Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Today's news and jokes







“This could poll well with midterm swing voters in Ohio” I remark sagely as I watch a fourth grader get bundled into an unmarked van at recess by armed and masked agents of the state.

— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy.co) June 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM








The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM








It's oddly prophetic, too, that the sequel Tolkien cancelled would have warned about "orcish" behaviour after the War of the Ring begins to fade into memory, just as we're seeing the specter of fascism rising today. He cancelled writing it because it was too depressing to think about.

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— Kristen (@narukamiknight.bsky.social) June 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
(Not fact-checking this)







GOOD NEWS: The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the Republican-led State Elections Board exceeded its authority in passing a handful of controversial anti-voting rules last year. Paige Moskowitz and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16wS...

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— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
("The new rules brought an outcry that the board’s majority was trying to improperly use its power to help Trump")







Had no idea she entered her Ysanne phase.

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— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM








They are absolutely going to offer wealthy donors wedding packages

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM








Lil Scoop (considering local news priorities) — An L.A. probation officer has been arrested, accused of supplying drugs in a juvenile hall where a teen died of an overdose in 2023. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— James Queally (@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
(Article suggests he was being investigated earlier, but the investigation was interfered with)























Anyone upset about Chat GPT being down is having a very hard time describing how upset they are that Chat GPT is down.

— Brian Lynch (@brianmichaellynch.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM








It’s time for the New York Times to abandon their failing journalism business and launch a dedicated console for their games

— pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” (@pixelatedboat.bsky.social) June 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
(You can get a weekly "bingepass" for Puzzmo in the Hoopla app.)















The only hint of joy is watching Luna































[american civil war] soldier: god this is terrible I hope no one reenacts this

— Grant Tanaka (@granttanaka.bsky.social) April 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
























(me the dad, when we hit a patch of traffic) looks like we got company

— Drew Magary (@drewmagary.bsky.social) April 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM








@oliversue_sydney Why is she like this? 😂 #cattledog #heeler #awkward ♬ original sound - Oliver&Sydney




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