Sunday, October 12, 2025

Today's news and jokes



("The Snowbirds were thrust into this year's spotlight after the shutdown of the United States government resulted in the suspension of nonessential activities for the country's armed forces. This meant the ever-popular annual appearance of the Blue Angels was cancelled from of a lack of funding, leaving some to wonder who would take the mantel of this year's airshow headliners.")





> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis > It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

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— 👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper (@navmecheng.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM


“The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.”

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— Michael Derby (@michaelsderby.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM


(“The exposure to the contaminants from the fire is some kind of fear, but it is double the fear that I feel when I think about ICE and what they’re doing with the raids,” one of the women said in Spanish, speaking through an interpreter. “There’s a way to protect us from the contaminants … but with the raids, we have seen that there’s not much that we can actually do.”)



A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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— David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM


“The National Guard’s mostly quiet walks through Washington, D.C., are expected to cost a little more than $200 million…” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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— Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM


Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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— Rich Raho (@richraho.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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— Bryan Ward (@bryaneward.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM








Update from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error. Gift link: nyti.ms/48JjSSf

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— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.com) October 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM


Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

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— Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM (@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
("Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks; At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide")







The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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— NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge (@histoftech.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM








(“I had no idea my property was being used for unpermitted activities”)















Wild stat: 43,000 *more* satellites to be launched in the next decade. app.go.informamail03.com/e/es.aspx?s=...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) October 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM










What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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— Justin LaLiberty (@jlalibs.com) October 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM










Saluting the legendary novelist Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925, with an all-day marathon of movies based on his crime stories, including Quentin Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN, now playing on Pluto TV Staff Picks: pluto.tv/us/live-tv/5...

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— Matt McDaniel (@themattmcd.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
(Missed this)







An interesting development in recent times is the creation of high-end collectibles based on historic action figure flops.

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— Brandon Bird (@brandonbird.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM


















This is true--the choices of what to cover during the main broadcast are horrendous







Iowa St is down to their 4th string kicker, a 6'8" 310 freshman OL

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM








@annadempsey1 The midges are not for the weak #camping #scotland #midges ♬ original sound - frankie








@iiir_em

who needs beach when have window robot

♬ original sound - estwne








@ellie..jackson I don’t know who was more scared honestly 🤪😅!!! #kentuckydownunder ♬ original sound - Ellie Jackson








@muslimrapunzel

😻🥹

♬ original sound - Hï Ibiza








@charlibcofficial

She didn’t growl this time so I’d say that’s a win

♬ beans - yawn.




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