It's amazing how Elon Musk manages to be a bigger and bigger piece of shit

https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-starlink-elon-musk-trump-dbc49193?st=AKfjoh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

She has six staples in the top of her head and I have to make sure not to look because I get squicked out 😂

You may have noticed I haven't mentioned smoothies or my mother in the last couple of days. That's because she fell on Sunday morning and busted her head open good fashion. She just got home after two days in the hospital.

After her husband took her to the hospital Sunday I treated her bed linens and clothes and washed them in cold water because you know how head wounds bleed. Pretty much got everything out.

Mentally I'm in a really bad place. But what else is new.

Today's odd fact: Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper) without the wig looks like Gweneth Paltrow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audra_Lindley

I wish I had someone to play with. ☹️

I LOVE this. @danlyke

't’s a typical evening at the bar, glasses clinking and conversation humming, until an unusual sight warrants a double take. At a nearby table, a young man in a T-shirt and jeans — and safety goggles and gloves — appears to be casting metal. Tiny furnace burning and molten tin pouring, a curious crowd is forming fast. Once they realize they’re invited to join in, their surprise turns to excitement. '

https://uwm.edu/news/uwm-engineering-student-brings-metal-casting-to-the-masses/

Where is my royalty of limited height? @bright_helpings

https://scienmag.com/ai-built-database-of-378000-english-word-families-reveals-how-morphology-shapes-childrens-reading/

It's just trash all the way down.

https://apnews.com/article/marty-odonnell-nevada-congress-halo-discord-antisemitism-fc43599012f7f4cfaf90410dff9af9c8

Pro Tip: Bloomberg has locked down its syndicated content and it's a lot harder to find outside a paywall than it used to be.

But you can still sometimes have luck with the good old STRAITS TIMES

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-to-sue-facebook-tiktok-for-alleged-breaches-of-ban-minister

I have so much rage I don't even know what to do with it.

https://frontofficesports.com/article/polymarket-athlete-endorsers-under-fire-over-cornell-7-market/

Today in shitbucket ponies

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/

New York Judges, The Blue Ridge Sun, DeepSeek APIs, More: Tuesday ResearchBuzz, October 20, 2026

NEW RESOURCES Hell Gate NYC: Comparing New York's Most Powerful Judges' Records Has Never Been Possible—Until Now…...

http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/20/new-york-judges-the-blue-ridge-sun-deepseek-apis-more-tuesday-researchbuzz-october-20-2026/

Satsuma Face has gotten heckled at least five times in this rally

They posted something on Bird. Also: https://kcnawatch.org/

My North Korea news source is NK News and I don't see anything there

https://www.nknews.org/

So there are North Korea rumors?

I'm watching them both at the same time, babies! HOW TO SEE EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

"how to have a nervous breakdown politely"

RSS Universe, Carton Recycling, MinistryWatch, More: Monday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, October 19, 2026

NEW RESOURCES Found in my RSS feeds: The RSS Universe. "No algorithm, no timeline, no engagement bait....

http://researchbuzz.me/2026/10/19/rss-universe-carton-recycling-ministrywatch-more-monday-afternoon-researchbuzz-october-19-2026/

I understand that Daily Mail is a rag, but I don't mind reading about trash in a rag.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16211905/kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-ambassador-leakers-photos-pleas.html