Warner Crocker

[Sings.]

“O’ the twelfth day of December”⁠—

NATO SEC GEN: “.. We are Russia’s next target. And we are already in harm’s way.”

@the-independent.com
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Indiana redistricting bill that Trump demanded defeated in state Senate President Trump and the GOP mounted an immense pressure campaign in Indiana as they try to make the congressional map more favorable before the 2026 midterms.

Good on the Indiana senators who held their ground. #politics

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/india...

Color photo of a tall plastic Hot Wheels “Ultimate Garage” toy car track standing upright in snow next to a large blue garbage bin, with a white garage door and paved alley in the background.

Good morning. Somewhat ironic winter alley garage detritus. #Photography #Today #Chicago #Winter

It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted

AP: “.. Roughly half of Americans say it’s harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases ..

@apnews.com
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Stargrace writes a moody EVE Online vignette about drifting a cloaked Helios through wormhole space to quietly restock a rescue cache—tiny supplies, big kindness, deep J-space hush. Bhagpuss’s Advent Calendar hits Day 12 with a quick holiday music pick—Yemi Alade’s “Merry Christmas O!”—a simple, festive breather in video form. Kimimi digs into Windows 95’s Power Dolls 2 Plus Dash, praising how it welds Power Dolls 2 and Dash into one continuous hex-strategy campaign with UI upgrades and fussier ammo/loadouts. Emily calls Solar Ash “ethereal,” digging its black-hole Ultravoid setting, speedy skating platforming, Time-Slip slowdown option, and giant climb-the-boss fights while Rei teams with the AI Cyd. Pixel One shares how Second Life sorority Alpha Omega Mu mixes roleplay with real charity, marking Founder’s Day by fundraising for the National MS Society through grief and leadership changes. Belghast’s Path of Exile progress log has him grinding league challenges, burning cheap Blackstar invitations, and using pricey crafting currency (including Hinekora’s Lock) just to tick off “Expensiv Wilhelm reports big EVE Online org news: Pandemic Horde is shuttering, core corps (like Blessed Beans and Horde Vanguard) are heading to The Initiative, with Gobloons issued to ease asset safety pain. CrazyKinux keeps the family tradition rolling: after years of rewatches, an IMAX Way of Water outing, and a Disney Pandora visit, they’re heading back for Avatar: Fire and Ash. Warner spots a neighborhood going big on Christmas yard decor despite early snow, and shares a photo of a particularly bold (and, yeah, ballsy) display. Dave Winer links a post arguing Democrats lost 2024 via an inept campaign, then makes a polite pitch for Scripting News’ nightly email—no obnoxious exit popups, promise.

Screeching into Friday and the #DailyBlogroll, it's @inventoryfull.bsky.social, @scripting.com, @tofutush.bsky.social, @crazykinux.bsky.social, @stargrace.bsky.social, @belghast.com, @monsterlady.bsky.social, @warnercrocker.bsky.social and more!

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#EVEOnline #PathOfExile #SecondLife

Trump Grants Tina Peters a Legally Meaningless 'Pardon' Read more here.

BREAKING: Donald Trump claims he has granted a “full pardon” to Tina Peters — the Colorado election denier serving a state sentence.

Presidents cannot pardon state crimes. His statement has no legal force.

Still incandescent over the Republicans thinking they can toss $1500 HSAs at people and call it health care. I honestly can’t stop thinking about how utterly cynical and craven it is.

NEWS: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been RELEASED from ICE custody following today's order from a federal judge

Indiana redistricting bill that Trump demanded defeated in state Senate President Trump and the GOP mounted an immense pressure campaign in Indiana as they try to make the congressional map more favorable before the 2026 midterms.

Good on the Indiana senators who held their ground. #politics

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/india...

Lol.

Miller.

First Mike Pence, then ~20 IN State Senators, not cowed by Trump's death threats.

👇🏽

I hope you're right and I'm wrong.

I'm afraid we've already crossed that Rubicon

If you ask me, we need to stop thinking about how to reverse the damage, and start thinking about what we build next in its wake.

(AP) — A grand jury declined for a second time to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Anyone who thought there was a chance the ACA would be saved in some way shape or form after the capitulators caved to end the government shut down should have known better. #politics

Smartphone lock screen showing iOS Notification Center. A text message notification from an unsaved contact with the Chicago area code is circled in red, displaying the short message “But boys.” Above and below it are other app notifications, including likes on a post, breaking news about Disney licensing characters to an AI video platform, and a morning weather report.

They shouldn't, but notification summaries continue to crack me up at times. This one was for Pep Boys. #Apple #iOS26

These f**king liars that are running the country into the ground can't even lie well. If we're going to be at the mercy of villains couldn't we at least be tormented by better than average villainy?

Yes, the world is laughing at us. Because we can't even produce good bad guys.
#politics

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming 'massive' copyright infringement | TechCrunch Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

I’m thinking that estimate is low. But I bought a lot of pencils.

Tariffs have cost US households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
#Politics
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/tar…

Well now, there's a thought. 🤓

*uses index finger to push glasses back up the bridge of nose* if it's trained off of the stolen creative output of humankind then technically, we are *all* the architects of AI...

Cowards

Awake: A Considered, Effective Alarm for Chronic Snoozers Waking up on time is a quintessential human problem. Over the years, we’ve come up with all kinds of solutions, from ringing analog clocks to flashing lights to motorized digital clocks that roll away...

Today on MacStories, I had the chance to review Awake, a new alarm app from the makers of Structured. I came away impressed by the design and attention to detail, but even more so by the deep consideration taken for the different needs people have when waking up. www.macstories.net/news/awake-a...

This is the @nytimes.com' headline about Lindell.

Is 'Founder of MyPillow" really who he is now?

How about 'Election denying, conspiracy spreading, drug-addled kook' ?

I may be wrong, but I just don’t think this will fly.

Operation Bluebird Wants to Bring ‘Twitter’ Back to Life
#Tech #Socialmedia #Twitter
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