Next year will determine whether or not The Line will begin to take its place in history or be forgotten as an ambitious attempt.

According to AI analysis, gerrymandering over the long term benefits Republicans more than Democrats, leading towards one party to rule US all.

Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social (a Mastodon variant) is familiar with mainstream America 🇺🇸, but does the site rival progressive social alternatives like Bluesky‽

Jeffrey Epstein emails are now easily searchable thanks to JWorld

Two new plushies from Mastodon‽ Shut up & take my money!

To avoid breaking the budget for beef 🥩, I am choosing to eat chicken 🍗 salad 🥗 as an affordable & delicious alternative.

Donald Trump & the Republicans have outlasted their Democratic rivals during the shutdown. Has Trump somehow domesticated the Democrats?

A brief look at city planets, with an explanation of the possible by Dami Lee.

My Patriots had the ugliest win of the season against the Falcons. We need to do better!

Is the Atmosphere by Bluesky expanding past the Fediverse, built upon ActivityPub‽ Here is an apples 🍎 to oranges 🍊 comparison between the two decentralized protocols.

The President of the United States 🇺🇸 intends to unleash the Internal Revenue Service (also known by the terrifying acronym as the IRS) upon donors to the Democratic Party & other political progressive allies. AI video of Uncle Sam riding upon elephant while restraining donkeys. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s administration was planning to install “allies” at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target left-leaning groups.

I was not able to watch the late game live, but I just saw the highlights on YouTube & boy, what a game! My Patriots did fumble & make unnecessary penalties in the beginning (gotta watch those late hits guys!), but aside from that we overcame adversity & defeated the previously undefeated Buffalo Bills!

In our never-ending age of entertainment & chaos, we can often feel isolated, dealing with our issues—even national ones. What I enjoy most about this video by We Love Animals is that when one herd was unable to resolve the life-and-death issue of the little elephant, another herd came to the rescue.

Is there some regulatory reason why Apple’s Live Translation feature (for iMessages, AirPods, iPhone, etcetera) will be inaccessible within the European Union 🇪🇺‽ Live Translation with AirPods is not available if you are in the EU and your Apple Account Country or Region is also in the EU. […] Live Translation with AirPods works on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation or AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone, and supports English (US, UK), French (France), German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish (Spain)

Cartoon of Secretary of State Marco Rubio grabbing a passport. Image created with AI I came across this alarming news courtesy of Spencer Hakimian on 𝕏, in which a Congressional bill would grant the State Department extraordinary powers to punish those deemed aiding foreign enemies of the state. Mast’s new bill claims to target a narrow set of people. One section grants the secretary of state the power to revoke or refuse to issue passports for people who have been convicted — or merely charged — of material support for terrorism.

Neo Bending Spoon 🥄 in The Matrix movie I was surprised to come across the news (courtesy of @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net via his Mastodon account) that Bending Spoons will soon be the new overlord proud owner of Vimeo. Vimeo, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMEO), a leading video platform for business, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.38 billion.

AI image of Trump sitting with Putin, overlooking a map with Europe So the President of the United States 🇺🇸 has decided that American dollars 💵 will no longer be spent to bolster the defenses of European nations at risk of facing Putin’s wrath. The Trump administration intends to halt longtime security assistance programs for Europe, including an initiative to fortify the continent’s eastern flank against a potential attack by Russia, as it endeavors to recast Washington’s role within NATO, according to six people familiar with the matter.

After seeing numerous Instagram ads for Peluva shoes, I decided to check out their website to see what the company offers regarding toe shoes (which are the only type of shoes I wear outside of work). I watched some of the reviews from people who tried both, & they looked like a decent, stylish alternative to Vibram FiveFingers shoes, especially when it came to activewear.

Preseason Patriots verses Commanders Yes, I know it is just the Preseason, but I will take any glorious distraction from the doom & gloom news that dominates the discussion nowadays. Anyways, I am proud of the 48-18 victory over the Commanders, the latter who were not playing well together as a team. I am concerned about Red Zone defense for my Patriots, as we appeared very weak once the Commanders were within 20 yards of the end zone.

Threads as a fun monster, with his shadow companions behind him. After Meta acquired the Threads.com domain for an undisclosed sum last year, I noticed that Threads.com began forwarding to Threads.net (which included username handles). Several months later, Adam Mosseri (then head of Threads and current CEO of Instagram) announced that Threads on the web would operate on the .com domain instead of the .net extension, which was puzzling as the…

So I decided against seeing the new Superman movie (as I am not a fan of the character overall—except the Man of Steel movie version) & instead chose to see Fantastic Four: First Steps instead. Darnell Clayton standing in front of a Fantastic Four: First Steps Promo poster Overall, the movie did a better job presenting the First Family’s initial foe, Galactus, & overall the film had a whimsical, …

AI image of European Union 🇪🇺 & Japan 🇯🇵 bowing before American 🇺🇸 flag I am honestly baffled about the actions of both Japan 🇯🇵 & the European Union 🇪🇺 regarding the recent trade deals they agreed with the United States 🇺🇸. Although neither deal is as terrible as forging no agreement, the reality is that Donald Trump has bullied both governments into making a deal that benefits the American 🇺🇸 government (even if it comes at the expense of the American 🇺🇸 consumer).

So these photos were from April when I visited Japan 🇯🇵 for three weeks. I was primarily in Tokyo and Tscuba (the latter is where I stayed at). I visited several museums and saw a few interesting statues/objects, including a Statue of Liberty 🗽 (albeit much smaller) in Tokyo and a giant Gundam robot.