Thursday, May 2, 2024
Today's news and jokes
#TheFallGuy stunt team and Ryan Gosling have a trick up their sleeves on the carpet for the Hollywood premiere tonight pic.twitter.com/fmlxXdKLRi
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 1, 2024
Emily Blunt reacts as #TheFallGuy stunt team breaks through glass on the red carpet pic.twitter.com/IiiSBxsxWk
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 1, 2024
THE FALL GUY premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood: one of the movie’s stunt performers, a parkour master, makes his introduction, wowing the crowd. pic.twitter.com/egOuFMU0pj
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) May 1, 2024
Lego minifigures series 26, the sci-fi-themed series, is up for preorder
Great story about a Ukrainian operation to steal a new Russian vehicle covered in radio jammers
when Russian tanks began rolling toward the front line with a giant new jammer—actually, clusters of multiple jammers—in recent weeks, Ukrainian drone operators were interested. Very interested.
If the new jammers worked, the Ukrainian operators would need to develop countermeasures.
Their chance to find out came earlier this month, when a Russian T-72 festooned with jammers ran over some barbed wire just east of Ukrainian positions in Terny, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. The wire prevented the tank’s driver from turning fast enough to avoid a collision with a BMP fighting vehicle.
Soon, a Ukrainian drone zoomed in and exploded. The drone didn’t badly damage the 51-ton tank, but it did spook the three crew. They bailed out—and then got killed by more drones.
Planning for the heist then began...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Topps is selling a card featuring the beekeeper from last night's Dodgers game
Buy the base card now for a chance to hit the autograph or SP!
— Topps (@Topps) May 1, 2024
LINK HERE: https://t.co/D6fZYhSTnk pic.twitter.com/6zuKhf7zBt
Shop.
Northrop Grumman's Manta Ray underwater drone
"The extra-large UUV . . . is designed with several payload bays of multiple sizes and types to enable a wide variety of naval mission sets."
From a few weeks ago:
A fire overnight largely destroyed a busy fire station in Los Angeles
Thankfully, none of our firefighters were injured, but the station is severely damaged and all of the engines and paramedic units were destroyed.
— Janice Hahn (@SupJaniceHahn) May 1, 2024
Heading there now to see it for myself. pic.twitter.com/1uBrGo8EWi
I stand ready to support @lacofd and the firefighters of Station 164 in this crisis and ensure that Huntington Park and Southeast LA have the fire and paramedic service our residents need. pic.twitter.com/KcALCy8Srb
— Janice Hahn (@SupJaniceHahn) May 1, 2024
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