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And here was I, thinking an Elf on a Shelf was creepy…oh heck, I blinked!

As of February, airline passengers without a Real ID will be required to pay $45 for alternative screening at U.S. airports. trib.al/iCHEgRW

New Zealand is about 29% foreign born, Australia 32%. And with several generations of ancestors born in New Zealand, I would like to say a hearty "Fuck Off. No. Fuck off further" to these US concerns about us not being scared of or angry at of migrants. DEPLOY THE DOBBYN youtu.be/Wlz2uEuxyyk?...

Perhaps even more importantly, acknowledging when they’ve made a mistake, reviewing & correcting where they went wrong, and apologizing.

Bluesky has succeeded in doing the worst possible thing at every step:

1. Being a month late on moderation
2. Misunderstanding a post completely
3. Putting draconian measures on the author and the community (making posts inaccessible)
4. Not communicating
5. Eventually communicating with wrong info

Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.) If you cut your risk in half, isn't that a win?

Excellent flu vaccine explainer that acknowledges concerns around vaccine risks and then builds them into the larger picture, which is: how do those risks compare to getting the actual flu?
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...

Amazon Music Launches New Beta Feature 'Fan Groups' in Canada The interactive communities will roll out in the US and additional markets starting in 2026.

"(Amazon has) launched a new feature called Fan Groups in beta in Canada. The Amazon Music feature brings dedicated communities where people can 'discover, share, chat, and listen to music' in the iOS & Android app." www.cnet.com/tech/service...

I’m engaging less and less with social media at the same time that I’m increasingly missing Google Reader. I doubt this is coincidental.

Bear walks off with man’s $500 chainsaw, Tennessee video shows. ‘This means war’ “Cocaine Bear meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

“Cocaine Bear meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Accessibility settings -> Back Tap ON. Set a double tap to take screenshots. I’ve been doing this for so long I haven’t even seen a setting for screenshots.

I’m still at zero :)

US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown The upheaval will worsen and spread beyond air travel if cancellations continue to grow and reach into Thanksgiving week, analysts warn.

US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown

I hate the end of daylight saving with a passion. Spending a couple of hours in the morning in the dark and sunset at 4:30 leaves me grumpy all day and it’s only going to get dark even earlier as winter evolves. If I didn’t have to interact with the world I’d throw the blasted clocks out.

Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.

They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.

The margins? 62% to 38% in both.

It’s incredibly hard to believe that hospitals actually prioritize patient and staff safety when they refuse to acknowledge aerosol transmission of anything other than TB and measles. My unit has brochures outside the entrance insisting that handwashing is the best way to prevent HAIs. There are…

Putin said that Russia "historically has always treated a defeated enemy with mercy."

And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:

◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

The Jays and Dodgers will break for Christmas Eve to share a drink in no man’s land, show each other photos of the family they left back home, before heading back to their respective trenches.

There he goes again

Gonna need a heart wrenching yet relatable Pixar movie about this little guy immediately please

House of Dynamite is…just…wow! The best movie I’ve seen in a very long time. It’s also utterly terrifying when you consider who is currently responsible for “pushing the button”.

Question for AI: “Is a platypus edible?” AI responds: “Sorry, no relevant information was found in our search.”

AI is the grown-up version of an adult trying to answer a three-year-old asking why the sky is blue & just like that adult it sometimes can’t answer obscure questions.

Three years for me. All I want is my life back.

“Shoot on Sight”: Russian Commander Orders Fire on Civilians, HUR Says Ukraine's intelligence intercepts a Russian commander's order to target civilians fleeing Pokrovsk amid ongoing military actions.

🔴 Russian commander gave orders to kill civilians on sight, a new intercepted message suggests.
united24media.com/latest-news/...

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

Monday's photo from the Washington Post

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Staring at a blank TV screen waiting to see the message, “39 great years. Thanks Chuck”. #AppleTVDown

Ten minutes out from the end of a dramatic TV episode and Apple TV goes down. Grrr 😡

Feeling so sorry for the people that planned to wear an inflatable animal costume for Halloween but who intended to buy them next week.

This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.

It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.

The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.

We can no longer trust @weratedogs.com to have heartwarming dog stories. Don’t watch this video. We know the migrant hunters are cruel. Showing a shot dog is too.