Roxie M.

Will AI kill the Uncanny Valley?
Will our children think these are eagles?
Also, WTF?

To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots

Bye bye FOIA, I guess? Because F the I, I suppose.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

USDA tells grocery stores: No special discounts for SNAP recipients The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) emailed grocery stores prohibiting them from offering discounts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients amid the government shutdown…

Capitalism at its finest - hobbling the very charity it depends on for survival.

In the meantime, Trump hosts "Let them eat cake" party at the Orange House in Florida.

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ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

Of course we've monetized the trains to the camps. And to absolutely no one's surprise, the camps are in Texas.

www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

An educated guess: Cooper's Hawk.

Hawks at sunrise are lucky, right? In some culture? Imma say they're lucky. It's a thing now. You see a cool bird first thing in the morning, you'll have a good day! (Today's edict brought to you by Sparrow Hunters United ™️)

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency has withdrawn from consideration after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

When they self-identify as Nazis, can we then start calling their supporters Nazi-Sympathizers?

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"Carter Catastrophe": The Math Equation That Predicts The End Of Humanity The equation appears to predict the fall of the Berlin Wall and the longevity of Stonehenge.

Monday morning Doomsday Math! Muahahaha!

Regardless, very interesting & approachable read to some interesting math.

"Carter Catastrophe": The Math Equation That Predicts The End Of Humanity | IFLScience share.google/wbRzyL71RBxo...

I wish I couldn't say "I told you so".

Let's show the Founding Fathers that we fully intend on keeping our Republic!

Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
#nokings

Major General Reveals Bonkers Relationship With ChatGPT Chat, are we cooked?

What could go wrong?

No seriously, not a rhetorical question this time!

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Good point.

Watched live last night, and the Curtis Sliwa Show is hilarious! I especially loved the part where he seems to have nearly perfect recall of generations of Cuomo family digressions & misdeeds.
Brilliant stuff. All Mamdani had to do was look pretty for the cameras.

Live Updates: Crime, Trump and Affordability Dominate Combative N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate

The mayoral debate should be mandatory viewing for every New Yorker.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Watching the lights go out on democracy one by one.

From the Pentagon Press Association:

What we know about White House plans for an 'Arc de Trump' The Paris-inspired proposed monument in Washington DC is meant to commemorate the US 250th anniversary.

🤮

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‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats

Residents getting deported over not adulating Charlie Kirk, meanwhile on the right:

‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked | Republicans | The Guardian share.google/rK1hMLks1kCd...

If The Onion buys Infowars I might start believing in cosmic justice again.

They've been having an identity crisis for a while.

"CINTRE is part of an approach to designing emergency housing, intended to respond to crisis situations following natural disasters or those linked to conflict."

Baptiste Marx - CINTRE

Artist shout out:

Baptiste Marx - HANGER share.google/8gtRm9YPs6JJ...

Trump unveils deal for AstraZeneca to cut Medicaid drug prices and join "TrumpRx" site Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will offer U.S. patients discounted prices for some drugs, President Trump announced Friday, the second major drug company to strike a deal with the administration.

Hey Medicaid patients, you can now buy your meds through TrumpRx (I wish I was kidding), instead of, you know, just getting them through your insurance...

Yup, you can now pay for meds that are already included in your insurance. Go Trump!

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

This.

Authors of ‘Science Under Siege’ warn of concerted effort to discredit science | PBS News share.google/wyM9bjPQkJLe...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

Yo, for the AI displaced workers (me included), there's an end in sight for the craze!

Sadly, because planet earth will literally run out of components to provide (a story for another time).

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought share.google/61xrQl0NubW5...

ASRA NOMANI: The $2.1 billion machine behind 'spontaneous' anti-Trump protests Investigation reveals the #NoKings protests are orchestrated by 198 Democratic-aligned groups with $2.1 billion in revenue, contradicting claims of grassroots activism

So, Fox thinks that protesting against Trump will turn you into Hamas recruits! It's never been so easy to prove them wrong! So, let's all turn out on Oct 18th! #nokings

www.foxnews.com/opinion/asra...

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

Welcome to your Freedom of Speech, America.

apnews.com/article/anti...

Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age

Old male doctors: <shocked Pikachu face>

Selfish sperm see older fathers pass on more disease-causing mutations | New Scientist share.google/RE2vPKFFOJDe...

This is Misha. She's been trying to claw, bully & seduce her way into the kitchen. She's succeeded (fml!). I think I named her appropriately 😁

Italy to propose global ceasefire for 2026 Winter Olympics A global truce for the duration of February&#039;s 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will be sought by hosts Italy.

Can we get behind this? Pretty please?

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California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

"The commander-in-chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens,” Newsom said in the statement. “We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct." - Gov. Newsom

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