One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. https://to.pbs.org/3TVKKJ6

How new findings on ovarian cancer origins may help reduce risk

One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries. Stephanie Sy d...

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“A well-timed text to Harp can unlock access to Trump, giving well-known lobbyists and fringe figures alike an audience with the most powerful man in the world.” Great arrangement for US national security. Just great. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

How Trump’s Ever-Present Executive Assistant Became the Talk of Washington

Natalie Harp, a personal aide to the president, has become an object of fascination for both the left and right.

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Of all the responses to the awful Arday mess, this must be the goofiest--a change.org petition to limit the number of "news articles" published about a person in a given time frame. How would you even do that? "Sorry, blogger, you're the 201st piece! The Internet cops say you can't hit 'publish'!"

No I don’t want the GOP to kill me. They already have. I want you, the centrist, to take some responsibility for once and do it. If you can’t then loudly support DSA candidates and stop blaming me for your losses. I’m one little poor person. It’s all up to you. Step up, asshole.

This is what you get when you let a robot write the headlines.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 31m ago

Gold mine collapse kills at least 100 people in local sources

Robin Williams’ children have reactivated his Instagram to combat the use of his voice and likeness by AI. “We want this to be a safe and reliable place, where stories, photos, videos, and memories reflect his legacy with authenticity, affection, and care.” #RobinWilliams #AI

Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...

Donate to Support Tom Savini After House Fire, organized by Jason Baker

Tom Savini, special makeup effects legend, is facing a heartbreaking loss after Tom’s … Jason Baker needs your support for Support Tom Savini After House Fire

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Spent some time in that house growing up because I went to grade school with his daughter. Favorite memory is when she brought him in for Show and Tell what your parents do for a living. Tom came in with someone dressed in a full ass realistic gorilla suit and he terrorized the shit out of us.

Dude in the suit was running around the class room like he escaped from the zoo, it was fucking awesome.

JUST IN: TikTok is reportedly building peer-to-peer payments into DMs, based on U.S. app code. TikTok says the feature is early-stage, not being tested in any market and may never launch.Full update on the AInvest app.

They're not even people. I've been haunted by this. Oh yes, and more--but talk about dropping pretenses. This guy had close ties to the man who murdered Rabin, btw. That's when the far right takeover of Israel happened.

Senior Israeli official calls for killing of "30 to 40" people in Gaza every night: "They're not even people"

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calls for nightly "targeted assassinations" in Gaza: "They're not even people."

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Note to self: Don't post when stoned.

This is as much of a folk-horror as The Wicker Man, in my humble opinion

Nostalgic Things@nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 17h ago

*Some achieve "frozen conflict zone," while others have "frozen conflict zone" thrust upon them.

Ray Anselmo@rayanselmo.bsky.social · 14h ago

Can't wait to see @bruces.bsky.social weigh in on this.

Flesh and Bone by Julia Gfrorer

Actually it's the last picture of C3-PO before he was executed by the Empire

Humanoid History@humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Smoke break on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back."

Kinda fascinating that South Korea has its own AI bubble, and it seems to have just popped, and no one over here seems much inclined to notice that

Sometimes I think making the internet anonymous was a mistake.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

THE KILLING (1956) It has fast, incisive cutting; a nervous, edgy style; and furtive little touches of characterization. The cast includes many familiar second-string actors but they go through enough unfamiliar movements to keep one in an agreeable state of anxious expectation.

"this edible ain't shit" two hours later:

It says a lot about the routinization of Trumpian kleptocracy that a mind-bendingly corrupt transaction like this is no longer considered a political story. trib.al/g6z1wEH

Trump’s New Bank Is His Most Naked Scandal Yet

The media should not be covering Trump’s new crypto bank as if it were a legitimate business story.

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Postwar Italy goes noir. Glenn Erickson dives into World Noir Volume 5, a trio of Italian crime tales that blur the line between film noir and neorealism, beautifully restored by @filmsradiance.bsky.social. trailersfromhell.com/world-noir-v...

World Noir Volume 5 - Trailers From Hell

So you think life is tough where you are? … these three Italian crime tales teach a lesson beyond noir, that hope and hunger drive men to crime. Or does criminality just becomes part of life on its ow...

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I was going to mention that Miles Davis' KIND OF BLUE is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Then I looked it up on Wiki, and dang if it hasn't been passed by Vince Guaraldi's A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. When did that happen? Now! Right now!! Literally this very month (which is August) (2026)

Tom the Dog@tomthedog.bsky.social · 12h ago

I don't use the Hoopla app much anymore (limited check-outs per month, many many unavailable items, etc.), but there are still some goodies to be found. Yesterday I grabbed a Miles Davis compilation, today one for ZZ Top. That's NINETEEN albums on two library rentals. And hot DAMN this is good music

Found via @70sscifiart.bsky.social I think. These illustrations don't necessarily look like what I imagine while reading Lem, but they very much *feel* how I feel while doing it, if that makes sense.

Daniel Mróz, An Illustrator Behind The Stanisław Lem’s Sci-Fi Stories

Daniel Mróz (born 3 February 1917 in Kraków; died 21 January 1993 in Kraków) – Polish stage designer and artist, illustrator of the science fiction books of Stanislaw Lem and of the unique, absurd wri...

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#ComicsOutOfContextAfterDark

I wonder if any stuck-in-the-90s dems will dimly perceive how one obviously deliberate but casually presented line in a speech forced the media to start reporting a two year old story www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

Natalie Harp, Trump’s Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side. What Exactly Does She Do? (Gift Article)

President Trump’s White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?

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In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay,