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Good news: Bill to ban trans athletes from team sports failed to advance in the Senate – via @erininthemorning.com
Want to send a message to your representatives urging them to protect Social Security? AARP has a quick and simple form for that. Go!
High-intensity exercise can significantly improve long-term memory, learning ability, and decision-making.
Rolling Stone published a list of twenty “essential” Gene Hackman films but didn’t include The Birdcage?! Blasphemy. – via kottke
My top five, in no particular order: The Birdcage, Superman: The Movie, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Firm, and Unforgiven
The fastest and easiest way to cut methane emissions (as well as reduce water use and protect biodiversity) is simply to eat less beef. In the United States, half of all the beef is consumed by just 12% of the population, mostly men.
See also: Climate Kids!
Things That Suck:
- The Senate confirmed former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education as POTUS pushes to shut it down
- “In North Carolina, there has been a multi-year, hyper focused effort among political actors in the state to gain and keep control over the state supreme court.”
- FAA Officials Ordered Staff to “Find Funding” for Starlink – via @samhalpert.bsky.social

Tarnschriften (“hidden writings”) were pocket-sized anti-fascist essays, news updates, and how-tos – hidden inside the covers of mundane, everyday materials – which were circulated in Germany after Hitler’s rise to power.
California has become a vivid example of a global phenomenon known as “hydroclimate whiplash,” which involves sudden and dramatic swings between extreme wet and dry conditions. – via Jodi Ettenberg
Health and climate information is already disappearing from federal websites.
The estate of Superman creator Joseph Schuster is suing Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics, claiming they lack the rights to release the upcoming summer movie in a handful of key territories.
“We’ve seen this happen with brittle governments all over the world for the past century – it’s not a novel situation – and Republicans have decided that now is the moment to strike our teetering democracy. (More)
Four Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages, just in case you are (justifiably) a little paranoid that you might get in trouble someday for talking about those two chuckleheads
Related: This Military Packing Technique Can Save Space in Your Bug-Out Bag (You do have a bug-out bag, right?)
13 Xcode Shortcuts to Boost Your Productivity
Saquon Barkley is a superhero for the Eagles. His origin story is straight out of a comic book, too.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premieres December 3^rd on Disney+ Wow. The trailer looks amazing.
If you know anyone with an iPhone — and, duh, of course you do — one of these MagSafe power bricks is a great gift idea.
Superman Is Still America’s Greatest Superhero: We need Christopher Reeve now more than ever.
How Selling $160 Sweatpants Turned a SoCal Surfer into One of America’s Richest Women – via @forbes
Forget Matt Gaetz. Merrick Garland Is America’s Worst Attorney General. – via @usnews
I would rather watch three straight hours of Progressive commercials than another Avatar movie.
Pamela Hayden, the voice behind Milhouse Van Houten, will retire from The Simpsons after 35 years. – via @dailycosmicmarvel
It’s always been somewhat puzzling that Donald Duck chooses to use an airplane to fly and a boat when he’s in the water. I don’t have a problem with his insistence on eschewing pants. But I find it deeply, deeply disturbing that he carves a Thanksgiving turkey for his family. – via me
Here’s everything you need to know about the new 12-team college football playoff format.