It’s a “let’s alphabetize the bananagrams” kind of New Year’s Eve, whatever that means

I’m convinced Steve G from the spelling bee comments section secretly gets the puzzles in advance.

Kid / pre-teen movie recommendations about the importance of labor unions?

I can’t believe whoever knit this sweater didn’t weave in any of the ends before giving it to me (I knit this sweater)

Tiny Tim probably had Tuberculosis (And Rickets, from malnutrition, which made the tuberculosis worse. Which is why he had a little crutch and also why a giant turkey leg saved him)

What did you guys talk about at Christmas Eve dinner because we came up with a list of reasons JD Vance could be excommunicated

This is my third Christmas that is Amazon-free and it’s actually significantly better this way I’ve definitely shopped more local stores, but also when I buy things from Best Buy I won’t get an email two years later saying “actually what we sold you from a verified seller was fake, pls destroy it”

That’s my AG!

How the Grinch Stole My Catalytic Converter

The more chaotic the order / pickup system, the better the bagel shop

Everybody in here better put that we are not moving to Threads in the census

This stream has everything Fun facts Amazing people Technical difficulties Hope What a year it has been

This time last year I was on an incredibly toxic team that I wouldn't even dare tell about my personal life. This year, I just told my team about tomorrow's TB Ed Talk and all 10 of them are going to be there. What a difference a year can make.

Easily the best event happening in March (probably)

This entire weekend

I wonder if that one chipmunk ever got his hula hoop

Million dollar idea: adhd headphones. Let me connect one headphone to my switch and the other to my phone for my audiobook. Please!

The girl at the liquor store held my ID up to the light to check it was real, I’ve never received a nicer compliment in my life

(thank you all for voting for tree #4. she’s winning by a large margin and concerned about potential accusations of voter fraud, but if things change we will be back)

Having the town pickle ball champion be the keynote speaker at the Christmas tree lighting is leaning a little too hard into the Stars Hollow vibe thing, even for me

To celebrate Gazoonkamas I decided to re-read Hank’s books like I did last year, and I forgot they always make me crave Subway.

If he’s restoring the serifs can he also restore USAID? #tbsky

After 10 months of working for her, I finally asked how to pronounce my manager’s name (on behalf of our entire team)

Next week you can join @tbfighters.org for our final TB Ed Talk of the year, which is a celebration of everything that happened in 2025 And because you heard about it here, you'll know that TB Ed Talks exists as a direct result of Gazoonkas, even if nobody says it

Fun fact: TB Ed Talks fully would not exist if it weren’t for the Gazoonkas PowerPoint

And what a year it has been Merry Gazoonkamas to all who Gazoonka

This one’s going to be ridiculously good. So excited

The endTB-Q trial is reshaping what’s possible for people with drug-resistant TB. Showing that shorter regimens can work for many patients. This is a major step toward more personalized, effective TB treatment worldwide. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44zXlEP

I have a man cold (a regular cold but I’m being extremely dramatic about it)

Our town bagel lady is approximately a million years old and has not been consistently lucid in years, and it’s always fun to see who she thinks I am on any given day

There’s hot work goss (okay major news) and nobody is around to talk about it, which should be illegal

Together with @tori.dftba.social I got to talk with one of my TB heroes @stijndx.bsky.social about TB in children. Honestly one of the coolest things I've ever done. I love @tbfighters.org so much!

If I had known my YouTube privacy settings would keep me from getting the year in review, I might have let them keep more of my data

Which TBFighters / TB hill day people do I have on Bluesky? Need to find who made the keychains at Hill Day

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The problem with hosting TB Ed Talks in the morning is that I’m going to have to take my makeup off after so my coworkers don’t think I’m interviewing for a new job

December 1st, 9:17am: I hear my first Christmas song of the year I immediately lose Whamageddon

The airport vibes today are absolutely batshit. I assume someone insulted Blucifer and this is his revenge

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up! It’s some of the only good news in 2025! I mean it’s bobsled time

Six pies isn’t really worthy of an “Alexander wept for there were no more worlds to conquer” but I just did an extra one for my cousin’s boyfriend to take to his aunt’s house and that puts it over the edge

There isn’t a lot of traditional Thanksgiving media But this is up there with the best of it:

I was going to tell my uncle about a piece of media I think he’d like, but then he complained about raising the minimum wages and having to tip people, so I’m going to be gatekeeping

I watched the first season of stranger things right when it came out in 2016 and none of the subsequent seasons, and now I’m watching the season 5 premiere with my cousin. I’m sure this will make a ton of sense

Hotels really ought to warn you if your room overlooks the indoor water park(?)

I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for literal months. TACTiC is so amazing.

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

Mayo is a crime against sandwiches

This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review. For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.

Baby Hanklerfish was featured in @wereherenews.bsky.social Additional credit to @skudiklier.bsky.social (and @austinwitherspoon.com) for having an entire baby, which is much harder than making a sweater