The U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time ever, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claiming the country can grow its way out of it. What do you think?

“Maybe we didn’t need two Dakotas.”
Penelope O’Conner, Doll Refurbisher

“Sounds like more of a problem for whichever country winds up holding the bag after we collapse.”
Kenzo Fujiwara, Sheet Folder

“Sorry man, all I got’s 3 trillion on me.”
Sigmund Gaspar, Factory Appraiser
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Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
