What I believe is going on:

First clue is the title: “Trendlocity”, which is a mashup of Trend and Velocity which likely hints that this has something to do with the speed at which trends emerge.

Second clue is the first word of dialogue, which refers to mood rings which were a fad from the 1970s.

3rd clue is the character in the red vest’s hat changes in each frame that he’s in:

• First frame: Cowboy hat
• 2nd frame: Hard hat with beacon
• 3rd frame: ???

I’m not super familiar with when any of these may have been entered popular imagination, but this may reflect the trendiness of these various hat styles.

4th clue: The character or cosplay in the center frame with the wide oval face, large eyes, and fur surrounding the face resembles a Labubu, which was this year’s fad toy.

5th clue: The “Raymon” hint that the red vest character has on a sign, reminds the foreground character of what the center oval face character is a reference to.

The name “Raymon” resembles the typical name format for a monster in a Japanese monster raising game, such as Pokemon and Digimon.

Persons above a certain age who didn’t play the games, or persons who played earlier versions of the games may not be familiar with some of the monsters in the games.

The foreground character in the center frame is unable to name the character or cosplay reference.

In the last frame, the foreground character sees red vest’s hint, and is able to name the character, or character reference in the oval face character’s cosplay, giving him relief over the anxiety of not being able to name the character or reference.

This awkward situation that the foreground character finds themselves resembles meeting someone they have met before, and not being able to remember their name, but with the transposition of obscure references to videogames and fads on the situation.

Ergo humor has been wrought.

No, but sometimes I feel like I’m talking to thin air.

A Charlie Kirk feature is expected soon to provide access to the 13th disciple.

That’s obviously because the Uighurs aren’t working hard enough for Glorious Leader Xi’s glory.

More re-education camps will motivate them even more!

Not exactly what I’m talking about.

I haven’t seen any stories about Jews or Israelis being detained by ICE. Do you have any?

But they can’t fund SNAP or air traffic controllers. Righty-o

Even the Irish aren’t white enough for ICE

The apostrophe S makes it polite formal.

Archived version

Though oddly enough, The Veranda mall on the other side of the freeway seems to be doing well: Dave & Busters, Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx, a modern multiplex…

edit: The Veranda is next to a large captive audience of condo complexes. So adding housing to Sunvalley might be the way to go.

I hope it’s all it’s cracked up to be: Both fully biodegradable and sustainable film for applications like detergent pods.

And also stuffed into emotional baggage.

Maybe the CCP can invest in harvesting ocean garbage, or importing all those single-use sachets they’ve been selling to the neighboring countries?

Incineration doesn’t help the greenhouse gas problem though… It just takes garbage and puts it in the atmosphere. Not what the world really needs right now.

It is really wild: Produce is still sold by the pound.

Until the SCOTUS rules that they can, because that’s what they think the founding fathers intended.

The fastest and easiest way to help is donating money, because it helps the food banks’ bulk purchasing power.

Food donations have to be manually sorted, and may not meet requirements.

First time volunteers have to be processed and trained, scheduled, etc.

But the high cost of living here can make the choices between food, utilities, transportation, and housing even more stark.

Money works best, because it adds to their purchasing power.

• Alameda County: https://www.accfb.org/
• Contra Costa and Solano Counties: https://www.foodbankccs.org/
• San Francisco and Marin Counties: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/
• Santa Clara County/Second Harvest: https://www.shfb.org/get-food/

If you need food, the above websites will also help you find distribution sites, dates and times.

Also, see if there’s a Little Free Pantry in your area for canned food, sometimes fresh food, donations and needs: https://mapping.littlefreepantry.org/

You do have to say that this school is preparing students for AI-obsoleted jobs of the future.

If you can, tape a “Broken” sign to the station, preferable where someone can see it before they pull up their vehicle, or to obstruct access to the charging handle.