To my fellow tism baes: if you’re feeling like an unlovable weirdo today, read this whole thread and remember that 1) anyone who rejects you for the spicy bits doesn’t deserve you OR your infodumps and 2) Solomon will always have your back (and so will I, but he’s better at the pep talks)

A spokesperson for Wegmans defended the use of facial recognition at its Brooklyn and Manhattan locations: gothamist.visitlink.me/v4eOh-

Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms — fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches — have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the CDC, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks. nbcnews.to/49HH8ji

i refused to pay the peacock extortion fee and thus did not see the game. taking that as a win

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications

We are live. www.crowdcast.io/c/7260zer6sbi8

If i see her out imma sing her all the lil John parts of “lovers and friends”

I still remeber the Mr. Ed theme song, of course.

yeah your faith practice should be making it easier to get through the day without hurting anyone including yourself if your faith practice is making it harder you have chosen poorly (if your faith practice encourages you to hurt people including yourself you have chosen *really* poorly)

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

That's where the fun is

The memories....

Ryan and Michael's work, in Sinners, will be studied and copied for years all while the award circuit plays in their face this year.

The only thing worse than THE SECRET AGENT and its director, Kleber Mendonça Filho, being treated like this by the #CriticsChoiceAwards is that this fuck-up has only been covered so far by the horrible shitrag that is the Daily Mail.

1) You would probably win that bet. 2) As much as I love SINNERS, I'm already convinced that it's going to spend the rest of this awards season getting the same treatment as GET OUT (another once-in-a-generation horror film made by Black folk), even though it clearly deserves better.

Sinners really is the kind of once in a generation movie that should be sweeping this awards season. Even as a horror film. It should be doing what Silence of the Lambs did. And I bet if it had a predominantly white cast instead of a predominantly Black one, that’s exactly what would be happening.

Browns fans are going to want to grab some tissues for this one. Joel Bitonio was asked to reflect on his 12-year career in Cleveland. His emotions say it all...

The perpetual cycle of Christians focusing on everything but being good at Christianity is annoying.

Say man even it you aren’t in NY you might wanna wear a mask. This shit is taking people DOWN! I’m talking about multiple weeks! If you have an underlying conditions that shit is completely devastated and life threatening. Cousin was in the hospital for weeks and to have transfusions/coma…

Mike Tomlin somehow just keeps on keepin' on

MISSED IT!!!!!! TWO MISSED KICKS DECIDE THE AFC NORTH!!!!

Shut the hell up! Ain't no way.

Steelers should have handled business last week.

The last minute of this game is wild.

The Justice Department announced in May it was canceling proposed consent decrees with Louisville and Minneapolis that sought to curb police racial bias and abuses after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. https://bit.ly/44SJp8E

OPINION: "Over 21 million renter households nationwide spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For them and others struggling to get by, the financial math is simple, even if the risk calculation isn’t," Ivis Garcia writes.

Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets

There was a time when Troy Aikman's effort to moonlight with the Dolphins wouldn't have been allowed. Given Tom Brady's dual-role with Fox and the Raiders, it's now open season for broadcaster double duty. www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

This is a good visual. Looks like in order to ensure we have proof that we mailed something on a specific day, we will have to stand in line at the post office and request a manual post mark.

In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment. -Maxine Hong Kingston-

The Buddhist monks on a "Walk for Peace" toward Washington are urging streamers not to follow them everywhere they go "We don't want this to become something people chase after"

This reminds me: Now that MTV, VH1, and BET have completely abandoned music & music videos altogether, there’s an unmet need in the market. I’m just saying, you don’t even need to have a full-on cable network…you can launch that shit on YouTube or Twitch and grow from there.

Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution: If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow. If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious. By making these choices, you will literally save lives.

Remember, masks aren’t just for Covid! They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more. They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen. A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you. It’s radical community care.

Kermit the Frog will return in Avengers: Doomsday

Yikes.

A friend asked AI to put forth an equitable and ethical solution for using creative works that doesn’t involve theft. Here’s its response.

They should’ve fired Cathy first to prove they valued the WNBA players’ voices x concerns…

😀Get it right, folks.

FIESTA BOWL BOUND ‼️ No. 10 Miami upsets No. 2 Ohio State and advances to the CFP semifinals.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... gets plenty of well-deserved love for being the perfect #NewYearsEve movie, but there's one other movie that deserves just as much love this time of year: STRANGE DAYS, which marked its 30th anniversary this past October, and which I wrote about for @pajiba.com in 2016.

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama suffered a slight hyperextension in his left knee in tonight's win over New York -- and initial tests came back negative and showed no major injury.

Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research. A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans. futurism.com/health-medic...

Years of complaints about a gymnastics coach’s behavior didn’t lead to a permanent sanction by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, sources say in a new AP investigation — raising questions about athlete safety and oversight.

I don't mean to reduce a great actor to one role but has ANYone so owned a specific pronunciation of a single word the way he did, my god, everyone just say it once now. RIP.

Richard Smallwood walked so that Donald Lawrence, Kirk Franklin, Kurt Carr, & Ricky Dillard could run. there will never be another like him. EVER.

Richard Smallwood fed church choirs for decades! So sad

"I Love The Lord" written by Richard Smallwood Rest easy, Richard Smallwood 🕊💙🙏🏾 Whitney 🕊 #ThePreachersWife

RIP Richard Smallwood, prayers to his family 🙏🏾🕊 "Total Praise" 🙌🏾 #GospelLegend