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Bluesky has agreed to block or restrict 72 accounts at the request of Turkey's increasingly authoritarian government.
The accounts are only blocked for users in Turkey and only blocked for users who use the official Bluesky app. Most third party apps do not implement at-protocols location features.
The accounts are only blocked for users in Turkey and only blocked for users who use the official Bluesky app. Most third party apps do not implement at-protocols location features.
Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps ... yet | TechCrunch
Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there's currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.Earlier this
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You were supposed to be different, @bsky.app. But you're just like the rest.
Raul Malo had the voice of an angel. Because of cancer, he sings with the angels now. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
Raul Malo’s genre-blending legacy reshaped American music
Raul Malo’s legacy proves American music was never meant to stay in one lane.
creators.yahoo.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Raul Malo had the voice of an angel. Because of cancer, he sings with the angels now. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
Headline: Three New #Coffee Creamer Flavors!
Me: Tell me more.
Story: They're inspired by and in partnership with Paris Hilton.
Me: Tell me less.
www.allrecipes.com/internationa...
Me: Tell me more.
Story: They're inspired by and in partnership with Paris Hilton.
Me: Tell me less.
www.allrecipes.com/internationa...
International Delight Has 3 All-New Coffee Creamers for a Limited Time
International Delight is teaming up with Paris Hilton to release three new coffee creamers for a limited time, including Raspberry Champagne Creamer, Sweet & Spicy Creamer, and Cotton Candy Cold Foam ...
www.allrecipes.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Headline: Three New #Coffee Creamer Flavors!
Me: Tell me more.
Story: They're inspired by and in partnership with Paris Hilton.
Me: Tell me less.
www.allrecipes.com/internationa...
Me: Tell me more.
Story: They're inspired by and in partnership with Paris Hilton.
Me: Tell me less.
www.allrecipes.com/internationa...
"Your listening age is 67." You say that like it's a bad thing, Spotify. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar... #SpotifyWrapped
My 2025 Wrapped
Spotify
www.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"Your listening age is 67." You say that like it's a bad thing, Spotify. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar... #SpotifyWrapped
Sudden end of an almost 90-year era. The patient had been in declining financial health for some time, though.
K&W Cafeteria employees in North Carolina and Virginia should contact their state labor and commerce departments to protect their rights. K&W didn't give 60-day WARN notice before closing.
K&W Cafeteria employees in North Carolina and Virginia should contact their state labor and commerce departments to protect their rights. K&W didn't give 60-day WARN notice before closing.
K&W Cafeteria announces immediate closure of all locations
K&W Cafeteria announces immediate closure of all locations
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — K&W Cafeteria has announced the immediate closure of all its locations. The company made the announcement on Monday afternoon on Facebook, stating that all location…
myfox8.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Sudden end of an almost 90-year era. The patient had been in declining financial health for some time, though.
K&W Cafeteria employees in North Carolina and Virginia should contact their state labor and commerce departments to protect their rights. K&W didn't give 60-day WARN notice before closing.
K&W Cafeteria employees in North Carolina and Virginia should contact their state labor and commerce departments to protect their rights. K&W didn't give 60-day WARN notice before closing.
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
I searched the internet for the infamous "Clem & Clem's Son" editorial cartoon for tomorrow's Clemson-South Carolina rivalry game. I also learned in the search results about Clem Sohn. Early 1900s daredevil who may have inspired Batman. Didn't end well for him. 99wfmk.com/the-michigan... #Gamecocks
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I searched the internet for the infamous "Clem & Clem's Son" editorial cartoon for tomorrow's Clemson-South Carolina rivalry game. I also learned in the search results about Clem Sohn. Early 1900s daredevil who may have inspired Batman. Didn't end well for him. 99wfmk.com/the-michigan... #Gamecocks
Maybe it was Fuzzy Zoeller's "19th hole" booze fueling an inappropriate "joke." Maybe Fuzzy Zoeller really was racist. The ultimate judge sees his heart now. www.npr.org/2025/11/27/g... via @npr.org #Golf
Fuzzy Zoeller, golf champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
Two-time golf champion Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74. One of golf's most gregarious characters Zoeller's career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke he made about Tiger Woods.
www.npr.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Maybe it was Fuzzy Zoeller's "19th hole" booze fueling an inappropriate "joke." Maybe Fuzzy Zoeller really was racist. The ultimate judge sees his heart now. www.npr.org/2025/11/27/g... via @npr.org #Golf
I saved this story until #Thanksgiving just to say the following:
As God is my witness, I thought Türkiyes could fly. www.gov.uk/government/n... #WKRPinCincinnati
As God is my witness, I thought Türkiyes could fly. www.gov.uk/government/n... #WKRPinCincinnati
20,000 UK jobs secured as Türkiye buys 20 Typhoon jets in biggest fighter jet deal in a generation
Thousands of skilled UK jobs have been secured for years to come as the UK and Türkiye sign a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets – the biggest fighter jet exports deal in a gen...
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I saved this story until #Thanksgiving just to say the following:
As God is my witness, I thought Türkiyes could fly. www.gov.uk/government/n... #WKRPinCincinnati
As God is my witness, I thought Türkiyes could fly. www.gov.uk/government/n... #WKRPinCincinnati
I've bought a Joyeux Noël card for a friend in #France from #Hallmark for YEARS. Not in 2025: "Unfortunately, we do not currently offer any French-language cards. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
What did France DO to you, Hallmark? Mon dieu! @hallmark.bsky.social
What did France DO to you, Hallmark? Mon dieu! @hallmark.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've bought a Joyeux Noël card for a friend in #France from #Hallmark for YEARS. Not in 2025: "Unfortunately, we do not currently offer any French-language cards. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
What did France DO to you, Hallmark? Mon dieu! @hallmark.bsky.social
What did France DO to you, Hallmark? Mon dieu! @hallmark.bsky.social
Walter Cronkite, announcing to CBS viewers at 2:38 p.m. Eastern time 62 years ago today that President John F. Kennedy had died in Dallas from an assassin's bullets. youtu.be/6PXORQE5-CY?... #JFK @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
JFK assassination: Cronkite informs a shocked nation
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Walter Cronkite, announcing to CBS viewers at 2:38 p.m. Eastern time 62 years ago today that President John F. Kennedy had died in Dallas from an assassin's bullets. youtu.be/6PXORQE5-CY?... #JFK @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
More than 13,000 #Verizon employees are losing their jobs during the holiday season. apnews.com/article/veri...
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly could earn up to $64.75 million between salary, bonus incentives, and stock awards. www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka9s4j4s
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly could earn up to $64.75 million between salary, bonus incentives, and stock awards. www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka9s4j4s
Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to 'reorient' entire company
Verizon is laying off over 13,000 employees as part of a major company reorientation. The cuts began on Thursday, according to a memo from CEO Dan Schulman.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
More than 13,000 #Verizon employees are losing their jobs during the holiday season. apnews.com/article/veri...
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly could earn up to $64.75 million between salary, bonus incentives, and stock awards. www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka9s4j4s
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly could earn up to $64.75 million between salary, bonus incentives, and stock awards. www.thelayoff.com/t/1ka9s4j4s
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Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
42 years ago tonight, more than 100 million of us watched it get hot in here on ABC. youtu.be/n28NoLNarNs?... #TheDayAfter
2/3 The Day After (1983) – The Nuclear War Movie That Shook America
YouTube video by Waleed Higgins
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
42 years ago tonight, more than 100 million of us watched it get hot in here on ABC. youtu.be/n28NoLNarNs?... #TheDayAfter
I've updated the fact checker's work before. But until today, I hadn't CORRECTED the fact checker's work. #YouHadOneJob #DoTHATArtificialIntelligence #Editing
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I've updated the fact checker's work before. But until today, I hadn't CORRECTED the fact checker's work. #YouHadOneJob #DoTHATArtificialIntelligence #Editing
It's not THAT difficult, writers! Just acknowledge that James Bond is a reassigned name, like 007 is a reassigned number (which has been canon). George Lazenby's "other fella" line established reassigned name canon 56 YEARS AGO. radaronline.com/p/james-bond... www.facebook.com/share/r/1EuH...
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It's not THAT difficult, writers! Just acknowledge that James Bond is a reassigned name, like 007 is a reassigned number (which has been canon). George Lazenby's "other fella" line established reassigned name canon 56 YEARS AGO. radaronline.com/p/james-bond... www.facebook.com/share/r/1EuH...
The cruelty is, always has been, and always will be the point with President Manbaby. Happy #Thanksgiving! #SNAP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The cruelty is, always has been, and always will be the point with President Manbaby. Happy #Thanksgiving! #SNAP
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Once saw somebody answer "what did Watson and Crick discover?" with "Rosalind Franklin's notes," that's always been a favorite of mine.
NEW YORK (AP) — James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Once saw somebody answer "what did Watson and Crick discover?" with "Rosalind Franklin's notes," that's always been a favorite of mine.
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Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tell me more about ‘Sleepy Joe.’
I think Walmart Pharmacy texts asked me to sign a prenup. (They don't realize I dumped them for @costplusdrugs.com.)
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I think Walmart Pharmacy texts asked me to sign a prenup. (They don't realize I dumped them for @costplusdrugs.com.)
I'll go with the Dr. Oz math, and weigh somewhere between -40 and -50 pounds before next #Thanksgiving. Plenty of room for turkey! 🦃
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'll go with the Dr. Oz math, and weigh somewhere between -40 and -50 pounds before next #Thanksgiving. Plenty of room for turkey! 🦃
Dick Cheney died yesterday. He was the real 43rd president of the United States, if you believe the unauthorized 2018 biopic "Vice" (and I do). He won't get an "RIP and Godspeed" from me. Not that I think he would care. youtu.be/6E-v5yDBR64
Vice (2018) - Ending
YouTube video by Bodi Alshaa
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Dick Cheney died yesterday. He was the real 43rd president of the United States, if you believe the unauthorized 2018 biopic "Vice" (and I do). He won't get an "RIP and Godspeed" from me. Not that I think he would care. youtu.be/6E-v5yDBR64
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
The movie "To Live and Die in L.A." was released 40 years ago today, and includes the second-to-last great movie car chase scene made WITHOUT CGI and other such special effects. (The 1998 film "Ronin" had the last such great scene.) Understandable NSFW language in the link. youtu.be/VOK9QW21VPo
To Live and Die in L.A. Car Chase (1985) HD
YouTube video by VaRaces Chase Database
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The movie "To Live and Die in L.A." was released 40 years ago today, and includes the second-to-last great movie car chase scene made WITHOUT CGI and other such special effects. (The 1998 film "Ronin" had the last such great scene.) Understandable NSFW language in the link. youtu.be/VOK9QW21VPo