From Cork, Ireland, I voted!

Can "strikes" kill 14 people if there's an "ongoing ceasefire"? This BBC headline contradicts itself, I think.

I've been living in a new city and without a car for the past three months. Instead of driving, I either walk or take public transit. While it's often inconvenient, there are benefits--expected and not. I walk more. Today, I logged more than 5 miles on foot. That was expected.

Cousin is headed to the pokey. www.bbc.com/news/article...

For folks in the US who have never heard of it, this is an Irish takeout treat called "spice bag." You take chicken tenders, chips, or some other potatoes, peppers, onions, and fiery spies, heat them all in a wok and dump it all in a literal bag.

Today is the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire: 148 workers killed, most of them young Jewish immigrant women. Survivors like Pauline Newman fought for child labor protections. The @forward.com asks what it means that those protections are eroding again. forward.com/opinion/8095...

'It was eerie how human she looked,' the robot commented later. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

But Jesus said, "Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me--but only if they adhere to the guidelines provided." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Remember that the deaths of US service members during the evacuation of Kabul was proof that Joe Biden was incompetent. Solution: Don't bother with evacuation.

I did a little volunteer work this week. Our Quaker Meeting is upgrading a rental house we own. When I finished my work, I shared a trick I learned with the project leader. "Every day's a school day," he said. I'm totally stealing that.

How does Trump taking on the title of "Chairman of the Board of Peace" not violate Article I Section 9 of the Constitution?

Suddenly, BBC.com is paywalled today. What changed?

Perjury. Contempt of Congress. Lying to the public. It’s all there in the files. Documents show that federal investigators knew of at least 10 co-conspirators. Why were they never prosecuted? Why is the Admin shielding their names? Why did they lie to Congress? We will get to the bottom of this.

So now do we get to call out anyone who "celebrates" the death of Rob Reiner the way MAGA called out people who posted about Charlie Kirk?

"mix a little hot sauce in it." See? That's exactly what's wrong with mayo. It's a neutral base for an expression of something meaningful. By itself, it's a blank canvas.

FBI, 4 December: "ZooooWOW! We arrested the January 6 pipe bomber! How great is that?" FBI, 5 December: ...(faint electrical hum)...

yesterday, the FBI was breathlessly announcing the arrest of the Jan. 6 pipe bomber. today? silence. whut up, FBI?

Earlier this week, Dems in Congress put out a reminder that the military has a duty to disobey illegal orders. MAGA went nuts, shouting, "SEDITION! Trump's orders aren't illegal!" Today: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Tom Petty more times than I can count Dylan's Rolling Thunder Dylan with the Band Rolling Stones with Stevie Wonder Kinks with John Mellancamp Grateful Dead twice Joni Mitchell with Tom Scott Allman Brothers (but after Duane, sadly) Leon Russell Bonnie Raitt

Gordoszone gordoszone.substack.com?r=5y8c1e&utm... My old pal from Mizzou (many, many years ago) is writing on Substack. Longtime sportswriter in the St. Louis market and an all round hilarious guy. Check him out here.

How does a turkey get ahold of a million dollars worth of bitcoin anyway? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"Take my wife. Please."

i first heard this argument in my high school history class. it didnt go well for the people making the argument.

Hunh. Old Chuck isn't the sleepwalking zombie everyone said: "Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer asked for unanimous consent to pass the measure when it arrived. The Senate agreed, and thus the bill passed the Senate automatically..." heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...

"There are about a thousand of us". Both chilling and galling.

So. Is the House going to be in session this week? Or no?

primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies

As debate continues over ACA tax credits, it's important to remember that Trump's proposal and his reasons for it are phony. Families who get health insurance from an employer already get a tax break. Insurance is part of their pay package and it is exempt from tax. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...

The possibilities for malicious compliance are terrifying and also hilarious. www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

Where our country is now: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Think how much worse he'll feel if his wife leaves him for the female form robot. Some stories are just *so* predictable.

In case you were wondering: www.the-independent.com/life-style/q...

My momma bestie is my auntie My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie "Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family "That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

Arrested for thought crime. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Holding families hostage to their agenda: "The Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program flowing into November." abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Can I get a show of hands? Who else thinks this might be a bad idea? www.theverge.com/transportati...

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj... "...the public must not be placed in a position of second-guessing the accuracy of news they receive." Cool. Now do Fox News.

I'm a sucker for these listicles, and finally, this writer reports the correct answer! www.chowhound.com/1997526/pope...

"...government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." No kings.

What's the deal with people using lavalier microphones as hand held mics? Suddenly, I see it all over the place.

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of

Aw, heck! This Tigers-Mariners contest isn't ever going to be decided, is it?

Forty two percent of survey respondents didn't know that Lay's potato chips are made from, that's right, potatoes. fortune.com/2025/10/10/p...

It's almost like the term "latino" is too broad to have any real usefulness as a political term. A 3rd generation Cuban American living in Florida has very little in common with a Salvadorian refugee that crossed the border two years ago, for example.

Brought a 5 gallon bucket of pudding to a pie fight.

And judge Immergut is just the sort of far-left Democrat judge who shields the growing network of domestic...don't interrupt...domestic terrorists who...what? What is it? She was appointed by...who? Ah. I see. Nevermind.

"Please do not offer my god a peanut."