last piece of pre-thanksgiving advice: drink a large glass of metamucil tonight

"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."

food x fashion collabs don't usually do much for me but i kinda love this www.marinelayer.com/collections/...

the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity

Writers love socialized books (libraries)

CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."

Shopping for a cargo bike? I’m selling my Bunch (front loader) and Yuba Kombi E5 (long tail). $1100 each, comes with lotsa accessories ✨ ❄️🚴‍♀️ Minneapolis / St. Paul area

Another huge problem is that the massive companies pushing "A.i." cannot be trusted on a moral and ethical level. They are run by billionaires who can manipulate the products to push disinfo or outright bigotry. Put their "A.i." in everything, and everything can become their megaphone for garbage.

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FYI, these rule

on the plus side: forward line clicking against the best team in europe on the negative side: uh.

Hi, same question. Personally, I would also like a fireplace. Where is the Library Chalet Bar where you're not allowed to speak above a whisper

HELL YEAHHHHH

dang

aged well, fucking magnificent Muani Richarlison goal

RICHY #coys

Well this 2,600-year-old clay letter was a journey. It comes from the archive of a goldsmith named Nabû-zeru-iddin in the heart of ancient Assyria. We’ve got someone left on read, a lawsuit, a mean step-mom, and people who get drunk and steal silver.

i don’t always talk about my day job on here but spent the last few months putting these espresso & carbonara brunches together with famed Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables cookbook author Joshua McFadden lamarzoccousa.com/news/blog/es...

man, it is an absolute skating rink out there on the side streets

I think about this a lot. Tourism has its own problems, of course, and it's not a cure-all. Plenty of assholes out there who have "seen the world." AND. I genuinely think a lot of Americans would benefit from getting lost in another country, where they don't speak the language, for a week or two.

This marks the soft relaunch (?) of The Fingers Podcast: paying subscribers can tune into our 60min+ convo on how the post-Repeal trade redefined what “intoxication” meant (to Congress, then the public), the success/failures of that project, and its implications in the age of sObeR cUrIoSiTy! More:

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

A-hem in case you're looking for a stocking stuffer share.google/C7171RPCeeli...

Now THIS is a product review

fun fact: park passes (probably) still work if you put googly eyes on them

just looking at these stickers and planning my holiday gift-giving www.instocklabels.com/product-cate...

I’d love to know how Instagram targeting decided this was the ad for me

Pulling the most recent police log led me to once again see an incredible holiday decoration picture a cousin in Omaha sent me

Not to be tendentious and I am willing to consider that it may be good that voters don’t _think_ of themselves as “ideological.” But they’re understanding of what things are necessary for happiness and how those things should be priced? That’s an ideology

i know this is a genuine problem but i really want to drop some off a rooftop to see if they bounce or splat or what

MPR News photojournalist Kerem Yücel was hit by less-lethal munition during the operation in St. Paul today. Other photojournalists were hit as well. More on what unfolded at the chaotic scene: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Even more photos here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.

"...so many 🇺🇸 kitchens share the same DNA — from the placement of the sink + shelves, to the microwave over the stove, to the clutter. Let’s look back in time to find out why our kitchens look + work the way they do." Also note @sarcher.bsky.social's 🌟 book on kitchen history, not cited here 😉

jarring* to be involved in multiple pie discourses simultaneously, each with people in different parts of the world and on topics that aren't actually related even though both center on types of pie * but kinda delightful

I should plug her latest book whilst I'm here! Although of course if its bought through Amazon kindle she gets jack shit www.amazon.com/Most-Wonderf...

Yeah, I have a day job. I don't talk about it much here because I try to keep my worlds separate, but it offers stability and benefits that writing just *doesn't,* even as someone who's been freelancing for 20 years, written a couple of books, etc. Same for most of my writer friends.

I just learned the Bugs Bunny No meme doesn't even come from him saying no. It's a frame rotated 90 degrees from him taking a drink from a bottle. I needed to share this.

SPPD chief Henry’s statement directly contradicted by the photo beneath it. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

When I was in Belarus a few years ago, I met a guy who loved Americana and excitedly told me about taking his family on vacation to the USA, including various national parks. Just getting the tourist visa was a huge ordeal, but worth it to him. Lots of people like that. We should WELCOME them FFS

National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!) And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc. This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns

I know public statements are ephemeral & actions over words, etc. Yet it's really refreshing to see a leader of a widely respected local union being *this* unambiguous about the role SPPD played today. Especially when contrasted with the statements from the most high profile state & local electeds.

Someone finally put to bed the most pernicious of Van Halen rumors, and we can all go back to understanding the obvious truth: the brown M&Ms rider thing does, in fact, confirm that they're all just a bunch of assholes.

love when college football players get to wear non-Latin lettering on the back of their jerseys, here's Western Michigan defensive tackle Mustafi al-Garawi

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

fucking fifa, man www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/...

I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once

This advanced technology surpasses AI on many fronts - clearer reproduction of specific words and images - won't retain your data - interesting smell - won't pretend to be your friend while dispensing dangerous advice - minimal resource usage - satisfying sound - not endorsed by evil billionaires

key lime. that's the post.