Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Today's news and jokes













Military chief says Philippines ‘inevitably’ involved if Taiwan invaded – AFP: ‘Part of his soldiers’ job would be “to rescue” a quarter million Filipinos working in Taiwan, Gen Brawner said’

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— Sense Hofstede (@sensehofstede.nl) April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM








Scoop: Ekaterina Diestler, one of the "winners" of Elon Musk's $1 million handout in Wisconsin, works for a company founded and headed by Republican mega donors. Bruce Bell, the founder of Belmark, has donated thousands to Brad Schimel's campaign & other GOP causes. www.theverge.com/politics/640...

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— Mia Sato (@miasato.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM


Musk: Losing this judge race has good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the house. You lose control of the house, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings and subpoenas

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM


As his candidate is defeated in Wisconsin, Elon Musk hasn't posted in 21 minutes. This is the longest he's gone without posting in over three years.

— Maureen Jice (@jane.meangirls.online) April 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM


if there’s anything the past 15 years have taught me, it’s that people want to use their votes to hurt others, not help their neighbors. so, give them someone to hurt

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— robert j bennett, smiling politely (@robertjbennett.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM


🇺🇸 both sides forever 🇺🇸

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— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM






Tomorrow morning should be entertaining. "At about 9am EDT Wed., Tesla will report how many vehicles it delivered during 2025’s first three months, a crucial proxy for how the company performed during the period ahead of Tesla’s earnings report later this month." www.forbes.com/sites/dereks...

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— Ian Carrillo (@iansociologo.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Where's he living by the midterms?







Who's ready to topple another confederate monument?

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— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM


CSPAN2 running a chyron on when Booker will break the record like when LeBron was three buckets away from the all-time points mark.

— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM




if there’s one thing about Americans it’s that we love it when a guy does something for a long time or does like. A large amount of something (this post brought to you by watching Cory booker all day)

— Isabel J. Kim (@isabel.kim) April 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM


Elon might beat Strom Thurmond for longest time between posts

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— Mike Drucker (@mikedrucker.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM








Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP—Trump’s latest law firm target—strikes a deal with the White House, according to a post on Trump’s Truth Social.

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— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
("the law firm, where Doug Emhoff, husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, is a partner, and which represented two Georgia poll workers in their defamation case against Rudy Giuliani.")



While you’re watching Florida and Wisconsin elections today, keep this Texas seat in mind too. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...

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— Bethany Albertson (@albertsonb2.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM




The meritocratic elite got to the top by being expert rule-followers, and with Trump blowing up all the rules they don't have any sense of right and wrong to fall back on

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— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM




gotta write a "the state of american culture" about REACHER and THE PITT and how americans want big strong capable white dudes who occasionally turn to the camera and say "racism is STUPID" "sexism is RIDICULOUS"

— Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li (@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com) March 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM








also as a reminder google forced its gemini into all gmail accounts without an opt-out option, so like, is google AI stealing all our state secrets now

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— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner.com) April 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM








If Hooters had gone bankrupt under Biden there would have been weeks of conservative media screaming about how it was canceled because of woke. Trump would have vowed to personally bring back Hooters if elected. JD Vance would’ve visited a Hooters in Pittsburgh for his cringiest photo-op yet.

— Rob Sheridan (@rob-sheridan.com) March 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM








OnlyFans sued after two guys realized they might not actually be talking to models 🔗 www.404media.co/onlyfans-sue...

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) April 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
("In July 2024, five OnlyFans users also filed a class action complaint against OnlyFans’ parent company claiming that “chatter scams” defraud fans. Last month, a judge ordered that the case would go to trial in 2027")







The funniest thing you can do on April Fools is announce genuine news that sounds like it could be a bit and “Steve Kornacki exits MSNBC, stays with NBC, exploring game show hosting” is an instant classic of the genre.

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— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM


























I shit you not…this is the A’s press room at Sutter Health park. 🤯

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— Last Dive Bar (@lastdivebar.bsky.social) March 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
























@lifewithdez44 1 thing about me: I HATE being cold. 🥶😂 #baseballmom #momsover30 #momofboys #momof3 #heated ♬ I think you should treat yourself - Luke Franchina








@pubity A mama moose can recognize her calves’ unique voices and will respond specifically to their calls, even in a noisy environment. She’s also incredibly protective. If a predator or even a human gets too close, she won’t hesitate to charge to defend her babies. 🫎 #RoadTo18Million #Pubity ♬ original sound - Pubity








@brendaortega_

have to hold him down or else he jumps out the moving car

♬ Jelly Fish Jam - Techno Mix - Da Fokin








@helen.carlette

Not me arguing with her 😂 I walked her one time and now she's overly attached!

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