Dwmiller18
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Dad, Scientist, Gamer, Gardener, Baker. NC native. He/Him
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I usually write up a 2024 thankful list every year. I've seen a few times people complaining about these kinds of lists, but I'm gonna do it anyway. I think it's a good mental exercise. These are in no particular order. Sorry if this is annoying.
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www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
Well now I've got to check my Bike battery when I get home. I do suspect this is a newer version and im not affected.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death
https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2026/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-Batteries-for-E-Bikes-from-Rad-Power-Bikes-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=20251124
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Dave Jorgenson
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Elon’s end-of-year performance review
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Cary, NC
about 6 hours ago
Keep FOG (fats, oils & grease) out of pipes and waterways by prepping it right: 1️⃣ COOL after cooking 2️⃣ POUR into a plastic screw-top container labeled “Used cooking oil” 3️⃣ CONTACT 311 to schedule curbside pickup Easy steps, big impact.
carync.gov/311
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jamelle
about 8 hours ago
i just want to say that i wrote this exactly one year ago.
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Charlie Warzel
about 9 hours ago
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
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That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/x-about-this-account/685042/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAcCrBXkH5imrvoYRXquoAEY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Will Borger
2 days ago
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
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Juan Escalante
3 days ago
“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.” The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
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Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: 'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield'
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield. The incident happened along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
https://apnews.com/article/bald-eagle-cat-windshield-north-carolina-c3fdb9978ffe5ca347f2008d660adc07
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Kids were good getting their covid booster, so they both got a Pokémon TCG starter deck.
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Aphna
3 days ago
I love the way if you turn off AI in Gmail, it removes your tabs along the top and dumps everything into the main inbox instead, even though those predated AI by years. Talk about spiteful little fucks.
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Hearts of Iron IV and Dune awakening are free this weekend I'm gonna see if I have time to try one or both of them.
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kia speaks
3 days ago
My favorite piece of content today.
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The nature trail was pretty today.
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INDY Week
3 days ago
When he told them he was born in Raleigh, the agent questioning him grew angry, Vazquez said. They abruptly pulled off the road into the parking lot of a carpet cleaning company, where they dumped him, a half mile away from where they picked him up.
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‘They Basically Just Kidnapped Me’: US Citizen Taken by Border Patrol in Cary
This article originally published online at NC Newsline. The first thing they asked Fernando Vazquez was “Where are you from?” When two unmarked SUVs full of Border Patrol agents arrived Tuesday at th...
https://indyweek.com/news/wake/they-basically-just-kidnapped-me-us-citizen-taken-by-border-patrol-in-cary/
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WUNC News
4 days ago
On Sunday, as ICE agents began their descent on Charlotte, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino posted a video that contained Petey Pablo's anthem "Raise Up" without the artist's permission.
www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2...
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Greenville native Petey Pablo says border patrol used his "Raise Up" anthem without permission
On Sunday, as ICE agents began their descent on Charlotte, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino posted a video that contained Petey Pablo's anthem "Raise Up" without the artist's permission.
https://www.wunc.org/wunc-music/2025-11-20/petey-pablo-border-patrol-raise-up-without-permission
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I really liked the first season! Glad its back.
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Scientific American
4 days ago
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
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CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Anti-Science Claims of Autism Ties
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-vaccine-website-promotes-anti-science-claims-of-autism-ties/
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
5 days ago
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially. Period. This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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Ninguém
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zaratustra
6 days ago
pokemon drawn by a person that's never seen them from their bulbapedia descriptions
pokemum5.wordpress.com
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PokéMum
My mum knows nothing about Pokémon, but loves to draw. These are her renderings of Pokémon based on descriptions from Bulbapedia.
https://pokemum5.wordpress.com/
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Jon Cartwright
6 days ago
First Half Life, 3 Screenshots
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Phil Lewis
6 days ago
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Carl T. Bergstrom
7 days ago
"Heck of a job, Bobby." "If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization." (gift link)
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/health/measles-us-elimination-status-outbreaks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E8.DCPq.HShd0lyrJ9OW&smid=url-share
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Jennifer Smyth
7 days ago
Fuuuuuck.
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
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Immigration Agents Coming to Raleigh Tuesday, Sources Say
Democratic legislative sources briefed by Gov. Josh Stein’s office told The Assembly and INDY agents are coming to the state capital.
https://www.theassemblync.com/news/politics/immigration/immigration-agents-raleigh/
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I commented on the wedding decorations while waiting for a takeout order. The elderly owner/hostess asked if I was married. Then she said, "Your wife must be beautiful because you are handsome." I'll take today's compliment.
7 days ago
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Kevin M. Kruse
7 days ago
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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Peter
7 days ago
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/olivia-nuzzi-american-canto-excerpt
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For some reason, my son kept singing to himself, 🎵"I'm autistic autistic."🎵 turns out he misheard this nursey rhyme: A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket I wrote a letter to my friend And on the way I dropped it,
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Seeing this post makes me want to try the KK challenge again. The last time I did it was ~6 years ago. I can't really eat like that anymore.
krispykremechallenge.com#intro
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Josh Gondelman
10 days ago
My friend Dan Perlman made this short doc about being hired to impersonate Michael Bublé at a party and it’s so funny and good. (And my other friend Charlotte produced it!!!)
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I Got Hired as a Michael Bublé Impersonator (For Some Reason) | BEING BUBLÉ
YouTube video by Dan Perlman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oyXoJhBtntQ&fbclid=PAdGRleAOEMU5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadtxPpuVH6jqrCJwh0SYfyMvRSY6ZVkj4lgFb6wpHwXaut5j-OnC-A95h8Wnw_aem_NFWttxW_htjdBWDXqclWYA
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Adam Weinstein
9 days ago
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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Dan of the Year
11 days ago
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
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INDY Week
10 days ago
These specials, which are available just twice a week, include dishes like pho chay, bun ga, chicken turnovers, and the popular vegetarian plate.
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At Banh’s Cuisine, a Corkboard Menu of Vietnamese Specials Spells Out the Heart of the Restaurant
These specials, which are available just twice a week, include dishes like pho chay, bun ga, chicken turnovers, and the popular vegetarian plate.
https://indyweek.com/food-and-drink/at-banhs-cuisine-a-corkboard-menu-of-vietnamese-specials-spells-out-the-heart-of-the-restaurant/
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Gregory A. Hargreaves 🍂
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Costa Samaras
11 days ago
Three things needed: Reconstruction, Accountability, McRibs
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NC Stories
11 days ago
NC Local's Food Access Map shows locations of food banks and crisis ministries across the state
#ncnews
nclocal.org/2025/11/12/n...
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Need food in NC? Use this map to find it
If you are looking for free food in North Carolina, especially after the SNAP cuts, use this free tool to find food pantries, food banks and other food giveaways.
https://nclocal.org/2025/11/12/need-food-in-nc-use-this-map-to-find-it/
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Golf with friends now has a competitive mode.
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Asher Perlman
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David Zipper
12 days ago
An abbreviated history of car bloat, courtesy of
@xkcd.com
xkcd.com/3167/
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Adam Gurri
12 days ago
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png
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Spontaneous date night
13 days ago
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Adam Serwer
13 days ago
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/dungeons-and-dragons-elon-musk/684828/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8GGxnQHRi73kkVRWjnKGUVM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The company that made my eBike may be shutting down soon. I'm tempted to grab a backup battery for my ebike just in case. It may be worth it to just buy a whole new bike when the time comes though.
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From the ebike community on Reddit: Rad Power Bikes says it may close down by January
Explore this post and more from the ebike community
https://www.reddit.com/r/ebike/comments/1ottxfi/rad_power_bikes_says_it_may_close_down_by_january/
13 days ago
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They made cat Techies
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14 days ago
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Wyk
14 days ago
Dota x Monster Hunter.
www.dota2.com/newsentry/55...
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WUNC News
14 days ago
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
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After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
https://www.wunc.org/education/2025-11-10/unc-chapel-hill-chancellor-will-not-sign-trump-higher-ed-compact
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Raleigh might be getting "conversational levels" of snow tonight.
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It's not an ace, but the most accurate drive I've ever had. 214ft. Got a lucky bounce on the grass to make the easiest birdie of my life. Do not ask how the rest of the course went.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
14 days ago
Today.
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jael holzman
15 days ago
me when i’m trying to talk plato out of it
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Our favorite Thai place in Apex has the best coconut cake. It's not officially on the menu you have to call and ask about it. It's the chunks of coconut in the middle cream layer that makes it superb.
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