Alexander Baez Ubeira (he/him)

De Blasio: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Mayor That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’ NEW YORK—Clucking his tongue with mock disappointment, Bill De Blasio announced to New Yorkers that “It’s not so easy to find a mayor that doesn’t suck shit after all, huh?” during a press conference ...

Everyone, tonight might be the last night for quite awhile that we get any mileage out of this @theonion.com headline. We should enjoy it while it lasts. theonion.com/de-blasio-we...

If you have a local election tomorrow (CT, that's you too), remember to vote if you haven't already!

Smarter Every Day 2 Welcome to the spot where I upload Behind the Scenes and Raw Data from Smarter Every Day!

There'll be an extended version with a lot of the footage not included in this video in Destin's second channel
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They are destroying what SHE built.

#TeenVogue

Another one bites the dust.

Trump fired yet another inspector general (IG), the FHFA’s Acting IG, Joe Allen, after Allen apparently gave exculpatory information to the DoJ lawyers prosecuting NY AG Letitia James, as required by the constitution & basic fairness.

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What a wonderful, beautiful video... the blue glimmer of the Cherenkov radiation on the spent fuel pool rods, the scale of the reactor core. I'm legit emotional watching, in awe of this cathedral of science, engineering and industry.

mmmhmm I like Sarah 🫰

tumblr screenshot of a kitten with a sad look on its face. caption reads: "Name: Little Beepo Skill: Fucking Miserable Quote: Please let me have some grease from the stovetop. I'll cry if you don't let me have some grease. I need it."

reply to previous tumblr post reading: "no grease for you, little beepo. i'm sorry, but its for your own good" followed by a response from the original poster, reading "Little Beepo's misery(bolded) is increasing." repeated 4x captioning an edited photo of that same cat with one eye enlarged

reposting little beepo here for posterity

Chinese astronauts become the first to grill wings in space, paving the way for future uncstronauts

in many ways Aiyana IS Teen Vogue and Teen Vogue is Aiyana. The idea that she was laid off today is painful to even fathom. Please follow her and offer her everything.

you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.

YouTube video by SmarterEveryDay Refueling a NUCLEAR REACTOR - Smarter Every Day 311

Hey @bekavalentine.bsky.social , Dustin from Smarter Every Day made a video about refueling one of the TVA nuclear plants (Browns Ferry).

Started watching, and looks sweet so far 👁👄👁💖

youtu.be/v0afQ6w3Bjw

!!!!!!!!!!!!! go see guillermo del torro's frankenstein !!!!!!!! GO SEE GUILLERMO DEL TORRO'S FRANKENSTEIN !!!!!!!!!! G O S E E G U I L L E R M O D E L T O R R O ' S F R A N K E N S T E I N ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Teen Vogue was among my first big bylines. What I loved about it was that once I showed them I could report, editors from other sections of the website reached out with assignments. It was the first place that treated me like a strong reporter and not just a reporter for trans/queer stories.

People really haven't realized that we're in the "post-USSR collapse" stage yet. Go look up what the '90s did to the average Russian lifespan.

Teen Vogue changed my life and their politics team was doing incredible journalism comparable to very little other publications. I can't say I'm not disappointed with this decision. Sending y'all love❤️

They Went on a Hunger Strike for a Gaza Ceasefire. What's Next? "Every day that we don't get to a ceasefire is another day when Palestinian men and women and children will be killed."

and fwiw I first interviewed Mamdani two years ago at this point, when he went on hunger strike outside the White House for a ceasefire in Gaza

Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.

The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.

A yellow retail box of the Elektronika MK 61, a Soviet-era programmable calculator, is placed on top of a brown cardboard shipping box from Ukrposhta, the national postal service of Ukraine. The calculator box features an image of the device on the right and Russian text on the left describing its functions.

The image shows the contents of a vintage Elektronika MK 61 calculator set laid out on a dark surface. From left to right, the items include: A blue plastic protective case for the calculator. The Elektronika MK 61 calculator itself, turned on and displaying green hex digits of a program on its LED screen. A grey Soviet-style power adapter with a two-prong plug. A user manual in Russian titled "РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ" (User Manual) with "МК 61" and "ЭЛЕКТРОНИКА" (Elektronika) on the cover, featuring a circular image of the calculator's keypad design in orange, black, and white.

Got my package today! A brand new (in 1991) in box, Soviet RPN programmable calculator MK-61.

105 bytes to enter a program, 4 registers of stack, 15 memory slots for variables.

I learned to code on a calculator like this one.

it's happening

This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers

Kodak Quietly Begins Directly Selling Kodak Gold and Ultramax Film Again Kodak appears to be taking back control over the distribution of its film.

this is very cool: Kodak quietly relisted Kodak Gold and Ultramax on its website and confirmed to me it is selling the films directly to photography stores again. this is a big deal because for the last decade, Kodak has not controlled distribution of its own film

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Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.

...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site

An abandoned building by the beach where a window overlooks the sea. The water through the window resembles a painting, so someone has scrawled Free Rothko on the wall.

Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.

This message is from me, Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia. I believe that Wikipedia is at its best when we can have reasonable discussion rooted in a commitment to write articles that reflect a neutral point of view. I believe that's especially important on highly difficult or contentious topics. I was asked point-blank in a high profile media interview about this article, and I answered with transparency and honesty: this article fails to meet our high standards and needs immediate attention. As many of you will know, I have been leading an NPOV working group and studying the issue of neutrality in Wikipedia across many articles and topic areas including “Zionism”. While this article is a particularly egregious example, there is much more work to do. It should go without saying that I am writing this in my personal capacity, and I am not speaking on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation or anyone else! I assume good faith of everyone who has worked on this Gaza “genocide” article. At present, the lede and the overall presentation state, in Wikipedia’s voice, that Israel is committing genocide, although that claim is highly contested. This is a violation of WP:NPOV and WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV that requires immediate correction. Remember: "This policy is non-negotiable, and the principles upon which it is based cannot be superseded by other policies or guidelines, nor by editor consensus."

A neutral approach would begin with a formulation such as: “Multiple governments, NGOs, and legal bodies have described or rejected the characterization of Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.” What I’m asking for Be bold and start editing (WP:BOLD). Move from debate to concrete improvements immediately. Assume good faith (WP:AGF). Avoid personalizing disagreements. Focus only on text and sources. Attribute, don’t assert (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV). The lead and body must not declare a legal conclusion. Present who says what, with attribution and dates.

Balance by due weight (WP:UNDUE). Include significant, high-quality sources from all sides—governments, courts, NGOs, commentators. No side should speak in Wikipedia’s own voice. Use the best sources (WP:RS / WP:V). Prefer primary official statements and major secondary coverage. Avoid synthesis (WP:SYN / WP:NOR). Clarify scope. Separate factual reporting on conduct and casualties from legal characterization. Editors with strong, policy-compliant sources who have felt sidelined are welcome. Your participation is needed now. Editors are reminded this article falls under the Arab–Israeli conflict topic area; all participation must comply with the corresponding editing restrictions and civility expectations. By focusing on verifiable sources and neutrality, we can quickly deliver an article that meets our standards for contentious topics. — Jimbo Wales Jimbo Wales (talk) 16:03, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is trying to use his name to convince Wikipedia editors to deny the Gaza Genocide, recognized by many human rights organizations.

Although he's not seizing control, this is an extreme attempt to sway Wikipedia content in violation of its founding principles.

☝️ Meet Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Montreal's next mayor

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.." sure did boss, real fucking spectral like you asked "...

"Boss"...

[Narrator voice] *there hadn't been a boss in 27 years*

Blessed day in which Derek Guy reviews Review Brah's trousers, approvingly 💖
Our appointment is measurable ✨️✨️

Chance (a friend of the pod) just let me know that this project translating Ancient Gazan literature only needs $200 more to be fully funded! Some wonderful pod listeners have donated since I put out a call on instagram, and I’d love if we could help get this over the finish line. 🤩