Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Today's news and jokes

A write-up





("The outbreak has largely spread within a community of Mennonites...'I think it’s probably in the hundreds,' she said. “We know that some of their schools were closed with lots of sick children, but we don’t know who those children were.'")

"A haboob in West Texas kicked up the dust earlier this week"



















25% tariffs??? Jesus christ. Canadian fentanyl is expensive enough as it is!

— pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” (@pixelatedboat.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM




















"Have you said thank you even once?"

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— Derek Johnson (@derekjesq.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM








I would make great sacrifices for another angle that showed Roberts’ face after the words were spoken.

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— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM


Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Full scoop here by @leahfeiger.bsky.social, @lmatsakis.bsky.social and @jakelahut.writes.news: www.wired.com/story/people...

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— WIRED (@wired.com) March 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
















there’s that glib line that the FT is the best newspaper because its readers depend on being told the truth to make money and it’s so weird to watch an entire society where that link has broken down

— Alex Hern (@hern.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM








NEW: Sen. Joni Ernst had relationships with two military officials who lobby her committee, according to sources. “From an ethics standpoint, it’s severely problematic,” one former legislative affairs official said. www.propublica.org/article/joni...

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— Robert Faturechi (@robert-faturechi.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM








Lordy.

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— Mike Forsythe 傅才德 (@pekingmikenyt.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM








the bot has now been hired as a brave new voice for WaPo opinions

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— BeijingPalmer (@beijingpalmer.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM








CNN







everything is so shitty, read this story about a genuinely good man who saw he had an opportunity to save millions of lives and threw himself into doing so. the world is full of heroes like him.

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— Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) (@iwriteok.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
("Harrison started donating in 1954. After the first few donations, it was discovered that his blood contained unusually strong and persistent antibodies against the D Rh group antigen. Blood which contains a high level of anti-D antibodies can be processed to create immunoglobulin-based products used to prevent haemolytic disease of the newborn")







("The company has no intentions to breed or sell the woolly mice")















Scott really has known Tiger a long time

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
























Two movie theaters near me were replaced by shops, but their ticket booths were preserved and just stand independently























@noelle.jeanr Iconic. @Adam Rippon @Starr Andrews ♬ original sound - Noelle Rosa








@pubity Looks like the cat distribution system doing its job to me πŸ€”πŸ€£ #RoadTo17Million #Pubity ♬ original sound - Pubity




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