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NJ. I fix things for fun and necessity.
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Ok y'all. Whats going on is making me cry on the regular. It feels weird to be here at the GRAMMYs - but I want to honor the music of my ancestors by playing it- we gonna do some busking tomorrow, come say hello if you’re in town for the shindig.
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Ok y'all. Whats going on is making me cry on the regular. It feels weird to be here at the GRAMMYs - but I want to honor the music of my ancestors by playing it- we gonna do some busking tomorrow, come say hello if you’re in town for the shindig.
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I'm trying to sell more of these pins than they sell tickets for the Melania movie. I think I can do it. Want to help?
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
January 31, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I'm trying to sell more of these pins than they sell tickets for the Melania movie. I think I can do it. Want to help?
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
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Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years
Germans love their potatoes. They eat on average 63kg a person every year, according to official statistics.
But the exceptional glut of potatoes produced by farmers during the last harvest has overwhelmed even the hardiest of fans. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
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In Sept. of 2023, I witnessed what was in my eyes the perfect storm. This intricately-structured, highly-electric supercell danced under a sky full of stars, looming over the landscape like the Mind Flayer while producing multiple funnels, bursts of sprites, and a barrage of lightning. #Photography
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 AM
In Sept. of 2023, I witnessed what was in my eyes the perfect storm. This intricately-structured, highly-electric supercell danced under a sky full of stars, looming over the landscape like the Mind Flayer while producing multiple funnels, bursts of sprites, and a barrage of lightning. #Photography
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It was actually such a sick view, absolutely worth standing
November 8, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It was actually such a sick view, absolutely worth standing
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Wow:
Federal judge strikes down Counts 3 and 4 of the federal indictment against Luigi Mangione, which means Attorney General Pam Bondi's political ploy to turn the murder of Brian Thompson into a federal capital case has failed big time.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judge strikes down Counts 3 and 4 of the federal indictment against Luigi Mangione, which means Attorney General Pam Bondi's political ploy to turn the murder of Brian Thompson into a federal capital case has failed big time.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum & Opinion AND ~Util - Terminate Motions – #103 in United States v. Mangione (S.D.N.Y., 1:25-cr-00176) – CourtListener.com
OPINION & ORDER as to Luigi Nicholas Mangione. The Defendant's motion to dismiss Counts Three and Four of the Indictment is GRANTED. (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 1/30/2026) (See ORDER set f...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Wow:
Federal judge strikes down Counts 3 and 4 of the federal indictment against Luigi Mangione, which means Attorney General Pam Bondi's political ploy to turn the murder of Brian Thompson into a federal capital case has failed big time.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judge strikes down Counts 3 and 4 of the federal indictment against Luigi Mangione, which means Attorney General Pam Bondi's political ploy to turn the murder of Brian Thompson into a federal capital case has failed big time.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing:
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing:
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
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Hackman would have turned 96 today. He is missed — but it’s always good to watch him grab racists by the balls.
“Mississippi Burning” (1988)
“Mississippi Burning” (1988)
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Hackman would have turned 96 today. He is missed — but it’s always good to watch him grab racists by the balls.
“Mississippi Burning” (1988)
“Mississippi Burning” (1988)
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My child has declared this Elephant Bird Awareness Day and wants me to tell some people.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Elephant bird - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
My child has declared this Elephant Bird Awareness Day and wants me to tell some people.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Want to get depressed on a Thursday evening? Grab some scotch and look at old "original intent" maps of transit systems.
Here is PATH from the 70s-- right after the Port Authority took over the struggling system. Imagine what the region would look like today if this were implemented. 😥
Here is PATH from the 70s-- right after the Port Authority took over the struggling system. Imagine what the region would look like today if this were implemented. 😥
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Want to get depressed on a Thursday evening? Grab some scotch and look at old "original intent" maps of transit systems.
Here is PATH from the 70s-- right after the Port Authority took over the struggling system. Imagine what the region would look like today if this were implemented. 😥
Here is PATH from the 70s-- right after the Port Authority took over the struggling system. Imagine what the region would look like today if this were implemented. 😥
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This is huge news. I have spent the past 6 months wondering wtf was up with Amazon: they filed 380,000 AI-related CyberTipline reports to NCMEC in the first half of 2025.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
What happens when the AI race collides with child safety?
Amazon Found ‘High Volume’ Of Child Sex Abuse Material in AI Training Data
The tech giant reported hundreds of thousands of cases of suspected child sexual abuse material, but won’t say where it came from
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is huge news. I have spent the past 6 months wondering wtf was up with Amazon: they filed 380,000 AI-related CyberTipline reports to NCMEC in the first half of 2025.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
Turns out ALL of it was known CSAM they found by screening their AI training data. It's NOT AI-generated or AI-morphed CSAM.
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Update: NJCL train #3271, the 7:47 PM arrival at Long Branch, is up to 1 hour 5 minutes late due to a motor vehicle strike near Monmouth Park. An update to follow.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Update: NJCL train #3271, the 7:47 PM arrival at Long Branch, is up to 1 hour 5 minutes late due to a motor vehicle strike near Monmouth Park. An update to follow.
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Gen X has the same thing going on that the Boomers had:
An assumption that the generation is defined by the handful of subcultural outliers and not the other 95% of the demographic who bullied and called them homophobic slurs.
An assumption that the generation is defined by the handful of subcultural outliers and not the other 95% of the demographic who bullied and called them homophobic slurs.
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Gen X has the same thing going on that the Boomers had:
An assumption that the generation is defined by the handful of subcultural outliers and not the other 95% of the demographic who bullied and called them homophobic slurs.
An assumption that the generation is defined by the handful of subcultural outliers and not the other 95% of the demographic who bullied and called them homophobic slurs.
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A Northern Cardinal waiting out the storm in Central Park during last weekend's blizzard. All puffed up because it was frigid! ❤️❄️❤️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A Northern Cardinal waiting out the storm in Central Park during last weekend's blizzard. All puffed up because it was frigid! ❤️❄️❤️ #Cardinals #CentralPark #birding
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There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
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Happy birthday to Roddy Frame. Photos taken when Aztec Camera played High Hall, Birmingham in 1982
January 29, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Happy birthday to Roddy Frame. Photos taken when Aztec Camera played High Hall, Birmingham in 1982
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I CANNOT believe this is happening, overwhelmed with feelings.
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I CANNOT believe this is happening, overwhelmed with feelings.
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New for @teenvogue.com (!)
The young immigrant women workers of Lawrence won the 1912 Bread and Roses strike because of solidarity—which is also exactly how the people of Minnesota built the durable and inspiring resistance network we all saw on January 23, 2026.
www.teenvogue.com/story/from-m...
The young immigrant women workers of Lawrence won the 1912 Bread and Roses strike because of solidarity—which is also exactly how the people of Minnesota built the durable and inspiring resistance network we all saw on January 23, 2026.
www.teenvogue.com/story/from-m...
From Minneapolis to “Bread and Roses,” Workers Have Always Fought Back
Times and conditions may change, but the struggle between labor and capital continues.
www.teenvogue.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
New for @teenvogue.com (!)
The young immigrant women workers of Lawrence won the 1912 Bread and Roses strike because of solidarity—which is also exactly how the people of Minnesota built the durable and inspiring resistance network we all saw on January 23, 2026.
www.teenvogue.com/story/from-m...
The young immigrant women workers of Lawrence won the 1912 Bread and Roses strike because of solidarity—which is also exactly how the people of Minnesota built the durable and inspiring resistance network we all saw on January 23, 2026.
www.teenvogue.com/story/from-m...
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I've decided on what theme of recommendations I'll make for next weeks #BandcampFriday, but I need your help, folks!
If you have songs, albums, compilations etc. out where you donate the proceeds to a good cause, post them here.
Doesn't matter if it's big or small; I'll boost everything on the 6th!
If you have songs, albums, compilations etc. out where you donate the proceeds to a good cause, post them here.
Doesn't matter if it's big or small; I'll boost everything on the 6th!
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I've decided on what theme of recommendations I'll make for next weeks #BandcampFriday, but I need your help, folks!
If you have songs, albums, compilations etc. out where you donate the proceeds to a good cause, post them here.
Doesn't matter if it's big or small; I'll boost everything on the 6th!
If you have songs, albums, compilations etc. out where you donate the proceeds to a good cause, post them here.
Doesn't matter if it's big or small; I'll boost everything on the 6th!
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I haven't had a full-time job since March 2020 when the newspaper I was at axed its entire editorial team. Been freelancing since. If anyone is looking for a reporter/editor/researcher I'm available. Been working 16 hours a day, 7 days a week across several freelance gigs and am beat.
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I haven't had a full-time job since March 2020 when the newspaper I was at axed its entire editorial team. Been freelancing since. If anyone is looking for a reporter/editor/researcher I'm available. Been working 16 hours a day, 7 days a week across several freelance gigs and am beat.
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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Been to survey an early modern house in Leicestershire today which had lots of reused mediaeval timbers. However, what *really* caught my eye was this blacksmith's forge complete with intact bellows. Apparently it was still in use until the 1970s 🔥⚒️
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Been to survey an early modern house in Leicestershire today which had lots of reused mediaeval timbers. However, what *really* caught my eye was this blacksmith's forge complete with intact bellows. Apparently it was still in use until the 1970s 🔥⚒️
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A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, filed a second lawsuit against Anthropic, seeking $3B over allegations of copyright infringement of 20k+ songs (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, filed a second lawsuit against Anthropic, seeking $3B over allegations of copyright infringement of 20k+ songs (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink