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![4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 approaches Person 2 (with ponytail), sitting at desk with a laptop.] PERSON 1: Do you have an extension cord with prongs at both ends? Can I borrow it? PERSON 2: *NO!!!* (2) [Person 2 throwing up her hands.] PERSON 2: No one should *EVER* buy or make those! They start fires, destroy equipment, and risk electrocuting you or grid workers! PERSON 1: OK, OK, I get it. (3) PERSON 1: Can I just borrow a regular cord, then? PERSON 2: Sure. Here. [Person 2 hands cord to Person 1.] PERSON 1: The prongs aren’t important. I just thought they’d help anchor it to the wall. PERSON 2: Wait, what are you– (4) PERSON 1: I need it to help hold up the top half of the reflector for this plutonium core that I’m– PERSON 2: *AAAAAAAA!!!!* [Person 2 screams with hands on head as Person 1 walks away.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifslzj3zmkjcapx7x23ybx3nc4jlw3u3rjbfdljzesnxpwfwv3hia@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Of the very many things the orange man has ruined and destroyed, this one hurts in particular.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday. The private agency, which has distributed federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of local televisio...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Of the very many things the orange man has ruined and destroyed, this one hurts in particular.
This does nothing but waste billions of dollars, makes it harder on recipients who already have it hard enough, raises grocery costs for everyone, and burdens SNAP with unnecessary logistics. These are half-assed incompetent measures with no forethought.
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This does nothing but waste billions of dollars, makes it harder on recipients who already have it hard enough, raises grocery costs for everyone, and burdens SNAP with unnecessary logistics. These are half-assed incompetent measures with no forethought.
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What's next? Precogs and crime predicting algorithms? Oxygen bills? Thought police?
AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces
Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What's next? Precogs and crime predicting algorithms? Oxygen bills? Thought police?
The only thing worse than AI slop is people claiming legitimate art to be AI generated. It's bad enough it steals from real artists and threatens their jobs, but it undermines the bond between artists and their audience. When the majority of work could be the AI among us, we lose our connection.
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The only thing worse than AI slop is people claiming legitimate art to be AI generated. It's bad enough it steals from real artists and threatens their jobs, but it undermines the bond between artists and their audience. When the majority of work could be the AI among us, we lose our connection.
Targeting motorists without probable cause is wrong and those engaging in it know it's wrong given the lengths they go to in order to disguise their illicit motives.
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Targeting motorists without probable cause is wrong and those engaging in it know it's wrong given the lengths they go to in order to disguise their illicit motives.
Ending this shutdown without a healthcare resolution is an absolute disaster. Now instead of starving, we can die from a lack of healthcare. In the words of Eminem:
"If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment would you capture it or just let it slip?"
"If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment would you capture it or just let it slip?"
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ending this shutdown without a healthcare resolution is an absolute disaster. Now instead of starving, we can die from a lack of healthcare. In the words of Eminem:
"If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment would you capture it or just let it slip?"
"If you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment would you capture it or just let it slip?"
A continuing resolution should not pass until healthcare is maintained at a minimum. The shutdown brings a lot of suffering, but it will be so much worse if we do not properly address the healthcare cuts. We cannot afford a collapse of our already tenuous healthcare system. The stakes are too high.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A continuing resolution should not pass until healthcare is maintained at a minimum. The shutdown brings a lot of suffering, but it will be so much worse if we do not properly address the healthcare cuts. We cannot afford a collapse of our already tenuous healthcare system. The stakes are too high.
I will happily forgo food assistance if it means preventing a healthcare collapse. What's another metaphorical gun to my head?
October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I will happily forgo food assistance if it means preventing a healthcare collapse. What's another metaphorical gun to my head?
Food stamps will not be available until the shutdown is over. If you can, donate to your local food bank. They'll need all the help they can get.
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Food stamps will not be available until the shutdown is over. If you can, donate to your local food bank. They'll need all the help they can get.
Seeds of contempt only bear sour fruit.
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Seeds of contempt only bear sour fruit.
The Long Walk is the best film I've seen in a long time. It was a great adaptation of the novel. I highly recommend it. I forgot how well Stephen King is at crafting relationships between characters. What an experience.
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Long Walk is the best film I've seen in a long time. It was a great adaptation of the novel. I highly recommend it. I forgot how well Stephen King is at crafting relationships between characters. What an experience.
Seems apropos.
Toto - Hold The Line (Official Video)
YouTube video by TotoVEVO
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October 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Seems apropos.
Yoooooooo
Geddy and Alex Send a Message to Rush Fans
YouTube video by Rush
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October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yoooooooo
Are we going to live in a society that alienates us, demonizes others, and keeps us in a perpetual cycle of rage and fear? Or are we going to make the choice to be more neighborly, to uplift others, and to promote peace and well-being, especially towards those that are the least like us?
September 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Are we going to live in a society that alienates us, demonizes others, and keeps us in a perpetual cycle of rage and fear? Or are we going to make the choice to be more neighborly, to uplift others, and to promote peace and well-being, especially towards those that are the least like us?
I am loving that the 70s color palette is coming back into fashion. :3
September 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am loving that the 70s color palette is coming back into fashion. :3
Just when you think that Electronic Arts couldn't get any more fucked up, they get bought by political entities. Fuck that noise.
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Just when you think that Electronic Arts couldn't get any more fucked up, they get bought by political entities. Fuck that noise.
Society is a construct like any other. If you don't maintain it, repair it, pay your bills, etc., it starts to decay little by little.
September 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Society is a construct like any other. If you don't maintain it, repair it, pay your bills, etc., it starts to decay little by little.
Instead of looking in the wrong place for causes of autism, why don't we expand SSDI, expand safety net programs, and offer subsidized employment options for people with disabilities so we can get the accommodation that we need to work? The current system is busted and ADA isn't enough.
September 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Instead of looking in the wrong place for causes of autism, why don't we expand SSDI, expand safety net programs, and offer subsidized employment options for people with disabilities so we can get the accommodation that we need to work? The current system is busted and ADA isn't enough.
We shouldn't just be satisfied with Kimmel coming back. Congress should impeach and convict the Chairman of the FCC for malfeasance. We cannot give an inch when it comes to our freedoms. This is about civil liberties that affect everyone, not party politics.
September 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We shouldn't just be satisfied with Kimmel coming back. Congress should impeach and convict the Chairman of the FCC for malfeasance. We cannot give an inch when it comes to our freedoms. This is about civil liberties that affect everyone, not party politics.
Algorithms control what you see and by extension how you perceive the world. No Matrix necessary. It is a system of control through curated influence.
As social media changes, be very careful in what platforms you allow to have influence over you.
As social media changes, be very careful in what platforms you allow to have influence over you.
September 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Algorithms control what you see and by extension how you perceive the world. No Matrix necessary. It is a system of control through curated influence.
As social media changes, be very careful in what platforms you allow to have influence over you.
As social media changes, be very careful in what platforms you allow to have influence over you.
Pretty good calculating puzzle.
Chess tactic #wk9x2 - Black to play
Lichess tactic trainer: Find the best move for black.. Played by 5783 players.
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September 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Pretty good calculating puzzle.
These satellites monitor CO2 and are exclusive to the US. It allows very precise modeling and outperforms the USDA on crop yield predictions both in time and accuracy.
The current administration wants to defund these, which means letting them be destroyed. This will happen if congress approves it.
The current administration wants to defund these, which means letting them be destroyed. This will happen if congress approves it.
The Most Important Satellite You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
YouTube video by PBS Space Time
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September 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
These satellites monitor CO2 and are exclusive to the US. It allows very precise modeling and outperforms the USDA on crop yield predictions both in time and accuracy.
The current administration wants to defund these, which means letting them be destroyed. This will happen if congress approves it.
The current administration wants to defund these, which means letting them be destroyed. This will happen if congress approves it.