Lay’slide.’”
Curt Cooter, owner of Cooter’s Towing in Brookings, Oregon, stumbled on the wreck during his lunch-hour commute. There it was: a bright yellow delivery truck sprawled across the canyon floor like the set piece from a low-budget action sequel that never made it past test screenings.
After the truck’s Doritos Extreme descent, Cooter told SFGATE:
“I don’t understand why there’s no guardrail there.”
Neither do we, Curt, and neither does that poor truck.
Cooter says he’s logged more than a million miles on the 199 and admits the road still leaves drivers “scared to death.” Honestly, after this, who can blame them?
CHP spokesperson Pete Gonzalez identified the very lucky driver as 57-year-old David Doering of Crescent City. He fell roughly 150 feet around 12:10 p.m. Tuesday near Mile Marker 8.5. No drugs, no alcohol, no storm. Just one truck, one canyon, and gravity with the assist.
Looking at the viral photo of that glowing yellow truck perched in the canyon, even Cooter had to admit:
“It looks fake.”
And the internet reacted exactly like drivers crawling past a crash site—couldn’t stop rubbernecking, even if the only spill was the dusty crumbs from the bottom of a Frito-Lay bag.
By 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, all lanes were reopened, though Caltrans warned of more 20-minute delays on Thursday as investigators worked the scene and crews performed emergency tree trimming.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation and, if nothing else, Crescent City just added “snack canyon” to its tourist brochure.
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Shein uses Luigi Mangione's likeness
Sep 04, 2025
Marketing mishap or “oops, our bad”? Either way, Shein just pulled off one of the strangest face swaps in fast fashion history.
The Chinese e-commerce giant recently uploaded an ad featuring a model in a $9.99 floral button-down shirt who—unfortunately—looked more like a suspect headed to arraignment than a fashion model.
Shoppers scrolling for an affordable outfit instead found themselves staring at a familiar curly-haired, bushy-browed man who bore an uncanny resemblance to the accused United Healthcare CEO killer, Luigi Mangione.
Here’s the $9.99 perp walk fashion special post:
In case you disassociated sometime after the 2024 election, the 27-year-old Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges after allegedly assassinating CEO Brian Thompson on December 4. He was arrested five days later and has been sitting in a Brooklyn federal jail ever since, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing for the death penalty in what she called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
Bold words from the Attorney General—curious what she’ll call it when Trump’s name allegedly resurfaces on the Epstein list?
But Mangione’s imprisonment makes it… unlikely that he was released for a quick photoshoot in a floral shirt. Still, the resemblance is uncanny—right down to the freckles and bone structure.
And how would I know this from any other bushy-eyebrowed fellow accused of murder?
Well, BBC Verify went full CSI Miami and decided to verify the ad receipts by running the Shein image through Amazon’s facial recognition tool. The result? A 99.9 percent similarity score to Mangione’s real courtroom photos. Experts also flagged the classic AI telltale signs, including the eerie waxy skin, strange yet perfect lighting, and fingers that look like Play-Doh leftovers.
Generative AI expert Henry Ajder explained in smarty pants terms:
“The image is low resolution, but there are a few signs that it might be AI-generated or manipulated… This includes the lighting and texturing of the image, particularly of the skin, as well the appearance of a blob-like artifact above the right forearm. The right hand also doesn't appear to show typical segmentation of the fingers.”
Cue Horatio Caine sliding on his sunglasses: “Looks like Shein… just made a killing.” YEEEAAAHHH!
The listing vanished almost as fast as it appeared, but not before screenshots spread like wildfire on social media. Shein, caught in digital 4K, issued the classic corporate shrug, blaming a third-party vendor and promising tighter oversight.
Their statement read:
“The image in question was provided by a third-party vendor and was removed immediately upon discovery. We have stringent standards for all listings on our platform. We are conducting a thorough investigation, strengthening our monitoring processes, and will take appropriate action against the vendor in line with our policies.”
Translation: someone’s freelance side hustle just got torched via Zoom.
But let’s not forget—this isn’t Shein’s first scandal. The company has long faced accusations of labor abuses, with investigations revealing unsafe working conditions and reports of factory workers enduring 18-hour shifts for little pay.
Combine that with this AI modeling mess and textile waste, and you have the perfect mix for a brand that’s not just cutting corners but crossing every ethical line out there.
Meanwhile, Mangione’s cult status online hasn’t dimmed. Etsy sellers have churned out bootleg merch, Amazon scrubbed copycat products, and even the McDonald’s worker who allegedly tipped off police became the target of harassment. The whole saga is part true crime, part Tumblr crush, and entirely unhinged.
And cultural critics aren’t shocked.
As Blakely Thornton put it, Americans are practically wired to romanticize men like Mangione:
“That’s why they are the protagonists in our movies, books, and stories.”
The internet did what it always does: screenshotted it, roasted it, and turned Shein’s ad into the latest actual crime/fashion crossover event:
The Shein ad mishap is a disturbing but familiar trend—Ted Bundy, Jeremy Meeks, and now, accidentally, Shein’s spring collection.
Which is why this “oops” matters. Shein insists it was just a vendor error, but the bigger issue is what happens when brands let AI run unsupervised. One day, it’s spinning up a passable model for a floral shirt. The next it's resurrecting an accused murderer as your accidental brand ambassador.
Because AI isn’t just cutting corners—it’s erasing lines between reality and fabrication. And if Shein can’t tell the difference between a model and a man awaiting trial, maybe the scarier question is: what else are we buying at a discount that’s been stitched together with the same careless shortcuts?Keep ReadingShow less
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'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Leaves Hilariously Bizarre Comment Under Jimmy Fallon's Sweet Family Photo
Sep 04, 2025
Some comments on celebrities' social media posts really should have been personal, inside thoughts—and definitely not shared with the rest of the world.
This was the case with former Dance Moms trainer Abby Lee Miller, who recently commented on an Instagram post by comedian and late night host Jimmy Fallon, utterly baffling people who saw what she wrote.
Fallon had posted a picture of himself and his family on a dock. Contextual clues suggested he's somewhere on vacation, just a dorky dad posing with his family on vacation. How delightful.
Most of the comments on the post congratulated Fallon on his show, his beautiful family, even going as far as saying that it would make a great Christmas Card photo.
But one comment in particular, by Abby Lee Miller, caught everyone off guard.
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Unsettling.
Miller rose to fame as the strict teacher at the "Abby Lee Academy" featured in the hit reality series Dance Moms, which ran for most of the 2010s and eventually reached nearly 225 episodes over eight seasons.
In the show, Miller was a demanding teacher and very strict with the girls enrolled in her classes, sometimes reducing girls to tears on camera. She was a bit of a polarizing figure for her methods when the show aired, so it was no wonder people paid attention when they spotted her weird comment on Fallon's post.
It wasn't just that she commented on a random post, trying to make it about herself, but rather the way it was phrased.
The tone was difficult to get a handle on, but people tried to pin it down.
Obviously she and Fallon did not have an affair. Miller did not even appear on his show. Other than sharing an industry, the two haven't met, as far as anyone knows.
But she commented.
"Time cast a spell on you" is the famous opening line of Fleetwood Mac's song "Silver Springs," which was written by singer Stevie Nicks about her rocky relationship with bandmate Lindsey Buckingham. Definitely a deep cut, but points for originality.
There were of course the few commenters who felt an unfortunate connection to Miller's comment, fearing that they themselves would one day say something that odd and out-of-context on another person's post.
One commenter poked at the question a bit further, asking why Miller would even think that children in 2025 would be watching Dance Moms, as the show stopped airing in 2019. Sure, there's syndication and binge watching them on streaming services, but Dance Moms no longer has the water-cooler conversation level of TV market saturation that it once had.
Dance Moms is available for streaming, and Fallon returned from his vacation earlier this week.
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