@zem42.bsky.social
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Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
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The funny thing about this meeting is that Mamdani didn't back down on a single policy point or anything he's said about Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The funny thing about this meeting is that Mamdani didn't back down on a single policy point or anything he's said about Trump.
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PSA (unrelated to *all this*)
Take that turkey out the freezer babes.
Take that turkey out the freezer babes.
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
PSA (unrelated to *all this*)
Take that turkey out the freezer babes.
Take that turkey out the freezer babes.
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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Okay, I may or may not have a whole semi off topic ramble about some of the skills Mamdani is likely using, but overall?
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
Trump has said a number of times that you'd be surprised how much he and Mamdani agree on. (Talks again about building housing, lowering rents.)
Trump: "I expect to be helping him, not hurting him."
Trump: "I expect to be helping him, not hurting him."
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Okay, I may or may not have a whole semi off topic ramble about some of the skills Mamdani is likely using, but overall?
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
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For poetry nerds, this is neat. Alliterative verse half in Old English half in Latin.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
For poetry nerds, this is neat. Alliterative verse half in Old English half in Latin.
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Trump: anything else pal?
Zohran: I dunno you want to sink the GOP nominee for governor?
Trump: no problem!
Zohran: I dunno you want to sink the GOP nominee for governor?
Trump: no problem!
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump: anything else pal?
Zohran: I dunno you want to sink the GOP nominee for governor?
Trump: no problem!
Zohran: I dunno you want to sink the GOP nominee for governor?
Trump: no problem!
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
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you elect a pope from chicago you get a pope from chicago
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
you elect a pope from chicago you get a pope from chicago
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I just thoroughly huffed Rudy Rucker's latest trippy surreal gonzo scifi adventure novel, _Sqinks_. Thought-sparking, slightly disturbing, and redonkulous fun. I helped fund it on Kickstarter and glad I did. Check it out!
SQINKS. A vintage Rudy Rucker rollercoaster: fresh ideas, big laughs, and high emotions. A novel about our new AI, set in today's San Francisco. A transreal cyberpunk love story! For sale everywhere.
Books2Read.com/sqink
Books2Read.com/sqink
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I just thoroughly huffed Rudy Rucker's latest trippy surreal gonzo scifi adventure novel, _Sqinks_. Thought-sparking, slightly disturbing, and redonkulous fun. I helped fund it on Kickstarter and glad I did. Check it out!
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It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
book PR scam copy has gotten just better enough in the last year that it drives me insane. I can't handle the extra five seconds of sleuthing before sending to spam!
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Part About Publishing a Book in 2025 Is The New Kind of Spam
I don’t like getting spam emails as a general rule, but they’re usually pretty easy to filter and don’t cause more than a momentary spasm of irritation:
www.thechatner.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
the ICE to ICE pipeline
The "tetraethly lead made gen X into fascists" idea is so much funnier once you look at the chemical structure
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
the ICE to ICE pipeline
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Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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I don't ever wanna hear someone from the UK talking shit about the US court system again, lol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I don't ever wanna hear someone from the UK talking shit about the US court system again, lol www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
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Might be controversial but I feel like some researchers on this topic aren't saying this is a possibility enough. Covid is...everywhere and it makes sense that the infections are triggering chronic illness.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Might be controversial but I feel like some researchers on this topic aren't saying this is a possibility enough. Covid is...everywhere and it makes sense that the infections are triggering chronic illness.
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I laughed like a donkey reading this. Don't fuck with judges
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I laughed like a donkey reading this. Don't fuck with judges
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The funniest most chilling thing about this is the question of why this has even come up. Who has a burning desire to… display these symbols ?
Update: The U.S. Coast Guard reversed course, saying the swastika and noose were indeed hate symbols that are prohibited.
This came hours after The Post reported that the service was about to enact a new policy that downgraded those symbols.
This came hours after The Post reported that the service was about to enact a new policy that downgraded those symbols.
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The funniest most chilling thing about this is the question of why this has even come up. Who has a burning desire to… display these symbols ?
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I read this post and every dog in a 5 mile radius jumped up
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I read this post and every dog in a 5 mile radius jumped up
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Congratulations to Google on making a shitty thing worse.
Google starts rolling out ads in AI mode; the ads look similar to the citations in AI answers but with a "sponsored" label (Mayank Parmar/BleepingComputer)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congratulations to Google on making a shitty thing worse.