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“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.
www.wwltv.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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i wish they'd stop calling it "the old abandoned mine" i live there
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
i wish they'd stop calling it "the old abandoned mine" i live there
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NYC’s speed cameras are remarkably lenient: violations carry a flat $50 fine with no points (compared to hundreds of dollars and 3-11 points for police-issued tickets). They are also limited to school zones. Even so, we observe large safety benefits. 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Can speed cameras make streets safer? Quasi-experimental evidence from New York City | PNAS
Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions in the United States,
generating $340 billion in economic costs. To make roads saf...
www.pnas.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NYC’s speed cameras are remarkably lenient: violations carry a flat $50 fine with no points (compared to hundreds of dollars and 3-11 points for police-issued tickets). They are also limited to school zones. Even so, we observe large safety benefits. 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Wild: So both Biden & Trump bypassed Congress to send aid to Israel—to support Israel’s "defense" in "wartime."
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
NEW: Buried in the new defense bill is a policy to fill weapon “gaps” Israel gets as other nations embargo it.
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel.
zeteo.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wild: So both Biden & Trump bypassed Congress to send aid to Israel—to support Israel’s "defense" in "wartime."
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
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Putting Dr Høeg in charge "is like dropping an atom bomb," an agency source said.
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
Even ignoring Dr. Høeg's antivaccine views and obvious bias, she has no qualifications for the job. She does not know regulations, she does not know drug approvals, and she has no expertise in any relevant scientific area.
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Putting Dr Høeg in charge "is like dropping an atom bomb," an agency source said.
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."
"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws ®ulations."
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I, too, am widely hated and bad at everything, in case anyone wants to give me a made-up peace prize.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I, too, am widely hated and bad at everything, in case anyone wants to give me a made-up peace prize.
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Fascinating inside baseball kind of tidbit that may only interest me: just saw an ad for Novavax COVID vaccine that cited its lower side effect profile. First time I’ve ever seen that a manufacturer has attempted/been allowed to promote fewer side effects as a benefit for a vaccine
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fascinating inside baseball kind of tidbit that may only interest me: just saw an ad for Novavax COVID vaccine that cited its lower side effect profile. First time I’ve ever seen that a manufacturer has attempted/been allowed to promote fewer side effects as a benefit for a vaccine
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If you saw a lady in the window putting lights on the tree yesterday and you see that same lady in the window still putting lights on that tree, look away.
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you saw a lady in the window putting lights on the tree yesterday and you see that same lady in the window still putting lights on that tree, look away.
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Peak mini golf era.
course rules, sir goony golf, chattanooga, tennessee, 1986
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Peak mini golf era.
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Somebody dress me and shove me out the door please?
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Somebody dress me and shove me out the door please?
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Last night a baby froggy jumped on my face & got me right on the lips & I’m wondering what happens when a frog kisses you instead
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Last night a baby froggy jumped on my face & got me right on the lips & I’m wondering what happens when a frog kisses you instead
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Put up an 8-foot real Fraser fir tree yesterday but haven’t decorated it yet and tbh I’m digging the nature reclaiming its space vibe in the living room
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Put up an 8-foot real Fraser fir tree yesterday but haven’t decorated it yet and tbh I’m digging the nature reclaiming its space vibe in the living room
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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Can't remember if it was this bad before COVID but I'm seeing an alarming spreading of what I'll call Airport Behavior to other public places. Obliviousness to other people's existence, ineptitude at navigating the environment. "Is this your first time at the grocery store" type stuff
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Can't remember if it was this bad before COVID but I'm seeing an alarming spreading of what I'll call Airport Behavior to other public places. Obliviousness to other people's existence, ineptitude at navigating the environment. "Is this your first time at the grocery store" type stuff
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I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
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WATCH: A nurse nearly blinded by a tear gas canister. Protesters trapped, struggling to breathe.
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using crowd control weapons and fired on people in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using crowd control weapons and fired on people in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
WATCH: A nurse nearly blinded by a tear gas canister. Protesters trapped, struggling to breathe.
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using crowd control weapons and fired on people in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using crowd control weapons and fired on people in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Ever since getting laid off from Amtrak, I've been eagerly taking recruiter calls for geospatial jobs.
But hearing about utility companies with nuclear powerplants in their portfolios using AI as a major part of their GIS workflow makes me.... wary of joining those kinds of teams.
But hearing about utility companies with nuclear powerplants in their portfolios using AI as a major part of their GIS workflow makes me.... wary of joining those kinds of teams.
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ever since getting laid off from Amtrak, I've been eagerly taking recruiter calls for geospatial jobs.
But hearing about utility companies with nuclear powerplants in their portfolios using AI as a major part of their GIS workflow makes me.... wary of joining those kinds of teams.
But hearing about utility companies with nuclear powerplants in their portfolios using AI as a major part of their GIS workflow makes me.... wary of joining those kinds of teams.
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NEW: Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who has released several preprints about the risks of Covid vaccines (including with Vinay Prasad), is now the acting top drug regulator at the FDA. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
www.fda.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
NEW: Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who has released several preprints about the risks of Covid vaccines (including with Vinay Prasad), is now the acting top drug regulator at the FDA. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
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11/ He's pushing "too many, too soon" — 11 doses in 1986 vs. 50+ today. What he won't mention: a single 1980s whole-cell pertussis shot contained ~3,000 antigens. Today's entire schedule? ~165. More protection, 95% fewer antigens. I wrote about this - @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/t...
‘Too many, too soon’? Debunking a common fear about kids’ vaccines
Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating material that previous generations encountered.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
11/ He's pushing "too many, too soon" — 11 doses in 1986 vs. 50+ today. What he won't mention: a single 1980s whole-cell pertussis shot contained ~3,000 antigens. Today's entire schedule? ~165. More protection, 95% fewer antigens. I wrote about this - @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/t...
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The ACIP Committee which has exactly 0 general pediatricians just voted 6-4 to recommend that we do lab draws on babies to determine if they need subsequent doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. There are multiple problems with this:
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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NEW: What does the hepatitis B vote mean, exactly? My explainer: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Who’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now?
Advisers for the CDC voted to limit the vaccines – here’s what happened and why the vote is so significant
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NEW: What does the hepatitis B vote mean, exactly? My explainer: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...