I heard two kids like. SEPARATELY drop the r-slur in passing while I was walking around campus today. Like?? Out loud? In front of everyone?

NOAA just sent out a "rare news release" urging media to focus the public's attention on Hurricane Helene's potential to cause widespread flooding "hundreds of miles inland," including "the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta and western North Carolina, including Asheville."NOAA just sent out a "rare news release" urging media to focus the public's attention on Hurricane Helene's potential to cause widespread flooding "hundreds of miles inland," including "the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta and western North Carolina, including Asheville."

If they want to run on having better privacy infrastructure than Twitter, then they need to prioritize it because a locked Twitter account is still more secure than having public block button lol

I still have to go through and manually block people I don't want engaging with me! I can't just. choose who I do and do not let in lol

I know I keep talking about this here but it's funny when I see Bluesky's Twitter account talking like they have better privacy tools here when, again, you still can't lock your account lol

go to bank say I need money for house then sign a bunch of paperwork

The republican presidential campaign has created a state of emergency in Springfield. Feels like a first

Ccnn.comSep 19, 2024 5:47pm

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb threats and the specter of violence in the community.

Springfield’s mayor claims emergency powers to ‘mitigate public safety concerns’ as threats continue to swarm city | CNN

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb ...

Crazy thing to do rn man lol

So it seems like Twitter/X has broken its trending pane on the home page of the web app. They've replaced it with an "Explore (Beta)" tab that just uses its AI to summarize topics being discussed. Clicking it does not take you to trending. I have to access trending via its dedicated Trending page

dang..... you can tell they poppin off cuz I got hit with this thing.