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· Oct 5
The entire history of humanity is just us scrambling over each other's corpses for the shiniest thing we can find and God just constantly breaking in to remind us that the only treasure of any value is Love.
Perfect start to advent at my sister's Methodist church for the first time. Absolutely obsessed with their stained glass.
May the Light shine out from us all!
May the Light shine out from us all!
November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Perfect start to advent at my sister's Methodist church for the first time. Absolutely obsessed with their stained glass.
May the Light shine out from us all!
May the Light shine out from us all!
Look, I love Teilhard and am inclined to agree that this is a possibility, but there's simply no way to the Christosphere without contemplation - and there's exactly zero contemplation involved in this hypnotizing mess we've named "AI"
The advent of AI might be just the latest stage in a guiding biological process that has produced ever more complex, mutually dependent organisms over the history of life
go.nature.com/4onxvKP
go.nature.com/4onxvKP
What is the future of intelligence? The answer could lie in the story of its evolution
Nature - The advent of artificial intelligence might be just the latest stage in a guiding biological process that has produced ever more complex, mutually dependent organisms over the history of...
go.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Look, I love Teilhard and am inclined to agree that this is a possibility, but there's simply no way to the Christosphere without contemplation - and there's exactly zero contemplation involved in this hypnotizing mess we've named "AI"
Showed my nephew "Weapons" - will be going to confession tomorrow.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Showed my nephew "Weapons" - will be going to confession tomorrow.
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Eminem and @officialjackwhite.bsky.social have turned their surprise collaborative halftime show performance from the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game into a new EP, 'Live At Ford Field,' streaming now
Jack White & Eminem's Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show Is Now Streaming
We knew Jack White would put on a fantastic show when he was announced as the halftime entertainment for his hometown Detroit Lions’ annual Thanksgiving Day football game. We did not realize the perfo...
stereogum.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Eminem and @officialjackwhite.bsky.social have turned their surprise collaborative halftime show performance from the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game into a new EP, 'Live At Ford Field,' streaming now
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From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Just finished the fourth episode HOT DAMN!!!
"Stranger Things" rules. That is all.
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Just finished the fourth episode HOT DAMN!!!
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we have eurovision at home
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
we have eurovision at home
Ever think about how tasty the rich are
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Ever think about how tasty the rich are
This is what I did for 4 hours today
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is what I did for 4 hours today
Finally, a cultural moment we can all enjoy
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Finally, a cultural moment we can all enjoy
Grateful I don't have to be on this site. Log off. Free your mind.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Grateful I don't have to be on this site. Log off. Free your mind.
"Stranger Things" rules. That is all.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"Stranger Things" rules. That is all.
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VATICAN III: BUTLERIAN JIHAD
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
VATICAN III: BUTLERIAN JIHAD
The fact that my niece is asking for a Deftones record for Christmas, a band I was in love with at her age, makes me impossibly happy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The fact that my niece is asking for a Deftones record for Christmas, a band I was in love with at her age, makes me impossibly happy.
GDT's "At the Mountains of Madness"
And, selfishly, "Alita Battle Angel 2" so my wife can work on it.
And, selfishly, "Alita Battle Angel 2" so my wife can work on it.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
GDT's "At the Mountains of Madness"
And, selfishly, "Alita Battle Angel 2" so my wife can work on it.
And, selfishly, "Alita Battle Angel 2" so my wife can work on it.
Has anyone noticed how we completely dropped all pretense of thanksgiving having its own aesthetic identity this year?
It's been Christmas for at least two weeks.
It's been Christmas for at least two weeks.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Has anyone noticed how we completely dropped all pretense of thanksgiving having its own aesthetic identity this year?
It's been Christmas for at least two weeks.
It's been Christmas for at least two weeks.
Finding new ways to infantilize millennials smdh
Adolescence lasts into 30s - new study shows four pivotal ages for your brain
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl6klez226o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl6klez226o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Finding new ways to infantilize millennials smdh
Nick, what the ever living fuck are we doing here
just two cool guys looking normal and alive, like humans
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Nick, what the ever living fuck are we doing here
Before it kicks me off again, this was surprising
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Before it kicks me off again, this was surprising
Hey I'm lonely but can't have kids. Please advise*
*jk, fuck off.
*jk, fuck off.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey I'm lonely but can't have kids. Please advise*
*jk, fuck off.
*jk, fuck off.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Y'all, I just found my absolute holy grail promotional comic book for nearly nothing. This is the most fortuitous beginning to this vacation imaginable.
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Y'all, I just found my absolute holy grail promotional comic book for nearly nothing. This is the most fortuitous beginning to this vacation imaginable.