JD Hovland
@jdhovland.com
I like road tripping with my dog, more so via motorcycle than an enclosed vehicle. She's been to 32 states so far, the goal is to take her to all 49 continental states. I judge you if you don’t use alt-text. he/his
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JD Hovland
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· Dec 13
Minnesota’s Lonely Links - Racket
What can the comings and goings of national restaurant chains teach us about the way we eat?
racketmn.com
When active on the other site before it was bought I kept track of the multi-state or multinational food & beverage establishments with only one Minnesota location as the "MN Lonely Links." All based on a story with the same name wrote for @racketmn.bsky.social. racketmn.com/minnesota-re... (more)
Sneaking suspicion this is the week I get WHAMmed.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sneaking suspicion this is the week I get WHAMmed.
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Remember when people were fired for *quoting* Charlie Kirk?
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Remember when people were fired for *quoting* Charlie Kirk?
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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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.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
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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“It’s simple,” Marshall said. “We are a toy store that believes in social justice, and what ICE is doing, what Trump is doing in the Twin Cities is immoral and illegal.”
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
How whistles became a 'tool of resistance' against ICE raids
Twin Cities activists have distributed hundreds of whistles to help warn neighbors about federal immigration enforcement.
www.minnpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“It’s simple,” Marshall said. “We are a toy store that believes in social justice, and what ICE is doing, what Trump is doing in the Twin Cities is immoral and illegal.”
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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I too would much rather kiss on the beach than talk about AI
You heard it here first: Jacob Elordi tells @beccamford.bsky.social he'd rather kiss on the beach than talk about AI vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/frankenstein-jacob-elordi-euphoria-interview
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I too would much rather kiss on the beach than talk about AI
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Doubly offensive because the architects are never the ones sitting out on the beam
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Doubly offensive because the architects are never the ones sitting out on the beam
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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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My review of this very ludicrous apple, the Ludacrisp.
(Also yes, Virginia, there IS a "Honeycrisp 2" coming, wtf.)
(Also yes, Virginia, there IS a "Honeycrisp 2" coming, wtf.)
Apple Review #38: Ludacrisp (Also, There’s A Honeycrisp Part Two??)
This is not a review of the work or the life of actor and rapper Ludacris, aka Christopher Brian Bridges. It is also not a review of the apple called Ludicrisp, which is a different (and better, an…
terribleminds.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My review of this very ludicrous apple, the Ludacrisp.
(Also yes, Virginia, there IS a "Honeycrisp 2" coming, wtf.)
(Also yes, Virginia, there IS a "Honeycrisp 2" coming, wtf.)
Not every app needs a recap.
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not every app needs a recap.
I'm unreasonably upset that "harbinge" isn't a word.
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm unreasonably upset that "harbinge" isn't a word.
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“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Did you like that necklace I got you? You don’t remember? I gave it to you last week. You said you loved it. You really forgot that quickly?”
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I miss my grandmother every day. However this is absolutely evil work and should be destroyed.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I miss my grandmother every day. However this is absolutely evil work and should be destroyed.
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I think “speak to your fake dead relative” might be the most evil application of “AI” i’ve seen so far
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think “speak to your fake dead relative” might be the most evil application of “AI” i’ve seen so far
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I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
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Pay for the kids to get comic making lessons!
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pay for the kids to get comic making lessons!
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
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They're never going to ask about how this might turn back on them if a left leaning government took power and banned people from entering for saying the sort of shit that Elon Musk keeps saying.
They don't expect to ever lose power.
They don't expect to ever lose power.
US plans to start checking tourists’ social media over last five years
US plans to start checking tourists’ social media over last five years
The proposal would be part of the screening process for travellers entering the US under the Visa Waiver Program
www.irishtimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They're never going to ask about how this might turn back on them if a left leaning government took power and banned people from entering for saying the sort of shit that Elon Musk keeps saying.
They don't expect to ever lose power.
They don't expect to ever lose power.
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One of the most highly cited academic articles on the safety of glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after court documents revealed it was ghostwritten by Monsanto retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/g...
Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court
Credit: Mike Mozart/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A review article concluding the weed killer Roundup “does not pose a health risk to humans” has been retracted eight years after documents released in a court…
retractionwatch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
One of the most highly cited academic articles on the safety of glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after court documents revealed it was ghostwritten by Monsanto retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/g...
The move from physical SIM to eSIM is a measure to enable the surveillance state. In this essay I will...
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The move from physical SIM to eSIM is a measure to enable the surveillance state. In this essay I will...
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New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
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Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Introducing the Cool S, For Her™