I don't know if it's just my own personal bias towards the USMC or what, but watching The Pacific is a harder, more visceral watch than BoB or MotA. It kicks you in the guts.

I wonder if someone had the thought to let Bari know that the segment would have to be pulled from other markets and then went "nah"

This can be a tough week for a lot of people and I just want to remind anyone who needs to hear it that this week really does end and there is life beyond it. ✊🏽

The house is so cozy. We had a showing this afternoon, so everything is spotless. Groceries are bought. Shepherd's pie is in the oven. A good cocktail in hand. Kids are plotting out desserts for the week. Xmas lights are on. I feel like I can breathe a little tonight.

The fun part of cleaning out the fridge for holiday groceries is that you discover cans of sparkling pink grapefruit in the back recesses, and that pairs really well with the gin that needs to be drunk.

What a shining light for over a century. We need more Betty Reid Soskins in this world.

Might rewatch some of GK tonight. I'm sad to see this news. He absolutely killed it as Person. 😞

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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition." A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.

#OTD in 1933, Helen Richey & Frances Harrell Marsalis took off in their Curtiss Thrush monoplane 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭--& landed 9 days, 21 hours & 42 minutes later--refueling 80+ times in mid-air. 😮 This set a new women’s endurance record & was the 3rd-longest endurance flight ever at the time. #aviation

I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.

U.S. DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL BLANCHE TELLS CONGRESS IN A LETTER THAT THE JUSTICE DEPT DISCOVERED MORE THAN 1,200 VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING A REVIEW OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS - REPORTS

this is still my take on the Epstein files destroying what’s left of Bill Clinton, by the way

Just got back from the grocery store. I ran into one of the 3 guys who assaulted me years ago. Pretty sure that's the universe telling me, YES, moving away from this small town is absolutely the right decision. 19 days, and I hopefully never have to worry about seeing him again.

HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files: Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996. The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

Nothing about them without them ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I can't decide if I should watch a sad movie tonight to get all the teary big feels out of my head, or a comedy to make me laugh/get over them, or if I should just watch Master and Commander or Band of Brothers again for the millionth time. Decisions decisions. What's a girl to do...

God have mercy. US. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

This whole thread. 💜

Making big changes as a solo parent is a challenge. The worry about doing right for the kids, worry about $, worry about career (what even is "my career" at this point?), all of it is weighing heavy today. I just have to muddle thru 19 more days. I can do this.

“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

A.I.? Just say no!!👊

I recently learned (or re-learned?) that the dot over the "i" and "j" is called a tittle and, ever since, my days have become 100 percent more whimsical.

Wa friends, dm me please if you have contacts in. Burlington. Thanks!

Artists, quote with your red art!

Horribly discouraging news. I hope the court cases that come of this refuse to allow it, but who knows at this point. (Guest link from a friend, other sources had less info. I wouldn't normally post a NYT piece.)

Instant follow.

I cannot underestimate how much y’all gotta share this far & wide - Mike Lee is trying to sneak through the literal destruction of the national parks www.instagram.com/reel/DSYErR_...

Oldest came home with bangs tonight, and they look SO cute! Their s.o. cut them. A bold move. 😅

I didn't realize he has a band? And this cover is lovely!

Perhaps you're a vet looking for work, looking to gain some extra skills, get more certs? A friend just shared a bunch of free resources with me, so I'll share them here with you. Doing it as a thread, so check the posts below for more info.

Three D's defected to vote for this disgusting bill. If they hadn't, it wouldn't have moved forward. *Don't come into my mentions to "explain" to me that "this will fail in the Senate." Spend that time calling your reps, donating to causes, and doing literally anything for trans folks.

From the new issue: Meet the scientists (and a very good dog named Eba) rushing to save southern resident killer whales off the coast of Washington State

Christmas is next week already??!

Not looking forward to the drive from the OP to Tacoma today. It looks pretty windy/rough outside still. 😬

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

evening music:

William Bronk

Look man I don’t think the people being poisoned by data centers really care if you remove the generated assets before shipping, and I don’t really care if you “only” use the machine that stole my shit and convinced teens to off themselves for internal PowerPoints. Cool motive. Still bullshit tho.

It's that last part that makes it so mind-blogging; yes, they're showing a shameful lack of solidarity with other artistic fields, but then they're also shooting themselves in the foot Don't they realise that, to a lot of people, AI slop on the outside will imply AI slop on the inside?

Signed out of work for the last time today. Did the obligatory LinkedIn post. I drop all my computer equipment off at the office tomorrow. It's finally feeling real that I've quit this job. For realsies.

Ahh yes. The tried and true "Hold off till the media awareness blows over then enact the thing you were gonna do anyway" tactic. 60% of the time it works every time.

Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98. She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...

When we lived in Charleston for a year, we visited McLeod. It was such a heavy visit. The pure evil of it all. That year in SC taught me so much about US history. As much as that year was awful (for family reasons), it was good for me to learn.

"Look for me in the trees. I will be there in the trees." A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍 (Sent into The Irish Times)

The wind on the bluffs here tonight is getting gnarly. I'm betting we lose power at some point.