On the Science Centre closure, the provincial government "claimed the roof was imminently about to collapse. We now know that the roof has not collapsed winter after winter. In fact, the roof has more integrity than the Ford government itself," says Councillor Josh Matlow.

Note to Doug Ford:

For your collective delectation this holiday season: Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!) loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...

If you see the words 'irrevocable', 'in perpetuity', 'formats not yet invented', 'net after costs', 'all rights', you're selling every damn thing you could make money from as an author for a one time payment, or in this case, a promise. Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.

Mmmmm geese fatnog

realistically, gaston would be farting all the time

MAGA wants to remove studies of colonialism from universities because it might complicate the Trump line that Venezuela is a colonial power that subjugated the United States, stealing our Oil, Land, and Other Assets.

This is such CEO Brain bullshit, from a class that is so morbidly afraid of missing The Next Big Thing that they all end up like ants in a death loop because as soon as someone starts chasing a trend, the rest mindlessly follow, no matter how glaringly, obviously bad the trend is.

Hell World. Hell World. Hell World.

BREAKING: Skate Canada is boycotting Alberta over the province's ban on Trans women competing in women's sports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This was in the middle of Gord’s poem about nearly drowning. One of my Top 5 musical experiences of all time.

Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean. I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.

Oh man

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it

Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.

Real reporting: “ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across…the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak…to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help. We collected medical files, diaries, meeting notes and photographs documenting cholera’s devastation after essential services stopped.”

one of the funnier aspects to the AI backlash is the fact that they're negatively polarizing much of the tech enthusiast demographic against them by making hobbyist PC building functionally unaffordable

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Use today to remember how incredible Rob Reiner was. Not to repeat what we already know about Trump.

Good back-to-back post combo.

Hello, we’re Ghost in the Machine, a landmark documentary that’s mandatory viewing for anyone thinking about or using AI. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be premiering at #SundanceFilmFestival next month. We hope you’ll join us in person or online, and follow along here.

Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all): whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...

Re-upping for the people who quite sensibly stay off social media during the weekend: Watch as multiple "AI" fail a simple factual query!

I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.

As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Dozens of stories about Rob Reiner since last night, all of them different, all of them wonderful. This one is one of the best and sweetest.

Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.

back to the beginning: AuDHD is a much more accurate description than ASD + ADHD even if AuDHD isn't in the DSM so if the DSM is star maps AuDHD is an "asterism" we're our own beautiful unique asterism neurotypes projecting our very own patterns, which may or may not be on the map / in the DSM ✨

Patients become frustrated with misdiagnosis and conflicting opinions about diagnosis. The pathology model is counter-intuitive to preventing stigma and promoting acceptance. Sub-clinical symptomatology people struggle with is dismissed as a non-problem. & it's just not the reality

Wtf. I just carefully read this entire interview with Frances Allen, only to find out at the end that it wasn’t really an interview with her, but was AI generated. “Vox Meditantis” and “Bob Lynn” have lied to me and I will not read their words again.

Whoever thought to put rule lines on the back of wrapping paper, deserves a Nobel Prize. This is up there with sliced bread, ballpoint pens, and the slip differential.

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

Here is a bit of my resignation speech from last night

The fact Robin is losing his position over this is horrible. The grace, class, and dignity with which which he refuses to comply with institutional bigotry, however, is lovely to see. Thanks for using your voice for what's right, Robin.

When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground. For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.

continue to be baffled that the libs got football in the national divorce

Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.

There is no clean list of autistic traits that one can neatly separate from trauma. Autism and trauma often grow together. Because being autistic in an unsafe world is traumatic. So the real question isn’t - Is this autism or PTSD? It’s, what does my nervous system need now?”

In the spirit of The Guardian’s appeal, I’ve added a quote from former columnist Suzanne Moore, who said this on social media defending transphobic remarks she made in the Guardian. The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.

And before Cass wrote this "report," she came to Florida to consult with a Florida Governor Ron DeSantis staffer. www.erininthemorning.com/p/cass-met-w...

Same. We put this off forever because expense of all new counters was overwhelming. AND spending that much putting new counters over our cheap cabinets felt ridiculous, which led to "oh God we need a $50k kitchen remodel??) We paid $1,375 for refinishing vs 8-9k for new (inflation is eye watering)

Alan Solem, renowned snail expert & curator at the Field Museum was describing a new snail from the rural province of Ba in Fiji. It required a new genus, so he used 'Ba'. That was too tempting for him to resist, so allow me to introduce the Ba humbugi snail.

U.S. pals: Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army. There are better charities out there. Much better.

Here he is taking the photo.

PS also see @tjheffernan.bsky.social quote here bsky.app/profile/oliv...

#ArtAdventCalendar for Dec 12. Found this snow critter in the parking lot of a Meijer store a couple of years ago.

AI Bros: With our product you’ll never have to work again! Everyone: Ok, cool. What will I do for income though? AIB: That’s the fun part! You’re gonna starve! E: Umm, ok no thank you. AIB: But wait there’s more! All art will be devoid of humanity and the planet will die! E: *grabs pitchfork*