oh no, that hyperfixation *is* structural, thanks sm for checking in though

A Google doodle logo where the o’s in Google are replaced by a bad AI rendition of some non-anatomically correct bright pink knitting. The two needles look like a weird broken screw, there aren’t enough stitches, and it’s all very ugly and low effort. There’s a link: “Make a plan for 2026 resolutions with Al Mode”

huh so Google is kicking off the new year by pissing off knitters that’s fun

Evergreen post

Just revisiting my crush on Sailorr & how addictive her singles are

Excited to report that yesterday evening, unprompted, one of my favorite niche topics came up among my family: ✨ Lasagna Battery ✨ (No present lasagna was harmed.)

Anyway — Merry Christmas.

sorry about your cookies this is probably TMI

1) fuuuuuck anyone messing with Sohla, and 2) as a chronic lifelong people-pleaser, I’m sorry to say there were parts of this I related to. Sending love to her & I know there will come a better place to land, whenever she’s ready. sohla.substack.com/p/sorry-abou...

Also: those two performances were great. Fucking love Dijon.

Dijon’s on SNL in the same year he was in a major motion picture and the two things aren’t even related. That’s how much this dude’s working. Love to see it.

Update: ripped out the whole thing a third time. Pattern shopping *again* & nothing decided so far.

Nobody knows how to hate Diddy better than 50 Cent. The line-em-up-knock-em-down was *relentless* & you’re going to read about some of the splashiest. But tbh I learned whole new things… 9 ppl dead from a stampede at his event in ‘91, then sidestepping victim payouts? Damn. *Wild* way to start.

bc I’m sick and my sleep schedule is all off, I just finished watching the 4-pt Diddy docuseries. Ho. Ly. Shit.

I said when the charges first came out they were going to have to bury him under the jail. Turns out, that’s an understatement. I truly don’t know who to feel the worst for in this.

When you’re in Sundown Central and they forgot to take your phone away

One thing about knitting is you can spend multiple hours creating something, look at it and decide you likely hate it, work on it a couple more hours just to be sure, and then unravel it all. You might even do that two more times before you find the right project for the yarn in question.

Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract.

“‘This ruling is a clear affirmation that AI cannot be deployed as a shortcut around union rights, ethical journalism, or human judgment,’ said Ariel Wittenberg, unit chair of the PEN Guild.”

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Finally watched The Perfect Neighbor and my god was it gut wrenching. I hope that vile woman rots in her cell tbh.

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

!!!!!

Same, but for political emails that keep signing me up for without my consent, no matter how many I unsubscribe from. “How to get out of the ActBlue Machine”

Louisiana, New Mexico, Vermont, Illinois, and DC have all done this. Again, Massholes, we have to publicly embarrass @massgovernor.bsky.social into action.

Call her office right now. (617) 725-4005.

Find your legislators here and call them, too.

This is about food for a million people!

The Burial of Black Genius (a.k.a. D'Angelo Lives!) Questlove honors his friend and collaborator D'Angelo: "He was one of the last pure artists in Black music.”

Been thinking about @questlove.bsky.social ever since the day of D’s passing. Just finished watching him read this piece over on IG. Quest’s eulogy is as deeply touching, interesting & funny as I knew it would be. Love to him & everyone who loved Michael Archer. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I’ve spent almost 2hrs now thinking about going the couple of blocks to the convenience store to get bread for grilled cheese. Still can’t get out of bed. Maybe posting about it will get me up. 🥲

I was supposed to see him again at the Roots Picnic this summer but he cancelled due to his health. I was so disappointed but figured, “there’s always next time.” I’m sick about it now.

*Always* buy the ticket. If it’s someone in your top three, don’t second-guess, just go.

Been thinking about the one time I got to see D’Angelo perform live, before Black Messiah came out, at the HOB here in Boston. It wasn’t sold out & I was aghast at that. He sounded incredible (as I knew he would) & I was too intimidated to push up to the front. Don’t think I got one photo. 🖤

Fuzzy-green-robed, be-scrunchied, hot water bottle cuddled up, and my heartburn pill is kicking in. What were we ragging on our grandmas for, exactly? This rules.

All right, maybe they had a service outage then.

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Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling 10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

They're going to overturn Obergefell

How many times did we say they wouldn't stop with trans people

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Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about