“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• Do Halloween treats hype kids up? Here's how to make sure you (all) get a good night's sleep


• From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels


• What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Ozempic?


• Blood Pressure Medication Recalled: More Than 580,000 Bottles Affected

Happiness:

• 80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher


• He Won a Crayola Crayon-Naming Contest in 1992 as a Boy–Now it’s Been Voted #2 Color in the World

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• PhoneBoy Speaks Again

Higher Consciousness:

• Why California’s Treasurer Says the State’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law Is a Failure


• Maryland Police Get ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Volunteers To Smoke Marijuana And Eat Free Lunch At DUI Training For Officers

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use”


• YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous

The Junk Drawer:

• GM lays off 1,700 workers making EVs and batteries in Michigan, Tennessee


• Declassified MKUltra Transcripts Have Been Released. They Paint a Dark Portrait of America.

Last Call:

• Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!


• cottongin

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