Sunday, August 10, 2025

Today's news and jokes

Environmental storytelling.

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— Darryl Mott (@gamerstavernshow.com) August 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM






The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

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— NPR (@npr.org) August 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
("still allowed to buy firearms because Nevada doesn't automatically upload information about temporary mental health holds to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System"







Dystopian cyberpunk update: the TikTok algorithm is actively suppressing news about massive protests in LA so people are getting around it by tagging it as a 24 Hour Music Festival and then you search that hash tag so you see ppl in riot gear facing down tear gas talking bout the festival is lit

— Vicky ACAB (@vickyacab.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
(Can't vouch for this/haven't been served any of them)







UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group reut.rs/4fv7lmF

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— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM


Can’t say why exactly, but the phrase “once again refused a pierogi” made me laugh out loud.

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— Seth Cotlar (@sethcotlar.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM








"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

— Katie Mack (@astrokatie.com) August 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
(Also, this)

The last and most important skill we must acquire is how to write begging letters to an opaque machine.

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— Kieran Healy (@kjhealy.co) August 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
From here, I believe







🚨 WaPo EXCLUSIVE Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.

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— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
(Decency? Someone who realizes future prosecution is a very real possibility?)







Would 100% watch a sitcom in which Cuomo and Dershowitz end up roommates, Dershowitz is denied a pierogi every episode in exactly the same way, and Cuomo runs for successively lower-stakes office each week, only to lose again.

— Andrea Pitzer (@andreapitzer.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM


Meanwhile Eric Adams is going to be a FoxNews pundit going after the entire Democratic Party the second he is no longer mayor.

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— David Lublin (@davidlublin.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM


Zohran leads a RIDICULOUS pace for the Bus vs Pedestrian race on 34th St. God I love this town.

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— Miser (@misernyc.bsky.social) August 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM








Why am I rooting for her though. www.thecut.com/article/food...

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— Choire (@choire.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM

Look out it’s a banger. www.thecut.com/article/food...

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— Choire (@choire.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM

"In February 2024, she was hired at Substack as its podcast and video acquisition-and-development lead."

— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) August 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
(Reddit discussion) (That line about Substack continues, "She was emplyed for fewer than 90 days.")







Coming up next for Cosm and Little Cinema: the follow-up to The Matrix in Shared Reality will be Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Launching in November.

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— Kathryn Yu ➡️ The Next Stage Immersive Summit (@kathrynyu.com) July 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM








Should keep them to make it easier to catch fools















I am 10,000% here for A'ja's dad's birthday hat !!!

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— Daniel Thompson (@dr-thompson.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM








@artemis_hobbyhorses

Me in the back 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔇AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

♬ original sound - artemis_hobbyhorses








@allearsnet Now this is an attraction I’d wait all day for 👀✨😎 #epicuniverse #ministryofmagic #universalorlando #isleofberk #httyd #supernintendoworld #darkuniverse ♬ Test Drive - From How To Train Your Dragon Music From The Motion Picture - John Powell








@juliaisfong Made a new friend hiking :) #hiking #cat #catsoftiktok #losangeles #nature #summer ♬ original sound - Julia Fong








@sebcubille have to practice every scenario #google #streetview #nathanfielder #therehearsal #hbo ♬ Bring Me To Life - Evanescence








@xxnegx

“Negaar means my love/sweatheart in Farsi” the amount of times I’ve said that line is INSANE

♬ Hit Me - Megan Hilty & Christopher Sieber & Jennifer Simard








@edencrochets The most gentle little stroke I ever did see 🥹 #cat #catsoftiktok #dog #dogsoftiktok #friends ♬ son original - sia




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