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It's that time of year where I ask for suggestions.

You see, I have a "Holiday Crap" playlist that I listen to during the Christmas Season. I add one album every year, and I don't know what to add this year.

Here's a link to the current playlist for your perusal:

music.amazon.com/user-playlis...
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Wrong Person Dies Again: tinyurl.com/5afdfp9x
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.

abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"

Well we have corollary:
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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(btw if you are out there watching people mocking selling 1200 books and feeling bad because you'd love to sell 1200 books, please know that if you had been given the institutional support she has, you would have sold WAY MORE THAN 1200 books, it takes some sort of miracle to not do so)
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Counterpoint: Shut up
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Has this whole year felt like this to anyone else?
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The FIFA Peace Prize is to the Nobel Peace Prize as Four Season Landscaping is to Four Seasons Hotels
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
From GI Joe: A Real American Hero, published in 1984 by Marvel Comics.

An odd place for truth like this to both appear and be relevant.
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's that time of year where I ask for suggestions.

You see, I have a "Holiday Crap" playlist that I listen to during the Christmas Season. I add one album every year, and I don't know what to add this year.

Here's a link to the current playlist for your perusal:

music.amazon.com/user-playlis...
For the best experience accessing Amazon Music we recommend using the latest version of Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Edge.
music.amazon.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.

I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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This man is why it's called 'algebra' & 'algorithm' & why it's the "Arabic" number system, in spite of it originating in India.

His name is Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. He lived in Bagdad in the 9th century AD, under the Abbasid Caliphate.

He was an astronomer, mathematician & geographer.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Every screen grab of these emails makes me realize learning to read was my first mistake.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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LIVE: Clergy protest at ICE facility outside Chicago youtube.com/live/vM-6akO...
LIVE: Clergy protest at ICE facility outside Chicago
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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NEW: Here is the written preliminary injunction order in the Chicago protesters/press case: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
preliminary injunction – #250 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem (N.D. Ill., 1:25-cv-12173) – CourtListener.com
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER. Signed by the Honorable Sara L. Ellis on 11/6/2025:Emailed notice(rj, ) (Entered: 11/06/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.
Mamdani has won more votes than there are people in South Dakota.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.

Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM