May I just say: one of the weirdnesses of the festive season is the annual reappearance of the music for Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" on commercials, because it has tinkly chimes in the chorus. Don't hear any of the lyrics of course, because the song is WILDLY inappropriate for that purpose.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
May I just say: one of the weirdnesses of the festive season is the annual reappearance of the music for Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" on commercials, because it has tinkly chimes in the chorus. Don't hear any of the lyrics of course, because the song is WILDLY inappropriate for that purpose.
Regarding LRP: People magazine deciding to describe Halle Berry -- the first black woman to win a best actress Oscar (yes, yes, in 2002, keep up, folks!) -- deciding to describe her as "the Catwoman actress" and ONLY that was definitely ... a CHOICE, it was.
people.com/halle-berry-...
people.com/halle-berry-...
Halle Berry Draws Gasps for Saying Gavin Newsom Is 'Devaluing' Women and 'Shouldn't Be Our Next President' Moments Before He Comes on Stage
Halle Berry criticized Gavin Newsom for 'devaluing' women and said he 'shouldn't be our next president' moments before he took the stage at 'The New York Times' DealBook Summit.
people.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Regarding LRP: People magazine deciding to describe Halle Berry -- the first black woman to win a best actress Oscar (yes, yes, in 2002, keep up, folks!) -- deciding to describe her as "the Catwoman actress" and ONLY that was definitely ... a CHOICE, it was.
people.com/halle-berry-...
people.com/halle-berry-...
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Halle Berry? Dang, bring it
(Also the replies & quotes are *full* of other receipts about ways that Newsom has been a jerkass)
(Also the replies & quotes are *full* of other receipts about ways that Newsom has been a jerkass)
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Halle Berry? Dang, bring it
(Also the replies & quotes are *full* of other receipts about ways that Newsom has been a jerkass)
(Also the replies & quotes are *full* of other receipts about ways that Newsom has been a jerkass)
Another day, another food recall.
It is fascinating how weirdly centralized parts of our food chain have become. One processor with an issue affects dozens of states and hundreds of stores, and a surprising number of brands.
www.today.com/food/recall/...
It is fascinating how weirdly centralized parts of our food chain have become. One processor with an issue affects dozens of states and hundreds of stores, and a surprising number of brands.
www.today.com/food/recall/...
Over 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese Sold at Aldi, Walmart and Target Recalled
The cheese products were sold under multiple labels at Aldi, Walmart, Target and other major retailers.
www.today.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Another day, another food recall.
It is fascinating how weirdly centralized parts of our food chain have become. One processor with an issue affects dozens of states and hundreds of stores, and a surprising number of brands.
www.today.com/food/recall/...
It is fascinating how weirdly centralized parts of our food chain have become. One processor with an issue affects dozens of states and hundreds of stores, and a surprising number of brands.
www.today.com/food/recall/...
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
Well, it's after Thanksgiving, so I guess the season has officially begun.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Tn4wC...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Tn4wC...
Damn Santa…#baddesign #christmas #logo #marketing #graphicdesign #wtf #funny #badsigns #dirtymind
YouTube video by Refashioned Hippie
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Well, it's after Thanksgiving, so I guess the season has officially begun.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Tn4wC...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Tn4wC...
Apparently, this version of the skit never aired.
Gee, I wonder why....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmAW...
Gee, I wonder why....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmAW...
Tudball & Wiggins Blooper Explained by the Cast
YouTube video by LAtvGUY
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Apparently, this version of the skit never aired.
Gee, I wonder why....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmAW...
Gee, I wonder why....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmAW...
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All I can say is that the last 15 seconds of this go somewhere very unexpected.
www.youtube.com/shorts/7g3Cg...
www.youtube.com/shorts/7g3Cg...
A public access tv show host in the 90s accidentally uncovered a real conspiracy #tv #television
YouTube video by Treehouse Detective
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
All I can say is that the last 15 seconds of this go somewhere very unexpected.
www.youtube.com/shorts/7g3Cg...
www.youtube.com/shorts/7g3Cg...
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
Somehow, I suspect these issues are somewhat related, in their own way.
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... (Chicago's "death gap")
chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/... (Chicago suburbs fail to meet the state's affordable housing requirements)
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... (Chicago's "death gap")
chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/... (Chicago suburbs fail to meet the state's affordable housing requirements)
Three-generation West Side family fights to overcome Chicago’s vast life expectancy gap
West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is the widest death gap in Chicago.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Somehow, I suspect these issues are somewhat related, in their own way.
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... (Chicago's "death gap")
chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/... (Chicago suburbs fail to meet the state's affordable housing requirements)
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/... (Chicago's "death gap")
chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/... (Chicago suburbs fail to meet the state's affordable housing requirements)
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The funniest most chilling thing about this is the question of why this has even come up. Who has a burning desire to… display these symbols ?
Update: The U.S. Coast Guard reversed course, saying the swastika and noose were indeed hate symbols that are prohibited.
This came hours after The Post reported that the service was about to enact a new policy that downgraded those symbols.
This came hours after The Post reported that the service was about to enact a new policy that downgraded those symbols.
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The funniest most chilling thing about this is the question of why this has even come up. Who has a burning desire to… display these symbols ?
Given the gradual intensifying policing happening -- independent of, you know, the intensifying facism happening -- this seems like a terrible idea.
chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
Digital driver's licenses, IDs available to Illinois residents starting Wednesday
The Illinois General Assembly passed a law last year allowing for people to carry their IDs on their cellphones.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Given the gradual intensifying policing happening -- independent of, you know, the intensifying facism happening -- this seems like a terrible idea.
chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
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The four horsemen of internet service outages are DNS, BGP, the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe, and a fucked up config file getting propagated through the network, and the result is in: the fourth horseman is what got Cloudflare this time blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on November 18, 2025. The outage was triggered by a bug in generation logic for a Bot Management feature file causing many Cloudflare services to be affected.
blog.cloudflare.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The four horsemen of internet service outages are DNS, BGP, the Greater American Cable Seeking Backhoe, and a fucked up config file getting propagated through the network, and the result is in: the fourth horseman is what got Cloudflare this time blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-...
Regarding LRP:
Not just books; they also ingested journals as well. I was rather startled to see my (quite ancient) one and only scholarly article in their database.
As I understand it, authors in edited volumes (including journals) can't collect, though maybe the publishers may be able to.
Not just books; they also ingested journals as well. I was rather startled to see my (quite ancient) one and only scholarly article in their database.
As I understand it, authors in edited volumes (including journals) can't collect, though maybe the publishers may be able to.
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Regarding LRP:
Not just books; they also ingested journals as well. I was rather startled to see my (quite ancient) one and only scholarly article in their database.
As I understand it, authors in edited volumes (including journals) can't collect, though maybe the publishers may be able to.
Not just books; they also ingested journals as well. I was rather startled to see my (quite ancient) one and only scholarly article in their database.
As I understand it, authors in edited volumes (including journals) can't collect, though maybe the publishers may be able to.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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Leyendecker study, always wanted to try it.
Please tell me the
@colleendoran.bsky.social cover to Action Comics #1092B is the first in a collection. It's stunning.
@colleendoran.bsky.social cover to Action Comics #1092B is the first in a collection. It's stunning.
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Leyendecker study, always wanted to try it.
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
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#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
Regarding LRP: The DoD says:
"...it will be adjusting National Guard troops’ presence in Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles 'in the coming days' to 'ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.'
So some other state's guard may become an illegal occupying army here. Yay.
"...it will be adjusting National Guard troops’ presence in Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles 'in the coming days' to 'ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.'
So some other state's guard may become an illegal occupying army here. Yay.
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Regarding LRP: The DoD says:
"...it will be adjusting National Guard troops’ presence in Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles 'in the coming days' to 'ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.'
So some other state's guard may become an illegal occupying army here. Yay.
"...it will be adjusting National Guard troops’ presence in Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles 'in the coming days' to 'ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.'
So some other state's guard may become an illegal occupying army here. Yay.
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Texas National Guard troops to be recalled from Illinois soon, according to reports.
Reports: Texas National Guard to return soon from Illinois
Several media outlets, quoting anonymous federal officials, reported that hundreds of Texas troops could be coming home soon from the Chicago area after their activation was halted by a federal court.
www.texastribune.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
All's I can say is, the MBTA has a more ... INteresting sense of humor than the CTA. (Which has an active problem with ghost trains and buses.)
www.youtube.com/shorts/dXmZp...
www.youtube.com/shorts/dXmZp...
Protesters Demand Googly Eyes On Trains #funfact
YouTube video by Doug Sharpe
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
All's I can say is, the MBTA has a more ... INteresting sense of humor than the CTA. (Which has an active problem with ghost trains and buses.)
www.youtube.com/shorts/dXmZp...
www.youtube.com/shorts/dXmZp...
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Today in History: November 14th
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary school in New Orleans on this day in 1960, becoming the youngest of a group of Black students to racially integrate schools in the American South. #BlackHistory
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary school in New Orleans on this day in 1960, becoming the youngest of a group of Black students to racially integrate schools in the American South. #BlackHistory
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today in History: November 14th
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary school in New Orleans on this day in 1960, becoming the youngest of a group of Black students to racially integrate schools in the American South. #BlackHistory
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary school in New Orleans on this day in 1960, becoming the youngest of a group of Black students to racially integrate schools in the American South. #BlackHistory