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YouTube video by Technology Connections You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

A surprisingly excellent use of 90 minutes of your time. There's a lot of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) debunked here.
If you make it through the 1st hour, keep going after the (fake) ending, then comment here (on your best behavior). www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

Brandi Carlile is phenomenal in concert! I'm a cishet male. These two things are true simultaneously.

I've also been to Lilith Fair. I did not lose my manhood then either.

YouTube video by Mike Quale German Safety Film - What not to do!

Has your attending been watching films like this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0G9...

A priest, a pastor, and a rabbit walk into a blood donation center. The nurse asks the rabbit "What is your blood type?" The rabbit responds "I am probably a type O."

We're the s***hole country. Literally.

Political masturbation

Social media posts: Poster 1 - Jan 16th - "Are Pinky and the Brain still trying to take over the world? Because at this point, I'm willing to hear the Brain's platform." Poster 2 - Feb 2nd - "At this point, I'm willing to hear Pinky's platform."

Stained glass mural of Donald Trump dressed as a Catholic Priest, titled St. Upid, Patron Saint of Economic Collapse

SO glad I filed for, received, and spent my 2024 tax refund already. I have to wonder if it's prudent for me to adjust my withholdings so that I don't have a few hundred bucks sitting out there stuck in IRS hell next year?

Because everyone agrees Musk did just a bang-up job on running that Twitter website there, right?

No credible evidence Trump plans to remove EV charging stations from federal buildings The agency responsible for federal EV charging stations confirmed via email it was working to determine whether they were "mission critical."

There were reports from reputable sources that the Trump administration was looking to rip out existing EV chargers at government facilities. Follow-up by fact-checkers has found this not to be the case.

One could imagine Trump making a "spite" move like this, but Musk would certainly cry foul.

YouTube video by A Gift From Todd 🙃 (Hostile Government Takeover song from TikTok)

Signal boost: www.youtube.com/shorts/9rgHC...

I quite like what they've done with The Pitt. It's a solid watch.

WATCH: Moore officers deliver 'emergency donuts' after hilarious 911 call The saga of "emergency donuts" continued after a toddler went viral for accidentally calling 911 for a special request.

The phone was deactivated, but still reattained the capability to call 911. An Oklahoma toddler accidentally called 911, then made a request for "emergency donuts".

In a labortory Scientist A: "Oh no! I dropped the base!" Scientist B: "That's okay. I don't mind a little dubstep in the lab." Both scientists: "HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Scientist A: "Ahhhh... we should evacuate the building." Scientist B: "Yeah..."

How to change your settings to make yourself less valuable to Meta: www.johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

Facebook It's like a town square if your town was also full of Russian spies and bots, some teenagers disguised as adults and some adults disguised as teenagers, getting together at all hours of the day or night to say whatever they want, including conspiracy theories plus variations on "but the Nazis also had some good ideas", and also now you are the mayor and police of your town square.

Facebook: F*** it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7X...

YouTube video by Technology Connections Algorithms are breaking how we think

Today's phrase: "Algorithmic Complacency" Otherwise known as letting the algorithm feed you information, instead of seeking out information for yourself. It caused us to lose control of the information we receive, and shapes how we view the world, for better or worse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...

@Tim_Walz tweeting "Elon Musk is a terrible president."

TURN it upside down and slam it!!!!!!!! Though the ground! #viraltiktok #fyp #viralvideo TikTok video by Elijah

#mexicansaintgoinganywhere www.tiktok.com/@elijaaahhhh...

Pearls Before Swine comic: Pig answers the door to a baby wearing a sash and top hat, and carrying a martini glass. Pig - "Hi, can I help you?" Baby - "Yeah, I'm the New Year's Baby, here to wish you a 'New Year'!" Pig - "I think the expression is 'HAPPY New Year'." Baby - "Yeah, but I can see what's coming next year." *Baby chugs a bottle of champagne* Baby - "Oh god... help us all!" *Baby passes out drunk* Later, Pig, indoors, to Rat - "I'm worried about next year."

Stephen Pastis made this comic at the end of 2019. It keeps becoming more and more relevant, much like how the movie Idiocracy keeps creeping from satire to a documentary.

Elon Musk on X: "Something that people may find helpful for stopping fires is packing wet sand/dirt (aka mud) on vulnerable surfaces if you can. This is far more effective than just wetting a surface with water, which evaporates quickly." Jim Wright, responding on Facebook: "My favorite part of this is where Super Genius Genetically Superior Intellect Greek God Elon Musk Uberman explains to us poor dumb knuckle draggers that wet dirt is also known as 'mud'."

The burn...

Got lucky? Because it's not like this elsewhere that gets new immigrants? Whitewater is unique somehow?

So close, and yet...

The Righteous Gemstones is an absolute masterpiece. There's no other show out there that cuts through evangelical bullshit quite like it. The writing is phenomenal. The characters are just as ridiculous as faith leaders are in real life. It's beautiful!

Luigi Mangione has certainly tapped into the frustration of folks whose lives have been ruined by health insurers making it way too hard to get the healthcare they need, if they get it at all. But we're the bad people for not being a bit sad about a CEO taking a bullet for his misdeeds. Right...

A sign on a rack of clothing in a thrift store that says "Missalanis Clothing"

Um, what?

Next election, the Dems need to figure out how you convince the "Pwn the Libs" crowd that their existence will be worse under their candidate, without inadvertently selling them on said candidate. Some reverse psychology, perhaps? Maybe heap praise on him until they associate him with a liberal?

I can't be the only one who's distinctly disinterested in the events and happenings of the soon-to-be-again Trump administration. There's literally nothing he can do at this point that should be a surprise to anyone, other that dropping dead.

I dumped X before dumping X was cool.

Not really, but it kinda feels like I was early to the party this time. 😁