Friday, September 12, 2025

Today's news and jokes

100% LEGIT LABUBU

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— Phil Salvador (@philsalv.bsky.social) September 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM






A write-up







("a message circulating among midshipmen and attributed to the Commandant which Fox News has not independently verified states the initial threat began on the anonymous chat platform Yodel and was traced to a separated midshipman who was later confirmed to be at his parents’ home in the Midwest...At the time, one official on campus had said, "The shooter is knocking on doors pretending to be a military policeman." Officials now stress this appears to have been misinformation.")







The thing about the crazed influencer doing a selfie video while everyone else is fleeing and then tainting the crime scene is that THIS IS WHO THE TOP TWO PEOPLE AT THE FBI ARE, TOO

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— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM




Toronto man wakes from nap to find himself falsely accused online of killing Charlie Kirk www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

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— Amarnath Amarasingam (@amaramarasingam.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
("had no idea what was happening until he got a panicked phone call around 6 p.m., while he was taking a nap. It was his daughter, instructing him to delete his social media because his name and photo were being spread online by an account claiming he was the suspect in the shooting")



with the power of ai we can take this blurry photo and make it crisp and useless

— Sen. Lemon Gogurt (@ugarles.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM








gotta say grok might genuinely be the most useful ai tool of our time given its userbase

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— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) September 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Those tweets



















NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

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— Dhruv Mehrotra (@dmehro.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM

Maxwell told the DOJ she stepped away from Epstein around 2003. But the emails show that they were emailing almost every day, even as he prepared to serve his 2008 jail sentence.

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— Dhruv Mehrotra (@dmehro.bsky.social) September 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
















(Would China tolerate that?)















("Today’s stock moves, though, defy logic. Oracle added nearly $250 billion in market capitalization today, becoming a company worth $922 billion. Larry Ellison’s cut of the increase was about $89 billion—his stake in Oracle is now worth nearly $400 billion. Ellison’s son David could have bought 11 Paramounts with the gain, or much of the rest of the media industry.")







Proud to share this joint investigation between @benmshultz.com @americansunlight.org and @indicator.media's @mantzarlis.com. We uncovered over 4000 ads for nudifying apps that violated Meta's terms and attempted to evade DSA enforcement. Read more: www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo... 1/

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— Nina Jankowicz (@ninajankowicz.com) September 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM




NEW: Former Meta employees say they saw child abuse in VR before company blocked research In an exclusive interview with NBC News, one of the whistleblowers told me social media platforms are so unsafe, parents should keep their kids off of them — period www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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— Julie Tsirkin (@newsjul.bsky.social) September 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM




The image that inspired my most popular comic.

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— Riley - Watch Wigglewood Tales (@wigglewood.bsky.social) September 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM




Keep an eye out! As AI winds down while VC money runs out, they're going to continue following the same failed playbook Web3 used. They'll redirect the focus from big money (companies, entrepreneurs) to marginalized communities. Prepare to see AI re-spun as a tool to empower women/POC/LGBT.

— Aaron Bossig (@aaronbossig.bsky.social) December 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
















(They declared it--factors include a "massive $229 million payout to victims of sexual abuse by a former city employee" and plummeting tourism) (Also, they fight all housing, and it's unwelcoming to families because the shopping areas don't have convenient bathrooms)







The thing I like about the casino business is how classy it is. www.amny.com/news/hells-k...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) September 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
















"Microsoft mandates a 3-day return to the office". Imagine doing that only to fiddle with copilot prompts while on teams calls. www.theverge.com/report/77441...

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— Frans Bouma (@fransbouma.com) September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
















The true story behind Netflix’s current #1 movie is genuinely troubling — but so are the documentary’s choices.

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— Matt Singer (@mattsinger.bsky.social) September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
("Reenactments are nothing new in documentary films, and while they are typically performed by actors, it’s not unheard of for a doc’s subjects to play themselves on camera. But I am not sure I have ever seen a doc take the additional step that Unknown Number did, which was to have the person who ultimately confessed to the crimes and pled guilty to two counts of stalking a minor ... actively participate in the creation of the film, not only as an interview subject but as one of the performers in the reenactments.")















Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink! Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back. https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb

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— Angus Hervey (@angushervey.com) September 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM








A lot of people using the phrase smoking gun without understanding what it means, let alone whether one is required







At least eight men employed by the Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four VPs and two other high-ranking employees, an investigation by The Athletic found. ✍️ @brittghiroli.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

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— The Athletic (@theathletic.com) September 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
("The Tigers are also one of only three (out of 30) MLB teams that don’t offer paid maternity leave.")







NEW: For decades, the American goalkeeper was everpresent at the game's highest level. Mere months from hosting a World Cup, the position has never been more uncertain for the USMNT. A deep look at the falloff, and the work being done to restore a former strength. www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

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— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter.bsky.social) September 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The skill players are largely lackluster with the ball, so how can we expect the keepers to be solid







@fleetwoodrose Creepy AF animatronic scared me straight today at the Mt. St. Helens Science & Learning Center at Coldwater. I will never ever venture off trail. She’s the stuff of nightmares. #animatronic #animatronics #creepyAF #stayOnTheTrail #mtsthelens #roadtrip #scienceandlearningcenteratcoldwater #mtsthelensnationalvolcanicmonument #familyroadtrip #wastate ♬ original sound - FleetwoodRose ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒป๐Ÿฑ☀️








@espn Wait for it ๐Ÿ˜… (via Tirolibrebasketball/IG) #basketball ♬ Sad song by piano and violin(886018) - NOVA








@shindinovietnam Found amazing Dilophosaurus from this guys paolosmacasaet #shindino #unboxing #asmr #foryou #jurassicworld #jurassicworldrebirth #khunglong ♬ nhแบกc nแปn - Shin Dino Viแป‡t Nam!








@mariestry_ We should hear #Sirens ♬ original sound - mariestry








@themobtrio

“Big scary pittie” yeah ok

♬ EAGLE NOISES - Kiki ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿˆ‍⬛




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