Allison
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More of this kind of rich person, please.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
More of this kind of rich person, please.
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when one of the only two pro hockey players (neither NHL-level) who have come out, who now spends his career *trying* to change hockey culture, said that he loves the show but that it isn’t going to change the conformity & toxic hypermasculinity in hockey, fans acted offended or like he attacked it
Gay pro hockey player Brock McGillis lived 'Heated Rivalry' - Outsports
For Brock McGillis, 'Heated Rivalry' is validating, deeply triggering and widely misunderstood. It's entertainment, people!
www.outsports.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
when one of the only two pro hockey players (neither NHL-level) who have come out, who now spends his career *trying* to change hockey culture, said that he loves the show but that it isn’t going to change the conformity & toxic hypermasculinity in hockey, fans acted offended or like he attacked it
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There are people doing the long, hard, unglamorous work of trying to shift things for the better in male sports cultures, particularly in hockey. It is a disservice to their efforts to pretend that real systemic problems can/have been solved by a six-episode TV show.
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There are people doing the long, hard, unglamorous work of trying to shift things for the better in male sports cultures, particularly in hockey. It is a disservice to their efforts to pretend that real systemic problems can/have been solved by a six-episode TV show.
Less than ideal for volunteering but I managed to super unideal for grocery shopping at either spot on my way home 😭😭 but I don’t have power at home anyway
December 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Less than ideal for volunteering but I managed to super unideal for grocery shopping at either spot on my way home 😭😭 but I don’t have power at home anyway
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one thing that is important to know is that BIRTH OF A NATION is so racist that people at the *time*, in 1915, were like, “holy shit this is racist”
When the slightest bit of research shows he was consistently racist and a daddy issues Confederate fanboy.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
one thing that is important to know is that BIRTH OF A NATION is so racist that people at the *time*, in 1915, were like, “holy shit this is racist”
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The best way to know if you're the wrong person to adapt Calvin & Hobbes is if you're the type of person who wants to adapt Calvin & Hobbes.
This headline starts unremarkably, and ends with me seeing red. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Roy Lee Grossed $9B From Movies Like ‘Weapons’ and ‘Minecraft’ But What He Really Wants to Do Is Make ‘Calvin & Hobbes’
In a rare interview, THR’s Producer of the Year, whose 11 credits in 2025 also include ‘The Long Walk’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ explains why studios should give fewer notes and how a psychic dr...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The best way to know if you're the wrong person to adapt Calvin & Hobbes is if you're the type of person who wants to adapt Calvin & Hobbes.
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A quantified explanation for why women make up more than 50% of biomedical graduate student cohorts but occupy only about 1/3 of faculty positions 🧪
People are willing to forgo a significant portion of their earnings—between 12-36% of their wages—to avoid hostile work environments.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A quantified explanation for why women make up more than 50% of biomedical graduate student cohorts but occupy only about 1/3 of faculty positions 🧪
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“When necessary”
Great, it’s already necessary and you’re already in the midst of a work stoppage no matter what the PR spin says at the end. The offseason is on hold. The expansion draft probably shoud’ve happened weeks ago and doesn’t even have rules in place yet. Work has stopped.
Great, it’s already necessary and you’re already in the midst of a work stoppage no matter what the PR spin says at the end. The offseason is on hold. The expansion draft probably shoud’ve happened weeks ago and doesn’t even have rules in place yet. Work has stopped.
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“When necessary”
Great, it’s already necessary and you’re already in the midst of a work stoppage no matter what the PR spin says at the end. The offseason is on hold. The expansion draft probably shoud’ve happened weeks ago and doesn’t even have rules in place yet. Work has stopped.
Great, it’s already necessary and you’re already in the midst of a work stoppage no matter what the PR spin says at the end. The offseason is on hold. The expansion draft probably shoud’ve happened weeks ago and doesn’t even have rules in place yet. Work has stopped.
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There's nothing we love more than to see independent bookstores thriving. Indie bookstores are essential community hubs and foster a love of reading that is unmatched, and we're proud to be part of the movement that keeps them in business.
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback
Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.
www.fastcompany.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There's nothing we love more than to see independent bookstores thriving. Indie bookstores are essential community hubs and foster a love of reading that is unmatched, and we're proud to be part of the movement that keeps them in business.
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
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"if nothing else, snacks"
But they were, all of them, deceived because there was a secret third thing between nothing and snacks: a live fish
But they were, all of them, deceived because there was a secret third thing between nothing and snacks: a live fish
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"if nothing else, snacks"
But they were, all of them, deceived because there was a secret third thing between nothing and snacks: a live fish
But they were, all of them, deceived because there was a secret third thing between nothing and snacks: a live fish
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Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! Yes! YES! YES!!!!!
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! Yes! YES! YES!!!!!
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we have a really good dev rel engineer here throwing himself to (i would say) a small number of very loud, hungry wolves because the new ceo did (i would also say) a very weird announcement that sounded like it was written in 2024 by an ai startup
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
we have a really good dev rel engineer here throwing himself to (i would say) a small number of very loud, hungry wolves because the new ceo did (i would also say) a very weird announcement that sounded like it was written in 2024 by an ai startup
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Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
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The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
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AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year.
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025
It’s guzzling up even more water than expected.
www.theverge.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year.
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
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This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This story Carl Nassib told on RC's pod about coming out in the NFL cracked me up. His delivery is so good!
I’m really glad all I want for Christmas is you on tubas is a thing I’ve heard now
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m really glad all I want for Christmas is you on tubas is a thing I’ve heard now
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December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The only way you can still pretend that Reagan was good is if you believe in his policies or don’t believe in anything at all. Either one is disqualifying.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The only way you can still pretend that Reagan was good is if you believe in his policies or don’t believe in anything at all. Either one is disqualifying.
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Well, the pursuit of knowledge had a nice little run there
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Well, the pursuit of knowledge had a nice little run there
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🧴 A sustainable sunscreen is one of the many potential uses for this pigment innovation created by Scripps Oceanography scientists! Learn how a @ucsandiego.bsky.social-led team developed a technique that makes this nature-based pigment cheaper & easier to produce. ⬇️
✍️ @theoceanwriter.bsky.social
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This octopus pigment could lead to a more sustainable sunscreen
A new metabolic engineering technique makes xanthommatin cheaper and easy to produce
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December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🧴 A sustainable sunscreen is one of the many potential uses for this pigment innovation created by Scripps Oceanography scientists! Learn how a @ucsandiego.bsky.social-led team developed a technique that makes this nature-based pigment cheaper & easier to produce. ⬇️
✍️ @theoceanwriter.bsky.social
✍️ @theoceanwriter.bsky.social
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