Now begins the time of year when I argue with my family of strict latke fundamentalists over what qualifies as a latka.
Analysis of my 2025 clothing spreadsheet indicates that I have purchased zero gowns this year, which I would normally consider to be a sign of deep distress. However, I did buy an extravagant vintage fox fur stole at a market in Berlin this spring, so I'm probably ok.
We live in the stupidest possible timeline.
I'm trying to take a no strings attached attitude towards 2026: if I don't ask anything of it, it can't break my heart. But I have also purchased the bottle of champagne I am going to pop when that one guy dies.
NYT reports that the TSA is giving ICE a list of every person who's to be taking a domestic flight inside the US so ICE can run it through their database looking for targets. I'm not a lawyer, but I feel like the 4th Amendment has something to say about this.
Some days, the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man is simply not achievable and I must settle for the messy raccoon eye that can probably hurt your feelings.
The most *chef's kiss* part of this story is when Instacart says it's the stores that set the prices and then the stores point the finger right back at Instacart and say they don't set the prices on the platform. https://truthout.org/articles/instacart-reportedly-using-secret-ai-powered-dynamic-pricing-to-jack-up-prices/
"I used to think that the defining fight for our country was between the left and the right. Now, I am much more worried about the money at the top crushing everyone underneath." I continue to be an Alvaro Bedoya fangirl.
Oh, you asked ChatGPT and it told you that an APT has compromised your phone? I will take that about as seriously as if you told me that you asked my cat or a passing pigeon.
In 2021, the FTC issued a ban on stalkerware-maker Spyfone and its CEO, Scott Zuckerman. Earlier this year, Zuckerman requested that the ban be vacated because it's inconvenient for him. The FTC has voted 2-0 to deny his request. Good.