<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seniors-who-listen-to-music-often-slash-their-dementia-risk-by-over-a-third/">Seniors Who Listen to Music May Slash Their Dementia Risk by Over a Third</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eatingwell.com/common-drink-thats-harming-your-liver-11840798">Experts Say This Common Drink May Be Harming Your Liver</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/467025/ozempic-glp-1-drugs-obesity-weight-loss">The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.realsimple.com/best-foods-to-eat-before-bed-8735339">The 7 Best Foods to Eat Before Bed for Uninterrupted Sleep, According to Nutrition Experts</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-tracks-down-long-lost-dad-using-newspaper-ad-and-discovers-11-siblings/">Woman Tracks Down Long-Lost Dad Using Newspaper Ad–and Discovers 11 Siblings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/kVamf">She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5482-using-chapters-on-apple-podcasts">Apple Podcasts supporting Podcasting 2.0 Chapters</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/cVGxr6qs9VE">PhoneBoy on Truth and Forgiveness</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.al.com/crime/2025/11/465-pounds-of-marijuana-fentanyl-seized-in-alabama-drug-raid.html">465 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl seized in Alabama drug raid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hightimes.com/news/brazil-to-meta-stop-censoring-weed-or-ill-see-you-in-court/">Brazil to Meta: Stop Censoring Weed, or I’ll See You in Court</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Lotus Tech Tips:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/812376/google-removes-gemma-senator-blackburn-hallucination">Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/pewdiepie-creates-an-ai-council-appoints-himself-supreme-leader-and-wipes-out-members-who-underperform-only-for-his-councillors-to-work-against-him/">PewDiePie's self-hosted AI 'council' colludes against him</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/KD1tk">A colossal Buc-ee’s broke a small Colorado town</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a69234817/carnivorous-death-ball/">A Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Has Emerged from the Deep</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/nancy-pelosi-retires-21138453.php">Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/">Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Images:</h3>
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<h3>Credits:</h3>
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