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In the War on Empathy, I am choosing to fight on the side of empathy. Opinions are my own & definitely do not reflect those of my workplace.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
Pinned
new seasonal name coming shortly but this modification of the halloween one I had popped into my head and I couldn't resist the change at least for a couple days
The company better pay for the new house and contents those folks will need.
A heating oil delivery truck that went to the wrong address pumped nearly 400 gallons of heating oil into a Medford home, flooding its basement, a city official said. trib.al/xgoW561
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The company better pay for the new house and contents those folks will need.
A hit, a palpable hit!
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A hit, a palpable hit!
“Don’t give people over 18 Christmas presents, and feed them cabbage for the holiday dinner
Are we trying to create a nation of Four Yorkshiremen?
Are we trying to create a nation of Four Yorkshiremen?
Chat, is it a good sign when the Atlantic's Thanksgiving take is "cabbage is affordable"?
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Don’t give people over 18 Christmas presents, and feed them cabbage for the holiday dinner
Are we trying to create a nation of Four Yorkshiremen?
Are we trying to create a nation of Four Yorkshiremen?
And I haven’t tested my aunt thoroughly for the presence of wheels, so there may be hidden evidence she is a bicycle.
OMG OMG OMG it gets worse!!! (I assume some of this is in the article too - only got through 40% of it)
Scherer says RFK says “I believe there is evidence to suggest that there is hidden dangers caused by vaccines which have not shown up yet in studies”.
“Because those studies haven’t been done”.
Scherer says RFK says “I believe there is evidence to suggest that there is hidden dangers caused by vaccines which have not shown up yet in studies”.
“Because those studies haven’t been done”.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And I haven’t tested my aunt thoroughly for the presence of wheels, so there may be hidden evidence she is a bicycle.
Oh, this is delightful.
In case you missed it, Jamaica has won a gold medal in bobsled!
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oh, this is delightful.
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It's also amazing that a guy who grew up in Toronto's east end, worked for Eaton's, and was generally very Canadian could also very authentically play a certain sort of "Chicago Guy." Uncle Buck is probably the best example of this.
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It's also amazing that a guy who grew up in Toronto's east end, worked for Eaton's, and was generally very Canadian could also very authentically play a certain sort of "Chicago Guy." Uncle Buck is probably the best example of this.
I was just thinking of his “I like me” speech from P T and A the other day.
He made the movies he was in better.
He made the movies he was in better.
I'm pulling out my Blu-ray of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" for annual Thanksgiving viewing.
When I watch it and "Only the Lonely" I get a sad sense of what we missed as John Candy was developing into a very versatile, dramatic actor. I watched him grow from the SCTV days. He was awesome.😢
When I watch it and "Only the Lonely" I get a sad sense of what we missed as John Candy was developing into a very versatile, dramatic actor. I watched him grow from the SCTV days. He was awesome.😢
a man with a mustache says " i like me " in front of him
Alt: John Candy says "I like me."
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was just thinking of his “I like me” speech from P T and A the other day.
He made the movies he was in better.
He made the movies he was in better.
Yeah. And even for me: there was a worrisome thing that HR reported to me where I had to quickly log in to a retirement account I had and good luck remembering one of the 30 different passwords I have when I’m stressed
Also, every service.
Basically every visit to see my mom is 50% working through 2FA systems with her so she can pay utility bills.
Basically every visit to see my mom is 50% working through 2FA systems with her so she can pay utility bills.
We're drowning in passwords & multi-factor authentication & chatbots & "unusually high call volume" & robots ignoring "representative!"
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
We should think more carefully about how Social Security uses these tools with our parents & grandparents.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yeah. And even for me: there was a worrisome thing that HR reported to me where I had to quickly log in to a retirement account I had and good luck remembering one of the 30 different passwords I have when I’m stressed
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“He’s right behind me, isn’t he?”
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“He’s right behind me, isn’t he?”
We are NOT doing “Ph. D.s are not real doctors” discourse again
This guy has a lot of opinions for someone who hasn’t ever had a real job
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are NOT doing “Ph. D.s are not real doctors” discourse again
Of course they’re breaking ties with Boy Scouts, they don’t want trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, or reverent people.
At least not in the ways the scout law pushes boys to aspire to.
At least not in the ways the scout law pushes boys to aspire to.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Of course they’re breaking ties with Boy Scouts, they don’t want trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, or reverent people.
At least not in the ways the scout law pushes boys to aspire to.
At least not in the ways the scout law pushes boys to aspire to.
“It’s anti-Welsh discrimination!”
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“It’s anti-Welsh discrimination!”
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ICE is working in Oklahoma City, this story is absurd and evil but fortunately he's been released.
I would hope Joe Harroz got on the horn real quick.
I would hope Joe Harroz got on the horn real quick.
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ICE is working in Oklahoma City, this story is absurd and evil but fortunately he's been released.
I would hope Joe Harroz got on the horn real quick.
I would hope Joe Harroz got on the horn real quick.
The *coffee* is new; it’s the water it’s made with that’s used
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The *coffee* is new; it’s the water it’s made with that’s used
Ronly Honly!
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ronly Honly!
So many people who spent entire careers trying to build things to help others watching them destroyed by 4-channers in a few months…
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So many people who spent entire careers trying to build things to help others watching them destroyed by 4-channers in a few months…
…..reminds me of cult deprogramming…
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In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
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November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
…..reminds me of cult deprogramming…
“How stopping using social media can effect your brain”
Uhhhh I think you mean affect? Did you not stop soon enough
(I am begging local news headline/chyron writers to read more)
Uhhhh I think you mean affect? Did you not stop soon enough
(I am begging local news headline/chyron writers to read more)
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“How stopping using social media can effect your brain”
Uhhhh I think you mean affect? Did you not stop soon enough
(I am begging local news headline/chyron writers to read more)
Uhhhh I think you mean affect? Did you not stop soon enough
(I am begging local news headline/chyron writers to read more)
Like who raised her? Labrador Retrievers?
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Like who raised her? Labrador Retrievers?
My mom isn’t Swedish but she said her family often had lutefisk, because it was traditional where she lived
Christmas dinner where I'm from is lasagna, manicotti, penne/ziti, meatballs, braciola (and like, one token vegetable). Always fascinated by what "tradional" Christmas dinner looks like for those who did not grow up in the Italian American tri-state bubble (my family issn't even Italian!)
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
My mom isn’t Swedish but she said her family often had lutefisk, because it was traditional where she lived
And they took our bukkits!
these kids today with their memes! they don't make any sense! back in the old days, we could haz a cheeseburger! nowadays we have no hamburger, no flavor, and no cash!
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
And they took our bukkits!
Last repost: oh wow. Oh. I’m going to need a minute 🥹
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Last repost: oh wow. Oh. I’m going to need a minute 🥹
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM