Monday, July 28, 2025

Today's news and jokes

Oh I forgot to post the baseball cards of the striking workers they were handing out. Genius.

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— Molly Knight (@mollyknight.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
(If they had a shop I didn't see it--they should start sending random cards to people in exchange for donations)





Some of the bottles of rice and formula and flour Egyptians threw into the sea have actually made it to Gaza - now people in Cyprus and Lebanon are joining the effort, with scientists from all over the world virtually assisting them in figuring the time and location to do so based on the currents. πŸ’š

— sophia / ءوفيا (@brownisthecolor.bsky.social) July 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM








("One additional thought I would add here is that there is a temptation to overestimate the rationality of political actors. Yes, it doesn’t make sense for Cambodia to provoke a conflict which it has little hope of winning. But [Cambodia's president] is also a man who, as I noted in an earlier post, is known for his temper — firing pistols at air conditioners!") (Includes guesses that it's fundamentally about casinos and scam centers)







Taxes and inflation







i know a lot of you probably haven't heard this story because gun stuff doesn't penetrate into lib circles but this is one of the craziest things happening rn TL;DR Sig Sauer's P320 is one of the most popular handguns in America and also happens to have a bad habit of randomly firing for no reason

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— Cameron (@cameroncorduroy.bsky.social) July 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
("Gunmaker Sig Sauer is taking Washington’s police academy to court after officials banned its SIG P320 pistol over safety concerns.") ("Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire")







(Daily Mail)



this is the guiltiest anyone has ever been in the history of the world

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— Micah (@rincewind.run) July 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM




Entire annual budget of the National Endowment for the Arts: $210 million

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— Artologica aka Michele Banks (@artologica.net) July 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
("President Trump makes no secret of his displeasure over the cost of renovating the Federal Reserve headquarters") (That $210.1 million budget for 2025)



Flood relief has become a bargaining chip in a Capitol power play.

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— Chron.com (@chron.com) July 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
(To be clear, Republicans are trying to block any votes related to flood disaster relief in order to pressure Democrats to permit gerrymandering that will manufacture five new Republican seats in Congress. Also, "some Democratic members have been hesitant [to walkout] this time, particularly because of new rules in the Texas House meant to prevent a quorum-breaking walkout that would impose fines of $500 a day on each absent member.")



I suspect many American institutions--law firms, universities, the news media, the Republican Party--were more susceptible to authoritarian takeover than was expected because they were already so dependent on the largess of billionaires. If you depend on oligarchy, you can't fight for democracy.

— Max Berger (@maxberger.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
(Imagine how trivial a $500/day fine would be to any reliable Texas Republican)







(Daily Mail confirms it, points out a couple of others weren't included, but they didn't play)



















As mentioned further down the thread this is basically like giving a secretary all your passwords in order to book travel etc for you but the secretary is that person who wrote a column about giving $50K in a shoebox to a scammer

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— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) July 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM








Wikipedia has taught generations that clicking blue links takes you on a fun research adventure. So can we assume it's intentional that Google doesn't use blue links to their sources in its AI results — but instead uses a weird πŸ”— button? They don't want you leaving?

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— Cabel Sasser (@cabel.panic.com) July 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM








Oahu

























(The post was on Threads) (His name is Tadej Pogačar) (The last name roughly translates to focaccia-seller)















@shainabytheshore Chicago to Mackinac Race. This was yesterday. #puremichigan ♬ Hell To Da Naw Naw Naw - Bishop Bullwinkle
(A write-up)







@thicwhip

Don’t you even THINK about telling me to “just drive a normal car” πŸ˜‚ I’m here for a good time, not a long time.

♬ som original - BFPMTG•音ζ₯½πŸŽΆπŸŽ§








@kieranbuchanan Barcelona pickpockets 0 - 1 my mate Steph #barcelona #barcelonapickpockets #pickpockets #antitheftbag #barcelonatips #barcelonatravel #safetravel #travelhacks #traveltips ♬ Western Music: Arizona Dreaming - Piero Piccioni








@mmiiiiiiiiaaaaaaa πŸ˜‡ #eurosummer #travel #europe #italia ♬ original sound - ava








@bayleejoyful Ziggy said I’m ouuutttttt! #australiancattledog #cattledog #blueheeler #redheeler #dog #ziggy #heeler ♬ original sound - Baylee Joy Coffee








I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

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— Old Fashioned Bologna Salad (@bolognasalad.bsky.social) June 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM








@rams this story will never get old πŸ˜‚ #nfl #larams @Aaron Donald ♬ original sound - Los Angeles Rams








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