Christmas is meant to be a time of festive cheer… but for many, that’s not the case. Some people are lonely, others are grieving. Then there are those who find themselves in a financial position that makes it near-impossible to celebrate or be happy.
A man has left people in tears after revealing that he’s considering canceling Christmas because he’s officially broke and drowning in debt. He says he feels like a failure to his wife and little girl but doesn’t see the point of putting up a tree when there’ll be nothing underneath it. There’s been a collective outpouring of kindness and support, as people try to convince the father to rethink things for the sake of his family.
How do you celebrate Christmas when you find yourself with a negative bank balance and have lost all hope?
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Gitter Hubber checks in on the holidays:
“This is the spirit of the Black Friday on GitHub. That’s because I’m
using dark mode. Otherwise, it would have a different name…
You know what? Let’s just call it Error Friday!”
“Best get typing!” self-admonishes. Jason G. Suffering a surfeit of snark, he proposes
“Not sure my battery will last long enough.
Finally, quantum resistant security.
I can’t remember my number after the 5000th digit.
” Any of those will do just fine.
Don’t count Calle L. out.
“This is for a calorie tracking app, on Thanksgiving. Offer was so delicious
it wasn’t even a number any more! Sadly it did not slim the
price down more than expected.”
“Snow and rain and rain and snow!” exclaims Paul N.
“Weather so astounding, they just had
to trigger three separate notifications at the same time.”
It’s not a holiday for everyone though, is it? Certainly not for Michael R. , who
is back with a customer service complaint about custom deliveries.
“I am unlucky with my deliveries. This time it’s DPD.
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“The photographer asked me to throw petals in the air at my great aunt’s wedding but I’m not sure why I needed a running start and why I needed to be in the photo. I stole this photo out of the family album and hid it for years out of embarrassment.”
The 25-year-old was captured snatching a baby wombat away from its mother and manhandling the little animal in front of the camera.
Now, she’s been accused of falsely declaring she lived in the landlocked state to obtain several local Wyoming resident hunting licenses, as per the recently filed court charges.
Records revealed that she is now facing eight misdemeanor charges, which include six counts of false swearing and one count each of taking wildlife without a license.
Court records also show that she has been charged with nonresident hunting without a guide in a wilderness area.
NEW: US influencer Sam Jones faces deportation after she was filmed taking a baby wombat from its distressed mother.
Australia’s Immigration Minister says he is working to deport the influencer for pulling off the stunt.
Each count of false swearing means Sam could face up to a year behind bars and a fine of $10,000.
For taking game without a license, she faces a year in jail and fines between $5,000 and $10,000, whereas for hunting without a guide, she faces up to six months behind bars and a $1,000 fine.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Warden Jacob Miller wrote in court documents that they received an anonymous tip on August 11 about Sam’s alleged forged residency.
“Samantha Strable continues to buy resident tags even though she hasn’t resided in Wyoming for over two years, and brags about it on social media to over 90K followers,” he wrote.
Sam went viral earlier this year for harassing a baby wombat in Australia
In addition to thousands of Australians condemning her actions, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke also expressed outrage.
Albanese said wombats are “gentle, lovely creatures” in his statement at the time.
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“Take a baby crocodile from its mother and see how you go there,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the controversy
“I suggest to this so-called influencer, maybe she should try some other Australian animals, maybe she should try a crocodile,” he said.
“Take a baby crocodile from its mother and see how you go there,” he added. “Take another animal that can actually fight back rather than stealing a baby wombat from its mother.”
Meanwhile, Burke confirmed that officials were reviewing the conditions of Sam’s Australian visa; however, she left on her own and went back to the US.
The influencer claimed in a follow-up video that she was “concerned” about the wombats’ safety
Sam shared a video after the controversy and claimed the mother and the joey were on the road and not “moving.”
“I was extremely concerned,” she said. “As wombats are so often hit on Australian roads, I stopped to ensure they got off the road safely and didn’t get hit.”
The influencer claimed she was concerned the animals may have been sick or injured. Hence, she made a “snap judgment.”
“I ran, not to rip the joey away from its mother, but from fear she might attack me,” she said. “The snap judgement I made in these moments was never from a place of harm or stealing a joey … I looked it over quickly and immediately returned it to its mother.”
The hunting enthusiast said thousands have been threatening her life over holding the baby animal.
“I have done a great deal of reflection on this situation and have realized that I did not handle this situation as best as I should have,” she added.
“Cruel woman,” one netizen remarked after Sam Jones’ mugshot reignited conversation about wildlife protection