Positive News: Cards Against Humanity, a snarky party favorite, has purchased a piece of land on the Mexico/U.S border. The game company also claims to have hired a law firm "specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built. Although seeming like profiting off of of going political, humor is often the ideal platform for political commentary, to get people to pay attention to seemingly bland stories, and make subtle (sometimes) jabs as a form of protest.
This isn't the first time the company has done this sort of thing. In 2014, the company purchased a tiny island in Maine (for nature conservation), called it "Hawaii 2", and gave away one-square-foot plots to those who signed up for its "Ten Days of Whatever of Kwanzaa" holiday campaign. That year, it also sent real poop to people who paid $6 for its Black Friday mail campaign, presumably through Shit Express (real company).
However the best campaign is the 2015 science-themed expansion pack to benefit women in STEM fields. The profits from its $10 Science pack went into a full-ride college scholarship for women studying science, technology, engineering or math. They also were accepting rounds of applications since then.
Glad the company responsible for the below is giving back to the world.
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| Daniel Radcliffe seems to have autographed this one. |
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
This World is Going Up in Flames - Charles Bradley
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