Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Today's news and jokes

it is funny that 20+ years after final fantasy seven, M:tG designers sat down to design cards based on all those iconic characters and the mechanical theme they came up with for Aerith was "she is really good at dying"

— Bruno Dias (@brunodias.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM






Hasan Piker Just Gave His Millions Of Followers A Masterclass In What Not To Do When Detained By CBP Progressive streamer Hasan Piker's recent detention by CBP at the Chicago airport has generated widespread outrage — and rightfully so. No US citizen should be interrogated about their political…

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— Techdirt (@techdirt.com) May 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM


I think this is my favorite part of the Hasan Piker story. One of the reasons I will never be a famous influencer or commentator is I lack the people skills or sharp insight to realize when the cop interrogating me is actually secretly totally on my side.

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— Palace In The Sky Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
("federal agents aren’t content collaborators")







This is the most tragically American thing I’ve ever read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

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— Stephen Jacob Smith (@stephenjacobsmith.com) May 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
("As far back as 2002, county commissioners expressed concern")







WTH man? Real World bro also serving as Transportation Sec Sean Duffy reportedly changed his wife's flight to avoid Newark and then went on TV to broadcast it's safe to fly in and out of Newark. @paleofuture.bsky.social w the details. ↘️

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— Murshed Zaheed (@murshedz.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
("made the startling admission to ... a conservative radio host")

















As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay. According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.

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— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) May 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM


Drudge ain't playin' lately

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— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.writes.news) May 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
(AlonzoMourning.jpg, hoping the Saudis are making better foreign policy decisions than the White House)













i like how roberts even looks a bit like tim robinson in the hot dog sketch www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) May 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
("he didn’t point fingers directly")







("More than 30 years after Malibu residents formed a city, largely to block sewers and rampant development, leaders in the coastal community are talking about building a sewer system")







("I expect State Farm to provide the highest level of service to its California customers and to fulfill its promises")















Lab director: Hey so, you guys haven't been doing anything to piss off the gods, right? Me: no LD: nothing Forbidden. Me: no! LD: because I don't know how often you read the news lately, Me: *nervous* haha yeah the Chicago Pope LD: No? I mean the- *13 solid gold pebbles fall out of my pocket*

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— Andrew Facini (@andrewfacini.com) May 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
(Not fact-checking this and assume like every other science headline it's truthy)







Have to say Manfred’s ruling by declaring all dead players eligible to HOF instead of just allowing Rose is extremely John Roberts coded.

— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
("Technically, the verdict from Manfred that 'permanent ineligibility ends upon the passing of the disciplined individual' covers all 16 of the deceased players (and one former owner) on MLB’s permanently ineligible list")







(“I’ll tell you where I got it from," he said. "I was watching (ESPN’s) Dick Vitale and he said, ‘It’s awesome, baby, with a capital A!’ I told my wife, we should name our son Awesome and have a daughter and name her Amazing.”)















@francis.the.crayf

♬ Don't Touch My Stuff! - Trout Fishing in America








@nicoletiedemann00

Im crying

♬ original sound - NICOLE








@espn 😱😂 (via @hernanmatta07) #soccer #futbol ♬ original sound - ESPN








@hazel.bea.weenie She’s so old and frail but in moments like this her youth comes out #wienerdog #dachshund #dogsoftiktok ♬ Northern Attitude - Noah Kahan & Hozier








@ezrajustus This is so sweet 🥰🥰🥰 #toddlersoftiktok #toddler #toddlertok #fun #smartbaby #toddlermom #boymom ♬ original sound - ezrajustus




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