"Looksmaxing" refers to trends originating from internet communities on means of improving or "maximizing" one's physical attractiveness. Methods generally include getting a haircut, going to the gym, undergoing plastic surgury, taking steroids, or "mewing" (holdings one's mouth shut to allegedly grow a jawline). Common metrics used within looksmaxing communities include one's canthal tilt, hunter vs. prey eyes, and whether you are mogging one another.

"One Country, Two Systems" is a governance principle of China, allowing Hong Kong and Macau to maintain separate capitalist systems and legal structures from mainland China's socialist system, despite all being part of one China. This arrangement guarantees these regions significant autonomy except in foreign affairs and defense.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court said U.S. Border Patrol agents could remove razor wire that the state put in place along the Rio Grande River. The Homeland Security Department is demanding immediate access to a section of the border and being blocked with razor wire and fencing. But Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doubling down, blocking the agents from entering the area and saying Texas constitutional authority is — quote — "the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary."

In the context of religious scholarship, an ideological disagreement refers to an incident where two groups within a religion disagree on what doctrine to teach or what rules to impose on its followers. A schism is an event where members of a religion decide to split and form two separate sects (eg Eastern Orthodox and Catholic).

Municipal governments primarily handle local zoning and land use regulations (not responsible for overall housing strategy), while the federal government oversees broader housing strategies and national initiatives.

Permeationism is a strategy in which labor activists insert themselves within the existing union bureaucracy to try and shape its politics and practices (e.g., by joining the National Labor Relations Board).

In contrast, the rank-and-file strategy requires activists taking non-managerial jobs in industries deemed strategically important by the labor movement, with the goal of unionizing the workforce directly (e.g., Rhodes Scholar Jaz Brisack becoming a barista at Starbucks).

Open source refers to software or projects whose source code is made available to the public, allowing anyone to view, use, modify, and distribute it freely.

Wet houses are homeless shelters that advertise as allowing residents to use as much alcohol/drugs as they please.