This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write." A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption. B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.

orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing

This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings. www.404media.co/i-loved-that...

a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat... "nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."

JEFFREY’S TUBESTEAKS

I sincerely believe the real cultural impact of Avatar is pretty fucked up and poignant: for most people on Earth, its computer generated imagery of an imagined planet made by artists is the only affordable way to connect to an immersive experience of natural habitats we’ve already destroyed here.

The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting

Shout-out to everyone else for whom getting through Christmas is just an annual slog. Find comfort in what you can. Distract yourself. Treat yourself. Use the time to plan for tomorrow.

The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd

We ❤️ arguing. If you do too, here's everything you need to navigate holiday dinner table discussions about immigrants’ rights, transgender rights, and more.

SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...

And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV. There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.

Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app

“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”

Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE. “ICE Out of Minnesota!” "MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!" "Immigrants are not the problem"

Canadian friends: here's a petition to stop AB and SK from Notwithstanding their anti-trans-healthcare legislation (this will make sense to Canadians). Don't let them shield their bigotry from Charter scrutiny! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I am not sorry. This is simply true. Academics should be able to write fluently and express themselves clearly and academics should do their own work. It’s literally our job. It’s what we trained until 22nd grade to do. This is a simple observation that should require no explanation or defense.

Washington State set up a special unit to investigate cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. They just got their first conviction www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

the pain this country could have avoided if we just let him run a Broadway theater instead. that's all he wanted. it would show nothing but terrible musicals from the 80s and none of this would have happened

"Canada should increase output of existing pipeline infrastructure before building new pipelines" Agree: 72% Disagree: 29% Ipsos / Dec 15, 2025 / n=1502 / Online

EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction

Whether you plan to head out to the theater or binge from the couch, our critics have gathered together their favorite films and TV shows of 2025. n.pr/4q8cKnG

For no reason whatsoever, gonna remind that you can support your local trans girl by buying my games directly from my lovely publishers! High Tide www.underdoggames.com/products/hig... Phantasmic buttonshygames.com/products/pha...

Luigi Mangione in court today, 16th December 2025.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Does anyone else remember how after 9/11 they proclaimed irony dead?

Open AI & Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role In Connecticut murder-suicide It is one of a growing number of wrongful death legal actions against AI Chatbot makers across the country. apnews.com/article/ai-c...

This is the point, not the by-product.

This. If you like cats and rpgs and have children or are one or that sort of thing. bundleofholding.com/presents/Mag...

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

GREAT news

Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Currently playing @aftermath.site's "Uh Oh, You Have Billions Invested In Generative AI" woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil...

Grade: C The churn of stale words in the heart again. The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. This tired abstract anger; inarticulate passive opposition. I pushed and pulled in vain; the wheels would not turn. How hideous is the semicolon.

The world is in the worst timeline everything is bad but tonight I saw lots of young humans I know play really good music together and that gave me hope.

No CBC, I do not need to look at a timeline of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s relationship.

Holy shit this is real?

Federal Court: Canada legally obligated to ensure safe housing, clean water on reserve www.aptnnews.ca?p=280934

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

"We don’t want to argue about settlers' interests versus First Nations' interests — we want to argue about what the Crown did wrong." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Last week human remains were found in a First Nation near Prince Rupert, B.C. by RCMP major crimes. The remains were identified to be Lawrence Maitland, who has been missing since 2019. RCMP major crimes considers this an ongoing investigation.

“ICE agents would disembark from the airplane and unload bags of shackles from the cargo hold … seeing the chains that would soon be confining my neighbors, binding their hands together at their waist and then down between their ankles.” unicornriot.ninja/2025/documen...

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

This is an ethnic cleansing campaign

A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

This is the same party (who have never elected any members btw) that doesn’t think we should have memorials or anything to honour residential school survivors and victims