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How Maxx Crosby went from being ‘murdered by own fan base’ to Raiders fan favorite https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/how-maxx-crosby-went-from-being-murdered-by-own-fan-base-to-raiders-fan-favorite-38…

The Newsom administration is suing five more California cities
— Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest and Turlock — for failing to complete state-mandated housing plans, known as the “housing element.”

Huntington Beach was the first city to face such a legal action, and it recently finalized its housing element plans following a court-order and massive fines.
The law, which has been in place since 1969, requires cities and counties every eight years to d…

Newsom continues crackdown on cities over housing plan requirements. 'No city gets a pass,' governor says
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed legal actions this week against five small cities that they say are failing to meet benchmarks required for housing planning.

Selkirk Member of the Ordovician Red River Formation, aka Tyndall Stone commercially, as seen in Winnipeg, Canada.
Complex 3D burrows are interpreted as Thalassinoides; the color difference is due to dolomite vs calcite matrix. #FossilFriday urban #geology

Since it was relevant to a discussion I just had on here and is something most people probably haven't thought about much (unless you've taken one of a handful of philosophy classes), I thought I'd try to lay out a key piece of Descartes' Meditations (#philosophy

I Sverige finns det en överenskommelse bland de som tillhör Svensk dagligvaruhandel att inte sälja till barn under 15 år. Men när bara de är med fungerar det dåligt. Jag tycker gott man införa en åldersgräns som lag här med.
Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz…

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April
It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.

Trump plan would fence park near White House long used by tourists, and protesters
Trump is planning a new permanent fence that would allow officials to close the public park across the street from the executive mansion,
according to three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity

The fence would be installed on the north and south sides of Lafayette Square, the people said,
allowing officials to shut the park.
The park, through which visitors commonly ac…

Trump plan would fence park near White House long used by tourists, protesters
The project, discussed by past administrations, would allow officials to more easily shut Lafayette Square for security reasons, sparking concerns over public access.

Interesting to compare the author Neal Stephenson's profiles on X/twitter vs. Bluesky.
He has 89,4 K followers on X, where he still posts, but just under 10 K on Bluesky, where he doesn't post at all.
He has many fans on the fediverse who discuss his books, but he is not here.

Fins HC to Achane: Be ready for heavy workload https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49582399/jeff-hafley-devon-achane-workload-better-good-shape

Almost six months into the war,
there is little indication that negotiations will soon yield peace,
as Iranian officials continue to defy Trump’s demands.
The US has been blockading Iranian shipping and ⁠ports in recent months
in an effort to pile economic pressure on Tehran.
“After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz strait a territory of the United States,”
Trump said on Friday. “Essenti…

Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clear

From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Tim Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous.
Then, a stroke left him paralysed.
In this 2025 interview the actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and the moment his mother came at him with a knife
Tim Curry died in his home yesterday
at age 80

‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom
From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and the moment his mother came at him with a knife