@jortsthecat.bsky.social Came across this elsewhere...

What I meant to do was share this with the addendum: Make it minimum wage!

It’s time we stop paying for their healthcare and reduce the pay ONLY $40/hr. Reimbursement of domestic travel ONLY. With a strict per diem. No first class nor business class travel. They work for us and it’s time WE THE PEOPLE set the agenda.

*tapping the sign*

I wonder if it's anyone's birthday today? 🎈🎉 If it is, I certainly hope that they are having a delectable day and will have a stellar year to come!! 💫🌞✨

Annual reminder that all holidays are made up, and that there are children celebrating Kwaanza with their parents, who grew up celebrating, whose parents grew up celebrating as well.🕯️ If you disdain Kwaanza as "invented", but you celebrate Wolfenoot, you have some *serious* self reflection to do. 🤨

I am inordinately pleased with having successfully gotten a meter-long roll of thin paper back into the thin plastic sleeve in which it comes packaged. I am a stud! 😎 😁👏🎉👑 😄

“Like prime, but with human beings”

OH, SNAP.

If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.

You can react to your anger with spreading anger or you can view your anger as a calling to do more good

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.

Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email. It must be read:

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Driverless cars, what could go wrong?! 🙄

Holiday gathering reminder 🎁 If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%! This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍

Pay Attention to how you interact online, in person, at events! Not saying change, just understand and prepare for changes! NSPM-7 is the most scary policy since the Patriot Act was signed...

The John Cornyn Houston Office Protest is each Tuesday, 11;30-1, 5300 Memorial Dr. Next Tiesday will be Week 463. It’s essential people see others willing to stand openly & confidently for freedom no matter tte agression of the right. Please join us. Voting is not going to be enough. #Houston

They're trying to delete my friends and family.

No, we are not overreacting. www.them.us/story/pam-bo...

Houston's DSA, Leads, RISE, & 50501 are calling for an end to #HPD #ICE collaboration! If you did not register to speak, you can still support this effort by showing up to city hall at 5:30pm tonight or calling/emailing councilmembers: www.houstontx.gov/council/ #Houston #TX #Texas

Cornyn Houston Office Protest, Week 462, tomorrow, 12/16, 5300 Memorial Dr., 11:30-1. (Don't park in any private lot.) Trump announces authoritarian, white supremacist national security strategy & locally Whitmire clear he'll side with authoritarians. We must show up. Voting not enough. #Houston

Pancakes away, y'all! 💞

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

Our reminder that if Newsom has to sacrifice California for the illusion of economic advancement he will.

🎁 Sharing a gift link for those who need it: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

It SHOULD happen again. We don't want this kind of creeper surveilance in our lives.

Went last night to the Houston Ballet's production of The Nutcracker (my birthday gift from my honey 💕). It was amazing! Superb dancers, excellent orchestra, spectacular sets, gorgeous costumes, brilliant projections effects, special touches I won't spoil for others. A genuinely magical experience!

Absolutely! And when we do seek outside help, it's so important to rely on wise, trustworthy sources who help us discern instead of telling us what to think.

Houston DSA is mobilizing Houstonians to speak up for immigrants, communities, and our Constitutional rights --to demand City Councilmembers put an end to HPD's collaboration with ICE and protect our residents. Please join them, and members of 50501 Houston, in speaking at City Hall on December 16th

Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you ✨ #artshare (This is part of a 12-part series I'm working on for @angienash42.bsky.social, I'm hoping to finish off The Magician today!)

Quite an announcement video from @crockett.house.gov www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

It's turning out to be surprisingly difficult to find a French twist comb; which used to be readily available anyplace that sells a decent selection of hair stuff.

@spindlypete.bsky.social I just wanted to mention that there is something extremely satisfying about the rhythm and sounds of the phrase "pony pony huckabuck". I just really enjoy it, so thank you for putting it out into the world where it could land in front of my eyeballs. I truly appreciate it.

@riverodder.bsky.social It you. 💕 m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

May she be safe with those who care for her. 💞

Damn skippy.

the idea of AI being able to assess the "correctness" of a research paper, the intent of which is *producing new knowledge previously unknown to humans*, is so fucking wrongheaded i want to scream

AI Overlord: "Ah, another submission. Time to see if the human author has correctly predicted the next word after each word!"

Otw home from work last night, the radio played The Tide Is High, then Play That Funky Music, then Smells Like Teen Spirit; which is why I listen to that station. 😃 Also there was a yellow truck. But not Waterproof Sports Kind yellow; Hi Vis Safety Vest lime yellow. With, ironically, a bad driver. 🤔

So California launched a portal where you can report misconduct by federal law enforcement. You can report anonymously. It doesn’t guarantee they will take action but hey it’s a start towards accountability. There is more info if you follow the link. oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...

Okay, can we please just get this clear once and for all: ALL CHAPS ARE ASSLESS. CHAPS, BY DEFINITION, DO NOT HAVE A SEAT PORTION. ONLY ASSLESS CHAPS ARE CHAPS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPECIFY. Thank you.

Kinda crazy that murdering criminal Pete Hagueseth, who admits proudly to his crimes, isn't currently in custody, awaiting trial. Seems like the sort of thing the Law and Order folks would be all over, but what do I know?

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

Fuck RFKJr all day long. He's just killing people in slow motion.

As someone whose followed recipe sites before the AI-geddon, here's some links to human run cooking blogs: barefeetinthekitchen.com www.budgetbytes.com www.thecookierookie.com diethood.com Man...I remember when having to scroll past the stories was the frustrating part of recipe sites...

Here’s the Family Lore tag on @cryptidchicken.bsky.social’s blog where you can find a lot of my favorite stories! www.tumblr.com/gallusrostro...