I maintain that "colleagues" is spelled wrong @merriam-webster.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I maintain that "colleagues" is spelled wrong @merriam-webster.com
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it's carcinisation for millennial dads, we all become guys who say "buddy," there is no other ending
somehow becoming a dad transformed me into the kind of person that says "buddy" all the time, even though I never use it for the actual Sweet Baby I'm on diaper duty for
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
it's carcinisation for millennial dads, we all become guys who say "buddy," there is no other ending
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do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
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Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
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This is supercool, a real-world validation of the Belyayev Russian Fox experiments. But also the raccoons at my house seem to be getting more and more thuggish, so I dunno.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is supercool, a real-world validation of the Belyayev Russian Fox experiments. But also the raccoons at my house seem to be getting more and more thuggish, so I dunno.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
He’s entered his “washed up rock star” era. Just playin the hits, wishin he was popular again
The president dredged up a long-debunked conspiracy theory.
Donald Trump Regurgitates 1 Of His Most Despicable, Racist Lies Online
The president dredged up a long-debunked conspiracy theory.
www.huffpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
He’s entered his “washed up rock star” era. Just playin the hits, wishin he was popular again
Such a good breakdown of how to spot a.i. slop
Can We Teach our Moms to Spot Fake Ai Videos?
YouTube video by Corridor Crew
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Such a good breakdown of how to spot a.i. slop
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To be fair to someone who absolutely does not deserve for me to be fair, I don't think Funko could have survived the current era under ANY conditions.
Funko thrived during a period when people had a little bit of pocket money, "geek culture" and "fandom" was exploding, and the world felt like…
Funko thrived during a period when people had a little bit of pocket money, "geek culture" and "fandom" was exploding, and the world felt like…
Cynthia Williams was President of Wizards of the Coast. Her lasting mark during her tenure was the company attempting to change the Open Gaming License for Dungeons & Dragons, which resulted in a fan backlash and multiple competing products launching.
Williams then left to become CEO of Funko.
Williams then left to become CEO of Funko.
Funko Pop maker admits it might not survive another year as sales crash - Dexerto
Funko warns investors of “substantial doubt” about its future as 2025 sales drop 14% and debt hits $250 million.
www.dexerto.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
To be fair to someone who absolutely does not deserve for me to be fair, I don't think Funko could have survived the current era under ANY conditions.
Funko thrived during a period when people had a little bit of pocket money, "geek culture" and "fandom" was exploding, and the world felt like…
Funko thrived during a period when people had a little bit of pocket money, "geek culture" and "fandom" was exploding, and the world felt like…
im sorry but owning a funko pop is, in fact, a red flag
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
im sorry but owning a funko pop is, in fact, a red flag
Sometimes we’re lucky enough to get the 🧵 of the day at 6 am!
it sure seems like a lot of discipline and focus has permeated the left. really stunning to see huge swaths of people with very recent learned experience recognize destabilizing bait and to ignore it, while quietly acknowledging constructive criticism and building from that.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sometimes we’re lucky enough to get the 🧵 of the day at 6 am!
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Boston folks, this is happening at 6pm this evening.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Boston folks, this is happening at 6pm this evening.
I hope to one day love a place like Mamdani loves NYC
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I hope to one day love a place like Mamdani loves NYC
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Not enough people are talking about how Michelle Wu is so popular in Boston, her general election opponent just stopped campaigning after the primary. That’s wild.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not enough people are talking about how Michelle Wu is so popular in Boston, her general election opponent just stopped campaigning after the primary. That’s wild.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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AYANNA PRESSLEYYYYY
Ayanna Presley is considering a Senate run in Massachusetts
The progressive Boston Democrat is quietly consulting with allies on whether to run for the seat held by Sen. Ed Markey.
www.politico.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
AYANNA PRESSLEYYYYY
A return of the Know-Nothings Party!
no evidence whatsoever that mike johnson knows a single thing youtu.be/YR2WiILR6XE
Does Mike Johnson Know...Anything? Anything At All?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A return of the Know-Nothings Party!
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
👍
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.
sometimes Google puts an actually important message in my "promotions" tab and there's just no way I'm ever ever seeing it
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
sometimes Google puts an actually important message in my "promotions" tab and there's just no way I'm ever ever seeing it
Is this just ‘cause the Nobel Prize went to a Venezuelan woman?
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Is this just ‘cause the Nobel Prize went to a Venezuelan woman?
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Some good news!
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software | Built In Boston
The law makes it illegal for city officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access, or use” facial recognition technology, acknowledging that it “has the potential to harm communities of color who are al...
www.builtinboston.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Some good news!
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
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We’re here tonight because the state of our schools is the state of our city’s future.
We’re here to celebrate our incredible @bostonschools.boston.gov community.
And we’re here because Boston is a city that refuses to settle or sit back. #BostonSOTS
We’re here to celebrate our incredible @bostonschools.boston.gov community.
And we’re here because Boston is a city that refuses to settle or sit back. #BostonSOTS
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We’re here tonight because the state of our schools is the state of our city’s future.
We’re here to celebrate our incredible @bostonschools.boston.gov community.
And we’re here because Boston is a city that refuses to settle or sit back. #BostonSOTS
We’re here to celebrate our incredible @bostonschools.boston.gov community.
And we’re here because Boston is a city that refuses to settle or sit back. #BostonSOTS
Fuck bake sales. PTAs should be unions of parents and teachers against cruel administrators and school committees
Front page of the Globe today.
If you are a Bostonian and have feelings about this and have yet to speak to the school committee on this, please let me know.
If you are a Bostonian and have feelings about this and have yet to speak to the school committee on this, please let me know.
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fuck bake sales. PTAs should be unions of parents and teachers against cruel administrators and school committees