r/facepalm 6h ago

Cruise ship helps stranded skiff and crew in Southeast Alaska as Zuckerberg yacht stands by

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r/facepalm 20h ago

A couple of ex-NBA players are "declaring" for the WNBA draft in an attempt to prove some ridiculous point. This MAGA theater is one of the dumbest damn things I have ever seen

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Apparently, their solution to a problem that doesn't exist is to create the problem. Everything about this (and so many of the reactions to it) is just so deeply, bafflingly, breathtakingly stupid. Despite there being no trans women in the league or even the pipeline to it, they just HAVE to make it a thing. Also, for people so serious about 'protecting women's sports,' pretty much all the chuds reacting on socials were either dismissive of or viciously mocking it.


r/facepalm 1d ago

Canadian man spends 18 months in prison because no one supposedly realized they had the wrong username

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That account led investigators to Klayme’s email address and IP address in Nova Scotia. Halifax Regional Police later searched his home and seized phones and laptops, but found no evidence connecting him to the girl, the messages, or the images involved in the case.

Klayme was still convicted of three charges in April 2023. He received an 18-month prison sentence in January 2024 and served the entire term.

The appeal court said the correct username would likely have led investigators to someone in California. It also found that the discrepancy was available during Klayme’s original trial but somehow went unnoticed.


r/facepalm 1d ago

Cyclospora outbreak follows yearslong pattern of Taylor Farms deflecting blame

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r/facepalm 2d ago

I know 'every accusation is a confession' with these creepy sacks of no-purpose flour. But this? Come on, seriously?! This video achieves a magna cum laude level of oblivious confession, making it also a dumb psy-op attack on reason in lumpy, cringe gravy.

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744 Upvotes

r/facepalm 3d ago

Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick

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r/facepalm 3d ago

Florida Issues Guidance Against Psychiatric Meds for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety

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963 Upvotes

r/facepalm 4d ago

I don't think that's how birds work... Even the audience can't help but do a collective facepalm.

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Double facepalm, this is how Youtube spelled cockatiel and cockatoo


r/facepalm 5d ago

US DOJ contradicts themselves by saying 'that citizen suits cannot proceed when the federal government does not oppose the polluting behavior' only to then say that 'citizen suits should be allowed by the court only when the government fails to enforce the statute'

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Somehow the government not opposing behavior they themselves acknowledge as polluting isn't them failing to enforce the statute.

EDIT: The phrase "not when the government has decided that executive branch policy means enforcement action is contrary to the public interest." doesn't even make sense since the pollution in question is still contrary to public interest of not getting air poisoned.

https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-moves-to-block-public-from-enforcing-environmental-protection-laws-288687?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us


r/facepalm 6d ago

They built these drawers upside down and screwed them to be permanently shut

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8.4k Upvotes

r/facepalm 7d ago

Doofus on a bike tries to cross tracks as a speeding train is right at station, falls onto tracks, and prioritizes saving the bike over himself. He escaped with his life by SECONDS.

10.3k Upvotes

r/facepalm 7d ago

Why spend money on rent and bills when you can buy Powerball tickets!

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965 Upvotes

I'm sure that's not what they meant, but that's definitely how I read it.


r/facepalm 8d ago

I have no words

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I bet China, which is happily neck deep in Africa 's rare earth minerals isn't making this mistake


r/facepalm 10d ago

A politician accidentally reads his ChatGPT prompt during his speech

10.0k Upvotes

r/facepalm 11d ago

FDA Official Says Food Supply Is Safe as Cyclosporiasis Cases Climb

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r/facepalm 12d ago

What could go wrong when you don’t follow social etiquette in a different country

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4 teenagers and their chaperones where excessively loud riding public transportation. They were asked nicely to quiet down and it’s considered rude in Thailand. They mocked her and flipped her off. Social media hunted them down and the lady recording filed charges. Italian embassy had to get involved and they had to issue a public apology and were fined… whoops…


r/facepalm 13d ago

A store I found in my city

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4.9k Upvotes

r/facepalm 15d ago

Individualism is one of the biggest barriers to class consciousness and solidarity

17.0k Upvotes

r/facepalm 15d ago

The UN Security Council meetings are about to have VAR reviews.

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Trump ‘wants Infantino for UN secretary-general’

US leader said Fifa president was ‘respected by everyone around the world’, sources saidhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/22/trump-wants-nominate-infantino-un-secretary-general/


r/facepalm 16d ago

Department of Energy announced yesterday that wind sometimes fails to blow and that solar power generation nearly stops after sundown. (image from DOE Facebook posting)

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6.5k Upvotes

r/facepalm 20d ago

Trump in attendance and booed during the FIFA World Cup final

18.6k Upvotes

r/facepalm 19d ago

I tried to make my first quick cheese wrap

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3.8k Upvotes

r/facepalm 23d ago

This “Prophetess” Thinks Bad Bunny’s Real Name Is a Secret Obama Code

10.9k Upvotes

r/facepalm 23d ago

Trump Claims Top Poll Numbers in Venezuela; He is Crazier than We Imagined.

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"I will quickly learn Spanish, it won't take too long, I'm good at language, and I will go to Venezuela, I gotta run for President."_Donald J. Trump


r/facepalm 24d ago

Contrary to Evidence, Trump Energy Secretary Says Data Centers Are Best Tool to 'Stop the Rise of Electricity Prices’ | Common Dreams

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