Sunday, August 3, 2025

Today's news and jokes

Housing is genocide sign seen at a NIMBY protest today against a mixed income high rise. The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop. And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.

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— Saad Asad (@realsaadasad.bsky.social) August 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM






("Central to its downing was an Indian intelligence failure concerning the range of the China-made PL-15 missile fired by the J-10 fighter. China and Pakistan are the only countries to operate both J-10s, known as Vigorous Dragons, and PL-15s. The faulty intelligence gave the Rafale pilots a false sense of confidence they were out of Pakistani firing distance") (Article describes other issues (but doesn't really address the source of India's fatally erroneous intelligence))


(Is there a deal to sell India better stuff yet?)







so if anyone does not recognize the name, this is probably the most famous living mathematician on earth. you basically fund his group to pay salaries and random shit like MRI machines becomes several times more efficient, like magic.

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— SE Gyges (@segyges.bsky.social) August 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
(If the projects are so productive, can't California fund them and reap the rewards?)







If I had to guess how many Americans even know that Israel systematically demolishes Palestinian houses I'd put it at somewhere around <5%. This seems like a good way to make it >20%.

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— Emissary Of Night | ليلى (@diplomatofnight.com) August 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
(The Guardian)

















New: I identified Johnathan Christopher (Chris) Booth as the man behind the openly neo-Nazi Shameless Sperg YouTube channel. He had gained 52,000 followers in just two months; YouTube shut the channel down after we contacted them for comment www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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— Jason Wilson (@jasonaw.bsky.social) August 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
("[His wife] was in November elected as the treasurer of Maple Valley Township [Michigan] running as a Republican.") (FWIW if you want to go down that rabbit hole)







Jimmy Fallon, as always, is the first to get the memo

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— Jimmy Thomson (@jameswsthomson.com) August 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
(The comedian and political commentator has long criticized late-night hosts like Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel. But he expressed a soft spot for Fallon during a Thursday, July 31 episode of the Fox News conservative cable hit "The Five.")







(Time will tell if the Google searches mean anything)







"An uncanny feeling of glimpsing the collective consumer psyche, AI slop in consumer form, the horrors of production for production’s sake." defector.com/seven-days-a...

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— //medium.com/@bruces (@bruces.bsky.social) July 31, 2025 at 6:41 AM


@benice_workhard Everything in the bins is normally priced between $15 and $2 depending on the day… BUT right now until July 31, it’s ONE DOLLAR PER ITEM. I paid $7 for 7 items. SEVEN. This niacinamide cream? $22 on Amazon. This tank top? $18. I paid $1 each. Staples, are you OK?! This is not a drill. Amazon returns for a DOLLAR?! I just robbed Staples legally. 🛍️😂 Find your local store with Bin Wins and GO. Ends July 31! #BinWins #StaplesDeals #AmazonReturnsHack #BudgetFinds #BougieOnABudget #DollarDeals #DiscountShopping #ClearanceQueen #FrugalFinds #FYP #TikTokDeals #DealHuntersUnite #SideHustleStocking #ResellerGoldmine ♬ original sound - benice_workhard








It stood out to me in those Sphere Wizard of Oz pics that it didn’t really look like AI, it looked like bad CGI composites. Studios who made a big show of AI are now lying about it to save face. As I’ve said, even the best-looking AI is FAR from controllable enough for a project like this.

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— Rob Sheridan (@rob-sheridan.com) August 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM


The Wizard of Oz/Sphere project is a confluence of many heavy topics: • generative AI hype • the mining of existing IP • "re-imagining" existing pieces of art • resurrecting/reanimating dead performers • conflating & confusing traditional visual effects work with "push-button AI"

— Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri.com) August 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM


"The Blair Witch Project at The Sphere"

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— Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 (@mattbaume.bsky.social) August 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
(If you haven't seen the footage)



























Somehow this came across my feed on X and this is genuinely hilarious. Tablet Mag is arguing that a performing arts center in New York is actually a secret Kaaba, because... uh... it's a cube? And the Kaaba is a cube? And they both have some marble on the outside, so check-mate libs.

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— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) July 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
("This is not an internet conspiracy theory. It’s a thing anyone could see. But not a single one of the dozens of distinguished art and architecture critics and urban planners who commented on the site for dozens of high-level newspapers and magazines ever so much as noted the similarity to the Kaaba, even in passing")







Underrated big shift in the influencer era in terms of who has cultural capital: away from performers, writers, artists, musicians etc and to people who are really good at running a small business and doing SEO/social media. Pretty polar opposite political valences in those skillsets.

— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) August 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM








































Here's a thing I didn't know existed until today: Fantastic Four: The Radio Series. A 13 episode radio serial made in 1975, with Stan Lee as the narrator (of course), and Bill Murray (!!!!) as Johnny Storm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bobu...

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— Jason Bergman (@jasonxbergman.bsky.social) July 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
















@sailgp When you love the ocean this much 💙🩵 #SailGP #worldoceansday ♬ There She Goes - Justin Kemp








@backonthemarket This why you take them kids to school anyway. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please contact licensing@storyful.com” 😩😩 #drvisit #sickvisit #toddlersoftiktok #toddlertok #fakesick #boymom #dance ♬ Welp, Didn't Expect That - Yu-Peng Chen & HOYO-MiX








@jaidemendoza She’s like “hey mom by the way I’m still here” 😭😂💕 #fyp #wholesome #babies ♬ Funny Song - Funny Song Studio & Thomas Hewitt Jones & Sounds Reel








@aubreyis_aubrey Enemy spotted ❗️ #soldier #enemy #squirrel #seed #birdfeeder #apartment #apartmentlife #university #college #dog #dogsoftiktok #pitbull #pitbullsoftiktok #white #dogs #boxer #staffy #whitedog #trending #fyp #silly #happypride #ally #zodiackiller ♬ original sound - Aubrey and Eugene








@mariamnlv I LOVE HER 😭 #dachshund #seniordog #cutedogs #xycba #videoviral #sausagedog ♬ New Soul - Yael Naim




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