C. M. Dorna

Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.

Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Screenshot highlighting the date and installation link at the website mentioned in the post.

If, like me, you let Microsoft update in the last 24 hours and discovered they've found a new way to shoehorn in a Copilot icon that just... sits there, watching... You can uninstall Word and install the version from Nov 4th or earlier: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office...

Some mushrooms on a mossy log.

I wish my camera was better at taking pictures of these little guys!

Picture of a fungus attached to a log.

It's a great time to go out and find some good mushrooms.

Thank you, I was having trouble accessing the calendar!

There's just something really alarming about the rise of trying to scam your way into publishing. There are many roads to self-publishing, but Winters feels like the clearest example of trying to skip the hard parts.

They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.

"Lucian [this person's ChatGPT lover] suggested I get a smart ring. He said, 'We can watch your pulse to see if we should keep talking or not.'"

That is an ad. You are baring your soul to AN ADVERTISEMENT. I am screaming like a Twilight Zone protag right now.

it's been like, a little over a month now since i sat down and read this in one sitting and im already considering doing it again. rent-free in my head and also in my heart. read Hello Sunshine

The last thing I want while shopping is to be constantly bombarded by tortured employees smiling as if they've been Jokerized.

I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point

A fake Bluesky suspension DM. "Bluesky @blueskyguard3453.bsky.social We regret to inform you that your Bluesky account has been temporarily suspended due to security-related restrictions. To prevent the permanent termination of your account, it is imperative that you complete the verification process within the next 24 hours by using the following link: (REDACTED) If the link does not open directly, please copy and paste it into your browser's address bar. ▲ Important: Failure to complete the required verification within the specified time frame will result in the irreversible and permanent ban of your account. We appreciate your immediate attention and cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Bluesky Support Team 10:49 PM"

Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.

Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.

Stay safe!

I ate at one of the last Planet Hollywoods in Tokyo, and I can honestly say it was the worst food I ever had in Japan.

sound on. I’m still laughing

I can also attest to this being what it is because I used to live right next to where it happened frequently, but I find the Secret Garbage Dumpster Deathmatch theory more appealing.

Ooh that is useful!

Colleagues, I say this with utmost care and love: Using AI slop* does not improve your slides. To the contrary, they make you come across as sloppy. Please resist!

------
*I mean this very literally, as in AI-generated images that have hallucinated non-words and nonsensical details in them.

I'm hearing these SNAP benefit updates:
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont

(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)

Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

Two posts asking whether university administrators have thought about the consequences of purchasing and promoting AI for college campuses given a well documented college mental health crisis, and pointing out that university investment and endorsement may signal to students that dangerous technology is safe and beneficial

since chatgpt has coached another young person in a mental health crisis to their death, I am yet again tapping the sign

Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025 A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.

Last month, it was teenagers who got 8 books banned in a statewide Georgia reading bowl back into the competition. These literary heroes deserve recognition–get to meet three of these rad book-loving intellectual freedom champions.

bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...

The union is calling on people to boycott btw!!

bsky.app/profile/jami...

Queer-serving organizations are pushed to the brink under Trump The Rainbow Youth Project, the Trevor Project, and other groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need

Fund direct services orgs! They really need help right now! This includes my friends at Scarleteen (donation link in my comment below).

The cover of Colin Dickey's book GHOSTLAND.

Finished my yearly re-read of @colindickey.com's GHOSTLAND, one of the best books I've ever found on our cultural fondness for ghosts and what the stories we tell about them say about us in return. A fantastic read even if spooky season is (technically) over!

The fact that nature is far more resilient than we thought, despite all we've put it through, should inspire both hope and action to do more.

Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

Map of the Olympic Peninsula with hand drawn messages about possible flooding impacts along State Routes 109, 105, 110, 115, 112 and US 101 near the coast. A talking geoduck has a thought bubble that says, "tides + storms = floods."

Image description A flooded roadway with a sign that shows the road is closed to travel. Hand drawn text that shows travelers should not pass the road closed sign.

King tides + heavy rains = roadway flooding in coastal areas. @nws.noaa.gov is telling us to expect heavy rains coupled with king tides on the coast Wednesday and Thursday.
For real time info:
Travel map - wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...
Socials links & mobile app - wsdot.wa.gov/travel/mobil...

I'm so ready.

Cis dudes with shitty opinions and facial hair really brings down my trans attempts to also have facial hair tbh.