It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online www.404media.co/man-charged-...

Dammit.

I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like

This is the distillation of the most important lesson I’ve learned about communicating to groups of people, whether it’s about a cause you care about, a product you’ve created, or just a subject you’re passionate about. They have to be able to talk about you without you: anildash.com/2025/12/05/t...

Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that. Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us. resonantcomputing.org

We are all stuck in a pretty corrupt capitalist system - the "free market" is a myth when our choices are limited and billionaires control so much. And now it's Christmas. If you are giving gifts and looking for ideas, I present to you my alternative gift guide:

If you're disappointed by Pantone's color of the year, check out Coloro instead. Coloro is a Pantone competitor and work with trend forecaster WGSN to pick their own color of the year and associated palette. Their picks this year are FABULOUS with Transformative Teal as their color of the year.

It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍

my Giving Tuesday donations: Associated Press apnews.com/donate Pattie Gonia's $1M Dollar Backpacking Trip gofund.me/ee14917f6 CivicBand opencollective.com/civicband Friends in Deed (a local Pasadena non-profit that runs a food pantry, shelter, and other services) friendsindeedpas.org/donate/

Literary Maps: Real Maps for Imaginary Places blogs.loc.gov/loc/2025/12/... Treasure Island at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc... #books #literature

day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"

Am I the only one really hating this last season of Stranger Things? It’s just endless pain and torment so far. Every single scene is punctuated with a wail of agony. It’s exhausting.

I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition: getting up at the crack of dawn to watch the Macy’s Parade broadcast from New York (this year with multi-view!)

"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.

Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great reads. n.pr/44gSAPS

@proton.me for mail, drive and vpn #DuckDuckGo for browser and search

Well this is some real gestapo/secret police bs.

Today’s decision is disappointing. I am not in this fight only for myself, and I’m concerned that this decision will simply embolden the administration. This case is not over. I am committed to protecting my community, our people, and our country.

WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️

Now they've banned Patton Oswalt for this pattonoswalt.bsky.social

Joyce Carol Oates from the top rope 😆

Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down? Federal workers aren’t furloughed. Funding for social services doesn’t dry up. Failure to pass a budget triggers an election. It puts the politicians jobs on the line. They get the budget passed.

We sent the presidencies of Harding and Nixon straight to hell for a fraction of the corruption that happens every hour of every day on camera in this regime

I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems

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This is awesome and true wthhyb.sacha.house/

shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

It’s only a Guillotine if it’s from the Guillotine region of France. Otherwise it’s merely a sparkling wealth redistributor.

I can’t remember the last time I happily sat and watched election returns come in. My stomach has been a solid knot since January, but tonight it’s loosened a little.

How about ALL the different futures? We contain multitudes and we don’t hand over the keys to billionaires is a pretty good vibe www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Woke up today to the news

The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins: Baldwin (WI) Bennet (CO) Booker (NJ) Cortez Masto (NV) Durbin (IL) Fetterman (PA) Gallego (AZ) Hassan (NH) Heinrich (NM) Hickenlooper (CO) Klobuchar (MN) Ossoff (GA) Peters (MI) Rosen (NV) Schiff (CA) Shaheen (NH) Slotkin (MI) Warnock (GA) Welch (VT)

This dance is so well-known and beloved, and popular with flash mobs for years. I wish the guy who choreographed it were still around to appreciate the impact of his creativity. 😀 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

If this isn’t a “let them eat cake” moment, I don’t know what is.

Glamour UK Magazine made 9 trans women as their collective Women of the Year Instead of offering congratulations, JK Rowling naturally tried insulting them instead Glamour’s response, however, is priceless

David Brooks: "If you want a policy change, go to the voters. Don't shut down the government. ... Our democracy has deteriorated to such a degree [that] there should be howling outrage."

We’re going to have to raze the whole thing and restore it once this is all over, aren’t we?

Well this blows. :/ I love the Oakland Museum so much. hyperallergic.com/1053431/thie...

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

Anyone fancy buying us Fozzie Bear's Henry VIII costume?

“… the White House becoming a discount Versailles featuring gold-painted Home Depot fixtures is an apt metaphor for his entire administration” The Tackiness of Evil (Hyperallergic) hyperallergic.com/1052731/the-...

OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify