OK, I took a peek at the end of Carrie before watching. I know, bad Kevin. I like Stephen King because in his best stories the ending is ambiguous and have hints at a wider, larger world. The Breathing Method, The Stand, etc. Carrie the book had a bit of that, but not with the main characters […]

"Today, there was a statement from [POTUS] that an energy ceasefire has been secured. This is good news for everyone – and it is important that it become reality. Ukraine supports all genuine and reliable formats for a ceasefire and an end to the war. Ukraine is ready to refrain from striking […]

Suspect Trump realized what a shitstorm his diesel deal was turning into and tried to convert it to a ceasefire by posting. Not clear why he'd expect that to go any better than the last time* he tried to post a ceasefire into existence, but very on brand […]

Anyone I know who can vote for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed should absolutely do so. I'm seriously impressed. He's an impressive communicator.

Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social Just so you understand the depth of the cynicism: Trump’s failed war with Iran not only raised America's gas prices, but also global oil prices, which allowed Russia to make a gigantic amount of money and fund the killing of Ukrainians. ​And then […]

We should split bathrooms by sitting and standing - and then require a license to use the standing ones. You have to demonstrate the ability to aim. Next you will have to explain 5 facts to someone and then stand one foot beside them and look straight down and not talk for 5 minutes. Violating […]

In Wake Up Dead Man, the author character Lee Ross complains about his survivalist freak fans and his hope to escape them with his new book. At the end of the film, he's begrudgingly signing book as a line of survivalists wait eagerly for his signature. I wonder if Ed Sheeran thinks about that […]

Does the chi phi fraternity at Cornell still exist? If so, why? Though I would assume anyone decent would have left, so those who remain are sending a signal that no one should be around them.

"Alien": "Advice Loudly Ignored; Everyone Neutralised"

I've read loads of Jack Reacher novels in airports and planes over the years. The Jack Reacher series has been good - even if we haven't had book 2. Yet. Just binged the Neagley series. Not bad. Hope it continues.

Why is it cis and trans women and not cisters and transisters?

Faster map tile updates for mappers isn't the only win. 🌍💚 The #Mapnik improvements also save us around 10kWh of electricity on a typical weekday. That extra efficiency has also given us enough headroom to postpone hardware upgrades. 🚀

Dentists today: "See! We are real doctors!"

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MAGA Furious Over Republican Ad Featuring White Man as Face of Welfare

Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients.

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Are you a US citizen who can vote but you aren't registered to vote? Are you embarrassed you didn't get around to it? Couldn't be bothered because the US political landscape is ... well we can all see it, I get it. Get registered and vote this time. Do it as a prank. Just get it done.

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Fill up on MAGA tears

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Unpopular movie takes: In Arrival, General Shang convinces himself. In The Sixth Sense, Anna literally came second when Malcolm explained what he was doing.

For those of you who remember Izzy from Irish Twitter or from her work for a better Ireland, her mother passed away this week and was a pioneering force in her own right […]

If you had heart palpitations and were in #Dublin, what public hospital would you go to?

Is it just me or is the Apache project kind of the hospice for open source?

If I wrote a piece of fan fiction about the CEOs of DHL and FedEx getting together, would that be considered 'shipping regardless of their gender?

The British royals do a lot of charity stuff. Have they ever done a Chuck Roast for charity?

The person who should be getting the most flack is Robert Kraft, not Ed Sheeran. He's problematic too, but he's not the main problem. I like that Macklemore is trying to point that out.

I'm taking two TGV trains today. Does tgv stand for train goes va-va-vooooom!

Just a thought, if the Democratic party spent the next two years investing in Congressional races and state races and didn't run a Presidential candidate, it might actually be a way to reset politics in the US. First, to fix things in the US you require Congress and the States. A cooperative […]

The economy is getting so bad for Trump supporters that they are now Klarna-ing the Libs.

Even before I started working as a software engineer, there were conspiracy theories that "the government" was putting backdoors on computers to get information from people. It's been decades now. Has some government department maintained staffing and funding and infrastructure to receive this […]

This week, I heard something that shocked me. In a federal appeals court, lawyers for Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, argued that military retirees were subject to freedom of speech restrictions because of their connection to the military, and that if they didn’t like those restrictions […]

As an only child, I always thought this sibling thing was really hard. Now on day two of my first trip with my sister and her sister and this is super easy. What were you all complaining about?