Saturday, April 19, 2025

Today's news and jokes























"Premature" and "circulated among the task force members" are not exactly disavowals of the demands!

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— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM








London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

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— WuTangIsForTheChildren (@wutangforchildren.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM








("HF0’s belief system centers on what [the group's leader] calls 'monastery mode,' a kind of founder mode"..."It takes a 5% equity stake in each startup"..."HF0 offers workout classes, morning meditations and a personal trainer on site, but founders often skip them to work. 'If I have 90 emails I’m crushing, I’m just going to keep crushing these emails'")







(Supposedly the people who did manage to reach the site were faced with charges of $682 instead of $20)







Here's what I include at the bottom of every freelance invoice I send - and I've cashed in on this! Know your rights as a freelancer! The full text is in the alt.

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— ⚠️ eve g ⚠️ (@evegwood.com) March 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
FWIW







Two thoroughbreds under the care of (in)famous trainer Bob Baffert have died in the past two weeks at Los Alamitos. 74 of his horses died over a two-decade stretch. His 2022 Kentucky Derby winner was stripped of its title after failing a drug test. Baffert is expected to return to the '25 Derby.

— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A write-up







Five people—three researchers and two test subjects—have just seen a color no human has ever seen before.

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— Angus Johnston (@angus.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hyper saturated teal







Yk’now, I think you can skip the “woman half his age” language when the woman in question is pushing 40.

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— Noel Murray (@noelmu.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM

He should only date someone closest to his age without going over.

— Matt McDaniel (@themattmcd.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM












































































@victorialeandra I live this Palm Springs community!! #coachella #coachella2025 ♬ original sound - VICTORIA LEANDRA








@mediocremomadventures I love spending $200 on playgrounds. 🤡🤡 If you know you know. #parentsbelike #momsover40 #parentinghumor ♬ Comedy Scenes - Comical, stupid, odd, lovely (Drumless)(1441321) - Ponetto




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