Larisa LaBrant

I learnt yesterday that Krampus enjoy stealing hats. It is a well established mari tradition as well!
expect hat stealing shenannigans in the future

This isn’t a pet peeve, this is a feral peeve.

When you have to pay a fee, and there’s no way to pay other than through their website, and they hit you with an extra, previously undisclosed “online processing fee.”

As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect

And it doesn’t prevent disability. Nothing does. Nothing is proof against disability. At best, we are all temporarily abled. We begin life disabled in movement, cognition, diet, and immunities. We end life the same way. We’re lucky to get a handful of decades with varying levels of improvement.

Yeah, sorry, dude, but “selecting embryos for genetic advantage” is eugenics. Sorry you missed that memo.

A century ago, the tools available to select embryos for advantage was sterilize or murder undesirables. The tools have advanced. The desires haven’t. Still bad!

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QOTD: “ the death of anyone diminishes me. But sometimes it’s like losing a limb… Other times it’s like losing a tumor.“

For context, athletes in major-college sports now receive about 22% of their schools’ athletic revenue.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries “Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:

it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value

Has there been a Lancet study on whether everything written by or for women will eventually be called YA?

Crew Bulletin Newsletter for fans of science fiction author K.B. Wagers

I *finally* remembered to sign up for @kbwagers.com newsletter, Crew Bulletin, and it's now a highlight every time it hits my inbox.

Sending you so much love, K. You and your books will always have a fan in me.

(PS: yay chainsaws!)

(Psst. You should sign up, too: crew-bulletin.ghost.io)

It’s a public service not a business. Losses are not relevant. It’s in the goddamn constitution. Gonna lose my mind. AAAAAAAAAHHHHH

Stars Wars 50th Anniversary logo

"Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time." www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...

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NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of Adams County Treasurer Alex Villagran after an investigation found he was a lecherous lout toward women in his office.

Stress Break, the rowdy rumpus edition

Stress Break, the Panda edition :

Stress Break, the evergreen edition (pun totally intended!)

Why are so many of their positions literally just pro rape

Pantone’s color of the year post being Cloud Dancer…white. Text says, “For the first time ever Pantone chooses white as it’s color of the year”

Pantones color of the year basically being white is… 😬 the epitome of mediocrity and chromophobia ESPECIALLY with current historical events and the catering to white supremacy.
Choosing it NOW was a choice.

Stress Break, the Winter Prince in his Palace

All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences

Stress Break, the art edition

Sycamore Gap tree saplings to be planted across UK National Trust begins planting the 49 ‘trees of hope’ so the illegally felled tree can live on in a positive way

The 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree, growing on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. After the tree was criminally felled in 2023, the National Trust grew 49 saplings from its seeds, one for each foot of the tree’s original height.https://tinyurl.com/28da35cg
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Reminder: the Medicare Open Enrollment period ends December 7, 2025 — this Sunday!

If you need any assistance to ensure you have the coverage you need in 2026, please reach out to my office. We are here to help!

sidewalk chalk drawing of a frog wearing a very thick high-necked sweater while standing in front of a snowbank

Claude’s secret to surviving winter is having a grandma who knits.

The image is of a comic titled "Winter." Panel one depicts monarch butterflies flying. They say, "We take a long journey south." Panel two depicts a bear hibernating underground. It says, "I fall into a deep, impenetrable sleep." Panel three depicts a squirrel holding an acorn, with other nuts scattered around it. Off camera, someone asks, "How do YOU survive?" Panel four depicts the squirrel having grown enormously round after having eaten all the nuts.

The friendly local void boi escape artist (not one of my crew) practicing his caroling visits for the season

Throne. That looks like her new Throne.