Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Today's news and jokes

("A University of North Carolina assistant football coach was suspended")



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— Inside Carolina (@insidecarolina.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
("The cancellation of the documentary comes after a WRAL Investigates report into the dysfunction within the program, which included preferential treatment of players")







President Trump addressed backpay for furloughed workers, saying that some "don't deserve to be taken care of" and that he'll take care of them in a different way.

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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM


Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM








This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

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— Lizzie O'Leary (@lizzieohreally.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM


Do you even hear yourselves?

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— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM


I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

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— Melissa Ryan (@melissaryan.bsky.social) October 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
(An assertion it started with a landlord that wanted to clear out undesirable tenants) (and shooting clergy and laughing about it)







A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

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— JLRay (@jlray.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM

And @maggiemcneill.bsky.social reminds me to post the link! And here's a good overview of many of the other cases I referenced www.texasstandard.org/stories/nort... www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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— JLRay (@jlray.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
(The allegations are about much more than possession)



("Two church leaders ... are accused of running a decade-long forced labor and money laundering operation across five states")







It's laughably easy to remove the watermark from Sora 2 generated videos. 404 Media found dozens of websites and pieces of software that will do it.

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— Matthew Gault (@mjgault.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM




Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor. Who could have predicted? Oh, right.

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— Mike Stabile (@mikestabile.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM








This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

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— Felicity Hannah (@felicityhannah.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
(I think this was a Sky news article that was heavily rereitten by the time I saw it)















Italy’s art police have seized 21 suspected Salvador Dalí forgeries from a major exhibition in Parma, with organisers potentially facing criminal charges. buff.ly/1grkyX8

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— The Art Newspaper (@theartnewspaper.bsky.social) October 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
("It turns out Dali is among the most commonly forged artists")







A write-up







To paraphrase Henry Kissinger, an expert is the person who accurately articulates the consensus of the elites.

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— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM


I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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— Olivia Messer (@oliviamesser.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM








Saw an episode with a different artist the other day







Inching toward public discovery in this and the Gruden lawsuit







Thinking about the Metric Football Game from 1977.

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) October 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM








@sophiesheppp And we’re staying here for 2 nights… I’m kinda excited #fyp #naia #collegesoccer #funny #trending ♬ original sound - hails








@lindsay_ames He’s got braun AND brains 😍 #love #relationshipgoals #hotboii ♬ The Home Depot Beat - The Home Depot








@witchybword 💪 My husband said, ‘Babe, be a heavy equipment operator—no need to talk to people!’ 😂 Now I’m out here in my loader listening to crime podcast,just me, my machine, and the open dirt. 🏗️ #HeavyEquipmentOperator #ConstructionLife #NoPeopleJustMachines #DirtMover #WomenInConstruction #BossBabe #crimejunkie #bluecollar #QuietHustle #BuiltDifferent ♬ original sound - MIKAYLA MAILHES








@oiuhoma

♬ original sound - LivingWithGus








@husky.hk Don’t touch me 💔 - #barked #dog #doggo ♬ original sound - Luna violet




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