The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute. n.pr/4peEUgS

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved. Don't look up!

It’s ridge city for California to start December. Here’s how the weather could unfold to wrap up 2025:

Guam Hosts U.S., Allied Navies for Indo-Pacific Exercises — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/11/28/g...

I don't love the headline, but in the piece it does distinguish pretty well between the different types and makes clear it is the "e-motorbikes" that are the problem here

This New York Times piece on super-fast e-bikes and how dangerous they are is well done. It is nuanced, not hysterical and very much doesn't damn all e-bikes. But it does properly show how incredibly bad the illegal/unregulated throttle-driven ones are: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...

Please remember, science isn’t political and doesn’t care about RFK Jr’s conspiracy theories. abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/2...

He really posted this.

Man, he's going to hate the one where Franklin goes to Leavenworth.

Venezuela will be America's first entirely Oewellian War.

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier coming into Portsmouth, England after 8-month deployment - November 30, 2025 SRC: FB- Portsmouth Harbour Photography

Number of states where average gas prices are below $2: Zero. Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2: Zero.

LOL can't have those homebuyers realizing their Florida home is destined to join the Atlantic ocean and that their bucolic mountain home is at risk of catastrophic wildfire destruction. #climateemergency #Climate #RealEstate

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?" Mark Kelly: "It seems to." Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?" Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."

Mark Kelly: "My concern is with the service members -- we're gonna put these individuals in a really tough place. They may find our down the road that they did something that's illegal. It's not fair to them. That's why need presidents and secretaries of defense who understand the Constitution"

How it started / How it’s going

Dude we’re all watching football and ordering pizza and wings here just like everyone else.

An Army security brigade that specializes in training foreign troops — primarily in the Middle East and Africa — was inactivated this week in connection with the service's broader transformation plans, which have implications for how it partners with militaries worldwide.

A mass shooting in Stockton on Saturday night killed at least 4 people, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting occurred shortly before 6 pm. At least 14 people were injured with multiple people taken to local hospitals. stocktonia.org/news/public-...

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Tours Military Bases Near Taiwan — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/11/28/j...

Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Erin Porras, the Depot Mascot Handler, and Corporal Opha Mae II, the Depot Mascot, pose for a photo during the motivational run for Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., 25 November.

🚨 www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.

CPSC: Tesla Recalls Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death "The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Apparently, solar radiation caused a sudden drop in altitude on a Mexico-to-USA flight on Oct 30. Computers on the aircraft apparently had an error which caused a nose down action without pilot input. Is the root cause solar energetic particles (SEPs) from the Sun? Is space weather to blame?

Hempstead Animal Shelter (516) 785-5220 3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit Wantagh, NY 11793 [email protected] So easy to fall in love with that face ⬇️😍 MELIA will thrive with the right person & Training. 3.5 years old, 50 lbs, a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. She enjoys going for walks.

The last time these right wingers took control of any part of Venezuela they funneled $30 billion out of the Treasury and immiserated the country. prospect.org/2025/11/26/3...

A classic Tule Fog setup in our San Joaquin Valley.

"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

“A leaked internal memo shows UPS' entire fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes will be grounded longer than expected because they need more extensive repairs than previously thought.” (The reason for these repairs and maintenance is the recent deadly crash near Louisville.)

Airbus is rolling out a critical software update. Around 6,000 A320 aircraft have been grounded. The reason: solar radiation can cause failures in the onboard computer. Recently, an A320 experienced an uncontrolled down “pull” while the autopilot was engaged.

This is a lot of words to say, “Yikes! That Washington Post story about us illegally killing survivors on the open seas was 100% correct!”

China's military, coast guard conduct patrols around Scarborough Shoal, Xinhua says reut.rs/3XryE9d

It's time to acknowledge that Steven Miller is basically a mass shooter with access to federal resources.

🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad. "It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees... "Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer." www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

Latest episode just posted (featuring @justin-br0nk.bsky.social):

Ward Carroll does an in-depth look at the recent peace plan for #Ukraine with @justin-br0nk.bsky.social that it’s well worth a listen.

This is absolute bullshit. Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

Follow the money right into Trump and his buddies pockets. "Former Honduran President Hernandez was bribed by the country's prominent Rosenthal family, which owned a "massive" group of businesses in the Central American country, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday" www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Wait, so he plans to pardon the Honduran President for drug trafficking, but he’s blowing up boats at sea because he thinks they’re trafficking drugs? apnews.com/article/trum...

In a Black Friday news dump, Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case. Donald Trump is OK with major drug trafficking by fascists. This is necessary background to his contention he is killing Venezuelans because they are “drug traffickers.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

He’s going to fight drug trafficking by pardoning them? Trump announced “a Full and Complete Pardon” for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was found guilty by an American jury last year of conspiring to import cocaine into the US.

#Gardening Late November in southern California 🌱 homegrown garden, fruit trees are productive.