BARRETT.
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Sometimes I write things. Sometimes I make things. Sometimes I build things.
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
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How exercise decreases the risk of cancer and cancer- related mortality by reducing immunosenescence and inflammaging
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Physical activity decreases cancer burden by alleviating immunosenescence-related inflammation and improving overall immunity
The associations between physical activity (PA) and the incidence and mortality of cancers and their underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Usi…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How exercise decreases the risk of cancer and cancer- related mortality by reducing immunosenescence and inflammaging
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“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
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“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
We're not "running out of good ideas" you nimwits.
I mean, Vox clearly is - but the rest of the world is doing just fine.
I mean, Vox clearly is - but the rest of the world is doing just fine.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
We're not "running out of good ideas" you nimwits.
I mean, Vox clearly is - but the rest of the world is doing just fine.
I mean, Vox clearly is - but the rest of the world is doing just fine.
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Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The Underminer hath spoken again.
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Underminer hath spoken again.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Nazi get shot on stage: "put up statues in every public space."
Kids get shot at school: "things can happen."
Kids get shot at school: "things can happen."
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nazi get shot on stage: "put up statues in every public space."
Kids get shot at school: "things can happen."
Kids get shot at school: "things can happen."
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Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump "blocked states from passing AI laws" with an executive order. Except, that's not how any of this works, and anyone who stayed awake during middle school social studies should know better.
www.techdirt.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
The mainstream media just failed a basic civics test so badly that you'd think their brains have been pickled by the kinds of folks who spend all their time on X (oh, wait…). Headlines across major outlets are breathlessly…
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NASA created a "sonification" of the sound emerging from a black hole. It's... god-like...
December 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NASA created a "sonification" of the sound emerging from a black hole. It's... god-like...
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
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Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
@rivianofficial.bsky.social I'm really considering an R3X, but $15/mo for "built-in" voice-operated texts is a really bad experience when every CarPlay option is actually built-in and costs nothing beyond the purchase price.
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@rivianofficial.bsky.social I'm really considering an R3X, but $15/mo for "built-in" voice-operated texts is a really bad experience when every CarPlay option is actually built-in and costs nothing beyond the purchase price.
I know there are much larger issues in the world, but... and's.
And's.
AND'S.
It's stupid every time.
And's.
AND'S.
It's stupid every time.
All I want from a new iOS is for it to stop correcting "and" to "and's" - a word that doesn't exist and which I've never used in any form of communication.
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I know there are much larger issues in the world, but... and's.
And's.
AND'S.
It's stupid every time.
And's.
AND'S.
It's stupid every time.
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I will believe AI is a thing when Google maps realizes that I don’t wanna take a total freak show route to where I’m going to save a minute and a half on a one hours drive. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I will believe AI is a thing when Google maps realizes that I don’t wanna take a total freak show route to where I’m going to save a minute and a half on a one hours drive. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
All I want from a new iOS is for it to stop correcting "and" to "and's" - a word that doesn't exist and which I've never used in any form of communication.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
All I want from a new iOS is for it to stop correcting "and" to "and's" - a word that doesn't exist and which I've never used in any form of communication.
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
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Student have walked out at Burnsville schools in protest against gestapo activity around the Minneapolis metro.
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Student have walked out at Burnsville schools in protest against gestapo activity around the Minneapolis metro.
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what if we were to replace the quirky individuality of lived experience with a homogenized and badly automated blandness shaped largely by the country's weirdest sociopaths and shittiest companies
wouldn't that be nice
wouldn't that be nice
Next they came for the influencers
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...
These Travel Influencers Don’t Want Freebies. They’re A.I.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
what if we were to replace the quirky individuality of lived experience with a homogenized and badly automated blandness shaped largely by the country's weirdest sociopaths and shittiest companies
wouldn't that be nice
wouldn't that be nice
By my math, we could just about double that with FanSpark.pro
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
By my math, we could just about double that with FanSpark.pro