https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactance_(psychology)

Six weeks ago, I was elected to Congress. I’m still waiting to be sworn in.

TranscriptionA picture of a tabby cat standing; his ears looks as if they’d been pinched together at the bottom. The caption reads “This is Hobbes. Hobbes has funny ears and mind control powers. You love Hobbes.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52647416

Overtaxed and unpaid air traffic controllers are resigning “every day” due to stress from the government shutdown.

A federal judge told the Department of Education to remove “partisan” language blaming “Democrat Senators” for the government shutdown from furloughed federal workers’ out-of-office email messages.

Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

TranscriptionA collage of three pictures of a tuxedo cat with white paws stained orange.

*WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.*

Archived link

Named him Ollie after Oliver Twist. Lab tests all negative (leukemia, aids, etc.), neighbors been feeding him all summer so he’s a healthy 10lbs of orange

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.

Fun fact: Canada’s largest trading partner in the past was the UK. Let’s replace America’s current place with Mexico and Europe.

Authorities are investigating a newly surfaced video that suggests a woman who hit and killed a man while driving in the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, on Monday night was livestreaming on TikTok at the time of the crash.

*Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel*

https://xcancel.com/TadhgHickey/status/1986542741720076440#m

When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil’s Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why.

Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she mistakenly went to the wrong address.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/onehundredninetysix/p/395906/no-rule

From Harold Wilion

*The world’s largest cargo carriers, UPS and FedEx, grounded their MD-11 freighter fleets at the recommendation of Boeing, the aircraft’s manufacturer.*

Israel is holding dozens of Palestinians from Gaza isolated in an underground jail where they never see daylight, are deprived of adequate food and barred from receiving news of their families or the outside world.

Boris Johnson and figures linked to him are engaging in an effort to undermine the BBC’s leadership, insiders fear, after the leaking of a memo criticising its reporting of Donald Trump, trans rights and Gaza.

Web Archive link

In the fishing ports along France’s Brittany coast, the discarded fishing nets pile up along the coastal quaysides.

Valve released a new Proton Experimental update for November 7th with a nice batch of game fixes for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck gamers.

Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back