Not a Confederate
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There is more homework as an adult, not less.
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I am reminded of
February 20, 2021
AOC raises $3.2 million for Texas winter storm victims, volunteers at Houston food bank
February 20, 2021
AOC raises $3.2 million for Texas winter storm victims, volunteers at Houston food bank
AOC raises $3.2 million for Texas winter storm victims, volunteers at Houston food bank
Congresswomen from two different states came together Saturday to provide relief of Texans impacted by the winter storm.
www.click2houston.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I am reminded of
February 20, 2021
AOC raises $3.2 million for Texas winter storm victims, volunteers at Houston food bank
February 20, 2021
AOC raises $3.2 million for Texas winter storm victims, volunteers at Houston food bank
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"Each of my parking spots is precisely three inches longer and two inches narrower than the average parking spot. The designers say it is to save money and be economically friendly, but I know the truth: my only goal is to fuck you up."
I Am a Trader Joe’s Parking Lot and I Am Here to Destroy You
My game begins at once: a team of crack architects and city planners conspire to bring me to your city. People rejoice, and so do I, for the game i...
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Each of my parking spots is precisely three inches longer and two inches narrower than the average parking spot. The designers say it is to save money and be economically friendly, but I know the truth: my only goal is to fuck you up."
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National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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Reupping from earlier, Jia Cobb's November 20 opinon ruling that the Guard deployment was unlawful.
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion – #88 in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-03005) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 20, 2025. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 11/20/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Reupping from earlier, Jia Cobb's November 20 opinon ruling that the Guard deployment was unlawful.
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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Loved joining Jennifer Welch on the 'I've Had It' pod!
We talked my top three campaign priorities, what connects us in IL-09, and why I’m running to make a difference: www.youtube.com/shorts/ai2tk...
@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
We talked my top three campaign priorities, what connects us in IL-09, and why I’m running to make a difference: www.youtube.com/shorts/ai2tk...
@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
Top 3 Campaign Issues with Jennifer Welch on the I've Had It Podcast | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Loved joining Jennifer Welch on the 'I've Had It' pod!
We talked my top three campaign priorities, what connects us in IL-09, and why I’m running to make a difference: www.youtube.com/shorts/ai2tk...
@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
We talked my top three campaign priorities, what connects us in IL-09, and why I’m running to make a difference: www.youtube.com/shorts/ai2tk...
@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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Selon un médecin en Santé publique, Montréal a une grosse éclosion de norovirus que l'on connaît souvent comme étant la gastro.
Le lavage des mains pendant 20 s avec du savon est beaucoup plus efficace que le gel hydroalcoolique.
Le lavage des mains pendant 20 s avec du savon est beaucoup plus efficace que le gel hydroalcoolique.
The best way to prevent getting norovirus is to wash hands with warm soap and water for 20 seconds. Hand sanitizer alone does not work well against norovirus. #RSNA25
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-ca...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-ca...
US cases of norovirus on the rise with double the rate of positive tests since August
Cases of norovirus are rising across the United States, doubling over the last few months, according to updated data from the CDC.
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Selon un médecin en Santé publique, Montréal a une grosse éclosion de norovirus que l'on connaît souvent comme étant la gastro.
Le lavage des mains pendant 20 s avec du savon est beaucoup plus efficace que le gel hydroalcoolique.
Le lavage des mains pendant 20 s avec du savon est beaucoup plus efficace que le gel hydroalcoolique.
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Now that my wife's green card arrived in the mail today I finally feel safe to say how absolutely horrendous it was that we had to discuss what to do in this exact scenario when we went into USCIS for an interview.
The plans + contingencies we had to come up with. Not the country I grew up in.
The plans + contingencies we had to come up with. Not the country I grew up in.
Gut wrenching: “I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,” Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife, Katie.
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Now that my wife's green card arrived in the mail today I finally feel safe to say how absolutely horrendous it was that we had to discuss what to do in this exact scenario when we went into USCIS for an interview.
The plans + contingencies we had to come up with. Not the country I grew up in.
The plans + contingencies we had to come up with. Not the country I grew up in.
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From a Hawaiian-inspired chocolate haupia pie in Torrance to a tender gourmet cobbler in Pasadena and a traditional apple pie in Van Nuys in between, this is your ultimate guide to pies that have stood the test of time in L.A.
The full guide: lataco.com/vintage-pie-la
By Hadley Tomicki
The full guide: lataco.com/vintage-pie-la
By Hadley Tomicki
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
From a Hawaiian-inspired chocolate haupia pie in Torrance to a tender gourmet cobbler in Pasadena and a traditional apple pie in Van Nuys in between, this is your ultimate guide to pies that have stood the test of time in L.A.
The full guide: lataco.com/vintage-pie-la
By Hadley Tomicki
The full guide: lataco.com/vintage-pie-la
By Hadley Tomicki
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Remember last year Louisiana had an unwritten policy forbidding DPH from promoting flu & Covid shots; LA became epicenter of most severe flu season since universal flu vaccination began. A nurse on Bsky said there was a similar unwritten policy in TX. Yes, spread the word to everyone!!! #flu #covid
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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NEW — With two national economic boycotts underway, Black business owners hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
Black-owned businesses hope to see a boost as two national boycotts hit Black Friday and Cyber Monday • The TRiiBE
With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
thetriibe.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NEW — With two national economic boycotts underway, Black business owners hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
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World AIDS Day was cofounded by an American journalist--James Bunn, a San Francisco reporter who was the first person at a local TV station to make the AIDS crisis his beat, in 1983. An administration that did not loathe the press, history, and knowledge itself might have considered honoring that.
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
World AIDS Day was cofounded by an American journalist--James Bunn, a San Francisco reporter who was the first person at a local TV station to make the AIDS crisis his beat, in 1983. An administration that did not loathe the press, history, and knowledge itself might have considered honoring that.
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Vicente has been missing for seven weeks after being taken into DHS’ custody and experiencing a medical emergency.
His family has no answers on where he is or if he is safe.
The Trump Administration cannot get away with disappearing people.
His family has no answers on where he is or if he is safe.
The Trump Administration cannot get away with disappearing people.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Vicente has been missing for seven weeks after being taken into DHS’ custody and experiencing a medical emergency.
His family has no answers on where he is or if he is safe.
The Trump Administration cannot get away with disappearing people.
His family has no answers on where he is or if he is safe.
The Trump Administration cannot get away with disappearing people.
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Perhaps the teacher could teach the history of polio in the US prior to the vaccine, i.e., "Until the vaccine [in US] polio outbreaks paralyzed more than 15,000 people, mostly children, annually but decreased to less than 10 a year in the 1970s."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
Without Polio Vaccines, How Quickly Will the Disease Return?
Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving vaccines are revoked under the new administration
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Perhaps the teacher could teach the history of polio in the US prior to the vaccine, i.e., "Until the vaccine [in US] polio outbreaks paralyzed more than 15,000 people, mostly children, annually but decreased to less than 10 a year in the 1970s."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
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FCC issues alert about hackers sending Emergency Alert System alert tones and broadcasting obscenities and bigoted information over radio stations, including those in Texas and Virginia in recent days. www.reuters.com/world/us/fcc-...
FCC says hackers hijack US radio gear to send fake alerts, obscenities
Hackers are hijacking U.S. radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
FCC issues alert about hackers sending Emergency Alert System alert tones and broadcasting obscenities and bigoted information over radio stations, including those in Texas and Virginia in recent days. www.reuters.com/world/us/fcc-...
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Johnny Cash’s estate takes Coca-Cola to court after it used ‘his voice’ in ads
Johnny Cash’s estate takes Coca-Cola to court after it used ‘his voice’ in ads
Johnny Cash’s estate takes Coca-Cola to court after it used ‘his voice’ in ads
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Johnny Cash’s estate takes Coca-Cola to court after it used ‘his voice’ in ads
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£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
The Footnote x Counterpoints prize is intended to uncover new literary voices whose work reflects the experiences of migration
Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts have announced a new fiction award celebrating writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds, offering a £15,000 prize and a publishing deal for the winner.
The Footnote x Counterpoints prize for fiction, launching on Thursday, marks the second time the two organisations have collaborated on a prize. In 2023, writers were invited to submit narrative nonfiction, but now the prize will focus on fiction for the first time. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
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While we worry about groceries, wars, and violent ICE gangs, the PayPal Mafia is busy cornering the market on science.
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
Strange Attractor: The PayPal Mafia’s “Manhattan Project”
What are they building? And for whom?
www.mind-war.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
While we worry about groceries, wars, and violent ICE gangs, the PayPal Mafia is busy cornering the market on science.
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
The “Genesis Mission” is an attempt to build a Manhattan Project—not to save the world but to give themselves the tools to destroy it.
www.mind-war.com/p/strange-at...
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Gut wrenching: “I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,” Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife, Katie.
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Gut wrenching: “I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,” Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife, Katie.
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
Ms. Paul was sent to an immigration detention center with hundreds of other people swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown.”
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What to do about AI inventorship is a hard problem. The prior PTO guidelines, now withdrawn, at least tried to grapple with it. The current approach is simply to say that people can be inventors, AI can't, and assume that ignoring AI conception somehow takes care of the problem. It doesn't.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What to do about AI inventorship is a hard problem. The prior PTO guidelines, now withdrawn, at least tried to grapple with it. The current approach is simply to say that people can be inventors, AI can't, and assume that ignoring AI conception somehow takes care of the problem. It doesn't.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
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the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
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