<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-halloween-hype-kids-good-night.html">Do Halloween treats hype kids up? Here's how to make sure you (all) get a good night's sleep</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-potion-prescription-witches-herbs-medical.html">From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.health.com/what-happens-stop-taking-ozempic-8406764">What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Ozempic?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apple.news/AoxZAnd6kSqCzwofn4tQd8g">Blood Pressure Medication Recalled: More Than 580,000 Bottles Affected</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-year-old-grandma-who-learned-to-swim-at-59-just-became-oldest-ever-female-ironman-finisher/">80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-won-a-crayola-crayon-naming-contest-in-1992-as-a-boy-now-its-been-voted-2-color-in-the-world/">He Won a Crayola Crayon-Naming Contest in 1992 as a Boy–Now it’s Been Voted #2 Color in the World</a></li>
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<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/b1LymAUONCM">PhoneBoy Speaks Again</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hightimes.com/business/california-fiona-ma-thinks-adult-use-cannabis-legalization-law-is-a-failure/">Why California’s Treasurer Says the State’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law Is a Failure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/maryland-police-get-overwhelming-number-of-volunteers-to-smoke-marijuana-and-eat-free-lunch-at-dui-training-for-officers/">Maryland Police Get ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Volunteers To Smoke Marijuana And Eat Free Lunch At DUI Training For Officers</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Lotus Tech Tips:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/meta-says-porn-downloads-on-its-ips-were-for-personal-use-not-ai-training/">Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/ai_moderation_youtube_windows11_workaround/">YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/weak-ev-demand-sees-gm-lay-off-1700-workers-at-two-plants/">GM lays off 1,700 workers making EVs and batteries in Michigan, Tennessee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/Dcnyd">Declassified MKUltra Transcripts Have Been Released. They Paint a Dark Portrait of America.</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/missing-louisiana-girl-found-in-box-pennsylvania">Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Images:</h3>
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<h3>Credits:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://revcybertrucker.com/@SirRevCyberTrucker">RevCyberTrucker</a> for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!</li>
<li><a href="https://mk.spook.social/@cottongin">cottongin</a></li>
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