2558

People killed by XKCD are being counted as COVID fatalities

 2557

The real story here is that Randall finally feels safe enough to remove his BLM banner.

2556 

Why are they standing so close together, and without masks?

 2555

I love how obvious it is that Randall wanted to use this bit, but then realized it would make him look like a complete jerk, and the most obnoxious thing he felt safe having the other person say was "I get annoyed sometimes"

 2554

Keep Santa in Secret Santa

2553 

Randall knows it is very important to have accurate records of accidents, so we can prevent them from happening in the future.

2552

xkcd was always here. Before Reddit was, xkcd waited for it. The ultimate soy awaiting its ultimate consumer. 

 2551

It is almost 2022 and Randall still thinks fact checking is a real thing.

 2550

The last flaming shards of the Webb Telescope rocket had just fallen to the earth, leaving only a vast plume of smoke. Sirens were dimly audible through the TV. "No," Randall sobbed quietly, reaching out with a quivering hand to cross "JWST" off the list of Reasons to Go On Living he had recently downloaded from Reddit. "Mom Would Be Sad" was already marked by a neat black line. "No..."

 2549

Randall, like all Rationalists, lives in constant terror of edge cases. The idea that measurements are merely an imperfect means of describing reality is unconscionable.