Another week, another "gotcha" video debunked. This time it's "Cop Pulls Over Black Judge and Lives To Regret It," a piece of pseudo-documentary street drama that's been viewed millions of times on YouTube and TikTok (and elsewhere, I'm sure). The video is part of a growing online video genre based on documenting cops' confrontations with public, either through police-worn body camera footage or citizen-filmed footage. Some of these videos are real, but many of them are not.Here's the "Cop Pulls Over Judge" video: The tells: bad improv in a Florida parking lotIf you have a smidge of media literacy, it's easy to spot this as fake. The acting is sub-community-theater level.The improved dialogue is laughably on the nose. I'm pretty sure judges don't wear judicial robes when they're running errands.The taillight the cop supposedly broke is intact at the end of the videoThat's just the surface. If you dive deeper, you'll learn that the watermark for the bodycam isn't right and there is no city of Sunny Springs in Florida. The rage-bait cinematic universe: Who even makes these videos?The description of the channel the judge video comes from, bodycam declassified, reads, "In our channel, we bring you real, unfiltered bodycam footage, offering insight into real-world situations. In some cases, we may reenact some elements to clarify key aspects of certain encounters." I can't find any video on this channel that features real footage; Cop Slaps Arrogant Prince in Ferrari and Gets Suspended, Black Female Lawyer Vs Arrogant Cop, and the rest of these videos are fake, unless all these encounters happened in the same building's parking lot.Looking a little deeper into YouTube revealed a ton of these rage-bait vids, from different creators, with different stories. We got cops pulling over FBI agents, cops harassing people for taking their shoes off in the park, and my personal favorite: Dumb Cop Mess with the wrong FBI agent On Plane. Watch this and try not to laugh: I actually like the earnestness of the creators of this video. It reminds me of the delusional incompetence of b-movie king Ed Wood: God bless them, they tried. But that is so not an airplane cabin. And that is so not a stewardess uniform. That is so not an FBI agent. And that is so not how people talk to each other on Planet Earth. The same fake plane was used in this video, too. The "Cop vs. Judge" video is basically a reboot of a real video of Florida police pulling over Aramis Ayala, Florida’s first elected state attorney, for no reason. Comparing them makes it obvious what real body-cam footage looks like, compared to fake, but also highlights why people are drawn to the ersatz over the genuine. We don't get to see what happens to the real cop beyond momentary embarrassment. (Spoiler: nothing.)Why are these fakes so successful? I've been digging into the sub-genre of fake confrontation videos, and they seem, like the fake political confrontation videos I posted about last week, to point to a collective desire for Justice. Cops are often bastards, and we want to see them face consequences when they do wrong, so there are a lot of popular channels devoted to videos depicting just that. (Thanks for all the free, body-cam-based entertainment, Police of America!) But real police confrontations are generally murkier than the fakes (maybe the cops shouldn't have manhandled this guy but dude seems drunk to me), and even when the cops are clearly wrong, any "conclusion" to these stories takes years of legal wrangling. The fakes, though? Instant justice!Why people believe in fake cop videosThe successful formula for these videos is a cop pulling someone over who is "higher" in the Justice hierarchy than a street cop. That way the offending party can face instant karma, instead of their comeuppance coming years later, in a legal filing no one will read. We want a thuggish cop to be owned by a judge in full gown while we watch. We want to see the good guys win, now, and if it's not going to really happen, we'll pull the wool over our own eyes. Real justice usually isn't exciting, it's a slog through layers of moral relativism and triple-filed paperwork, but fake justice hits hard. The biggest giveaway that these videos are fake isn’t the bad dialogue or the dodgy production design, it’s how true they feel.(Also: the stewardess uniform.)

Nintendo hired Samsung to build the main chips for the Switch 2, including an 8-nanometer processor custom designed by NVIDIA, Bloomberg reported. That would mark a move by Nintendo away from TSMC, which manufactured the chipset for the original 2017 Switch. Nintendo had no comment, saying it doesn't disclose its suppliers. Samsung and NVIDIA also declined to discuss the matter. Samsung has previously supplied Nintendo with flash memory and displays, but building the Switch 2's processor would be a rare win for the company's contract chip division. Samsung can reportedly build enough chips to allow Nintendo to ship 20 million or more Switch 2s by March of 2026.  NVIDIA's new chipset was reportedly optimized for Samsung's, rather than TSMC's manufacturing process. Using Samsung also means that Nintendo won't be competing with Apple and others for TSMC's resources. During Nintendo's latest earnings call, President Shuntaro Furukawa's said that the company didn't expect any component shortages with its new console — an issue that plagued the original Switch.  Nintendo said in the same earnings report that it was caught by surprise with 2.2 million applications for Switch 2 pre-orders in Japan alone. Despite that, the company projected sales of 15 million Switch 2 units in its first year on sale to March 2026, fewer than analyst predictions of 16.8 million — likely due to the impact of Trump's tariffs. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-is-reportedly-using-samsung-to-build-the-main-switch-2-chips-120006403.html?src=rss

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An appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees while a lawsuit plays out.The Friday ruling came after the Trump administration asked for an emergency pause on a judge’s order blocking enforcement at roughly three dozen agencies and departments.A split three-judge panel in the nation’s capital sided with government lawyers in a lawsuit filed by unions representing federal employees. The majority ruled on technical grounds, finding that the unions don’t have the legal right to sue because the Trump administration has said it won’t end any collective bargaining agreements while the case is being litigated.Judge Karen Henderson, appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush, and Justin Walker, appointed by Trump, sided with the government, while Judge Michelle Childs, appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, dissented.The government says Trump needs the executive order so his administration can cut the federal workforce to ensure strong national security. The law requiring collective bargaining creates exemptions for work related to national security, as in agencies like the FBI.Union leaders argue the order is designed to facilitate mass firings and exact “political vengeance” against federal unions opposed to Trump’s efforts to dramatically downsize the federal government.His order seeks to expand that exemption to exclude more workers than any other president has before. That’s according to the National Treasury Employees Union, which is suing to block the order.The administration has filed in a Kentucky court to terminate the collective bargaining agreement for the Internal Revenue Service, where many workers are represented by the National Treasury Employees Union. They say their IRS members aren’t doing national security work.Other union employees affected by the order include the Health and Human Services Department, the Energy Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Communications Commission. —Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A native Michigander, Nawal Motawi enrolled in the University of Michigan's Stamps School of Art & Design in the 1980s. After a year and a half, she dropped out "in disgust," she revealed in an interview with the Ann Arbor District Library. Motawi was turned off by the program's emphasis on self-marketing, and "I felt the critiques were a lot of baloney," she says. Motawi resolved to start over and study something else.Motawi's father, an Egyptian immigrant and food scientist for Gerber, wasn't thrilled that Motawi had enrolled in art school in the first place. But her parents were less thrilled that she had dropped out. As they were footing the bill for her education, they laid down the law: "We're going to pay for college through this date. If you're still in school after that, you got to pay for it yourself." Motawi looked at the credits she'd amassed, then returned to finish her degree.8x8 Imperial Peacock - Turquoise 8x8 Imperial Peacock - Turquoise After graduating, Motawi got a job at Detroit's Pewabic Pottery, where she learned about both the intricacies of ceramic tile glazes and the Arts & Crafts movement. Following that and a residency at CCS, she resolved to start her own studio. Dithering or daunted, "I was thinking of trying to go back to school, and my dad said, 'Look, why don't you just start the thing?' My mom came up with this idea to buy a house and rent it to me on very reasonable terms…. They invested in real estate and rented to me, and I started the tile works in that garage."4x12 Samara - Cream 4x12 Samara - Cream Motawi began producing tiles of her own design and selling them at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market. "I realized I didn't have a marketing budget, so I had to figure out how to sell them any way I could. The fee at the time was $11 per day. I started out just selling little Christmas ornaments made of clay, and I also had samples, just concept boards of layouts.4x8 Skylight - Turquoise 4x8 Skylight - Turquoise "Ann Arbor has a very art appreciating and affluent society, and that was very, very important [LAUGHTER] to my being able to start the business." Motawi's work caught the eye of a wealthy shopper named Cynthia, who was redoing her fireplace. Motawi invited her to her garage studio, pitched some ideas, and won the project.8x8 March Balloons - Cream 8x8 March Balloons - Cream "I did a fireplace for Cynthia, who lived in a brand new duplex on Fourth Street. [Her next-door neighbor] saw her place and said, I want Motawi for mine. I did a fireplace and a backsplash for her." That led to a photograph of Motawi and her brother Karim standing in front of the fireplace, in an article in the Ann Arbor News; in the 1990s, this was the closest you could get to going viral.8x8 May Basket - Cream 8x8 May Basket - Cream Motawi—who had repeatedly tried to get into the Ann Arbor Art Fair and been rejected—began to build her client base. Motawi Tileworks soon outgrew the 600-square-foot garage studio and moved, several times, into larger spaces. (Her parents sold the rental house and turned a profit.)6x8 Saguaro - Green 6x8 Saguaro - Green Today Motawi Tileworks has over 40 employees working out of a 12,900-square-foot facility in Ann Arbor. The company's handmade art tiles are distributed in over 300 locations in North America. The Motawi collection that most caught my eye are the ones you see pictured here. Motawi licensed the right to translate Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural motifs into ceramic art tiles.8x8 Jewelry Shop Window 8x8 Jewelry Shop Window 4x8 Skylight - Brown 4x8 Skylight - Brown 6x8 Saguaro - Rainbow 6x8 Saguaro - Rainbow 4x8 Sumac - Bone 4x8 Sumac - Bone 6x8 Waterlilies - Light Blue 6x8 Waterlilies - Light Blue 8x8 Coonley Playhouse 8x8 Coonley Playhouse 8x8 Frozen Spheres - Purple 8x8 Frozen Spheres - Purple 8x8 Frozen Spheres - Cream 8x8 Frozen Spheres - Cream 4x4 Avery Tulip - Turquoise 4x4 Avery Tulip - Turquoise Check out all of Motawi's Frank Lloyd Wright collection here. The company's other collections are also well worth a gander.8x8 Frank Lloyd Wright Framed Set

Gaming consoles have come a long way from the days of simple joysticks and monochrome screens. As we move further into 2025, the landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new devices blurring the boundaries between traditional gaming, social connectivity, and creative expression. When choosing the right console, it’s no longer just about specs or exclusive titles. Today’s best devices are about how they fit into your life, how they connect you with others, and how they foster creativity or healthy habits. They’re as much about self-expression and lifestyle as they are about graphics and gameplay. We have curated a collection of five exciting gaming consoles—each with a unique vision for the future of play. Dive in and pick your favorite! 1. Nintendo Wii U Revival Handheld Nintendo’s legacy of innovation finds new life in a modern handheld that pays homage to the underappreciated Wii U gamepad. This concept isn’t about replicating the hybrid appeal of the Switch – instead, it’s a focused portable device built for pure gaming pleasure. The design is refreshingly straightforward—a central, high-resolution screen flanked by familiar symmetrical analog sticks and a thoughtfully arranged button layout. Unlike the original Wii U’s somewhat cumbersome form, this new iteration is compact and portable, making it easy to slip into a bag or pocket. USB-C charging, an authentic D-pad, and a visually striking range of colorways (including a stunning gold Zelda edition) make it clear this is a modern device for devoted Nintendo fans. By reviving the Wii U’s backward compatibility and expanding on it, it offers a treasure trove of classic titles from the NES era to the Game Boy Advance—all playable locally, without subscriptions or cloud dependencies. What we like Access to a massive selection of classic Nintendo titles across multiple generations, playable offline and without ongoing fees. Slim, ergonomic form factor with contemporary features like USB-C charging and a responsive D-pad. What we dislike While nostalgic, the focus on past games may not appeal to those seeking cutting-edge, next-gen exclusives or mainstream AAA releases. Unlike the Switch, this device is a dedicated handheld, with no option to dock for TV play, potentially limiting its appeal for some users. 2. Kimera In an era where screens too often serve as conduits for endless scrolling and digital noise, the Kimera AI handheld introduces a refreshing alternative. This device is engineered for those seeking a more mindful relationship with technology, prioritizing creative expression and personal growth over passive consumption. Kimera’s AI-driven platform encourages users to disconnect from social media and instead invest their time in building unique, story-driven games, short films, animations, or even entirely new interactive worlds. Its sleek, distraction-free design invites you to put down your phone and channel your curiosity into something constructive. What we like Designed to help users break free from social media addiction and replace passive habits with creative pursuits. Offers guided experiences for game design, animation, and storytelling, making creativity accessible to all skill levels. What we dislike Its focus on creativity and self-development may not resonate with gamers seeking action-packed or traditional gameplay experiences. Those unfamiliar with creative software or design principles may need time to fully unlock the device’s potential. 3. Nintendo Niino Imagine a console that fits comfortably on your wrist, ready for gaming whenever and wherever you are. The Nintendo Niino takes inspiration from the portability of smartwatches and the playful essence of classic Nintendo handhelds, resulting in a device that’s both charming and functional. Its design is minimalist yet instantly recognizable – a SIM card-shaped body with a black base, accented by red, blue, and grey buttons, echoing Nintendo’s signature colors. The touchscreen and streamlined three-button layout are perfect for quick microgames and bite-sized fun, while the option to wear it like a gaming smartwatch makes it a conversation starter. It’s small enough to be a constant companion, whether you’re waiting in line, commuting, or taking a break at work. What we like Its compact, wrist-friendly design ensures gaming is always within reach, blurring the line between console and smart device. Quick, microgame-focused gameplay encourages spontaneous play and sharing among friends. What we dislike The small screen and minimal controls restrict the types of games that can be fully enjoyed, making it less suitable for deep or immersive experiences. While its novelty is undeniable, long-term engagement may wane if not supported by an excellent library or meaningful connectivity features. 4. Nex Playground For those who crave movement and shared experiences, the Nex Playground reimagines what it means to play together at home. This innovative cube-shaped console transforms any living room into a hub for active gaming, blending the best aspects of classic motion-based systems like the Wii and Kinect with the convenience of modern technology. The built-in motion-tracking camera captures players’ movements without the need for wearable sensors, making setup effortless and play instantly immersive. The console’s approachable design and family-friendly focus ensure that gamers of all ages can join the fun, whether they’re dancing, kicking, or competing in friendly mini-games. What we like Motion-tracking technology encourages players to move, making gaming a healthier, more dynamic experience. Suitable for all ages and skill levels, fostering family fun and group interaction. What we dislike Focus on motion-based and party games may limit appeal for solo players or fans of traditional genres. To fully enjoy the active gameplay, you’ll need ample room—something not every living space can accommodate. 5. ORBIS The ORBIS handheld is a love letter to personal expression and flexible gaming. Taking inspiration from classic clamshell devices, it brings a modern twist by allowing users to customize the look of their console through removable ABS covers. The ORBIS lets you swap out covers as easily as you change phone cases. RGB lighting around the analog sticks amplifies the gamer vibe but also serves a practical purpose, enhancing visibility in low-light settings. Beyond its appearance, the ORBIS is packed with powerful specs to ensure smooth gameplay across a variety of titles. It’s more than just a fashion statement—it’s a versatile platform that appeals to both serious and casual gamers. What we like Removable covers and RGB lighting allow for unprecedented personalization, making each unit truly one-of-a-kind. The folding design protects the screen and controls during transport, enhancing portability and longevity. What we dislike Customization options and premium features may drive up the price compared to more basic handhelds. The clamshell mechanism and removable parts could make the device thicker or heavier than sleeker competitors. The post Top 5 Gaming Consoles To Consider In May 2025 For Every Gamer first appeared on Yanko Design.

What started as a simple vision for a cozy little rental quickly grew into something far more meaningful. The Cozy Cabin, designed by Alexey Gulesha, Sergii Plinokos, and Victoria Romaniuk, was never meant to be a forever space, but as the design came together, so did a sense of belonging. With every material choice, lighting tweak, and layout shift, the project began to feel less like a stopgap and more like a retreat. The living room in the Cozy Cabin is the heart of the home: soft, grounded, and inviting. A plush, low-profile sectional anchors the space. This is upholstered in a creamy fabric that feels just as calming as it looks. A deep-pile rug and curved coffee tables add tactile elements. Simultaneously, the room invites you to sink in and stay awhile. The recessed feature in the wall makes for a space-savvy addition. It can recess back into the wall, making room for a full-fledged bed! Tucked just off the main living area, the dining space features a light-toned wooden table with softly rounded edges. This sets the tone: natural, unfussy, and full of warmth. It’s paired with a mix of upholstered and timber chairs, bringing a lived-in feel. Overhead, a minimal pendant light casts a gentle glow. Clean-lined cabinetry in a soft, matte finish keeps the kitchen feeling open and effortless, while open shelving adds rustic charm. The palette stays neutral, letting textures (like natural wood, ceramic jars, and brushed hardware) do the talking. Compact but well-planned, every inch is optimized for easy living, whether you’re making coffee for one or prepping a weekend meal with friends. The bedroom in Cozy Cabin is drenched in soft neutrals and layered with texture. A low, upholstered bed sits at the center, dressed in natural linens and cloudlike throws. Subtle lighting, warm wood accents, and minimalist artwork round out the look—nothing loud, nothing fussy, just pure, understated comfort. The bathroom in The Cozy Cabin may be modest in size, but it delivers big on atmosphere. A floating vanity keeps the space feeling open, while warm wood details and matte black fixtures add depth. The walk-in shower is tiled in earthy neutrals, offering a calming, almost meditative feel.

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