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Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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🇺🇦🙏 9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who lost her leg during the war, won a bronze medal at the gymnastics tournament.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
December 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🇺🇦🙏 9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who lost her leg during the war, won a bronze medal at the gymnastics tournament.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
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"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
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The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
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BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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NEW: Judge Crenshaw finds that the Trump admin's criminal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia may well be vindictive—and greenlights discovery and an evidentiary hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![MEMORANDUM OPINION
By way of context, a federal prosecutor is the representative not of an ordinary party to a controversy, but of a sovereignty whose obligation to govern impartially is as compelling as its obligation to govern at all. The obligation to govern impartially concerns, above all, the state's exercise of coercive power-meaning its power to deprive its subjects of life, liberty, or property... As a representative of the state, a prosecutor's exercise of coercive power must be impartial ... [in] that prosecutorial power may not be exercised vindictivelymeaning that the prosecutor may not punish a defendant for exercising a protected statutory or constitutional right.
United States v. Zakhari, 85 F.4th 367, 384-85 (6th Cir. 2023) (Kethledge, J., concurring) (citations and quotations omitted). This context frames review of Defendant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's ("Abrego") motion to dismiss his indictment for vindictive and selective
prosecution. (Doc. Nos. 104-05). The Government opposes the motion (Doc. No. 121), and Abrego has replied (Doc. No. 127). Abrego's motion is not ripe for decision because he seeks discovery and an evidentiary hearing because there is some evidence of vindictiveness here. For the reasons that follow, the Court holds that the totality of events creates a sufficient evidentiary basis to conclude that there is a "realistic likelihood of vindictiveness" that entitles Abrego to discovery and requires an evidentiary hearing before the Court decides his motion. United States
v. Andrews, 633 F.2d 449, 457 (6th Cir. 1980) (en banc), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 927 (1981).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreiay66rk6mqrqr2pwlbmqyf4mkqnbj5auaxcwhbsm6fwcwiyhmbr34@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEW: Judge Crenshaw finds that the Trump admin's criminal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia may well be vindictive—and greenlights discovery and an evidentiary hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Trump opens with a threat to the generals:
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump opens with a threat to the generals:
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
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I‘m sure these hundreds of US generals and admirals were very happy to be used as props in a campaign performance for Fox News by the former Fox News talking head and the former reality TV personality that never served, while being insulted as „decayed“ and „fat“. Brilliant move.
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I‘m sure these hundreds of US generals and admirals were very happy to be used as props in a campaign performance for Fox News by the former Fox News talking head and the former reality TV personality that never served, while being insulted as „decayed“ and „fat“. Brilliant move.
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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🇺🇸 Attention USA-- Stop ordering from the EU. As of Aug 23rd, your package won't be shipped--thank Trump
🧵 1/? A thread linked articles:
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Estonia, and Netherlands, and Etsy will halt parcel shipments to the US starting ..
more👇
#Trump #EU
🧵 1/? A thread linked articles:
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Estonia, and Netherlands, and Etsy will halt parcel shipments to the US starting ..
more👇
#Trump #EU
August 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
Why Glacial Lake Outbursts Like the One in Alaska May Happen More Often
Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
www.scientificamerican.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
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"Ahem, we tried that twenty years ago and it didn't work."
August 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Ahem, we tried that twenty years ago and it didn't work."
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GPT-5 has completed the project, all it has to do now is write it up
August 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GPT-5 has completed the project, all it has to do now is write it up
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GPT-5 regularly asks you why you are not citing its work. GPT-5 always believes your estimator is biased. GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question. Sometimes GPT-5 tells you stories about grad school and expresses regret about getting a PhD. GPT-5's mom wonders when it will start making money.
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Its Latest and Most Powerful Model, After Two-Year Wait
CEO Sam Altman said using the chatbot will be like talking with a doctorate-level expert in any topic.
www.wsj.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
GPT-5 regularly asks you why you are not citing its work. GPT-5 always believes your estimator is biased. GPT-5 has more of a comment than a question. Sometimes GPT-5 tells you stories about grad school and expresses regret about getting a PhD. GPT-5's mom wonders when it will start making money.
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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer knows how to write a lede. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer knows how to write a lede. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Yesterday, Antarctic sea-ice extent reached 4 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 daily mean. The only other years on record where this has happened are 2023 and 2024.
In a normal distribution, 4 SD's represents a 1-in-31,600 event. These are not normal times.
Code Yikes!
Yesterday, Antarctic sea-ice extent reached 4 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 daily mean. The only other years on record where this has happened are 2023 and 2024.
In a normal distribution, 4 SD's represents a 1-in-31,600 event. These are not normal times.
July 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Yesterday, Antarctic sea-ice extent reached 4 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 daily mean. The only other years on record where this has happened are 2023 and 2024.
In a normal distribution, 4 SD's represents a 1-in-31,600 event. These are not normal times.
Code Yikes!
Yesterday, Antarctic sea-ice extent reached 4 standard deviations below the 1991-2020 daily mean. The only other years on record where this has happened are 2023 and 2024.
In a normal distribution, 4 SD's represents a 1-in-31,600 event. These are not normal times.
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Alarming finding from case studies of urban play projects.
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds
Play should be promoted in cities to bolster children’s right to play anywhere.
theconversation.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Alarming finding from case studies of urban play projects.
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
“Because of a range of aggressive behaviour from adults, children’s use of streets and public spaces were consistently restricted. A common statement from dissenters was ‘children can go elsewhere.’ The reality is they can’t.”
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The Secretary of War hasn’t existed since 1947
July 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Secretary of War hasn’t existed since 1947
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That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...