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nyarhotep.bsky.social
@nyarhotep.bsky.social
40-something who finds himself hilarious
"Federal leadership is essential. Data-reporting requirements should include crash rates, miles driven and where, and safety performance. Independent auditors should verify this data against police reports, insurance claims and privacy-protected medical records."

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Absolutely awe inspiring art. Truly magnificent. But also, ¿how cool would it be to have business cards that read, "Astrophotographer"?
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 22h
Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by, threatening to blur the shot that took months to prepare. https://cnn.it/4oFyhmK
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Reposted
Meanwhile, the panicked buck passing reactions of the Pentagon and WH, and condemnations by all, even GOP MoC (!) indicate that the original Post story is true.

So kudos to the Post, on doing something that — to date — no one else has the resources to do. (2/2)
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Gaza’s Health Ministry said more than 350 Palestinians have been killed across the territory since the ceasefire. Both Hamas and Israel have accused the other of breaking the terms of the truce."
Israel’s government said the “findings” from Gaza had been taken for forensics testing. Palestinian media said they were located in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Lahiya. https://to.pbs.org/3MzjXi0
Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza
The "findings" are believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national.
to.pbs.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"Fox 32, Chicago-based Victory Research put Pritzker at 54.3 percent of the vote, compared to 34 percent for GOP candidate Darren Bailey."

"Overall, 59.5 percent of those polled felt Illinois was on the wrong track."

Mixed bag
The Democrat is seeking a third term as he continues to speak against President Donald Trump's agenda.
Republicans’ Chances of Beating JB Pritzker in Illinois, According to Polls
www.newsweek.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"GOP leaders have sought to repeal ACA for more than a decade now face a no-win decision: Either they extend the subsidies, thereby endorsing a law they deem toxic, or they don’t, in which case health care costs will skyrocket for more than 20M Americans ahead of next year’s midterms."

20 MILLION
For Republicans, it’s crunch time on ObamaCare.

GOP leaders return to Capitol Hill this week facing a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies without a unified plan for how — or even whether — to extend the expiring benefits for millions of Americans.
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick...were subsequently appointed as the secretaries of education and commerce, respectively. Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East... " among too many others to list

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Green wrote that he “felt sick” when he recently learned how HHS calculates the poverty line: three times the cost of food for a family in 1963, adjusted for inflation every year."
Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another

(gift article)

wapo.st/3MeOGki
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted
BREAKING: British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love," dies at 88.
Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love" has died
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted
Frozen pizza is special in its own right. But not every pizza is worth the freezer space. Wirecutter testers tasted 26 widely available frozen cheese and pepperoni pizzas. Here are their favorites: nyti.ms/483c6So
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Dr. Shelke cautions against putting hot food directly into plastic containers, which can leach harmful chemicals, such as BPA, phthalates and potentially PFAS, especially as the plastic degrades with time and repeated contact with acidic and oily foods."

Well, crap
Do we wait for the food to cool on the counter (and risk harmful bacteria proliferating)? Or do we rush it to the fridge, potentially warming everything inside? There’s a universal — and easy — answer to a common kitchen predicament. nyti.ms/4prwMJu
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Pies are great, but I'm here for the centerstage Buckeyes
The Katz Thanksgiving pie game is intense is all I’ll say
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted
Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"The books, Pallotta told me, “are 99 percent facts,” with a fight at the end. Each animal is described as a character who has a home and habits and likes and dislikes, and some of the animals are—dare I say it—cute. All kids love stories and suspense"

¡These are well-researched, delightful books!
Thankful today I’ve been able to contribute to The Atlantic, a magazine I admire greatly which employs writers I admire even more. My latest: on my son’s favorite books, and their delightful author.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Who Would Win?
Why kids can’t get enough of these battles to the death
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🫶
From my home to yours.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Then there’s also his critique of Citizen Kane to consider, in which he forgets all the stuff about the isolation of wealth and suggests that Charles Foster Kane should “get a different woman”.

Haha - worth reading for this line alone
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Kelly, a former Navy captain, combat pilot and astronaut, was one of six former military or intelligence officials who made the video."

Pilot, astronaut, veteran - yeah, put him front and center of your smear campaign, see what happens
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Charlie Chaplin, the master silent-movie comedian. It was he who established that going to the movies would be an act wired, in a primal and essential way, to the G-spot of hilarity."

Worth reading for this line alone. Though, the top 20 is super weird (Agreed with Scalzi about #1)
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!

variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"When asked about DOGE's status, Kupor told Reuters: "That doesn't exist."

A single doggy tear
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"Bus drivers say they’re navigating less congested streets. People drove 1.8M fewer miles on city streets... and emissions dropped by 24K metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. That’s the equivalent of taking 5.2K vehicles off the roads."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"By focusing on a theoretical, unproven risk, critics say, Mr. Kennedy is using his platform as health secretary to discourage vaccination, an issue that earned him millions of dollars and boosted his political career. They accuse him of playing on parents’ fears "

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders.”
Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’
Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for six Democratic lawmakers to face arrest and trial after they made a video encouraging U.S. service members and members of the intelligence community to refrain from following orders if they broke the law. “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” Trump charged in a post on Truth Social. “Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand - We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.” The president then reposted 16 Truth Social posts, including one that advocated for hanging the Democrats, like “GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD.” “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” he later wrote. Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), as well as Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Penn.) were featured in the Tuesday video. They are all either military veterans or worked in national security-focused roles before taking office. “We know you are under enormous stress and pressure right now,” they said. “Americans trust their military. But that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders.” As part of a stated push to crack down on street crime and bolster deportations, Trump has federalized National Guard troops in American cities, including Washington, Chicago and Portland. Democratic officials have argued the president’s deployments constitute an illegal overreach of federal power and have sued to stop them. None of the Democrats in the video immediately responded to a request for comment regarding Trump’s threats. But Trump continued to stew over the video Thursday. “This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” he wrote later. “Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"gov: Ms. Halligan, a personal lawyer to Mr. Trump who is working on the first criminal case of her career; Mr. Lemons, Diaz, brought in to the Comey case from a U.S. attorney’s office in North Carolina after no one in the Alexandria office would take the job."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Bove's remarks, which have not previously been publicly reported, suggest at least some members of the administration were considering this policy shift as early as six months before the boat strikes began."
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM