Amazing Digital Fluffbucket

New (okay, refurbished) laptop, new planner. Time to break out the sticker collection. And yes, I have the hobbies of a 12-year-old girl.

Thug.

Seidler family exploring sale of Padres Process of ‘evaluating future’ expected to lead to a change in ownership

Sigh. It's never a dull moment when you're a Padres fan. (gift link)
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Ew.

Northern lights seen from our neighbor’s west suburban Chicago-area backyard. (Photo by the husband)

Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.

Joyce Carol Oates was born the day (16th June 1938) anti-Jewish violence erupted in Berlin, marking a significant escalation in Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish citizens.

Here she is absolutely schooling a trillionaire fascist who mocks concepts like empathy.

It's skunk season, motherf**ckers! But it's always time for vintage Bollywood dance tunes and Eugene V. Debs

I’m trying hard not to constantly monitor my lame Substack stats. But I’m still pretty happy with the Friday newsletter, if only for the mention of adeni chai and the rocking Bollywood clips embedded within. Come dance with me, friends.

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Indian IDOT employee questioned about immigration status, if he was 'aware' of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking out about the incident, which happened Friday morning, calling it another example of President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "continuing to question U....

Wait, what?

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The worst thing about Zohran Mamdani is the fact that my Desi parents are now going to ask me why I’m not the mayor of anything despite being the same age. 🤦‍♂️

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OPINION: "I'm Fine, By The Way, In Case Anyone Was Wondering." by The Guy Who Collapsed In The Oval Office

Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...

I guess “freedom of religion” only applies to people who want to reject vaccines and refuse to bake cakes for gay weddings.
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Excellent explainer of Justice Jackson’s move late today re: SNAP.

Excellent observation

Second iced adeni chai (or Yemeni chai, depending on the coffee place) of the week. Caffeine leaves me slightly crampy these days, but I needed this. Thank you, MOTW Coffee & Pastries in Lombard, Illinois.

It's skunk season, motherf**ckers! But it's always time for vintage Bollywood dance tunes and Eugene V. Debs

It’s newsletter time. And yes, I know that’s not a skunk.
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“.. The labor market has shifted from a ‘no hire, no fire’ environment — when employees enjoyed job security despite slower hiring — to one where companies are cutting costs and reducing staff as they lean on AI to replace human workers.”

@cbsnews.com
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Wait. WTF?

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

That’s what starving the populace does to a country.

Time to get the Tuesday party started Pull up a chair and join my ADHD fever dream to unleash myself more often here

Forgot to pimp the new Tuesday newsletter here. Or maybe I did. It's been a long damn week already. open.substack.com/pub/fluffbuc...

Something to ponder…

I really hate time-for-the-dumber-of-our-two-dogs-to-get-skunked season. Now the living room smells like Dawn dishwashing detergent and death.

No money to feed starving kids, but the White House found the cash to put up a gaudy sign that says “The Oval Office” outside the White House.

This isn't the only takeaway of Mamdani's victory, but it is the most important one www.ft.com/content/92bf...

In New York, Cuomo got more votes than Bill de Blasio when he won and yet was roundly trounced which shows the scale of the turnout.

this strange feeling you're experiencing this morning is optimism. hang on to it, we've got a long road ahead to the midterms next year, this is what will get you there.

Somewhere, in a room dripping with ketchup and rage, Donald Trump is asking somebody who Eugene Debs is.

Mamdani told these guys to go fuck themselves and won.