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· Oct 18
“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices." - Terry Pratchett
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
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#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
21羽め：鯈魚(Tiao-yu)。赤い毛、３つの尾、６つの足、4つの首を持つ鶏のような生き物。鳴き声はカササギに似ている。「食べると憂さ晴らしによい」とされていてなんか笑ってしまったのだけど、ハラノムシ的な存在が心や性格の変調を起こしたりすることもあるのだし、「憂さ」が病のひとつとされていても特に不思議はない(もしかしたら現代の鬱のようなものを指しているのかも？)。「はや」と当てられているのでややオイカワっぽく描いてみました。
21羽め：鯈魚(Tiao-yu)。赤い毛、３つの尾、６つの足、4つの首を持つ鶏のような生き物。鳴き声はカササギに似ている。「食べると憂さ晴らしによい」とされていてなんか笑ってしまったのだけど、ハラノムシ的な存在が心や性格の変調を起こしたりすることもあるのだし、「憂さ」が病のひとつとされていても特に不思議はない(もしかしたら現代の鬱のようなものを指しているのかも？)。「はや」と当てられているのでややオイカワっぽく描いてみました。
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
21羽め：鯈魚(Tiao-yu)。赤い毛、３つの尾、６つの足、4つの首を持つ鶏のような生き物。鳴き声はカササギに似ている。「食べると憂さ晴らしによい」とされていてなんか笑ってしまったのだけど、ハラノムシ的な存在が心や性格の変調を起こしたりすることもあるのだし、「憂さ」が病のひとつとされていても特に不思議はない(もしかしたら現代の鬱のようなものを指しているのかも？)。「はや」と当てられているのでややオイカワっぽく描いてみました。
21羽め：鯈魚(Tiao-yu)。赤い毛、３つの尾、６つの足、4つの首を持つ鶏のような生き物。鳴き声はカササギに似ている。「食べると憂さ晴らしによい」とされていてなんか笑ってしまったのだけど、ハラノムシ的な存在が心や性格の変調を起こしたりすることもあるのだし、「憂さ」が病のひとつとされていても特に不思議はない(もしかしたら現代の鬱のようなものを指しているのかも？)。「はや」と当てられているのでややオイカワっぽく描いてみました。
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⛰️山海経25: 櫟。瓦礫のレキかと思いきや木へん。クヌギやイチイのことらしいです。黒い模様で首が赤いウズラに似た鳥ってそれはもう普通のウズラでは？（2回目）
🌊Shanhai jing 25: Li, the mythical quail with black patterns and red neck plumage. The description sounds like pretty normal quails… maybe they were kinda mountain quails.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 25: Li, the mythical quail with black patterns and red neck plumage. The description sounds like pretty normal quails… maybe they were kinda mountain quails.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
⛰️山海経25: 櫟。瓦礫のレキかと思いきや木へん。クヌギやイチイのことらしいです。黒い模様で首が赤いウズラに似た鳥ってそれはもう普通のウズラでは？（2回目）
🌊Shanhai jing 25: Li, the mythical quail with black patterns and red neck plumage. The description sounds like pretty normal quails… maybe they were kinda mountain quails.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 25: Li, the mythical quail with black patterns and red neck plumage. The description sounds like pretty normal quails… maybe they were kinda mountain quails.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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WHAT DOES BLUE MEAN
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Platypus fur glows under black/UV light but scientists still don’t understand its function. 🦆🦫🔦
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
WHAT DOES BLUE MEAN
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youtube.com/shorts/Zxf2M...
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lol you’ve got an AI girlfriend?? ur putting techbros in charge of your relationship??? ok buddy lmfao ok champ
July 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
lol you’ve got an AI girlfriend?? ur putting techbros in charge of your relationship??? ok buddy lmfao ok champ
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so if i understand this correctly, gaines has made her career by publicly calling trans athletes predators and threats to women while completely failing to ever mention even once that her mentor/college swimming coach was sexually assaulting and harassing women on the team while she was there?
Riley Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports. Now, teammates are speaking out about the real problems on her team: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
so if i understand this correctly, gaines has made her career by publicly calling trans athletes predators and threats to women while completely failing to ever mention even once that her mentor/college swimming coach was sexually assaulting and harassing women on the team while she was there?
i'm gonna make these. someday i will make the nachos of Shula's Steakhouse. I've been chasing that dragon for 20 years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaF...
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How Babish Makes His Perfect Nachos: Every Choice, Every Step | Epicurious
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November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
i'm gonna make these. someday i will make the nachos of Shula's Steakhouse. I've been chasing that dragon for 20 years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaF...
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Me after every social interaction
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Me after every social interaction
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
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And Carville had the audacity to invoke Mamdani's win to make his point? Mamdani didn't go "anti-woke" to win. Quite the opposite! www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...
A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.
Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another way.
www.readtpa.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And Carville had the audacity to invoke Mamdani's win to make his point? Mamdani didn't go "anti-woke" to win. Quite the opposite! www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...
I feel sorry for people who are allergic to dairy and cheese. My condolences 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I feel sorry for people who are allergic to dairy and cheese. My condolences 🙏
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My advice, as a former call center supervisor, is to fish for ways to escalate your call to a supervisor. Upper management HATES when the supe call cue is long. We used to be in perpetual callback hell back where I worked and they constantly devoted extra resources to combating it.
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My advice, as a former call center supervisor, is to fish for ways to escalate your call to a supervisor. Upper management HATES when the supe call cue is long. We used to be in perpetual callback hell back where I worked and they constantly devoted extra resources to combating it.
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
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Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
The lines are getting clogged from calls and Mastercard is feeling very pressured, they're looking into how to act in response. They're collecting information on callers to have a better understanding of who is calling in re the censorship issue
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Mastercard is bleeding, get in there. Make some calls. Get some cool family members in on it over thanksgiving
Seafood bisque (mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp, lobster) topped with shredded gruyere cheese, served with toast and salad
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Seafood bisque (mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp, lobster) topped with shredded gruyere cheese, served with toast and salad
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More generally, wherever you are in the world: if you have kids’ toys, books, clothes or anything else in just-about-giftable condition that you were thinking of decluttering some time soon, please do it now, this week ideally, and get them to your local charity shop.
Hey Ottawa folks: I gave some kids' books to Twice Upon a Time and they said they've receved fewer donations than usual for this time of year. So if you have any kids' books in good condition, or time or money to spare, here's the info:
Donate - Twice Upon a Time
twiceuponatime.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
More generally, wherever you are in the world: if you have kids’ toys, books, clothes or anything else in just-about-giftable condition that you were thinking of decluttering some time soon, please do it now, this week ideally, and get them to your local charity shop.