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EVERY house we looked at in altadena had a high fire risk, so we looked and bought in Pasadena even though there was less inventory. EVERY house i looked at in Altadena burned in Eaton, four weeks after we closed. Eaton missed our house by five blocks.
the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.
the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
EVERY house we looked at in altadena had a high fire risk, so we looked and bought in Pasadena even though there was less inventory. EVERY house i looked at in Altadena burned in Eaton, four weeks after we closed. Eaton missed our house by five blocks.
the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.
the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.
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The Trump admin is systematically firing immigration judges across the country for no reason other their above average grant rates.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Trump admin is systematically firing immigration judges across the country for no reason other their above average grant rates.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
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They misspelled "will" - *will* worsen gaps, because that's what the giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine was built to do.
A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
They misspelled "will" - *will* worsen gaps, because that's what the giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine was built to do.
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
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This is extremely bad and worrisome for obvious reasons, but it's worth pointing out that this was obviously the student's goal
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is extremely bad and worrisome for obvious reasons, but it's worth pointing out that this was obviously the student's goal
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
She knowingly wrote a garbage essay for her trans prof's class and when she obviously got a terrible grade stirred up a media storm
This was clearly the intended outcome
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group. n.pr/43HKAat
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group. n.pr/43HKAat
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Having only played the 3DS game, it’s genuinely shocking it was on a Nintendo system. Beyond super edgy violence and absurdly grime endings, there were a few eyebrow raising moments of “ok, didn’t… need… that.”
At any rate, I call bullshit on these “current platform guidelines”
At any rate, I call bullshit on these “current platform guidelines”
XSEED Games announced that Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack west physical is canceled as well as digital unreleased games featured in the pack, due to the contents of several games in the pack not complying with current platform guidelines
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Having only played the 3DS game, it’s genuinely shocking it was on a Nintendo system. Beyond super edgy violence and absurdly grime endings, there were a few eyebrow raising moments of “ok, didn’t… need… that.”
At any rate, I call bullshit on these “current platform guidelines”
At any rate, I call bullshit on these “current platform guidelines”
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Society should provide for and take of the first two levels of the hierarchy of needs. No one should have to worry about those things and be given the freedom to strive towards self-actualization.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Society should provide for and take of the first two levels of the hierarchy of needs. No one should have to worry about those things and be given the freedom to strive towards self-actualization.
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Identity seems a pretty fucking important part of politics when you have a gestapo black bagging everyone who fails the god damn paper bag test
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Identity seems a pretty fucking important part of politics when you have a gestapo black bagging everyone who fails the god damn paper bag test
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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It isn't "aesthetically" liberal - the notion that our country can make substantial and sustainable progress without making radical changes that clearly are not on the table at this point is liberal to its core
I realize that all the "we are going to win" inspiration posting codes as aesthetically liberal (being left is being unimpressed) and invites the responses you'd guess from a certain genre of more radical than thou poster but still surprised at the particular condescension strategies people go for
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It isn't "aesthetically" liberal - the notion that our country can make substantial and sustainable progress without making radical changes that clearly are not on the table at this point is liberal to its core
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It is deeply immoral that cashiers in the US are not allowed to sit.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It is deeply immoral that cashiers in the US are not allowed to sit.
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If State Farm is truly interested in being a good neighbor, it should be transparent and let the numbers speak for themselves.
Other insurance companies work with us on this, but State Farm has refused.
Without the data, homeowners have no assurance.
Other insurance companies work with us on this, but State Farm has refused.
Without the data, homeowners have no assurance.
Illinois sues State Farm for not releasing homeowners’ insurance data
State Farm responds to lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney General's Office
www.25newsnow.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If State Farm is truly interested in being a good neighbor, it should be transparent and let the numbers speak for themselves.
Other insurance companies work with us on this, but State Farm has refused.
Without the data, homeowners have no assurance.
Other insurance companies work with us on this, but State Farm has refused.
Without the data, homeowners have no assurance.
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I don't ever want to hear "oh but remakes aren't replacements you can still play the originals!" when this is how Capcom felt about the original RE games before it took serious convincing from GOG to bring them back.
Konami likely feels the same about SH2 and the audience doesn't care.
Konami likely feels the same about SH2 and the audience doesn't care.
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I don't ever want to hear "oh but remakes aren't replacements you can still play the originals!" when this is how Capcom felt about the original RE games before it took serious convincing from GOG to bring them back.
Konami likely feels the same about SH2 and the audience doesn't care.
Konami likely feels the same about SH2 and the audience doesn't care.
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Pointing this out is now a deportable offense though.
October 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Pointing this out is now a deportable offense though.
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Hi, it's really hard for me to say this, but my family's cat got sick, and I decided to use my platform to help her. Here's a link to the fundraising page, every donation counts. Thank you so much 💙.
4fund.com/pl/w4hh69
4fund.com/pl/w4hh69
Zrzutka: Pomoc w leczeniu mojego kota | Bartłomiej Matysiak | 4fund.com
Pomóż nam uratować naszego kotaU naszego słodkiego 7-letniego kota właśnie zdiagnozowano FIP (zakaźne zapalenie otrzewnej kotów) - chorobę, która do niedawna była uważana za nieuleczalną i prawie zaws...
4fund.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Hi, it's really hard for me to say this, but my family's cat got sick, and I decided to use my platform to help her. Here's a link to the fundraising page, every donation counts. Thank you so much 💙.
4fund.com/pl/w4hh69
4fund.com/pl/w4hh69
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Fuck Gavin Newsom. I will never vote for him and you shouldn't either.
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fuck Gavin Newsom. I will never vote for him and you shouldn't either.
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this is why lD verification is the wrong move, to be resisted at every turn: the stewards of that data are not savvy or sophisticated enough to keep it secure.
business guys can't protect shit
business guys can't protect shit
Age verification is great at keeping people safe... NOT!
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
www.theverge.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
this is why lD verification is the wrong move, to be resisted at every turn: the stewards of that data are not savvy or sophisticated enough to keep it secure.
business guys can't protect shit
business guys can't protect shit
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INHALERS?!?!?!
THEY HAVE GOT SOME NERVE!!!!!!
THEY HAVE GOT SOME NERVE!!!!!!
As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds
Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.
local12.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
INHALERS?!?!?!
THEY HAVE GOT SOME NERVE!!!!!!
THEY HAVE GOT SOME NERVE!!!!!!
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IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL
-RIGHT-
-NOW-
the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!
-RIGHT-
-NOW-
the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!
We are alarmed as well. If you are in Germany, write to your representatives. You'll find the email addresses here: 👉 tuta.com/blog/chat-co...
October 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL
-RIGHT-
-NOW-
the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!
-RIGHT-
-NOW-
the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!
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The innocent Jewish man who died in the Manchester Synagogue attack on Yom Kippur was *SHOT BY POLICE* while they were trying to catch the perpetrator.
October 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The innocent Jewish man who died in the Manchester Synagogue attack on Yom Kippur was *SHOT BY POLICE* while they were trying to catch the perpetrator.
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Literally if the owners stopped enshittifying this app, and stopped banning Palestinians for existing, the actual infrastructure of this place is pretty sound. Bluesky in concept is fantastic. It is unfortunate the owners have come down with severe posters' madness.
The sad thing about the owners' contempt towards the userbase is that Bluesky is genuinely a far better Twitter alternative, from a user experience the lack of an algorithm that only seemed to push conflict and suppress people I was following is a staggering difference. You got a good thing here!
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Literally if the owners stopped enshittifying this app, and stopped banning Palestinians for existing, the actual infrastructure of this place is pretty sound. Bluesky in concept is fantastic. It is unfortunate the owners have come down with severe posters' madness.