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ICE Ads On Spotify? NYC Comptroller Says The Platform Has Explaining To Do.
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
Spotify Faces Heat After ICE Recruitment Ads Surface — NYC Comptroller Wants Answers
Brad Lander, a trustee of New York City’s pension funds, expressed concern about “reputational risks” to Spotify.
www.huffpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ICE Ads On Spotify? NYC Comptroller Says The Platform Has Explaining To Do.
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
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Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
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This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
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Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
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Once again, if you abide Catholic dogma then the Pope is the divine instrument of God on Earth. Deny that and you deny the faith.
If instead you just like to use all the trappings of Catholicism to oppress and rob a nation, the Pope is a glaring impediment to your consolidation of power.
If instead you just like to use all the trappings of Catholicism to oppress and rob a nation, the Pope is a glaring impediment to your consolidation of power.
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On
It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Once again, if you abide Catholic dogma then the Pope is the divine instrument of God on Earth. Deny that and you deny the faith.
If instead you just like to use all the trappings of Catholicism to oppress and rob a nation, the Pope is a glaring impediment to your consolidation of power.
If instead you just like to use all the trappings of Catholicism to oppress and rob a nation, the Pope is a glaring impediment to your consolidation of power.
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If you scanned through the documents, they allude to a 5-year-old "woman"
(a rape victim with precocious puberty who gave birth at 5, who is called the "youngest woman" to give birth by the website they cite)
(a rape victim with precocious puberty who gave birth at 5, who is called the "youngest woman" to give birth by the website they cite)
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you scanned through the documents, they allude to a 5-year-old "woman"
(a rape victim with precocious puberty who gave birth at 5, who is called the "youngest woman" to give birth by the website they cite)
(a rape victim with precocious puberty who gave birth at 5, who is called the "youngest woman" to give birth by the website they cite)
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And, by their own definition of the first, a 12-year-old who gives birth is a woman.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And, by their own definition of the first, a 12-year-old who gives birth is a woman.
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Or until she's 10 -
if you're in Tennessee and willing to marry her. archive.ph/kzPWf
if you're in Tennessee and willing to marry her. archive.ph/kzPWf
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Or until she's 10 -
if you're in Tennessee and willing to marry her. archive.ph/kzPWf
if you're in Tennessee and willing to marry her. archive.ph/kzPWf
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15 years old. The magic number where an adult can take victimize you sexually without consequences, but another adult would need be executed by firing squad if they get too close with a puberty blocker or a sexual education comic book.
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
15 years old. The magic number where an adult can take victimize you sexually without consequences, but another adult would need be executed by firing squad if they get too close with a puberty blocker or a sexual education comic book.
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8 years of "What is a woman?" and now it turns out that the comeback was "define a child"
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
8 years of "What is a woman?" and now it turns out that the comeback was "define a child"
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And not to get too real on a late night post, but yeah.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
As someone who has had multiple MRIs, you absolutely know what the techs are imaging before they put you in the machine, because if there is any sort of metal in the target area you *really* need to let them know beforehand since cleaning bloodstains out of the tube is NOT a good time
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
And not to get too real on a late night post, but yeah.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
I am *so* fucking done with people acting like this is normal. That the president of our country can just flat out lie and it’s not a big deal. That an entire branch of our government has been subverted to the whims of a serial liar.
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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You don't even have to switch away from Windows to use stuff like LibreOffice! It runs on all the major operating systems.
I wonder how many more companies and organizations will give Microsoft a rude awakening in the years to come ...
I wonder how many more companies and organizations will give Microsoft a rude awakening in the years to come ...
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
You don't even have to switch away from Windows to use stuff like LibreOffice! It runs on all the major operating systems.
I wonder how many more companies and organizations will give Microsoft a rude awakening in the years to come ...
I wonder how many more companies and organizations will give Microsoft a rude awakening in the years to come ...
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Yeeeeeah Microsoft has been under the impression that they're the only game in town just because corporate inertia favored Office.
But you fucking push somebody and they're going to realize Office-style software is pretty straightforward to make and there are gobs of competitors in that space.
But you fucking push somebody and they're going to realize Office-style software is pretty straightforward to make and there are gobs of competitors in that space.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yeeeeeah Microsoft has been under the impression that they're the only game in town just because corporate inertia favored Office.
But you fucking push somebody and they're going to realize Office-style software is pretty straightforward to make and there are gobs of competitors in that space.
But you fucking push somebody and they're going to realize Office-style software is pretty straightforward to make and there are gobs of competitors in that space.
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Once again, this is the kind of policy the Soviet Union embraced when they were losing the Cold War.
Yikes. Banning people for activities such as co-authorship and advising a graduate student is completely unreasonable in a modern research environment. And a retroactive 5 year ban is wildly unfair.
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Once again, this is the kind of policy the Soviet Union embraced when they were losing the Cold War.
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"Accounts are hosted across numerous Mastodon instances and bridged into Bluesky, creating the appearance of independent sources. Activity on Bluesky helped reveal aggregate patterns, identical usernames, posting schedules, and content themes ..."
Since 15 Sept IFTAS has tracked a network of over 300 Mastodon accounts engaged in a high-volume propaganda campaign, promoting pro-Russian narratives:
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
https://about.iftas.org/2025/10/05/coordinated-pro-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-activitypub-and-atproto-services/
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Accounts are hosted across numerous Mastodon instances and bridged into Bluesky, creating the appearance of independent sources. Activity on Bluesky helped reveal aggregate patterns, identical usernames, posting schedules, and content themes ..."
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This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
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I made a lil scarf for the mailbox spider
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I made a lil scarf for the mailbox spider
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I'd guess that 85-90% of American scientists would be ineligible for future funding under this law, maybe close to 100% in the R1 universities. So much for funding proposals based on scientific merit.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'd guess that 85-90% of American scientists would be ineligible for future funding under this law, maybe close to 100% in the R1 universities. So much for funding proposals based on scientific merit.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
Apart from being sinophobes, the people pushing this have no clue how science or higher ed works.
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The fact any of this is even being entertained shows what a pajama of a PM Starmer is. OK so he goes to court and sues. Where? The case will be thrown out in 15 min in the UK so ok lets say he gets a US court to demand that the UK state broadcaster pay him a billion. And they get it how? Invasion?
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The fact any of this is even being entertained shows what a pajama of a PM Starmer is. OK so he goes to court and sues. Where? The case will be thrown out in 15 min in the UK so ok lets say he gets a US court to demand that the UK state broadcaster pay him a billion. And they get it how? Invasion?
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If you don't want a dark ending that could make audiences mad and studios mad and governments mad, *then just don't fucking adapt The Running Man!"
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you don't want a dark ending that could make audiences mad and studios mad and governments mad, *then just don't fucking adapt The Running Man!"
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could i make it any more obvious
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
could i make it any more obvious
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵