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(((Eddie)))
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Mostly harmless. Tikkun olamnik.
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pgourevitch.bsky.social
As a little antidote to all the grim tidings here’s a classic rendition of Tom Lehrer’s classic song.

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Hanukkah in Santa Monica
YouTube video by Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles
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December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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tendar.bsky.social
This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
December 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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scalzi.com
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):

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“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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kjhealy.co
Some experts expressed disagreement about whether the President can fly by flapping his arms very fast
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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misterabk.bsky.social
Throwback to the Xmas when I spoofed mobile game ads too accurately, and no one clicked on the video.
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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farmwisdom.bsky.social
Many classics to choose from, but Roger screws up is my all time favorite.
Roger in an orchestra holding one cymbal thinking “I won’t screw up. I won’t. I won’t. I won’t…” Caption: Roger screws up
December 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
mprnews.org MPR News @mprnews.org · 4d
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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molly.wiki
I have purchased the PACER documents so everyone can read the impact statements submitted by victims of Do Kwon and the 2022 Terra/Luna meltdown. Collapses like these ruin lives.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/67087...
Honorable Judge Engelmayer, My name is Stanislav Trofimchuk (Stan). My life and family were pretty much ruined by Mr. Kwon’s actions back in 2022 and I would like to share my story in writing and speak at a sentencing hearing if videoconferencing means are available as I’m unable to attend personally. Below is my story: We came to the United States in 2006 from Ukraine as a young family with a ten-month-old baby, chasing the American Dream and a brighter future for our children — both the one we had and those we still hoped to have. Like most first-generation immigrants, we had to work very hard to build a life for ourselves. For seven straight years I worked multiple jobs, endless hours, no weekends, no holidays — because my wife didn’t have a work permit during all that time. I barely saw my children grow up. She carried the burden of raising our two boys almost entirely alone, with no family nearby, no help at all. After thirteen years of struggle, we finally became U.S. citizens. For the first time I could breathe. I started a small business, came home at reasonable hours, and began repairing the years I had missed with my family. Life finally felt like it was moving forward. By early 2021 the dream was within reach: a modest house in Texas, a growing business, savings carefully set aside so our sons could go to college. After everything, we were closer than ever to “making it.”. Then, in February 2022, war exploded across Ukraine. Both my wife’s elderly mother and my parents, living in the south of the country — found themselves directly on the front line. We dropped everything. We flew to Europe, pulled them out of Ukraine, and relocated the entire family — our parents, ourselves, our children — to Croatia, one of the few places that felt safe and where we could survive on far less money than in America. In Croatia none of us had work permits. My small business in US started struggling the moment I left. I was desperate for any lifeline that could keep seven p… described UST as a stablecoin that would always hold its $1 peg, and those protocols as safe, reliable way to earn 19–40% yield. It didn’t feel like gambling; it felt like the answer we had been praying for. We sold everything at discounted prices: the house, the business, the cars. We scraped together just over $190,000 — every dollar of seventeen years of sacrifice — and in late April 2022 I converted it all to UST and locked it into Anchor and Mirror, trusting the promises that had been repeated for months. Just two weeks later, on May 9, 2022, I watched UST fall off its peg. In panic, I almost sold everything to limit the damage, but then I saw Mr. Kwon’s tweet: “Deploying more capital— steady lads.”. The price started recovering that day. I trusted him again and decided to keep the UST locked. What followed were two weeks of pure terror. The Terra blockchain halted. Mirror Protocol liquidity vanished. I couldn’t withdraw a single cent. When the system finally let me out on May 23, UST was trading below $0.07. Our $190,000 had become less than $13,000. Seventeen years of our lives — gone in two weeks. People say you should never risk money you can’t afford to lose. But this never felt like risk. The founder of the project had called it “too big to fail,” boasted that the Luna Foundation Guard would protect every dollar. To a desperate father trying to feed two families in a foreign country, it sounded like the safest investment ever. The money was only the beginning of the catastrophe. Less than two weeks after the collapse, my wife packed her bags. She could no longer trust that I could keep her and her mother financially safe. A few months later the divorce papers arrived. Our teenage sons chose to stay with me and my parents, to hold what was left of the family together. College was never mentioned again. Both boys quit school and now work as car mechanics to put food on the table. Today I am [redacted]. I live in [redacted] with my elderly parents, taking wh… completely. Yet that is exactly what happened. I know there are others out there whose stories are even darker than mine. I still hope that Mr. Kwon finds the conscience, the will, and the means to make restitution — so that shattered families like ours might have a chance to rebuild. Thank you for listening. Stanislav
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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thegoldenbolt.net
One of my fav game dev stories ever: For the 10 MINUTE Qwark Opera level in Secret Agent Clank, the devs had forgotten to ask Jim Ward to prep for singing.

When he found out, he said "huh, hold on" & sang the entire thing in nearly A SINGLE TAKE.
toonhive.bsky.social ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 5d
Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha, Captain Qwark and more, has sadly passed away at the age of 66, his radio colleague Stephanie Miller confirms.
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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lethalityjane.bsky.social
My working theory is that everyone in the US government has the brain of an Army battalion S3 NCOIC on a power trip.
stanfordc.bsky.social Chris Stanford @stanfordc.bsky.social · 6d
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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andycraig.bsky.social
- you got that Aryan propaganda done?

- sure did boss, nice and Arian just like you asked
kevjg.bsky.social Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 7d
ok it’s legitimately funny that they can’t even throw red meat to Catholics without falling into heresy
= The WHITE HOUSE In one of the most profound and consequential acts of history, Mary heroically accepted God's will with trust and humility: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Mary's decision forever altered the course of humanity. Nine months later, God became man when Mary gave birth to a son, Jesus, who would go on to offer his life on the Cross for the redemption of sins and the salvation of the world.
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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atherton.bsky.social
Every legal story now is either

Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach

or

In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
abracadocious.bsky.social
Citizens for Improv Theatre demand new City of Yes, And initiative.
opennewyork.org Open New York @opennewyork.org · 12d
Zohran points to City of Yes as an initiative to build on 👏
Bobby Cuza @bcuza: Mamdani, after meeting with Mayor Adams, cites City of Yes and trash containerization as 2 initiatives “New Yorkers deserve to have be built on, as opposed to be discarded.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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judedoyle.bsky.social
The fun thing about the "masculinity crisis" is that masculinity has literally always been in crisis, for as long as we've been writing about it, and also that isn't even the problem:
“Sixty years ago some of these [men] would have been fathers. Small-business owners. Dependable men in hats riding slow commuter trains, their mindscapes perfumed with thoughts of stocks, bonds, lawn care,” writes Daniel Kolitz, in his own viral essay on gooners—who are (yes) a quasi-religious subculture of mostly straight young guys who aim to achieve transcendence through continual masturbation. But 60 years ago—in 1965—experts were also worried about the dudes; in point of fact, that was the year George M. Frederickson published the first-ever paper about the “crisis in masculinity.” Masculinity was in crisis in 1965 (because men had “feminizing” office jobs instead of doing manual labour) and masculinity was in crisis in 1985 (because women had started working in the offices) and masculinity was in crisis in 1995 (because there weren’t enough drum circles, cf. Iron John). Masculinity has been in crisis for so long, and for so many reasons, that it almost makes one question whether there was ever an unchallenged or universal “masculinity” in the first place.
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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bmhughes.bsky.social
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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picklebee.bsky.social
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️🧊

www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
A map with gritters on it called William Wall-ice, grit tok, Gritney Spears and The Grittist Snowman A map with gritters on it called I've grit a crush on you, grit a bit, polar patroller, I want to break freeze A map with gritters on it called bear chills, thistle do icely A map with gritters on it called Gritallica, Olaf snow free roads, salt shaker and sled zepplin
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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dhanendran.co.uk
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.

It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Learning from Stoppard By Mike Fitzgerald, June 13, 2016 Comparing two drafts of a script can be hugely instructive, revealing point-by-point how a writer went about improving the story. When I stumbled upon an earlier draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I discovered a dazzling, glittering trove of lessons as nourishing as eternal life itself. Well, nearly so. Last Crusade was written by Jeffrey Boam, from a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. So say the opening credits. Boam’s final draft, dated March 1, 1988 (ten weeks before production) differs drastically from the published script which reflects the released version of the film. Differences come as no shock, but with Last Crusade they aren’t just a few deleted scenes and some line changes. Whole sections of the Boam draft were reimagined, major set pieces were added, and the pacing and tone were markedly transformed. Whoever made these changes possessed a profound grasp of story craft. Screenshot from https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-learning-from-stoppard/
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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rincewind.run
perhaps, like the couple from the “down low-too slow” section of the high five page on Wikipedia, she met the love of her life on this fart walk
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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jenniferdeguzman.bsky.social
She’s *that* neighbor
A black cat standing on a pillow and looking through the shutters like a nosy neighbor
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Sarah Beckstrom seems like she was a wonderful person who had a bright future ahead of her. Such a tragedy.
ryanjreilly.com Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 17d
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.

She didn't want to deploy to D.C.

"She hated it. She cried about it."

But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.

May she rest in peace.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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thetrueduckman.bsky.social
No. The Thing is a movie about a bunch of people who all distrust and hate each other trapped in one building as the tension between them slowly builds until it reaches a breaking point. It's a Thanksgiving movie.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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secondnaturemb.bsky.social
Another story in four parts. This polar bear mom went from seemingly sound asleep to full meerkat mode in seconds. Her nose is always on the alert for potential danger to her and her 11-month-old cubs. #Mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
A female polar bear sleeps stretched out in the snow on a frozen lake. Her two young cubs were snuggled into her hind end. Momma bear in full meerkat mode sniffing the snow-filled air as her two cubs watch. The sudden snow squall swirls around them. Mom resettles and checks on her cubs as the closest one stretches in the snow. The snow still swirls around them. Mom and one cub have resettled back in their sleeping spot while the cub on the end looks out towards the photographer. The snow has eased off again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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tylerhuckabee.bsky.social
A national bond that transcends race, religion, politics and class is our shared agreement that the Muppets are real. They are real people with jobs and lives. Listen to that crowd screaming. They know they're seeing a celebrity.
dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 21d
Sabrina Carpenter arrests Miss Piggy at the final show of her Short n’ Sweet tour in Los Angeles.

(📸: prfctsabrinas | Twitter/X)
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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moudhy.bsky.social
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).

I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20d
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is seen wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and tan shoes. He's shaking hands with someone in a black outfit. A close up of his shoes show weird stitching on the side. They look like they're the first shoes ever made in history.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM