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The pope and one late-night host are the only figures Americans like, poll says. This was from a list of 14 people offered, but open-answer polls still have Dolly Parton as the most-liked American. 

8 Children’s Toys With Disturbing Backstories. 

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book. More about DOGE's actions at Metafilter. 

All the Reasons for Dave's Suffering Today. 

To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain. LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor. 

5 Sci-Fi Predictions About The Future That Are Already Wrong. 

Dementia Donnie's genius, Jesus-like strategy for dealing with his roommate. The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug. 

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth. 

A Lush Garden of Mondegreens. That means misheard lyrics.