Brendan Hasenstab
@pierrepont.bsky.social
Professional writer, semi-pro gourmand, market nerd, music snob, and weather obsessive! Contributing editor with @the-signal.bsky.social.
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Forecasters said a parade of storms from the Pacific Ocean will pull in a river of moisture this weekend. Over the next week, parts of Northern California could get seven to 10 inches of rain.
California Faces a Weeklong Lashing of Rain, Wind and Some Snow
Forecasters said a parade of storms from the Pacific Ocean will pull in a river of moisture. Over the next week, parts of Northern California could get seven to 10 inches of rain.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Forecasters said a parade of storms from the Pacific Ocean will pull in a river of moisture this weekend. Over the next week, parts of Northern California could get seven to 10 inches of rain.
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This is rather beautiful www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
Opinion | 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is rather beautiful www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
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Pure joy
why not put count von count into various vampire scenes: thread
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pure joy
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Writing your own name on someone else’s memorial is such a weird thing to do.
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Writing your own name on someone else’s memorial is such a weird thing to do.
It’s just about showtime, NYC! And note how long the storm tracks are here; this system is hauling:
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s just about showtime, NYC! And note how long the storm tracks are here; this system is hauling:
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Just your casual severe thunderstorm warning for New York City six days before Christmas. A line of showers is pushing 60 mph wind gusts down to the surface.
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just your casual severe thunderstorm warning for New York City six days before Christmas. A line of showers is pushing 60 mph wind gusts down to the surface.
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Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through 'Cosmic Owl' galaxies at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."
www.space.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
Knicks go from down 16 in the first quarter to down only three at the half. 🏀
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Knicks go from down 16 in the first quarter to down only three at the half. 🏀
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Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for the Boulder and Jeffco foothills tomorrow, via NWS Boulder. Warning text at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph... #cowx
December 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for the Boulder and Jeffco foothills tomorrow, via NWS Boulder. Warning text at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph... #cowx
What a song!! A beam of 1991 sunshine, still in our year of 2025:
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What a song!! A beam of 1991 sunshine, still in our year of 2025:
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It’s called the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts … by law:
December 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s called the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts … by law:
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HRRR doing a great job modeling a narrow cold frontal rainband today between southern Michigan and western Tennessee. Classic cold season setup for sneaky damaging wind potential.
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
HRRR doing a great job modeling a narrow cold frontal rainband today between southern Michigan and western Tennessee. Classic cold season setup for sneaky damaging wind potential.
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Times and circumstances change, but this is tough. And obviously the Northsix memories, too.
Music Hall of Williamsburg losing its lease in 2026 www.brooklynvegan.com/music-hall-o...
Music Hall of Williamsburg losing its lease in 2026
"After nearly two decades, The Bowery Presents has been notified by the owners of 66 North 6th Street that our lease for Music Hall of Williamsburg will not be renewed."
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December 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Times and circumstances change, but this is tough. And obviously the Northsix memories, too.
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Amazing work here by my colleagues, especially the person who organized it, the one & only @briantallerico.bsky.social
"We asked some of our writers to comment on the essential films of Reiner’s career. [These] the ones that you absolutely need to see to know not just about Reiner but the era in which he was knocking home runs out of the park every time.” Read the full list:
The 8 Essential Films of Rob Reiner's Career | Tributes | Roger Ebert
Our writers look back at some of the best films of their era, directed by Rob Reiner.
www.rogerebert.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Amazing work here by my colleagues, especially the person who organized it, the one & only @briantallerico.bsky.social
AI just isn't that bright, is it?
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
AI just isn't that bright, is it?
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‘Consulting firm BCG found that only 5% of 1,250 executives surveyed between May and mid-July saw widespread value from AI. Forrester predicts that in 2026 companies will delay about 25% of their planned AI spending by a year.‘ www.reuters.com/business/bus...
AI promised a revolution. Companies are still waiting.
Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine recommendations based on a person’s palate. The problem was the chatbot was too nice.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
‘Consulting firm BCG found that only 5% of 1,250 executives surveyed between May and mid-July saw widespread value from AI. Forrester predicts that in 2026 companies will delay about 25% of their planned AI spending by a year.‘ www.reuters.com/business/bus...
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It looks as though the🔥Heat Miser🔥has taken over the latest outlook for Christmas week (Dec 23-29)! There is a high probability of warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the US. Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and New England have a better chance of seeing "classic" Christmas weather.
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It looks as though the🔥Heat Miser🔥has taken over the latest outlook for Christmas week (Dec 23-29)! There is a high probability of warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the US. Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and New England have a better chance of seeing "classic" Christmas weather.
For reasons too boring to explain (Apple's messed-up keyboard stuff) I finally set up Phone Mirroring on my laptop, and that is straight up witchcraft!
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For reasons too boring to explain (Apple's messed-up keyboard stuff) I finally set up Phone Mirroring on my laptop, and that is straight up witchcraft!
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24/7 stock trading here we come
Exclusive: Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
Nasdaq , one of the world's largest exchanges that is home to tech companies Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to rol...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
24/7 stock trading here we come
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
iOS 26.2 borked the keyboard and now I can't activate FaceID on my phone because the bottom row of keys won't let me capitalize anything. Apple better fix this, and fix it quickly.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
iOS 26.2 borked the keyboard and now I can't activate FaceID on my phone because the bottom row of keys won't let me capitalize anything. Apple better fix this, and fix it quickly.
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Shame, shame, shame on #China: Rigged trial convicts former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who will now spend the rest of his life in jail.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court, which could send him to prison for the rest o...
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Shame, shame, shame on #China: Rigged trial convicts former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who will now spend the rest of his life in jail.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Let us face facts: iOS 26.2 has wrecked the keyboard on iPhone. Crummy software from Apple
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Let us face facts: iOS 26.2 has wrecked the keyboard on iPhone. Crummy software from Apple
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It is also going to get colder as the day progresses, so factor that in if you have plans that are out and about in NYC:
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It is also going to get colder as the day progresses, so factor that in if you have plans that are out and about in NYC: