Thursday, April 17, 2025

Today's news and jokes

At the Basilica of Our Lady Guadalupe in Mexico City they have four parallel conveyor belts for people viewing a sacred cloak so as to manage the millions of visitors. I’ve semi-seriously thought a similar system would be appropriate for the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.

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— Adrian Hon (@adrianhon.bsky.social) April 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM






I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.

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— Jack Tindale (@jacktindale.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM








Secretary of State Marco Rubio just sat down for a one-on-one interview with a man who, as @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has reported, has claimed that "Jewish influence on the West" has led to "white genocide" and once said "Hitler actually had some decent points." www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

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— Nick Martin (@nick-martin.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
(Not hard to guess who Republicans will blame for these years when they pivot away from Trump)



Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"

— Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM




The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia. They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!

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— AFL-CIO (@aflcio.org) April 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM




"Surely Donald Trump will keep his word" is one hell of a business strategy from people who get paid $2K an hour to be the planet's most savvy negotiators. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM


If you're a client, you can't be confident your attorneys can fulfill their ethical duties to you anymore. This amicus brief from clinics at Harvard and Georgetown lays it out well. (N.B. GULC's Kelsi Corkran and I have co-counseled before. She's great.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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— Adam Bonin (@adambonin.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
("[The firms thought they] would do some free legal work on behalf of largely uncontroversial causes like helping veterans...[Instead] That work could include sending the lawyers to help Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency or ... representing Mr. Trump or his allies if they became ensnared in investigations") (Wouldn't any meaningful work done on behalf of veterans have been suing the federal government?)







("a rescission would be a rare move by the IRS. In the 1980s, the agency revoked the tax exemption of a Christian college that the IRS determined had used a racially discriminatory admissions policy")



Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that wearing a Harvard shirt would count as an emblem of resistance

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— Matt Steinglass (@mattsteinglass.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM








("461 of the agency’s roughly 10,000 deputy jobs sat empty, and an additional 900-plus were held by people out on leave" [But also] “There’s a reluctance to close certain positions, even when they may not be required,” she said. “They’ve been in desperate need of an external audit of their staffing for a long time.”)







Congestion in NYC has eased up so much buses are *slowing down* to stay on schedule www.curbed.com/article/100-...

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— Dave Lee (@davelee.me) April 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
(A major boulevard in Los Angeles's traffic-choked San Fernando Valley sacrificed a lane for buses, but years later it's still rare to see buses in it.)







God Phoenix











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Tommy Edman's mom missed just a bit outside.

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— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM








































@thejamieleee just thought it was odd they can easily open it from the inside lol #blueoriginlaunch #katyperry #jeffbezos #rocketlaunch #spacelaunch #fypシ #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound - JAMIE | sahm + daily life
(Conspiracy theorists couldn't just enjoy that the inspiring astronauts messed up the scripted hero moment for him, they thought it proved the capsule with the women never left the ground--but this article explains the usual features you'd need in a space capsule simply weren't needed because this capsule never left the atmosphere)







@kikiiriafen SNATCHEDDDD!! #fyp #draft #wnba #kikiiriafen #nyc #naijatiktok @BridesbyNona ♬ original sound - Brown Street








@drip_with_lulu Winter rides are something else #cyclistgirl #cyclingtiktok #londoncyclist #getreadywithme #cyclingkit ♬ Funny Song - Funny Song Studio & Sounds Reel








@aga4evr

i ❤️ Ronny

♬ original sound - A.G.A








@heather.frosty Gus was not happy 😩🤣 #dog #newborn #mom ♬ original sound - Heather Frost




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