Saturday, February 22, 2025

Today's news and jokes







("Chinese team finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans via same route as Covid-19. Research was led by Shi Zhengli, a virologist known as the ‘batwoman’, who is best known for her work on coronaviruses at a lab in Wuhan")





($1.5b stolen; "'Please rest assured that all other cold wallets are secure,' [the] CEO of Bybit, posted on X. 'All withdrawals are NORMAL.'"





This is a crazy situation, but I'd be pretty crazy too if I realized I had thrown out the hard drive with only key to $800 million dollars. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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— Autumn, a conversation heart made of bones (@redsage.bsky.social) February 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
("Howells insists his plan is 'logical'")











NEW: At least 20 L.A. County probation officers face criminal indictment in a probe stemming from footage of officers standing by as a teen got beat down in Los Padrinos juvenile hall last year. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— James Queally (@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social) February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
("The video showed a group of youths attacking the 17-year-old victim one at a time, charging him with punches and kicks while officers watched, laughed, and at some points shook hands with the assailants")





my sense is that elon musk has been living the billionaire version of the last half hour of Uncut Gems for about a decade now

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— rax ‘levon honkers’ king (@raxkingisdead.bsky.social) February 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
























King Thutmose II











(I haven't seen anything confirming that speculation, or offering another explanation.)



(In every sport, whenever a uniform strikes me as particularly ugly, it's invariably Adidas)





@isabelunhinged

♬ THAT IM SO DOWWWWNNN - nottotallysure






@julianedelman

81 is one of a kind. Episode out now on YouTube πŸ“Ί

♬ original sound - Julian Edelman






@alchemyacres New favorite sport: Mini Horse Jousting πŸ€ΊπŸ’›πŸ€—πŸ΄✨❄️ #alchemyacres #skijoring #jousting #minihorses @ponies.and.properties @realtor.in.the.wild ♬ Olympic Opening Ceremony ★ Orchestra - The Dream of a Butterfly






@peytondono Roxy said absolutely not #dogsoftiktok #dog #bf #viralvideo #foryoupage #dogtok ♬ Adopt Me Night soundtrack - Adopt Me! Soundtrack






@sustaining_earth “Baby” played by Early the dog. πŸ˜‚ #newmom #swaddle #baby ♬ original sound - Nicole Marie




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