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Mostly harmless. Tikkun olamnik.
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As a little antidote to all the grim tidings here’s a classic rendition of Tom Lehrer’s classic song.

youtu.be/MehTnsDVvU4?...
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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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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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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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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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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Many classics to choose from, but Roger screws up is my all time favorite.
December 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
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...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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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...
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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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.
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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My working theory is that everyone in the US government has the brain of an Army battalion S3 NCOIC on a power trip.
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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- you got that Aryan propaganda done?

- sure did boss, nice and Arian just like you asked
ok it’s legitimately funny that they can’t even throw red meat to Catholics without falling into heresy
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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
Citizens for Improv Theatre demand new City of Yes, And initiative.
Zohran points to City of Yes as an initiative to build on 👏
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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:
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️🧊

www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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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...
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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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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She’s *that* neighbor
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Sarah Beckstrom seems like she was a wonderful person who had a bright future ahead of her. Such a tragedy.
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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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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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 🌿
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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.
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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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.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM