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Anthologies of the important gay porn zine are available as scans on Internet Archive.

US Department of Justice: Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases. “According to court documents, brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, were indicted on Nov. 13 for conspiring to delete databases used to store U.S. government information. Both men were federal contractors.”

Tom’s Hardware: IBM CEO warns that ongoing trillion-dollar AI data center buildout is unsustainable — says there is ‘no way’ that infrastructure costs can turn a profit . “IBM CEO Arvind Krishna used an appearance on The Verge’s Decoder podcast to question whether the capital spending now underway in pursuit…

Northeastern University: TikTok still delivering self-harm and suicidal content in France, Northeastern research finds. “Within five minutes of joining TikTok, the French ‘teens’ watched a video expressing sadness. Within three hours of watching that and similar videos, the TikTok For You feeds of the researcher-fabricated teenager accounts were recommending…

Gizmodo: YouTubers Are Making AI Slop for Babies. “According to a report from Bloomberg, AI slop videos are starting to fill YouTube feeds and are particularly targeting young users, guided by business and ‘hustle’ YouTubers who see the content as an easy way to stack their hallowed passive income.”

Tubefilter: Twitch recaps top trends from the 900 million hours of watch time it accrued in 2025. “YouTube and Spotify aren’t the only platform recapping the past 12 months. Twitch has also dropped its rundown of the streamers, categories, and trending topics that defined its 2025.”

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: State Archives Announces Collections Newly Accessible Online. “The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced new and revised finding aids recently made available online, along with fresh uploads to the Texas Digital Archive, its repository of electronic items.” Too much here…

Denver Post: Longmont man among 5 indicted for using Discord, Roblox to lure children into making sex assault materials. “A Longmont man was arrested and indicted for his role in ‘Greggy’s Cult,’ a group of five men that solicited children on popular gaming platforms like Discord and Roblox, and…

Search Engine Roundtable: Google Ads No Longer Allows Online Horse Racing Betting. “Google Ads updated its gambling policy to disallow all promotion of online gambling-promoting content for horse racing targeting the United States. Google said this goes into effect as of December 1, 2025.”