I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.

Incredible 2-post span here @cjzero.bsky.social

I love cooking all the things for Thanksgiving. I hate that there are so many leftovers and so many dirty dishes. I’m a firm believer in clean-as-you-go, but still so many dishes!

Seen on Reddit: "42 is just old people 6 7" And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.

Wayne and Shuster walked so The Red Green Show and Kids in the Hall could run.

This excellent-looking new book has one of the best throwback/retro book cover designs I've seen—down to faux foxing (if that's the term for light staining) at the edges "Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries" (MHS Press) by Drew M. Ross, design by @wah-o.bsky.social

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

It’s not uncommon for foreign nationals to be charged more than locals in other parts of the world. China has dual pricing for many attractions, and I think something similar exists in some locations in South Korea. In the U.S., it smacks of a desperate cash grab though.

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.

This is INCREDIBLE and also absolutely on the money. Fantastic work, @escapeintodrama.bsky.social!

Well played, Pokes.

NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”

BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.

keep pushin'

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I’m watching #TheDreamLifeOfMrKim, and as #kdrama goes, this one might be a bit too on the nose.

mood

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

Joke’s on you. I wasn’t talking to anyone in 1995 either.

Why do I have to root for not one but three teams that just can’t win? The football gods really hate me.

Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.

LET’S GO PHYSICS

A true side note: Prince cared deeply about food insecurity, and would routinely make substantial donations to local food banks and community kitchens in every town that he would play in during his later tours. Sometimes they would ask for supplies & his team would show up with huge amounts of food.

When bad things happen during Democratic presidencies, MAGA blames the Democrats. And when bad things happen during Republican presidencies, MAGA blames the Democrats. It’s the best of all worlds for shady politicians: All the power, none of the responsibility.

I have never been less enthusiastic about a K-State football game than I am today.

Waymo: "Driverless cars?" MN: "You're weak. Your bloodline is weak. You will not survive the winter."

#OnThisDay Nov 21, 1967: Nicollet Mall, the first transit-oriented street in the United States and Lawrence Halprin's landscape design masterpiece, is dedicated. Subsequent renovations of this space have never equaled the elegant modernism of the original.

Zohran Mamdani is apparently the most charming person alive

A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer. Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."

What a time to be alive!

He’s not challenging orthodoxy. He’s ignoring long-established scientific consensus from evidence-based studies. That’s dangerous to public health and especially to the most vulnerable among us.

As someone who responds to every bit of coaching news with “Matt Campbell to [insert school name], y/y?” you have my complete attention.

Had a strange—and oddly satisfying—work meeting where lawyers (not me; I was the fly on the wall, lol) got to yell at executives and say things like “well, if that isn’t the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day.”

I have a suspicion that Mamdani actually does know the term but decided to play it this way because most people watching wouldn’t know the term. Well done!

The party that promised "free speech on campus" has made sure there can be no free speech on campuses.

WHOLSOME FRIDAY VIDEO THREAD GO GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago. It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit. It's 233 pages. Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...

An analytical chem professor in graduate school admonished us to remember that the most obvious answer is usually the right one. It was a lesson about not ignoring the facts in front of your face because you’re looking for a needle in a haystack.

TIL Edmund Fitzgerald, namesake of the ship lost with all hands in a Lake Superior storm in November 1975, had a great uncle Edmond Fitzgerald who also had a ship named after him, the Edmond Fitzgerald, which was lost with all hands in a Lake Erie storm in November 1883

The official position of the United States government is that swastikas aren't hate symbols and displaying a Pride flag is a fireable offense. This is not ambiguous signaling.

now watching kaala patthar (1979) and predictably already in love with shashi kapoor

Read this investigation by @byrontau.bsky.social now: apnews.com/article/immi...

David’s got the goods on this one. Give him your email address! www.foiaball.com/p/ucla-nil-c...

I don't see a Trump Tipline on the ADL site so you'll have to report his support for Nick Fuentes here

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Huh, I wonder why