I laughed

Bulgaria has passed a law against lawsuits designed to silence journalists. It goes beyond the EU’s minimum by covering domestic cases, lets judges throw out unfounded claims early, and applies to dozens of cases already waiting to be heard. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/bulgarias-parliament-passes-law-protecting-journalists-from-abusive-slapp-lawsuits

Men are so confident they understand artificial intelligence that a study finds more than half of them claim to recognize every name on a list of AI experts, in which all the names were made up.
https://gizmodo.com/men-are-shaping-the-future-of-ai-that-doesnt-mean-they-know-what-theyre-talking-about-2000825911

A reminder for #NoKings
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

Go on. I dare you.

"Barsh and his colleagues discovered cat skin cells from which orange fur sprouts express 13 times as much RNA from a gene called Arhgap36, compared with skin cells from cats with no orange hair." https://www.sciencealert.com/secret-of-orange-cats-finally-revealed-after-60-year-search

There are pop tarts but not mom tarts
(because of the pastryarchy)

I laughed

I laughed

A priest, a pastor, and a rabbit go to a clinic to donate blood.
The nurse asks the rabbit, “What blood type are you?”
The rabbit answers, “I’m probably a Type O.”

In West Virginia, one of America’s last remaining chestnut groves is scheduled to be cleared to make way for a data center.
https://www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-americas-last-chestnut-groves-is-about-to-be-destroyed-for-a-data-center

TIL While 36.7% of baby boomers use dry cleaning a few times per year and 31.7% use it monthly, 74.7% of millennials report they rarely or never use drycleaning services. https://americandrycleaner.com/articles/reaching-next-generation-drycleaning-customers-part-1

RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007

A non-partisan reminder:

Voting isn’t marriage. It’s public transport. You’re not waiting for "the one." You’re getting on the bus. And if no bus goes exactly to your destination, you don’t stay home and sulk. You take the one that gets you closest to where you want to be.

Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Original Klingon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plf4e7NtIhs

Mood

I really like the word “drool.” It just rolls off the tongue.

A flight simulator but you’re a passenger.
https://inflightsimulator.com

"There are two wolves inside of you. Sorry for the transporter error." - Montgomery Scott

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