Today's news and jokes

With rice prices rising, a business in Japan is selling a 5,000 yen "rice growing experience".
You plant your own plot of rice. After the fall harvest you'll get 20-25kg of rice for about 25% of the current price you'd pay at a grocery store.pic.twitter.com/dZlaspuMsK

— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) May 4, 2025

NEW: On Friday, ICE agents stopped a bus in Albion, NY. They had a list of names, and took 14 people into custody.

Those workers — and their employer — just happened to be involved in one of the most crucial labor struggles in the state in recent memory

My latest @theintercept pic.twitter.com/sOGn1k3pZA

— Noah Hurowitz (@NoahHurowitz) May 5, 2025

("the targeted nature of the raid raises suspicions that farm management could have tipped off immigration officials. 'Our concern is that this might have been some sort of operation that was potentially even coordinated with the employer'" ) ("United Farm Workers rallies for release of detained migrant farm workers")

Bungie Store is aware of the high shipping rates that were being applied to West Coast US bound orders of the Destiny 2 : Year of Prophecy Collector's Edition. A fix has been applied; affected customers will be contacted by Bungie Store customer service team in 5-7 business days.

— Bungie Store (@BungieStore) May 6, 2025

The toy industry has definitely arrived at its own “ORDER 66” moment this week.

The switch is about to flip EVERYWHERE all at once.

And it’s gonna hurt. pic.twitter.com/JmpXs6gmvo

— Dan Veesenmeyer (@dveese) May 6, 2025

(Half the article is about the significance of the word itself)

Advisory from IL Dem Gov JB Pritzker’s office on planned Wednesday visit of Homeland Security Secy Kristi Noem to Springfield: “We would urge all pet owners in the region to make sure all of your beloved animals are under watchful protection while the Secretary is in the region.”

— Rick Pearson (@rap30) May 6, 2025

("media are invited to capture her latest costume upon arrival")

Toronto’s unsold condo rate has reached ‘an incredible level’: experthttps://t.co/LvS99bzCse pic.twitter.com/xX8ncKmazj

— CTV News Toronto (@CTVToronto) May 5, 2025

("many of the unsold condos on the market today are ones designed for investors or real estate speculators and are not practical for most families. 'They are roughly the size of large hotel room, only meant to be rented out, and there’s been simply a massive overbuilding of non-family units'")

(Presumably looking for a missing child)

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