Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Today's news and jokes







CBS's write-up of the ambush











Apologies for yelling, but— SCOTUS COULDN’T DO ITS JOB BECAUSE TOO MANY JUSTICES HAVE BOOK DEALS WITH A PARTY IN A CASE

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— Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) May 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
("Monday’s recusals are only the third time that justices have recused themselves from cases since the court adopted a new—non-binding—code of ethics in November 2023")







Meanwhile, Jay-Z was in Albany today, lobbying for a casino in Times Square. nypost.com/2025/05/19/u...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM




I can't believe we're going to get subprime burrito crisis. www.ft.com/content/6c4b...

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— Usili (Sage) (@usili.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
("Klarna, which presented Monday’s earnings via an AI-generated avatar of its chief executive, has bet heavily on artificial intelligence and has said the technology helps to cut costs.")







Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’

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— TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com) May 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM








I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.

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— Duncan Weldon (@duncanweldon.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM








NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.

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— ProPublica (@propublica.org) May 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM








































@aubz.version A local bookstore is moving locations. the community came together to create a human chain to move every book!! #smalltown #bookstore #serendipitybooks #booktok #incrediblevideoskills ♬ We Should Stick Together - elijah woods




@serendipitybooktok POV: your community shows up 300 strong to help move your ENTIRE BOOKSTORE around the corner to your new location. Today was so beautiful thank you Chelsea!!! πŸ’—πŸ“šπŸ€ #fyp #bookbrigade #michiganbookstore #indiebookstore #booktok #shoplocal #community #serendipitybooks ♬ original sound - Serendipity Books








@darealangellaniece i’ve never been to a church where they actually locked the doors for offering 🫠#fyp #explore #closethedoor #offering #marvinsapp ♬ original sound - Notworthit








@nicosdoggydaycare Look what gus does at the end 🀣🀣🀣 #doggydaycare #uk #dogsoftiktok #dogtok #bigdog ♬ original sound - Headbangers Dan








@lovedplanet

♬ original sound - Dorothy Fraser




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