Thistle
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Photographer, against all odds
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Some teen gifts available to donate to our toy drive and gift event on 12/20 for anyone who would like. amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Check out my list on Amazon
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December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Some teen gifts available to donate to our toy drive and gift event on 12/20 for anyone who would like. amzn.to/4rDn7BG
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The new Studio Museum roots Harlem in the present, without insisting on it, and in that way it tells a different tale: Harlem has a future, and the future is now.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yxBzzZ
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yxBzzZ
The New Studio Museum in Harlem Is a Landmark in the History of Black Art
Reopening with work by Tom Lloyd and others, the museum is a manifestation of possibility, specifically in Black lives.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The new Studio Museum roots Harlem in the present, without insisting on it, and in that way it tells a different tale: Harlem has a future, and the future is now.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yxBzzZ
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yxBzzZ
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Sorry to put this on the TL, but please do not transcribe this as “sycophant.” He audibly says “syncophant” because he does not really know the word or what it means. To pretend he said a word whose meaning he does not know is carrying water for him. “Syncophant [sic]” is how you transcribe this
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sorry to put this on the TL, but please do not transcribe this as “sycophant.” He audibly says “syncophant” because he does not really know the word or what it means. To pretend he said a word whose meaning he does not know is carrying water for him. “Syncophant [sic]” is how you transcribe this
Sending this to all my friends that I conferred to make weird bands with when I was 24, we can do this im gonna play drums
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sending this to all my friends that I conferred to make weird bands with when I was 24, we can do this im gonna play drums
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So ACA health insurance premiums *are* going to go up, the hikes are locked in at this point. Congress may try to do something in the new year, but for at least January's premium bill? We're fucked.
I don't know what the fuck I'm supposed to be doing while these motherfuckers vote to torpedo the health care system yet again
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
So ACA health insurance premiums *are* going to go up, the hikes are locked in at this point. Congress may try to do something in the new year, but for at least January's premium bill? We're fucked.
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Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today
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you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
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not good!
Oh boy, Cloudflare is suffering a hiccup and now a huge chunk of the internet is fucked. Who's idea was to shove it all into like, 3 or 4 big-ass companies?
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
not good!
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i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman
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Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
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be stoked, stay stoked, all around the country the people are back at it
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
be stoked, stay stoked, all around the country the people are back at it
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Oh!
St. Paul -in a race between respected young leaders, a second-round-of-ranked-choices upset of an incumbent mayor by a Hmong legislator www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Kaohly Her wins historic election, will be St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor
Her, who entered the race in August, defeated her former boss Mayor Melvin Carter in his bid for a third term.
www.startribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Oh!
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
New map of the cool parts of NYC just dropped.
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billions of ticketing records are sold to the US government; the DHS, and records show agencies like ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, and others.
@josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance
@josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
billions of ticketing records are sold to the US government; the DHS, and records show agencies like ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, and others.
@josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance
@josephcox.bsky.social found a way for you to opt-out of this in this essential guide to prevent even more gov surveillance
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This article is really great bc it's about an org everyone knows but seems so boring we forget about it (Common Crawl) and turns out they're doing something extremely shady, AND the guy in charge keeps saying the most damning things to a reporter www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
The web archive Common Crawl has been quietly funneling paywalled articles to AI companies—and lying to publishers about it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This article is really great bc it's about an org everyone knows but seems so boring we forget about it (Common Crawl) and turns out they're doing something extremely shady, AND the guy in charge keeps saying the most damning things to a reporter www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
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Also cats variety.com/2025/politic...
Zohran Mamdani Makes Appearance on ‘Shop Cats,’ Meets Bodega Kitty Named Coca
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign stop at a Bronx bodega for an appearance on "Shop Cats."
variety.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Also cats variety.com/2025/politic...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will now pay SNAP benefits but reduced by 50% to any household in the program
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will now pay SNAP benefits but reduced by 50% to any household in the program
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The correct unit of municipal budget analysis is not dollars but "Cost of Policing (CoP) days/hours"
You take total money spent on cops over the year (including OT and settlements) and divide by 365 to get one CoP day
You take total money spent on cops over the year (including OT and settlements) and divide by 365 to get one CoP day
New from me: The police are defunding our cities. In LA, LAPD’s growing liability lawsuits are costing taxpayers millions of dollars in payouts. $400m in payouts since 2019. The biggest culprits: protests, police shootings, and car collisions. More👇
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/lapd...
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/lapd...
Inside LAPD's nearly $400M settlement crisis that's bankrupting LA
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
lapublicpress.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The correct unit of municipal budget analysis is not dollars but "Cost of Policing (CoP) days/hours"
You take total money spent on cops over the year (including OT and settlements) and divide by 365 to get one CoP day
You take total money spent on cops over the year (including OT and settlements) and divide by 365 to get one CoP day