Sunday, May 18, 2025

Today's news and jokes







("Each year it sets sail at the end of classes at the naval military school to finish cadets' training...Its final destination was intended to be Iceland)















Great to have vital truths about the safety and reliability of the emergency weather system rattling around in the gap between an alarmist clout-farmer and a government of lying nihilists

— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) May 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM








Canadian who visited 16 U.S. locations had measles: Seattle health officials vancouversun.com/news/canada/... 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

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— Canada Healthwatch 🍁 (@canadahealthwatch.ca) May 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
("Canada's chief public health officer ... told The Globe and Mail in an interview this week that if measles cases extend beyond October, the country will lose its measles elimination status and the virus will be considered endemic.")







Interesting investigation into Lithuanian weed dealers selling in UK on open web via QR code stickers. This method is getting more common in the UK. news.sky.com/story/the-on...

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— Max Daly (@maxdaly.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM








Organised crime in Britain, 2025

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— Max Daly (@maxdaly.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
("It emerged this week that Thames was planning to use part of a £3bn emergency loan, which was meant to stabilise its finances and save it from collapse, to pay bonuses for senior executives")







Great piece on Scotland's cocaine wars www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...

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— Max Daly (@maxdaly.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
("Crime gang Tamo Junto (TMJ) have claimed credit for a string of attacks on properties linked to associates of ... Glasgow clan the Daniels. The gangland war is believed to have been started after cocaine was stolen from a Dubai- based [dealer]"















It’s a bummer Paul Reubens never got to do an episode of POKER FACE. I feel like he’d be great on it, plus the reunion with Lyonne would be pretty special.

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— Oscar Goff (@theoscargoff.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
















IMO it's pretty obvious that R2D2 was doing all the work at the Death Star and "Jedi", "Force" etc are propaganda myths like "RAF night fighter pilots eat a lot of carrots"

— Dan Davies (@dsquareddigest.bsky.social) May 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM








(Saw an article this week explaining that the mayor felt they "had no choice" but to pay--the article did not mention that the league is planning on two expansion teams for presumably more desirable cities, or that Oakland played hardball and is stuck in a minor leage stadium.)

















Dalton Rushing rips a double down the line in right for his first MLB RBI that ties the game. Dugout reminds him to hit the cellys.

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— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) May 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
































"Don't wear the band's shirt to their own show" is chump shit. I want everyone to know how excited I am to see them. Especially if they're the opener

— Phil Salvador (@philsalv.bsky.social) April 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM








On the Delfino Airstrip in Super Mario Sunshine, there is a Strollin' Stu that is doomed to walk off the pier and die 14 seconds after the level loads. However, by moving quickly enough, it is possible to reach him before this happens and divert him from his path, saving him.

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— Supper Mario Broth (@mariobrothblog.bsky.social) April 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
















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