Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Today's news and jokes















we've reached the point that the WSJ opinion section is publishing pieces with headlines like this, just saying

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— Christopher Mims (@mims.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
("Trumpcession")("The $TRUMP memecoin, a cryptocurrency token that the president and his team launched just days before he was sworn in, has dropped 64 percent. And the $MELANIA memecoin has crashed from its high of more than $13. It’s now trading for less than $1.")("the Trump Organization and its partners gained $100 million in trading fees")(Is the consensus there were ever real investors, or was it just a vehicle to pay bribes?)







("According to the website I bought the ID from, run by a company called RNS.ID, I could use it to check-in to rental accommodation and could extend a tourist visa for Palau by 180 days if I wished. Most importantly, I could use it as my identity document on cryptocurrency exchanges. That is exactly what traders in the U.S. are doing in order to bypass restrictions on the amount of cryptocurrency they can withdraw and the exchanges they can use")







(There's no secret reason mentioned in the article--China makes money indirectly flooding the world with fetanyl)







("Before the fire, the average home in Pacific Palisades cost $3.5 million")







("In August, the Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a 12-count complaint against Resorts World and Genting Berhad, alleging a series of anti-money laundering compliance failures. The naming of a new CEO and a newly created board of directors are among the steps being taken by the Las Vegas operation as it awaits adjudication of the charges by the Nevada Gaming Commission")







Earlier today the LA Times had AI-generated counterpoints to a column from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. His piece argued that Anaheim, the city he grew up in, should not forget its KKK past. The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK. It has since been taken off the piece. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@rmac.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
(Had been taken down before I looked)

Utterly mortifying. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce.com) March 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
(“the AI content is not reviewed by journalists before it is published”)







(Seems like two totally different types of crimes--one seems to be disturbing harassment, and the other seems to be burglars looking to steal crypto)















("the existence of two very different early birds (or bird-like creatures) that were located so far apart at roughly the same time in history suggests that millions of additional years of bird evolution likely occurred before either of these creatures lived.")

























@bleacherreport Kon Knueppel with the SAVE 😂🔥 #cbb #basketball #duke #collegebasketball ♬ original sound - bleacherreport








@benjithebichon we got our shoes on and this is what we saw #dogmom #dramaking #bichonfrisé ♬ Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - Ultimate Mix - John Lennon








@meetbentley Pure joy #puppiesoftiktok #miniatureschnauzer #minischnauzersoftiktok ♬ Oscar Winning Tears. - RAYE








@nalaathedachshund 😂😂 #fyp #viral #funny #dachshundsoftiktok #dachshund #dog #dachshunds #sausagedog ♬ original sound - Nala




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