This isn't the movie I bought a ticket for...

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Something that continues to frustrate me about this widespread anti-trans narrative is how – in order to transition 20+ years ago – you were REQUIRED to be diagnosed as mentally ill. It was the only way to receive approval to medically transition

Mandated therapy for a year or more

"Global Tetrahedron has completed its plan to control InfoWars."

Get in a time machine and tell Ben Collins one day he will rule as King over Infowars and he'll slap you.

China Successfully Tests Cable Cutting ROV 11,400 Feet Below Sea Level China’s new device could reach vital undersea fiber optic cables deeper than its competitors’ known remote submersibles.

So here's a thing to be aware of...

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

I can't seem to find my shocked face.

What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.

"Top staffers were figures with connections to GOP politics who hadn’t worked in the arts, including one spouse of a Republican party leader whose longest professional experience was working as a marketing and events manager at a Toyota dealership in Ireland..."

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

"Dear America" letters from people who work at the besieged US Department of Housing and Urban Development:

dearamericaletters.org

Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant’s anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixing

Not that anybody at least halfway paying attention should be surprised...

Scientists Found Literal Ink From Ballpoint Pens in Martian Meteorites This doesn't devalue scientific research thus far, but we might need a more unified approach for cleaning important samples, the study says.

"...despite all our efforts, these rare samples love to pick up contaminants—some of which may be impossible to remove."

Joplin police sniper who killed a 2-year-old girl just became a Missouri state trooper After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated fr...

Remember, a cop can lose their job in one jurisdiction for a crime or other problematic act/behavior, and easily be hired into a different one.

Antarctic Expedition to 'Danger Zone' Accidentally Discovers Previously Uncharted Island Polar scientists thought it was a dirty iceberg at first.

Oh. Hey. Something actually slipped past all of our sky surveillance. Neat.

Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun—oh what fun!

Enjoy a momentary spot of lunar photography while the world goes to shit.

Another instance of The Muse telling me to stop and leave it the fuck alone. So I listened, and saved this iteration that could be fleshed out later. ~16-17min sketch.

53. Pardon the scruff.

(Understand: I can't directly see what I'm doing. There's a macular null/dead spot smack in the middle of my vision in the 'good' eye, so I have to look around things (including letters/words, facial features, and such) to actually see & register them.)

For this following along at home, and who are unaware; I'm still very blind, but after over 2.5yrs I started forcing myself to do art again.

No clue who she is, but 5 minutes in, The Muse said "Leave it alone. That's exactly who it's supposed to be."

So here we are.

This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water

A positive bit of morning science from a valid source of information.

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

Have some auditory time travel...

Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.

Hm.

Does this mean Lewandowski will now have to bang Mullin?

Waxwork ICE Barbie is out. That was actually on my bingo card.

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...

Republicans have stripped #NPR into survival mode yet they're still doing courageous journalism like this.

Don't forget to support them.